Once again, music will be the catalyst, making good things happen at the Annual Rice Festival, a non-profit event, with all proceeds applied towards the funding of the Rice Harrington Art Scholarship, created to help graduating high school artists pursue fine art degrees in college. Each second Saturday in November, We gather to celebrate Rice’s birthday and the Spirit he left us.

Having taught art at San Marcos High School for over 20 years, Rice’s talent and influence will not be forgotten. Rain or shine, we enjoy ourselves at historic Fischer Hall, the funky old dance hall just off Hwy. 32, comfortably embraces the very best national and local Bluegrass, Folk & Acoustic performers, in a small intimate setting... just the way Rice liked it.

Festivities begin on Friday evening, with an intimate concert in the old hall, and is followed by a day long festival on Saturday, a silent auction, a viewing gallery of Rice’s Art, a variety of vendors, good food and drink, and nonstop live music featuring the very best local and national Acoustic / Bluegrass / Americana / Folk / Roots music, from early in the afternoon till this or the other side of midnight.