The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta
The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta is a celebration of the area’s Spanish and Native American Heritage.
By Sabine Parish Tourist Comission
The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta is a celebration of the area’s Spanish and Native American Heritage.
The annual, three-day event is held in Zwolle at the Festival Grounds during the second weekend in October. An average of 15,000 to 20,000 people attend the fiesta each year and more than 26,000 dozen tamales are sold. The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta offers a heritage rich, fun-filled weekend with plenty of delicious hot tamales, live entertainment, tamale making demonstrations, arts and crafts, street dance, costume contest, parades, and mud bog. The Fiesta is fun for the entire family.
Zwolle was originally an Indian village that was occupied by the Spanish Province of Texas for many years. It was settled by the descendants of French and Spanish adventurers, who intermarried with the friendly Indians as well as English-speaking settlers from Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. The Fiesta itself stems from a combination of the Indians’ and Spaniards’ culinary efforts to produce the most delectable hot tamale in the country. For more information visit www.toledobendlakecountry.com or call (800) 358-7802.
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