Ranch Hand Weekend

10/07/2026

Ranch Hand Weekend tickets are officially 🤠 ON SALE! 🤠 Click this link to customize your Ranch Hand experience with tickets for the Breakfast, VIP experiences, and BBQ tasting: https://brushfire.com/kingranchinc/ranchhandweekend/640920

Please note that we're making some changes this year to address growing safety and traffic concerns with the Ranch Hand Breakfast. This year, parking on the Ranch will require a SEPARATE parking pass with an additional fee. General admission Breakfast tickets will require attendees to park and ride the complimentary shuttle from the JK Northway onto the Ranch.

We understand y'all might have questions, and we're here to answer them! Feel free to visit ranchhandweekend.com or call the Kingsville Visitors Center: 361-592-8516 for more info! 🐴

Friday, Nov 20, 2026 8:00 AM - Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 5:00 PM CST

08/29/2026

🔥Calling all competitive BBQ teams 🔥 to the first ever King Ranch BBQ Competition, a sanctioned The Kansas City Barbeque Society event! Lining the streets of Downtown Kingsville during the annual Ranch Hand Weekend, taking place November 20 - 21, you'll find professional BBQ cooks, well-trained judges, and ticketed tasting options!

Think you have what it takes to come home with a piece of the monumental $35,000 total prize purse? Register your team today at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/king-ranch/items/755051/calendar/?full-items=yes

Team entry is $350 for KCBS members and $400 for non-members. Teams can enjoy spacious 20' x 50' sites with easy entry and exit. Plus, the first 50 teams to sign up receive a goody bag featuring $150 worth of swag! Let's get cookin', Kingsville!

08/28/2026

Ranch Hand Weekend is taking shape more and more every day! 🤠 We're excited to partner with King Ranch and Texas A&M University-Kingsville to create an elevated Ranch Hand experience for the community and our visitors!

Reminder: Vendor applications for the Ranch Hand festival are OPEN, check out the application and submit online here: kingsvilletexas.com/ranch-hand-weekend/

There's so much more on the way, get excited! 🐴

08/21/2026

The Ranch Hand Festival vendor application is now OPEN!

Please visit ranchhandweekend.com where you will find the form available for online submission at the bottom of the page. If you prefer to fill it out in person, you're welcome to stop by the Kingsville Visitors Center during operating hours for a paper copy.

Payments for vendor spots will be accepted beginning October 1 - and don't worry, if you register as a vendor, we'll send you a reminder when the payment portal opens up! Vendor spots are going for $100 per 10' x 10' space and the application closes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 13.

As we get closer to the day of the Festival, you'll receive vendor info and your booth location via email. We can't wait to see everyone downtown!! 🤠

08/19/2026

The cat is officially out of the bag (or… the horse is out of the stable?), Ranch Hand Weekend is back and better than ever November 20 - 21! 🐴

The City of Kingsville, TX, Kingsville Visitors Center, King Ranch, and Texas A&M University-Kingsville are excited to announce their partnership with The Kansas City Barbeque Society to bring an official, sanctioned KCBS competition to historic downtown Kingsville.

Enjoy the illuminating downtown tree lighting Friday night, traditional breakfast Saturday morning, and fun-filled festival all day Saturday! Keep an eye out for even more unique activities planned for the weekend.

Experience true South Texas culture and heritage in Kingsville, always the weekend before Thanksgiving. Visit ranchhandweekend.com for updates and info. 🤠

11/22/2025

Ranch Hand Weekend Festival vendors set up on Kingsville Main Street today till 4pm.

11/22/2025

Ranch Hand Festival downtown Kingsville is underway. Will be open till 4pm today. Come do some of your holiday shopping for that special gift! Lots of vendors set up and get you some Pan de Campo while you’re here

We have Timothy Noel Saenz & the Smokin’ Guns band playing at 12:30pm. At the main stage in front of Kleberg Bank.

09/16/2025

Get ready Kingsville for the Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert!