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Horsepower, Haunted Tours, And A Tater Trot · In Wheel Time Podcast

• 0:04
  Mike Marrs: Find out to take a look at where the roads can take us this week.
• 0:08
  Mike Marrs: And everybody's waiting on a little bit cooler weather here in Texas, regardless of where you're at.
• 0:12
  Mike Marrs: Might be pressing it a little bit, but there is cooler weather coming, and it's not going to take too long.
• 0:17
  Mike Marrs: So let's take a look at what we can do with some southeast Texas trips that don't take a full tank of gas.
• 0:25
  Mike Marrs: Now we're going to start with the Texas Rice Festival.
• 0:28
  Mike Marrs: This is in Winnie.
• 0:29
  Mike Marrs: It runs September the 30th through October the 3rd.
• 0:32
  Mike Marrs: So if you're looking for one that doesn't take a going very far, this is a pretty good answer whether you're coming out of Houston or you're coming out of the Beaumont, Port Arthur area or even into Louisiana.
• 0:43
  Mike Marrs: It's not that far out here.
• 0:44
  Mike Marrs: It celebrates the region's rice-growing heritage with food, entertainment, and usually got some pretty good entertainment.
• 0:51
  Mike Marrs: Family activities got livestock events and a nice family festival atmosphere out in the Windy Stowe Park.
• 0:58
  Mike Marrs: Now it does again run September the 30th through October the 3rd, and the car show, the annual car show, is on that Saturday.
• 1:07
  Mike Marrs: And coming up next, we're going to take a look at the Austin County Fairgrounds.
• 1:13
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is in Belleville, October 7 through 11.
• 1:17
  Mike Marrs: And you you head out to Belleville for the Austin County Fairground is in rodeo.
• 1:21
  Mike Marrs: Now this is where you're going to find a Texas County Fair experience.
• 1:25
  Mike Marrs: You're going to find the livestock, the rodeo, carnival attractions, food, and entertainment.
• 1:30
  Mike Marrs: This is just north of downtown Belleville.
• 1:33
  Mike Marrs: And on the busy nights, you can park at the Margaret.
• 1:37
  Mike Marrs: And on the busy nights, you can park at the Margaret Chelsea Park.
• 1:40
  Mike Marrs: And there's a shuttle that takes you out to the fairgrounds on that.
• 1:45
  Mike Marrs: Then from there, we're going to slide on over to the Katy Rice Harvest Festival.
• 1:51
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is in Katy, October the 10th through the 11th.
• 1:55
  Mike Marrs: And it does the 2026 event returns to the historic down.
• 2:03
  Mike Marrs: The Katy Rice Harvest Festival.
• 2:06
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is another the Katy Rice Harvest Festival is another connection between Texas agriculture and automobiles.
• 2:18
  Mike Marrs: Now the event for 26 does return to historic downtown square.
• 2:22
  Mike Marrs: And there's more than 100 vendors.
• 2:24
  Mike Marrs: There's food trucks, got live music, there's a carnival, agricultural activities, and lots of family entertainment.
• 2:31
  Mike Marrs: This runs between October the 10th and 11th, with Saturday being a 10 to 10 day and Sunday, noon to 6.
• 2:39
  Mike Marrs: And in there we have a car show as well as the next up is the Katy Rice Harvest Festival in Katy, October 10 and 11th.
• 3:01
  Mike Marrs: And this gives us another connection between Texas agriculture and automobiles.
• 3:05
  Mike Marrs: Now for 2026, the event returns to the historic town square.
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  Mike Marrs: You're going to find more than 100 vendors, food trucks, live music, a carnival, got lots of agricultural activities and plenty of family entertainment.
• 3:19
  Mike Marrs: Now on that Saturday, it's 10 to 10 p.m.
• 3:22
  Mike Marrs: Sunday, it's noon to 6 p.m.
• 3:24
  Mike Marrs: So this is a great example of how familiar Houston area community can become without going very far.
• 3:35
  Mike Marrs: From there, we are going to make a drive.
• 3:37
  Mike Marrs: We're going to run down to Galveston.
• 3:39
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is Ghostly Galveston Festival, October 1 through 15.
• 3:43
  Mike Marrs: Now, instead of making Galveston just another festival stop, this October gives us a chance to make the island itself a destination.
• 3:51
  Mike Marrs: Ghostly Galveston runs through October with ghost tours and opportunities to explore the island's historic buildings, the mansions, cemeteries, and the harbor after dark.
• 4:01
  Mike Marrs: It gives drivers a reason to leave Southeast Texas in the afternoon, enjoy the island, grab dinner, and then take one of the evening tours.
• 4:09
  Mike Marrs: And of course, getting there is part of the experience, whether you're coming down through the uh I-45 coming out of Houston, or if you come across the ferry on the Bolivar Peninsula.
• 4:20
  Mike Marrs: Then we're going to go back up to East Texas to the Texas.
• 4:25
  Mike Marrs: Then we're going to go back up to East Texas for the East Texas Yambree in Gilmer.
• 4:31
  Mike Marrs: This is October 14 to 15.
• 4:33
  Mike Marrs: Now this is a little bit longer road trip, but you can part your now.
• 4:38
  Mike Marrs: We're going to head up for the Texas for the East.
• 4:43
  Mike Marrs: We're going to head up to the East Texas Yamboree in Gilmer.
• 4:47
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is October 14 and 15.
• 4:49
  Mike Marrs: It is a longer road trip.
• 4:51
  Mike Marrs: Just part your it is a longer road tip.
• 4:55
  Mike Marrs: It is a longer road trip.
• 4:57
  Mike Marrs: Just point your car north toward Gilmer and the East Texas Yamboree for the 89th annual event.
• 5:03
  Mike Marrs: Is October 14 and 17, goes all the way back to 1935.
• 5:08
  Mike Marrs: And the idea was to celebrate the region's sweet potato harvest.
• 5:12
  Mike Marrs: There is a carnival, there is livestock shows, contests, entertainment, and the famous tater trot.
• 5:19
  Mike Marrs: I'm just going to tell you till you've gone and experienced the tater trot, you just haven't done it.
• 5:25
  Mike Marrs: The event annually attracts nearly 100,000 visitors across two days.
• 5:30
  Mike Marrs: So this is a kind of destination where the road trip through East Texas is almost as important as what waits at the other end.
• 5:39
  Mike Marrs: Up next is the Houston Bayou City Art Festival.
• 5:43
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is October 9 through 11.
• 5:45
  Mike Marrs: This is a little bit different.
• 5:46
  Mike Marrs: You go head off to Houston for the Bayou City Art Festival.
• 5:49
  Mike Marrs: It's in Memorial Park.
• 5:51
  Mike Marrs: Now there's more than 250 artists from around the country are expected to be there this year.
• 5:55
  Mike Marrs: They're going to turn the park into a giant outdoor gallery with art, food, and entertainment.
• 6:01
  Mike Marrs: Now it's going to give you some a different feature.
• 6:03
  Mike Marrs: It's going to have some variety.
• 6:05
  Mike Marrs: So not every road trip has to involve a rodeo or a carnival.
• 6:09
  Mike Marrs: It can just simply be a beautiful fall Saturday.
• 6:12
  Mike Marrs: Drive into Houston, walk through Memorial Park, and take a chance to see something you wouldn't normally see on a typical weekend.
• 6:20
  Mike Marrs: Then if you're willing to make a little bit longer road trip, the State Fair of Texas is back at Fair Park in Dallas from September the 25th through October the 18th.
• 6:30
  Mike Marrs: Now that's 24 days of Texas food, music, livestock, midway rides, and more than 100 daily attractions.
• 6:38
  Mike Marrs: So just pick your cooler October day because it's coming.
• 6:42
  Mike Marrs: Point the car north and make a day of it.
• 6:44
  Mike Marrs: And don't forget to go through the auto show.
• 6:46
  Mike Marrs: This is one of the biggest auto shows in Texas because of the time it's there.
• 6:51
  Mike Marrs: All the manufacturers are going to have all their new stuff there.
• 6:54
  Mike Marrs: They've got a couple of driving events.
• 6:56
  Mike Marrs: It should be a great event this year.
• 6:59
  Mike Marrs: So the weather's going to get better.
• 7:00
  Mike Marrs: The windows can come down, and the road is calling you.
• 7:03
  Mike Marrs: Just pick a destination, fill the tank.
• 7:05
  Mike Marrs: And remember, sometimes the best part of the weekend is just getting there.
• 7:10
  Mike Marrs: All right, we're running a little bit short on time here because we ran a little bit long.
• 7:13
  Mike Marrs: We talked too much, I guess.
• 7:15
  Mike Marrs: And so we're going to go through a couple of things pretty quick.
• 7:18
  Mike Marrs: I wanted to talk about the weekend auto scene, the weekend update here we've got going on.
• 7:24
  Mike Marrs: And first up, we're going to run through this kind of quick.
• 7:27
  Mike Marrs: It's going to be cruising Silsby, Silsby, Texas.
• 7:30
  Mike Marrs: This is September the 25th and 26th.
• 7:32
  Mike Marrs: It's this weekend.
• 7:33
  Mike Marrs: And it's at the Kirby Memorial Football Stadium located in Silsby.
• 7:38
  Mike Marrs: Plenty of time to get on out there if you're within you know an hour or so drive.
• 7:41
  Mike Marrs: If you want to make it out and check it out.
• 7:43
  Mike Marrs: Got registration.
• 7:45
  Mike Marrs: Uh the event gets away at 8 o'clock.
• 7:59
  Mike Marrs: So it's cruising Silsby, Silsby, Texas.
• 8:01
  Mike Marrs: If you're looking for something close to home on September the 26th, Cruising Silsby puts cars, trucks, and motorcycles on display at Kirby Memorial Football Stadium.
• 8:10
  Mike Marrs: Gets started at 8 a.m.
• 8:11
  Mike Marrs: And so it's got plenty of time.
• 8:13
  Mike Marrs: You want to make a quick road trip over and check out East Texas and check out what's going on in Silsby, by all means, here it is.
• 8:19
  Mike Marrs: Also, today, the Big Woody's Waterfront Car Club.
• 8:23
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is from 9 a.m.
• 8:24
  Mike Marrs: to 2 p.m.
• 8:25
  Mike Marrs: And it's in San Leon at the Topwater Grill.
• 8:29
  Mike Marrs: Got a beautiful place out on the water's edge.
• 8:31
  Mike Marrs: Great place to take your car out there, get some pictures of it, enjoy it.
• 8:35
  Mike Marrs: They're expecting a pretty good sized crowd, I understand, this year.
• 8:38
  Mike Marrs: So you gotta make it on out.
• 8:40
  Mike Marrs: There's uh like 60 awards are planned across 10 classes, and it's presented by the American Pontiac Association.
• 8:47
  Mike Marrs: It's really a family event, and it's a nice day out almost on the water.
• 8:52
  Mike Marrs: And from there, we're gonna run over to uh Houston.
• 8:59
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is the Hot Import Nights that's in Houston.
• 9:02
  Mike Marrs: And then so if you're running more towards the imports or JDM builds, exotics, and some really seriously customized cars.
• 9:13
  Mike Marrs: So from there, we're gonna run into Houston for the hot import nights.
• 9:17
  Mike Marrs: Now, if you're looking for more imports, JDM builds, exotics, a lot of customized stuff, hot import nights returns to the NRG stadium from September the 26th and 27th.
• 9:29
  Mike Marrs: Now it's got a lot of things to do with cars, anime, cosplay, vendors, food, entertainment.
• 9:34
  Mike Marrs: Got a lot of things if you're looking for the uh hot import night type of event.
• 9:41
  Mike Marrs: From there, we're gonna bounce up to the Good Guys Rod and Custom Association.
• 9:46
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is up at the Texas Motor Speedway.
• 9:48
  Mike Marrs: This is a really big show, and it's got lots of rods, customs, classics, muscle cars, imports, trucks, it all runs together there for the show.
• 9:58
  Mike Marrs: Runs 8 a.m.
• 9:59
  Mike Marrs: to 5 p.m.
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  Mike Marrs: on both days.
• 10:00
  Mike Marrs: So if you enjoy getting out to the hot rod side of the hobby, this is more than just a parking lot gathering because good guys is really known across the country for cruising, autocross, burnout competitions.
• 10:11
  Mike Marrs: Got lots of music.
• 10:12
  Mike Marrs: It is a car show to say the least.
• 10:15
  Mike Marrs: If you want to go a little bit more to the east, maybe slide on over to the Nackedish 20th Annual Car Show.
• 10:22
  Mike Marrs: This is Nackadish, Louisiana.
• 10:23
  Mike Marrs: It's not too far, a little further, but it gets Southeast Texas drivers a reason to point the car east for their 20th annual car show.
• 10:31
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is October 2nd and 3rd.
• 10:33
  Mike Marrs: They have a Friday poker run that's followed by a fish fry and got some live music downtown on the riverbank, which is really cool place to be for Christmas in particular.
• 10:41
  Mike Marrs: Saturday brings the main show running from 7 a.m.
• 10:44
  Mike Marrs: to 4 p.m.
• 10:45
  Mike Marrs: And the awards are at four.
• 10:47
  Mike Marrs: Great setting there on the water and uh really nice, lots of trees.
• 10:52
  Mike Marrs: Great place to go and set.
• 10:54
  Mike Marrs: Then we're gonna run up to Friendswood.
• 11:01
  Mike Marrs: Then we're gonna run over back to Houston for the Volkstoberfest.
• 11:07
  Mike Marrs: Now you can get it's Volkswagen, and they're having fun.
• 11:11
  Mike Marrs: It's Oktoberfest, Saturday, October the 3rd, 2026, at the shop club 13150 Brinton Ridge in Houston, Texas.
• 11:20
  Mike Marrs: Then we're gonna slide on over to Good Guy.
• 11:24
  Mike Marrs: It's really it's it's a combination of event that the good guys are grub and the car show are bringing this on, but it's really the Friendswood.
• 11:34
  Mike Marrs: So this is the Friendswood Classic Car Show and Burnout Houston, October the 3rd.
• 11:39
  Mike Marrs: Now you got multiple choices on third, but Friendswood hosts its 21st annual classic car show at Stevenson Park from 9 a.m.
• 11:47
  Mike Marrs: to 2 p.m.
• 11:47
  Mike Marrs: Got vintage rides, vendors, uh food, awards.
• 11:51
  Mike Marrs: Now Burnout Houston brings a different flavor to the 2334 Gulf Terminal Drive featuring pre-1972 cars and motorcycles.
• 12:00
  Mike Marrs: You do have live music, DJs, and vendors.
• 12:03
  Mike Marrs: So whether your idea of Saturday is to run around with a bunch of classics that are really polished and look really cool and a nice setting in the park, or maybe you want something with a little more attitude.
• 12:15
  Mike Marrs: Houston's got both options on this Saturday.
• 12:29
  Mike Marrs: Now this combines horsepower and barbecue.
• 12:31
  Mike Marrs: What more could you ask for?
• 12:33
  Mike Marrs: The Yellow Eight, the Yellow Out, the Yellow Out Barbecue and Car Show in Pearland, Texas.
• 12:40
  Mike Marrs: Now, this one combines the horsepower and barbecue.
• 12:43
  Mike Marrs: The Yellow Eight, the Yellow Out Campaign State Champion Barbecue Cook-Off and Yellow Out Day.
• 12:49
  Mike Marrs: All takes place on October the 10th at the Pearl, at the Pearl Land Knights of Columbus Hall.
• 12:55
  Mike Marrs: Now, this is a free family-friendly event.
• 12:58
  Mike Marrs: So you've got the IBCA Sanctioned Championship Barbecue Cook-Off.
• 13:02
  Mike Marrs: You got a car show, you got live music, you got vendors, even got a kid zone and a petting zoo.
• 13:08
  Mike Marrs: So lots of things going on.
• 13:10
  Mike Marrs: Car registration begins at 11 a.m.
• 13:12
  Mike Marrs: The awards at 4 p.m.
• 13:13
  Mike Marrs: So you've got plenty of time to come out, check out some interesting rides, smell the barbecue, and support the fundraiser for the community.
• 13:22
  Mike Marrs: Then stepping up to October the 17th is a little bit further out.
• 13:28
  Mike Marrs: This is the Back to the Past car show that goes on for uh from 10 a.m.
• 13:33
  Mike Marrs: to 2 p.m.
• 13:34
  Mike Marrs: at the Cornerstone Academy.
• 13:36
  Mike Marrs: It's at 9016 Westview Drive.
• 13:39
  Mike Marrs: Got a nice car show here.
• 13:41
  Mike Marrs: It's also to support the Spring Branch Independent School District Alumni Museum they've got on the grounds there.
• 13:48
  Mike Marrs: It's fascinating to go in and see it, even if you didn't go to that particular school.
• 13:52
  Mike Marrs: Made me wonder why we didn't do that at my school, because we've got a hundred years worth of tradition that we could have put in the idea.
• 14:00
  Mike Marrs: Anyway, it's just a great place to go.
• 14:03
  Mike Marrs: It's a great car show and lots of stuff to see and do.
• 14:06
  Mike Marrs: We got plenty of beverages and food on hand.
• 14:09
  Mike Marrs: So that's the weekend update.
• 14:10
  Mike Marrs: So if you've got some things that you'd like to put on a send us, then we'll try and put them on the list.
• 14:16
  Mike Marrs: Send us the flyer, send it to events at nwheeltime.com, include dates and times, things like that, so that we can give out the information.
• 14:24
  Mike Marrs: And we'll do our best to try and get it put on and get it included in the weekend update.