Event

The South East Texas Tomato Festival (SETTFest) is an open-to-the-public informal tomato tasting and enthusiast gathering of folks from Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, and surrounding areas. No registration fee or forms are required. We do suggest a $5 donation per person to cover costs of the event and we would appreciate it if you would Contact Us before the event to help us judge how many people might be attending. Please let us know what items (such as bread, fresh veggies, salads, desserts, etc.) you will be bringing.

Who should attend?

We invite aspiring home gardeners and commercial growers alike whether you grow hybrids, heirlooms, open pollinated varieties, or any combination of the above. SETTFest is an opportunity to experience unfamiliar tomato varieties, some of which have been grown for 100 years but forgotten by the public at large. Tomatoes come in all shapes and sizes — they are not all red, round, and flawless in appearance. We are a gathering of friends who happen to share a common interest and want to show the fruits of our efforts and maybe learn something from each other.

This is first and foremost a tomato tasting. This is not a formal competition and there are no “rules” except that every reasonable effort should be made to label each tomato variety with the correct name.

SETTFest Past Events

SETTFest 2009		Washington on the Brazos June 13th, 2009 100 tomato varieties Breads, cheeses, Greek pasta salad, cucumbers, homemade hot chile powders. 2009 Photos
SETTFest 2008		Washington on the Brazos June 21st, 2008 150 tomato varieties A pasta salad consisting of feta cheese, olives, bowtie pasta, and tomatoes was served at the close of the event. A selection of cheeses was also available. 2008 Photos
SETTFest 2007		Columbus, TX June 16th, 2007 85 tomato varieties Cucumbers, peppers, herbs, homemade cold-pressed olive oil, mustards, fruit preserves, bread, pickled peppers, pasta salad, and desserts were all available. 2007 Photos

Flyers for past events:

Check out the SETTFest 2009 Flyer (Adobe PDF)

Check out the SETTFest 2009 Flyer (JPEG)