BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:AVOCADO FESTIVAL GUACAMOLE CONTEST DESCRIPTION:Think your guac is the GOAT? Prove it at the 4th Annual Avocado Festival Guacamole Contest happening October 10\, Downtown Pharr! πŸ—“ Date: October 10\, 2025 πŸ•“ Time: 4:00 PM πŸ“ Location: Downtown Pharr πŸ‘‰ Registration is now open at greaterpharrchamber.com Bring your best avocado game for a chance to WIN a cash prize πŸ’΅ and the bragging rights as the guacamole champ! 🌟 One lucky person will walk away the winnerπŸ₯‘ πŸ₯‘ Must be 18 years or older to enter. πŸ’š Don't miss your shot at guac glory! Visit www.avocadofest.com for more fun festivities!GUACAMOLE CONTEST INFORMATIONDEADLINE TO ENTER: WEDNESDAY\, OCTOBER 7\, 2026FREE ENTRYAWARDS: 1ST\, 2ND\, 3RD PLACE. WINNERS WILL BE GRANTED AWARDS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGES.JudgingThe judging process involves ranking Guacamole contestants against each other in taste and presentation\, awarding first\, second\, and third places. Judges must avoid unnecessary interactions with contestants. No one is permitted\, under any circumstances\, to interfere with the judges during their evaluations\, with the staff\, or to promote any contestant over another. Anyone violating this rule will be immediately removed from the judging area. Judging information will not be provided by phone or mail. Judges have the discretion to award first\, second\, and third places based on judging criteria and merit. If a contestant lacks merit\, no award will be given\, regardless of the number of entries in the class. All decisions made by the judges are final. Please read both the generic rules on the following page and the individual contest rules\, classes\, judging criteria and check-in information both the generic rules on the following page and the individual contest page. QUESTIONS? Contact: The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce at (956)402-4240 or email at greaterpharrchamber@pharr-tx.gov Guacamole Contest Entry Rules1. Exhibitors are responsible for reading the competition information and rules and must abide by them.2. Entry fee is FREE!3. Once registration has been received you will be sent an email confirmation. If you have not received the email confirmation please look in your spam/junk folder before contacting the Greater Pharr Chamber.4. Adults only (18 years of age and older\, must provide valid identification).5. Entries accepted from INDIVIDUALS ONLY and must be the work of the exhibitor in whose name they were entered.6. All registrees will receive a confirmation packet.7. Each recipe must be homemade (no mixes\, unless otherwise specified)\, named\, original\, unpublished\, the sole property of entrant and not previously submitted.8. Recipes must be made using ingredients that are readily available at your local stores.9. The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to reject anything that is entered into contest that may be objectionable\, unsuitable\, requires more space that can be given\, or is in conflict with exhibit requirements.10. The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for lost\, stolen\, illegible\, misdirected or late entries. By entering the contest\, exhibitor accepts and agrees to these requirements and the decisions of the judges\, which shall be final.11. The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to amend and add to these rules and empowers the Executive Committee with the final and absolute right to interpret all rules and regulations and arbitrarily settle and determine all matters\, questions\, and differences in regard thereto.2026 GUACAMOLE CONTESTClass: Guacamole Check in: Where: Downtown Pharr City Hall -118 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr\, Texas 78577 When: Saturday\, October 10\, 2026 Contest Time: 3:00pm Judging: 4:30pm Specific Contest Rules: 1. Present your best guacamole in an unpacked (uncanned) jar/bottle. Judges will be tasting entries with corn tortilla chips.2. Submit a serving size that is acceptable for up to six judges to taste.3. See entry rules on the previous page.JUDGING CRITERIATaste (Overall taste) _____________________ 40%Originality/Creativity _____________________30% Appearance/Presentation _____________________20% Ease of preparation _____________________10% Total 100% X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Think your guac is the GOAT? Prove it at the 4th Annual Avocado Festival Guacamole Contest happening October 10\, Downtown Pharr! πŸ—“ Date: October 10\, 2025 πŸ•“ Time: 4:00 PM πŸ“ Location: Downtown Pharr πŸ‘‰ Registration is now open at greaterpharrchamber.com Bring your best avocado game for a chance to WIN a cash prize πŸ’΅ and the bragging rights as the guacamole champ! 🌟 One lucky person will walk away the winnerπŸ₯‘ πŸ₯‘ Must be 18 years or older to enter. πŸ’š Don&rsquo\;t miss your shot at guac glory! Visit www.avocadofest.com for more fun festivities!

GUACAMOLE CONTEST INFORMATION

DEADLINE TO ENTER: WEDNESDAY\, OCTOBER 7\, 2026

FREE ENTRY

AWARDS: 1ST\, 2ND\, 3RD PLACE. WINNERS WILL BE GRANTED AWARDS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGES.

Judging

The judging process involves ranking Guacamole contestants against each other in taste and presentation\, awarding first\, second\, and third places. Judges must avoid unnecessary interactions with contestants. No one is permitted\, under any circumstances\, to interfere with the judges during their evaluations\, with the staff\, or to promote any contestant over another. Anyone violating this rule will be immediately removed from the judging area. Judging information will not be provided by phone or mail. Judges have the discretion to award first\, second\, and third places based on judging criteria and merit. If a contestant lacks merit\, no award will be given\, regardless of the number of entries in the class. All decisions made by the judges are final. Please read both the generic rules on the following page and the individual contest rules\, classes\, judging criteria and check-in information both the generic rules on the following page and the individual contest page. \;

QUESTIONS? \;

Contact: \;

The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce \;

at (956)402-4240 or email at \;

greaterpharrchamber@pharr-tx.gov \;

Guacamole Contest Entry Rules

1. \;  \; \;Exhibitors are responsible for reading the competition information and rules and must abide by them.

2. \;  \; \;Entry fee is FREE!

3. \;  \; \;Once registration has been received you will be sent an email confirmation. If you have not received the email confirmation please look in your spam/junk folder before contacting the Greater Pharr Chamber.

4. \;  \; \;Adults only (18 years of age and older\, must provide valid identification).

5. \;  \; \;Entries accepted from INDIVIDUALS ONLY and must be the work of the exhibitor in whose name they were entered.

6. \;  \; \;All registrees will receive a confirmation packet.

7. \;  \; \;Each recipe must be homemade (no mixes\, unless otherwise specified)\, named\, original\, unpublished\, the sole property of entrant and not previously submitted.

8. \;  \; \;Recipes must be made using ingredients that are readily available at your local stores.

9. \;  \; \;The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to reject anything that is entered into contest that may be objectionable\, unsuitable\, requires more space that can be given\, or is in conflict with exhibit requirements.

10. \;  \; \;The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for lost\, stolen\, illegible\, misdirected or late entries. By entering the contest\, exhibitor accepts and agrees to these requirements and the decisions of the judges\, which shall be final.

11. \;  \; \;The Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to amend and add to these rules and empowers the Executive Committee with the final and absolute right to interpret all rules and regulations and arbitrarily settle and determine all matters\, questions\, and differences in regard thereto.

2026 GUACAMOLE CONTEST

Class: \;Guacamole \;

Check in: \;

Where: Downtown Pharr City Hall -118 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr\, Texas 78577 When: Saturday\, October 10\, 2026 \;

Contest Time: 3:00pm \;

Judging: 4:30pm \;

Specific Contest Rules: \;

1. \;  \; \;Present your best guacamole in an unpacked (uncanned) jar/bottle. Judges will be tasting entries with corn tortilla chips.

2. \;  \; \;Submit a serving size that is acceptable for up to six judges to taste.

3. \;  \; \;See entry rules on the previous page.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Taste (Overall taste) _____________________ 40%

Originality/Creativity _____________________30% \;

Appearance/Presentation _____________________20% \;

Ease of preparation _____________________10% \;

Total 100%

LOCATION:118 S. CAGE BLVD. PHARR 78577 UID:e.4757.1631245 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260917T163802Z URL:https://members.greaterpharrchamber.com/eventcalendar/Details/avocado-festival-guacamole-contest-1920140?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR