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October 17th, 2025 School Parade Float Winners Class 1 floats: 1st Gilmer High School 2nd place: Big sandy High School 3rd place Harmony High School 4th: Union Hill High School Class 2 Jr. Floats: 1st place: A&W Mule Co 2nd place Northeast Texas Unity Group October18th, 2025 Queens Parade Float Winners Class 1 Civic Clubs: 1st Place Lions Club, Life Under…

YAMBOREE CURBSIDE SAFETY CAMPAIGN With the 2025 Yamboree festivities quickly approaching, The Yamboree Association is glad to announce its partnership with the Upshur County Crime Stoppers (UCCS) membership to launch a Curbside Safety Campaign. This campaign is designed to establish and provide a higher level of safety awareness and risk prevention for all participants. We…

Handmade Craft Show Contest Sponsored by Tefteller Law Firm Chairpersons: JoEllen Tefteller & Shone Whiteside (903) 235-5716 CATEGORIES DIVISONS Youth (ages 5 through 17) NOENTRY FEE Amateur Adult (ages 18 and up) NOENTRYFEE Advanced Adults (ages 18 and up) NO ENTRY FEE Divisions are chosen at the discretion of the chairperson or judges. AWARDS 1st…

The Yamboree Empowerment Scholarship (YES) for Women was established in 2023 by the East Texas Yamboree Association and two Gilmer natives with strong ties to the Yamboree, Sally Greene and Laura Potter. YES for Women is a needs-based scholarship, with a preference for first-generation college students. This $5,000 award is designed to empower a young…

This year the East Texas Yamboree Association undertook 2 major projects that needed to be done to upgrade our facilities. One is our new parking for the East Texas Yamboree Association Event Center which can be seen here. The other is our Yamboree Association Exhibit Building; commonly referred to in the community as the blue…

We have finally started on our new parking project for the East Texas Yamboree Event Center. The number of spaces we should have will be in the 200 range and we are hoping to have it stripped by the time of the Barn Dance.