The 33rd Annual Ranch Hand Breakfast will be held on November 23. The event features an authentic, hearty cowboy breakfast cooked and served outdoors on the historic King Ranch. Team roping and old-time cow camp cooking demonstrations are a part of the activities, along with live music and storytelling.

Tickets are available online at King-Ranch.com, at the King Ranch Saddle Shop, the King Ranch Museum, the King Ranch Visitor Center, the Kingsville Visitors Center and at the door. Tickets are $10 each.

Ranch Hand Breakfast is always held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

The Ranch Hand Breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the annual La Posada de Kingsville lighted Christmas parade. Daniel Morales, chairman of the La Posada de Kingsville Committee, said that the annual event would be held on December 7th, this year’s theme is “Home for the Holidays.”

“The La Posada parade is an exciting experience that really resonates with the Christmas spirit in Kingsville,” Morales said. “We’re excited to be able to hold it again this year, we love the community involvement, and we know not only our community, but neighboring communities will come together to make wonderful memories.”

The parade typically boasts more than 150 entries and has drawn up to 15,000 onlookers to downtown Kingsville.

Ranch Hand Weekend and La Posada proceeds are donated to the city for improvements in Kingsville’s Main Street District, an area that houses several small businesses.

In partnership with both the Ranch Hand Breakfast and La Posada de Kingsville, the Kingsville Visitors Center developed a series of events to surround the popular King Ranch festivities. This year’s events will include a Ranch Hand Weekend Wine Walk Holiday Sip & Shop Tree Lighting, a downtown festival and the Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert.

The festivities begin Friday, November 22 at 5 p.m. with an opportunity for guests to visit Main Street Kingsville merchants and vendors while they sample dozens of wine varieties, craft and domestic beer options and holiday mocktails. Ranch Hand Weekend Holiday Wine Walk passports come packed with coupons and savings, they include a keepsake wine glass and wine lanyard or a glow-in-the-dark stadium cup and there are a variety of ways for all participants to enter to win some awesome prizes.

The Ranch Hand Weekend Holiday Wine Walk will end at 9 p.m. and incorporate the tree lighting that starts at 7 p.m. outside the 1904 Train Depot Museum. The Texas A&M University-Kingsville senior art exhibit will also be on display in the Kleberg Bank lobby. Christmas Carolers get everyone in the holiday spirit, and they’ll be followed by live music and a street dance with electric violinist Dalla, back by popular demand. Passports are not needed to attend, but they enhance the experience and are the only way wine, beer and mocktails can be sampled. Passports can be purchased in advance at RanchHandWeekend.com. Proceeds for this event benefit Weavers of Love, Inc. The non-profit supports people in need of a healthy nutritional meal.

In addition to the Ranch Hand Weekend Holiday Wine Walk, there will be another Holiday Wine Walk on December 7 ahead of the annual La Posada de Kingsville illuminated night parade. Guests can return to the December event with their wine glasses and stadium cups and enjoy a $5 discount.

After filling up on your authentic Cowboy Breakfast at the King Ranch®, visitors are invited back to Main Street for food, fun, inflatables, live music, two-stepping and line dancing. The Ranch Hand Weekend Festival also features a Ranch Hand Car Show with everything from modern to imports to lifted categories and more featured by Texas Rides. The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Art Department will also showcase Steam-Roller printing, an exhibit that has become very popular during the event. For the kiddos, the Kingsville Parks & Rec Department has partnered with many groups to bring in an Archery Turkey Shoot, a Young Performer’s Stage, a Drug Free Jail and Pony Rides. Vendors come from far and wide to attend this festival and there is no shortage of Christmas shopping opportunities.

Country music fans will not want to miss Saturday night’s Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert at the JK Northway Expo Center. This year’s headliner is Joe Nichols, an American country music artist who has collected accolades that include Top New Male Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music and three Grammy Award nominations, fueled by hits like "Brokenheartsville," his first #1 smash. His music list includes crowd favorites such as "If Nobody Believed In You" and "What's a Guy Got To Do," and "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off." Nichols continues to produce new hits today with 2021 hits "Home Run" and "Good Day for Living."

This year’s Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert will have fans singing just about every song in every set with Deana Carter opening the show. Carter celebrates 25 years since her debut single "Strawberry Wine" brought memories of your first taste of love. The 5x Platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?' is packed full of songs "We Danced Anyway" and "How Do I Get There."

“We are so excited for this year’s Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert lineup, we started the Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert in 2018 to keep visitors engaged all weekend long,” said Kingsville Director of Tourism Janine Reyes. “We’ve seen tremendous success with these events thanks to the strong foundation the Ranch Hand Breakfast has built for decades.” The Ranch Hand Weekend Country Concert will also benefit Weavers of Love, Inc. who will host a series of raffles at the event.

“You just have to feel good about being able to attend a fun-filled night of great country music while also contributing to a cause that supports our community with nutrition for those in need,” Reyes said. “Everyone is encouraged and invited to attend.”

General Admission concert tickets can be purchased online at EventMania.com. A limited number of VIP seats are still available. Those seats include food and beverage along with VIP parking passes and an opportunity to win artist meet-and-greets. Visitors can also purchase a Ranch Hand Weekend Getaway from a handful of hotels -- tickets to all the weekend’s events along with a bottle of wine will be provided in your room at check-in. Information on both can be found at RanchHandWeekend.com or booked by calling the Kingsville Visitor Center at (361) 592-8516.

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Courtesy of City of Kingsville