Westfest Inc - West, Texas

Vivian B.

It's one of my favorite festivals! Great food and beer, fun rides, and lots of arts and crafts. They have live music and a big area to dance. Appreciate is a well organized event. Restrooms need a little bit of love. But besides that, I absolutely love this event.

Em

Very fun! Great time for the children and us adults.
Only four stars because it was kind of spendy. It was nice we could bring our own drinks and snacks in for the kids but games and rides weren't cheap. Best to just buy the unlimited ride pass.
Plenty of rides and games, many vendors, AMAZING FOOD, and the live music was awesome.
Overall my family and I had a wonderful time.

Thomas M.

I always have to get my "boat". It has a longer name, but it consists of sauerkraut, potatoes, sausage and bread. Yummy! I also enjoy my "steak on a stick" (pictured) Westfest has been a tradition for us since moving to central Texas. My wife being Czech also adds to the required pilgrimage. It's a great place for the family and my kids love the carnival. We can't wait for the 2019 year!

Holly K.

We had a great time at Westfest this year, albeit only for a few hours. Lots of food, friendly vendors, great live music. My only complaint is that activities started so late in the day. It was 100+ degrees by the time things picked up and we didn't last long in that heat so we didn't end up staying for as many of the demos and performances as we'd hoped. Would be awesome if they would have some of that closer to when the gates open. Appreciated the covered spaces and free water, though.
We also hoped to see more Czech- and German-inspired foods and crafts. I was specifically looking for some folk art christmas ornaments and thought this might be the place. Sadly, there really weren't too many craft vendors. Maybe next year!

Our favorite snacks- the reuben, the schnitzel, and the freshly made lemonade.

Andrew V.

Great polka music, interesting shows, an excellent location, and a well versed variety of food trucks. I will say the carnival area felt very cheesy so I didn’t do any of it.

John D.

The overall experience was good, with several vendors, musicians, and good food/ beer. The cultural tent was the highlight, with crafts for the kids, traditional dancing, and the kolache eating contest.

The only reason for 3 stars was the unnecessarily high admission fees of $15 per adult, which really didn't get you much other than the opportunity to spend even more money inside. Much of the fairgrounds are not dissimilar to other small town festivals, with the small business vendors, typical funnel cake/ fried Oreo, and carnival, but at those you typically don't have to pay to just walk around. You remove that entrance fee, it's back up to 4-5 stars.

Phaedra W.

Super family fun! Czech culture, polka music, food, rides, shopping booths, and several pavilions so you can get out of the sun. My family loved it from the 10 yr old to the 65 year old 🙂 Well worth the drive!

Michaela S.

I am crying writing this review. This festival will always be the most meaningful Czech festival to me.

I attended for the first time in 2015 as the Miss Nebraska Czech-Slovak Queen. I met the mayor and the mayor of the sister city of Kunovice, Czech Republic. I partook in the parade which was VERY WELL organized, and then the Parade of Authentic Kroj. (I did not have an authentic kroj at the time but was still allowed to participate due to my love of heritage.)

Texas is hot. Plain and simple. The vendors try their absolute best to have as much shade and portable fans and even out door air conditioners as possible.

There are two areas to listen to polka bands, and the pavilion where you can sit and watch entertainment all day long.

At one of the dance floors I was asked to dance by a very polite Texan man, and we kept dancing all night long. Fast forward a year, that Texan man and I are dating. Fast forward one more year, we are engaged, and next year at Westfest we will be married.

I love this festival with all my heart.

All of the volunteers are incredible, and so helpful, and just happy to see you.

My personal favorite are the bars at each dance area. Long lines of beer counters are set up where you just hand them a drink ticket and they fill your beer in your signature Westfest mug.