(Seguin) — If there’s one piece of advice for anyone planning to celebrate the Fourth of July in Seguin this Saturday, it’s this — don’t eat before you come.
From new breakfast treats before the parade to wood-fired pizza, handmade burgers and sweet desserts late into the evening, organizers say this year’s KWED Freedom Fiesta is shaping up to be the biggest food event in the festival’s history.
KWED Radio says the celebration is especially unique this year because, for the first time in many years, Freedom Fiesta is being held on the actual Fourth of July. That means festivities won’t just begin with the evening festival. They say some vendors will also be open Saturday morning, serving breakfast before, during and after Seguin’s Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade in Texas, which begins at 10 a.m. in downtown Seguin.
KWED’s Linda Duncan, who coordinates the festival’s vendors, says they are excited about starting the day early.
“We wanted to give people a shop opportunity and an opportunity to get beverages and some food, some breakfast foods while they’re coming to enjoy the parade,” said Duncan.
Duncan say this all means that parade-goers who skip breakfast at home won’t have to go hungry.
“If you’re wanting to go down and get your spot for the parade and you don’t have time to get breakfast, well, come on downtown… all around the square, there’s either food trucks or food on the ground,” said Duncan.
Breakfast options will include such things as pancakes, crepes, breakfast pizza, breakfast tacos, breads and coffee cake.
Duncan says all in all, the response from businesses and food vendors for the entire day has been overwhelming.
“It’s very exciting and I’m just overwhelmed by the outpouring of folks who want to be involved in Freedom Fiesta this year. And I think this is the largest number of vendors that I know I’ve been involved in putting together. So, total all vendors, including food and others selling their wares, approximately 38. So hopefully, they all come that day and it’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Duncan.
With nearly 40 vendors expected in the evening, Duncan says visitors should plan on bringing both an appetite and a little spending money.
“Come hungry and bring you some money so you can buy some food, and you can buy some great products at Freedom Fiesta this year. If you can name a food, we probably will be selling it,” said Duncan.
More importantly, Duncan says the menu stretches far beyond those traditional festival foods.
She says families can choose from hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage, roasted corn, Korean, Filipino, Mexican foods pus Creole seafood specialties and a variety of refreshing drinks ranging from lemonade to dirty sodas and dirty teas.
Plus, one of Duncan’s personal food goals will also be making its debut this Saturday night.
“Something I’m really excited about this year, I’ve been wanting to add this to our food lineup for years, and that is pizza. There is going to be a pizza company there that they’ll be on the ground with a wood fire pizza oven, so that’s going to be interesting too,” said Duncan.
Duncan, however, adds that no festival would be complete without dessert.
“After you get your food, you’re going to want to save a little extra room and dollars for desserts because there’s ice cream, there’s cookies, there’s sweets of all kinds,” said Duncan.
Beyond the food, Duncan says shoppers will also find handcrafted items, jewelry, clothing, car freshies, 3D-printed toys and products from a variety of local organizations and businesses.
“Just come and check them out. I don’t want to spoil everything for you, but it’ll be a sight to behold,” said Duncan.
After the parade concludes, the celebration continues with KWED’s Freedom Fiesta events from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday in Central Park. The free event features live music by Clint Taft & The Buck Wild Band, DJ D-Trayne, children’s activities and a beer garden.
The event is free. Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged.