Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival

10/07/2026

THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER, CONROE! 🎉💜💚💛

We’re officially just 2 DAYS AWAY from the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival—and the carnival fun starts TOMORROW! 🎡🔥

Get ready for a weekend packed with live music, delicious food, exciting carnival rides, family fun, local vendors, and unforgettable festival memories!

🎡 Carnival begins October 8
🎉 Festival: October 9–11, 2026
📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Grab your tickets, gather your crew, and get ready—CONROE, IT’S ALMOST TIME! 🙌🎟️

10/06/2026

THE CARNIVAL STARTS THURSDAY! 🎡🎠✨

Grab your crew, save the schedule, and get ready for four days of carnival excitement!

🎟️ CARNIVAL HOURS
💚 Thursday, October 8: 6 PM–10 PM
💜 Friday, October 9: 6 PM–Midnight
💛 Saturday, October 10: 11 AM–Midnight
💚 Sunday, October 11: Noon–6 PM

And from October 9–11, enjoy the complete festival experience with live music, delicious food and cold drinks, the kids zone, petting zoo, fishing tank, beauty pageant, and more! 🎶🐟🍟

📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Save the hours, send them to your crew, and start planning your festival weekend! 🙌

10/06/2026

GET READY TO SHOP, DISCOVER, AND SUPPORT LOCAL! 🛍️💜💚💛

Our 2026 vendor lineup is here—and it’s packed with amazing local businesses, unique finds, handmade creations, delicious treats, family-friendly activities, and so much more! 🙌✨

Between the live music, carnival rides, and Cajun favorites, make sure you leave plenty of time to explore every booth. You never know what your next favorite festival find will be! 🎡🎶🐟

📅 October 9–11, 2026
📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Save this list, tag your shopping crew, and tell us which vendor you’re excited to visit! 👇

10/05/2026

A FESTIVAL THIS BIG TAKES A COMMUNITY! 💜💚💛

A huge THANK YOU to all of our incredible sponsors for helping bring the 2026 Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival to life! Your generosity and continued support make the music, food, carnival fun, and unforgettable community moments possible. 🎶🐟🎡

We are incredibly grateful to every business and organization standing behind this year’s celebration. Please join us in showing them some love! 🙌

📅 October 9–11, 2026
📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

🎟️ Tickets are still available—grab yours and celebrate with us!

10/05/2026

BEFORE YOU GO—HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW! 🎡💜💚💛

🪑 Bring your chair—chairs are welcome!
👧 Kids 12 and under receive FREE admission.
🎟️ A festival ticket is required to access the carnival area Friday through Sunday.
🎢 Want unlimited rides? Grab a $35 wristband, valid per person, per day!

FESTIVAL HOURS:
✨ Friday, October 9: 6 PM–Midnight
✨ Saturday, October 10: 11 AM–Midnight
✨ Sunday, October 11: Noon–6 PM

📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds
📅 October 9–11, 2026

Save this post, share it with your crew, and get ready for an unforgettable festival weekend! 🙌🎶🐟

10/04/2026

GOOD FOOD FOR A GOOD CAUSE! 💜🍽️

The Friends of Conroe are serving up catfish plates at the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival! Every plate helps fund scholarships and support other community nonprofits. 💚💛

For $15 per plate, enjoy:
🐟 Fried catfish
🍟 French fries
✨ Hush puppies
🥤 Water or tea

Prefer chicken? Fried chicken strip plates will also be available!

📍 Find us in the kitchen area by the main stage.

Bring your appetite and help us give back to the community, one plate at a time! 🙌

10/04/2026

CONROE, GET READY TO TURN IT UP! 🎶🔥💜

Three days of music, dancing, and singing your heart out! The Texas/Cajun Stage schedule is here—start planning your weekend around the performances you can’t miss! 🙌

From Friday’s Geno Delafose and Wayne Toups to Saturday’s stacked lineup and Sunday’s Beauty Pageant and Bayou Roux, there’s plenty to keep your festival weekend going! 🎸✨

📅 October 9–11, 2026
📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Save this schedule, send it to your crew, and grab your tickets! Who are YOU excited to see? 👇💚💛

10/03/2026

👑 Calling all little stars! 🐟

One of our favorite traditions is back at the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival — the Mr. & Mrs. Catfish Pageant!

This is the perfect chance for your little ones to show off their personality, have some fun, and become part of one of the biggest traditions of festival weekend. And this year, they’ll be taking the main stage! 🎉

Parents, get those little ones signed up and bring the whole family out to cheer on our amazing contestants as they compete for the crown! 👑

Who will be crowned Mr. & Mrs. Catfish 2026? Come find out!

📅 October 9–11, 2026
📍 Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival

Bring the family. Bring the excitement. And get ready to crown our next little Catfish royalty! 🐟👑

10/02/2026

The crew’s through the gate… and everyone’s heading in a different direction. 😂💜

Who’s following the music? Who’s already looking for food? And who’s stopping at every vendor booth?

Tell us your FIRST stop at the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival! 👇

🗓 October 9–11, 2026
📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Tag your crew and settle the itinerary before you arrive! 🎟️

10/02/2026

🤠Next Saturday night it’s show time. Lineup times being released soon

Kicking off October with 2 shows at Gruene Hall!

Oct 2-3 Gruene Hall
Oct 9 Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
Oct 10 Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival
Oct 23 Fifth & Elm Portland, Texas
Oct 24 The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory