Kent finds a nearby festival in San Augustine.  It sounds like a great way to spend a few hours on a beautiful Saturday.  Off we go.  It has a lot of the regular small town fall festival attractions: a car show, a kid’s costume parade and contest, BBQ competition, a dunk tank, church bake sales, crafters, face painting, and here in TX, gun raffles!   It is surprising how popular they are as fundraisers.

We watch a bit of the costume judging and a kids version of mechanical bull riding….something else decidedly Texan; then sample brisket (delicious) and ribs (not bad).  I have never seen fried Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and cannot resist.  They are gooey and yummy.  We try the namesake sassafras, a syrupy sweet tea.  A bit like root beer or cream ale but not really my thing.  Small town festivals never fail to entertain.  It was a fun outing