GUIDE: Tomball German Heritage Festival celebrates 20 years with 3-day festival, June 4-6

The Tomball German Heritage Festival returns June 4-6 for its 20th anniversary with live music, child-friendly activities and nearly 200 street vendors.

The festival showcases the city's German heritage with various events and performances, such as the GOAT Beard contest, where judges search for the "greatest of all time beard" in one of the many family-friendly events planned for the weekend.

Craig Bogner, general manager of the Tomball German Heritage Festival, said he expects a crowd at the three-day festival following last year's canceled festivals, which were upended by the COVID-19 pandemic last March and December.

“Everybody’s ready to get out and enjoy the summer,” Bogner said June 2. “The town has supported the German festival for the past 20 years, and we want to give back as much as we can.”

Location, time and date

Hundreds of street vendors will set up shop along Market and South Walnut streets. Performances and activities will be held at the Grady Und Sandra Platz at Pine and Market streets, Telgte Dance Hall at Market and Elm streets, Rybak Party Stage at Cherry and Market streets, Warsteiner/Ziegenbock Wiesn off Walnut Street, and the German Heritage Center.

Headliner Mollie B & Squeezebox with Ted Lange kick off the festival Friday, June 4, at 6 p.m. with German polka music followed by two folk dance performances.

The festival runs from 6-10 p.m. for performances June 4. The street festival spans 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, June 5, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 6.