Raffle tickets for 2025 Ford Bronco still available
(Seguin) — A long-standing church tradition that over the years has become a community wide celebration is making its big return to Seguin.
After years on hiatus, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is bringing back its beloved Labor Day weekend Bazaar.
Event Chairperson Eddie Davila says the two-night celebration is set for Saturday, August 30, and Sunday, August 31, at the Seguin Events Complex.
“This is an annual event that the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church has had for 80 or 90 years now and for the first time in its history, this is the first time that we had to take a break due to the COVID pandemic back in 2020. We were set up to go. We waited till the last minute to really call it and not have it in 2020 because we really thought that we were going to pull it off in that September. But we have not had the event since 2019 and let me tell you, we’ve gotten a lot of push to bring it back. We have a lot of excitement and energy coming back to make this thing a success and so I think it’s a good thing that we went on a bit of a hiatus – not for the reasons we did – but the fact that it showed us how much this community really really cherished this event annually,” said Davila.
The OLG Bazaar runs from 6 p.m. to midnight both nights and is free and open to the public. Davila says families can also expect the return of some great food, carnival rides, bingo, live music, and a silent auction.
“As always, we are going to have our food booths. You will have everything from gorditas to turkey legs to corn and all the good stuff that you can add five to 10 pounds during a weekend without going on a cruise and we are also going to have carnival rides for the kids,” said Davila. “We are also going to have a silent auction both nights and then in the coliseum, we are also going to have bingo both nights from 6 to 9 p.m. There’s going to be lots of things going on and the best part, it’s all free. You don’t have to pay to get in.”
Entertainment is always a big draw at the bazaar, and Davila says this year is no exception.
“We will have three bands each night. We have a good lineup with some very popular bands — what’s cool is these bands typically call us to see if we have the event,” said Davila.
The lineup this year includes Los Desperadoz, David Farias y La Tropa F and The Frank Rangel and the Boys Band on Saturday followed by Jaime y Los Chamacos — LA 45, Bobby G & Le Deuce, and DJ Andrew Belmarez on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Davila says one of the most anticipated traditions is the big raffle drawing. He says this year’s grand prize is a brand-new 2025 Ford Bronco Sport.
“We are going to raffle off a 2025 Ford Bronco Sport this year. Yes, we are going to have gift cards in the amount of $3,000 to $1000 to $500 but the main grand prize is going to be a 2025 Ford Bronco Sport that is going to have zero miles. If you are not able to make the event, buy a raffle ticket and they are only $10 a piece. You can get them at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church office off of Krezdorn or call 830-379-4338 or if you know somebody – one of our good old Catholics that attend mass there, they can tell you where to get them or they can sell them to you themselves,” said Davila. “We will sell them that Saturday evening the 30th and also that Sunday the 31st up until about 9:30 p.m. because the raffle will be drawn right at 10 o’clock on Aug. 31st at the event. So, if you win, you will want to be there at the event to drive off in that vehicle.”
Proceeds from the event go to support a number of church programs which include the awarding of several college scholarships to local youth. Again, the event is slated for Saturday and Sunday at the Seguin Events Complex located at 905 S. Austin St.
