The Crockett Area Chamber of Commerce provides the county with opportunities to learn about its past through living history examples during the annual Heritage Days Festival in October. Grapeland hosts the Peanut Festival each October, celebrating the harvest with games, parades and family fun.

Many visitors explore the pioneer past at The Rice Log Cabin, an original stagecoach house that was moved to the Mission Tejas State Park. The Monroe-Crook House, built by Armistead Thompson Mason Monroe (grandnephew of the fifth president of the United States), is a Registered National Historic Landmark and a Texas Historical Medallion Home. In 1854, Monroe built this home to reflect the homes and styles he left in Virginia. The house reflects the background and culture that Mr. Monroe enjoyed, represents the character of the men who came here to establish homes and makes Crockett one of the most charming towns in East Texas.

There is a rich cultural tradition in Houston County. The region is filled with cultural venues that offer a lifetime of rewarding experiences. The Piney Woods Fine Arts Association serves the arts community in Houston County by providing sensational entertainment with title singers, bands, musicals, comedies, orchestras and more. The Piney Woods Fine Arts Association is dedicated to bringing quality performing arts to Houston County, both for the education of children and to encourage personal growth through the arts. Local theater provides a chance for young people to audition and perform in a play each year. For a list of current events, contact the Piney Woods Fine Arts Association in Crockett. http://www.pwfaa.org/

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One can participate in or simply watch rodeos, the World Championship Fiddlers Festival, the Houston County Fair, circuses and other events on any given weekend at the Porth Agricultural Arena and Crockett Civic Center.

The Crockett area hosts many local festivals each year. Lovelady holds the Lovefest each year in February, and the World Championship Fiddlers Festival is held the second weekend in June at the Crockett Civic Center. Salmon Lake Park in Grapeland is host to the annual Gospel Festival each Memorial Day weekend, and the Bluegrass Festival on Labor Day weekend.

The Crockett Civic Center is open to the public for special events, exhibits and programs. The Porth AG Arena is a multipurpose, all-weather facility with livestock pens, bucking chutes, a cattle sales facility and more. It has a 2,750-seat capacity, and serves as the agricultural hub of the county.