Early Texas Showcase Ready to Rock This Weekend with Festival Fun

Brownwood News – What has been traditionally known as Early Pioneer Days since its conception in 2012 is ushering in a name change for the 2018 festival. Though the name is new and a few changes have been made, the same fun the city of Early has come to know and love is still ready to roll September 13th-16th at the Early City Park and Baseball Fields. This year’s event is presented by Bruner Auto Group and Big County Chevy Dealers.

The fun begins this evening at 5 p.m. with the Pride of Texas Carnival.

“Last year we had a very successful year,” Denise Hudson with the Early Convention and Visitor’s Bureau said. “We decided this year we would do a name change, because Pioneer Days sounds like a horse-drawn wagon event. So we decided on the Early, Texas Showcase where we plan to showcase Early, Brownwood, Brown County.”

Additions to the festival this year include events this year include the Chocolate Run 5K, the Mills County State Bank Baseball Tournament, a Chili Cookoff, Margarita-Bloody-Mary-Hot-Sauce contest, and a church service on Sunday.

Early, Texas Showcase 2018 will still feature all the old favorites with the Ryan Construction Firework Show, carnival, the United Supermarket Food Court, craft vendors, the horseshoe/washer tournament, the Pioneer Man and Woman competition, and more.

Texas Country Artist Roger Creager was revealed as the headliner for the upcoming Early, Texas Showcase (formerly known as Early Pioneer Days) to be held September 13th-16th at the Early City Park and Baseball Fields. Performing during the concert will also be Sam Riggs.

Roger Creager was introduced to Texas Country Music fans with his 1998 album, Having Fun All Wrong, featuring signature tracks “The Everclear Song” and “Fun All Wrong.” Over the next decade and a half, the Corpus Christi native released four more studio albums and one live collection with crowd favorites like “Long Way to Mexico,” “Things Look Good Around Here” and “I’m From the Beer Joint.”

Fan favorite Sam Riggs is a “wild live performer,” with an enthusiastic style. Riggs’ music is Texas Red Dirt with an infusion of rock and classic country sounds. To date Sam Riggs has racked up more than 2.2 million streams on Spotify and over 600,000 views on YouTube.

Schedule of Events 

(Subject to change)

Bruner Auto Group & Big County Chevy Dealers Present:

Thursday, September 13:

• 5pm-midnight– Pride of Texas Carnival

Friday, September 14:

• 8am-4pm – Vendors Setup
• 12pm-8pm – South Park Medical Plaza BBQ Cook-Off
• 12pm-6pm Check-In & Registration
• 6pm Cooks Meeting
• 7pmChef’s Choice Judging
• 8pm – Margarita Judging
• 5pm-9pm United Supermarket Food Court
• 5pm-9pm Diamond R Store & Café Vendor Row
• 6pm-midnight – Pride of Texas Carnival
• 7pm-10pm – Andy’s Pest Trooper’s Karaoke

Saturday, September 15:

• 7-7:45 Chocolate Run & 5K Packet Pick-Up & Registration
• 8am- Chocolate Run & 5K
• 8am – 7pm Connelly’s Softball Tournament
• Mills County State Bank Baseball Tournament
• 8:30am-4:30am Horseshoe, Washer & Cornhole Tournament On-Site Registration
• 9am-midnight – United Supermarket Food Court
• 9am-6pm – Diamond R Store & Café Vendor Row
• 9am-7pm – Andy’s Pest Trooper Day Stage:
• 9am-John Kirby
• 10am-Danny Bingham and Sounds of His Voice
• 11am-Kyler Dean
• 12pm-Kennisyn Rain
• 1pm-Richway
• 2pm-TBA
• 3pm-Dale Harwell
• 4pm-Joshua Little
• 5pm-Wendi Sarlo (Tiner)
• 6pm- Layla Weedon
• 10am – First Throw Horseshoe, Washer & Cornhole Tournament
• 11am-4pm – South Park Medical Plaza Cook-Off:
• 11am -Bean Judging
• 12pm – Chicken Judging
• 1pm – Ribs Judging
• 2pm – Brisket Judging
• 4pm – Awards
• 2pm-midnight – Pride of Texas Carnival
• 5pm Tailgate Area Opens
• 5pm Shuttle from Heartland Mall to City Park
• 6pm Concert Gates Open
• *7:55pm – Early High School Junior – Brooklynn Richmond to Sing National Anthem
• 8pm Sam Riggs on the Circle B Bar Ranch Stage
• 10pm – Roger Creager on the Circle B Bar Ranch Stage
• 11:45pm – Ryan Construction Fireworks Show

Sunday, September 16:

• 8am-5pm – Andy’s Pest Troopers Day Stage:
• 8am-Church Service
• 9am-TBA
• 10am-TBA
• 11am-TBA
• 12pm- Skylar Moore
• 1pm – The Promise Singers of Aldersgate
• 2pm-Joshua Little
• 3pm-Wendi Sario (Tiner)
• 4pm- TBA
• 9am-5pm United Supermarket Food Court
• Diamond R Store & Café Vendor Row
• 9am-5pm – Connelly’s Softball Tournament
• Connelly’s Co-Ed Softball Touranment
• Mills County State Bank Baseball Touranment
• 12pm – Registration:
• Texas Showdown Competition
• 1pm – Texas Showdown Competition
• Horseshoe, Washer & Cornhole Tournament (if needed)
• 1pm-5pm Pride of Texas Carnival
• 1pm-4pm-Southpark Medical Plaza Cook-Off:
• 1pm Hot Sauce Judging
• 2pm-Bloody Mary Judging
• 3pm –Kid’s Chef’s Choice Judging
• 4pm- Awards

2018 Early Texas Showcase sponsors are as follows: