St. Mary's Gumbo Festival

Name: St. Mary's Gumbo Festival
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-10-25
Location: St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church

Houston, TX · Food & Drink

When: October 24–25, 2026
Where: St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church · Houston · TX
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

A parish-run gumbo festival at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church in Houston's Third Ward, with cook-off style gumbo tastings, live music, and vendor booths as an annual fall fundraiser. It has run for years as one of Houston's dedicated single-dish food festivals.

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