2. Rice Festival Tidehaven High School Bailey Pence Mrs. Shelley Anderson El Maton Matagorda County

3. What is the Rice Festival? Celebrates rice production in Matagorda County

4. Who started the Rice Festival Started in 1945 Bay City Lions Club sponsor the event Decided to start the festival to recognize the rice farmers

5. Bay City Rice Festival Carnival Carnival rides Vendor Booths Kid Train Rides

6. Rice Festival Pageants Little Mr. / Miss Pageant Queens Pageant

7. Festival Cook off Contest using rice as the main ingredient

8. Rice Festival Parade Parade through downtown Bay City Marching Bands Floats Groups and Clubs

9. Battle of the Bands Three local high schools battle for first Judged on sound and attitude First place receives trophy

10. Sources www.Iluvwavs.com http://www.eventcrazy.com/Bay-City-TX/events/details/12347-Bay-City-Lions- Club-Rice-Festival http://www.eventcrazy.com/Bay-City-TX/events/details/12347-Bay-City-Lions- Club-Rice-Festival http://www.cityofbaycity.org/index.aspx?SID=47 http://lions.baycitylionsclub.com/rice_festival_page.htm http://genealogytrails.com/tex/gulfcoast/matagorda/history_2.htm http://www.lcra.org/community-services/community-and-economic- development/colorado-river-trail/pages/matagorda-county.aspx http://www.lcra.org/community-services/community-and-economic- development/colorado-river-trail/pages/matagorda-county.aspx http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcm05 http://www.baycitychamber.org/Custom2.asp?pageid=6635 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmatago/rice_industry.htm http://www.baycitychamber.org/Custom2.asp?pageid=6635 Mrs. Anderson 2010 and 2012

11. Resources Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Webpage Bay City Lions Club Webpage Travel South Texas Webpage AGG Foloz Photographer Capricorn Records