Tom Tom Festival

Pictured are 1982 Elizabeth (Bet) Borchers, 1984 Pam Hickey Ward, 1985 Paula Dieringer Griffin, 1994 Amanda Ward Kurtz, 1996 Courtney Drost Welch, 2003 Tiffany Hale, 2015 Karli Beth Stehli, 2018 Kaci Herman, 2019 Gabrielle Moreno, the late 2016 Amber Bennetson, 1995 Jana O’Neill, 1997 Michelle Prause Alverez, 2021Julia Fojt, 2007 Candace Zimmerman, 2022 Raelee Schlegal, and 1977 Dawn Hickey. Contributed photo.

Pictured are 1982 Elizabeth (Bet) Borchers, 1984 Pam Hickey Ward, 1985 Paula Dieringer Griffin, 1994 Amanda Ward Kurtz, 1996 Courtney Drost Welch, 2003 Tiffany Hale, 2015 Karli Beth Stehli, 2018 Kaci Herman, 2019 Gabrielle Moreno, the late 2016 Amber Bennetson, 1995 Jana O’Neill, 1997 Michelle Prause Alverez, 2021Julia Fojt, 2007 Candace Zimmerman, 2022 Raelee Schlegal, and 1977 Dawn Hickey. Contributed photo.

“Garden Beauty” float showcases past Royalty Queens in 2025 Tom Tom Parade

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
The Yoakum Heritage Museum (YHM) hosted the second biannual Past Queens Float with 16 riders floating down W. Grand Ave. in Yoakum for the 97th annual Tom Tom Parade.

97th Annual Tom Tom Festival Friday, Saturday

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The 97th Annual Yoakum Tom Tom Festival will take place this Friday and Saturday with organizers having lined up an abundance of entertainment taking place in the City Park.Starting Friday, the entertainment scheduled includes a Kiddie Parade along with a carnival, the start of the BBQ cook-off, a...

Tom Tom Festival

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The Yoakum Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 96th Annual Tom Tom Festival May 31-June 2.The tradition begins at the Community Center with the fan-favorite Miss Yoakum pageant on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as the carnival debuts alongside the rodeo arena.
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