Jamburgeree Weekend is coming!

 The JAMBURGEREE is named after two long-running Athens favorites: 

the Black-Eyed Pea Jamboree featuring the Uncle Fletch Festival

Date: Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, October 18, 2025

Location: Downtown Square, Athens, with 5K held at Cain Center YMCA

Brought to you by the Greater Athens Chamber of Commerce, the City of Athens, and a growing number of community partners, 

this year’s festival will feature tons of family fun, including:

- Friday night Street Dance sponsored by the Old Fiddlers Reunion Foundation

– A 5K race and Family Fun Run sponsored by UT Health East Texas: 

Register at Black-eyed Pea 2025 Fun Run & 5K
– Live entertainment throughout the day
– Arts & crafts vendors

- Pumpkin Decorating/Patch
– A dedicated Kids Zone

- Kids Foam Party
– Food vendors

- Athens, TX Farmers Market
– Turtle races
– Black-eyed pea cookoff

- Hamburger cookoff 

-Hamburger building competition
– Mooing competition
– A historical pop-up museum and video showcase

- So much more

Capping off the day: Barefoot Nation: A Kenny Chesney Tribute Band will perform 

Saturday night at The Texan: A Landmark Venue