Applications open for 43rd annual Bluebonnet Festival
The 2025 Burnet Bluebonnet Festival parade. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
The 43rd annual Bluebonnet Festival is scheduled to bloom on April 9. Vendor applications, pageant sign-ups, and sponsorship opportunities have already opened, with deadlines approaching in late February and early March.
The event is held every year in Burnet on the historic square, celebrating the best of Hill Country culture, with live music, good eats, cold drinks, and wild wiener dog races. See some key deadlines ahead of the festival below:
Scholarship Pageant
The annual scholarship pageant will return on March 29 ahead of this year’s Bluebonnet Festival, featuring the beauty, talent, and spirit of local contestants. Participants will compete in interview, formal wear, and presentation categories, with the winners serving as ambassadors for the Bluebonnet Festival and other local events.
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on March 6. Applicants must live in the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District. Pageant applications can be found on the Bluebonnet Festival website here.
Vendor applications
Vendor applications for the festival opened in January, and will remain open until Feb. 27, or until spaces are filled. Arts and crafts vendors can choose from on-square and off-square spaces of various sizes and electricity capabilities starting at $225 per booth. Food court vendors can also choose from spaces of various sizes starting at $675 per booth.
The deadline for arts, crafts, and food court vendors to register is Friday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. Vendor applications can be found on the Bluebonnet Festival website here.
Sponsorship opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 Bluebonnet Festival are open, giving local businesses the chance to support the yearly event. Sponsorship applications can be found on the Bluebonnet Festival website here.
