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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

McAllen, TX - McAllen, Tx 2009 It’s not the fact that The Cook off at PalmFest is a State championship cook off which means the grand champion will be invited to the American Royal Invitational in Kansas City, Mo. And it’s not the $10,000 in guaranteed prize money. It is winning one of the [...]
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Friday, September 25th, 2009

Map for Teams ONLY CookingTeams Only CLICK HERE TO PRINT/SEE THE MAP FULL SIZE Here is the map that you can print out. All teams will be entering on the EAST side of the McAllen Convention Center. This is the opposite end from year’s past. We will have our own private entry and exit point. [...]
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009

NEW LOWER TEAM PRICE FOR 2009 McAllen, TX We are having a good response in Registrations this year. And WE THANK YOU !! I know that having registration forms filled, paid, and in house this early, is a GOOD thing. We have doubled our size in available room for BBQ Pits, Trailers, Big [...]
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009

McAllen, TX – The cooking team of RC Truck Brokerage of Pharr is the first official entry into this year’s RGV Cook-Off at PalmFest. Also known as The Fajita Cook-Off and The BBQ Cook-Off, the RGV Cook-Off will be held during PalmFest International Folk life Celebration October 3-4 at the new McAllen Convention Center [...]
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Monday, July 6th, 2009

RGV Cookoff at PalmFest Proclaimed State Championship McAllen, TX – It’s official! On April 8, 2009, The Senate of the State of Texas issued a proclamation designating the RGV Cookoff at PalmFest aka The Fajita Cookoff and The BBQ Cookoff, as a State Championship Cookoff. Here is what Lynn Shivers, of the International BBQ [...]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009

SpringHill Suites by Marriott We would like to thank you for choosing the SpringHill Suites by Marriott. We take great pride in serving our guest it is our number one priority. Your Palm Fest preferred rate for October 3 & 4 2009 $ 85.00 Regular rate is $109.00 SpringHill Suites by Marriott 1800 S. [...]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

05/01/2009 McAllen, Tx It’s Official !! RGV Cookoff, organizational entity, that owns The Fajita Cookoff and The BBQ Cookoff, has been declared a Texas State BBQ Championship Competition. Smokin’ since 1976, this year marks a new milestone for the RGV Cookoff at PalmFest in McAllen. First of all, we have been proclaimed a “State Championship [...]
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Friday, April 24th, 2009

The Most Coveted Award at The RGV Cookoff McAllen, TX – James Cameron, owner of Camco Wheel and Axle is committed! Not to a mental hospital, although some think he should, but to making the most unique and “tricked out” trophy he has ever made for The Fajita Cook Off this year. [...]
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Friday, April 24th, 2009

09/04/2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE McAllen – HEB Food Stores will be one of the primary food concessionaires at this year’s PalmFest International Folklife Celebration, scheduled for October 4-5 at the new McAllen Convention Center. HEB will be serving up gorditas, chicharrón, ice cream pops, fruit cups, and other delicious items. Hey! Sport Concession and Catering [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009

4th of July 2008 City of McAllen Parade Here we are at the 2008 McAllen City of Palms 4th of July Parade. Chris Julian, Organizer and Richard Womeldorf, Gen Manager This is the Palmfest entry into the parade. We had a moment before the rain started AGAIN. In the ‘ole days the Fajita [...]