Great Texas Alligator Roundup

The Great Texas Alligator Roundup, the premier event of GATORFEST, invites Texas alligator hunters to bring in their “harvest” to compete for cash prizes. The festival coincides with the opening of the 20 day alligator season in Texas and the Roundup sees an average of 10% of all the alligators harvested from the wild in Texas annually. Previous years’ winners have been over 13 feet long!

Listen for the air horn to sound as hunters bring in gators each hour throughout the day Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18.  The Great Texas Alligator Roundup is the premiere event of our festival and gives the festival a rare opportunity to see this fascinating reptile “up close and personal.”  This event attracts alligator hunters from across Texas to our festival.  The hunters have great incentive to bring their “harvest” to the Roundup where they compete for over $4000 in prize money. Prizes are awarded according to length and county of harvest.

A licensed Texas alligator buyer is on site to purchase the harvested gators, which are then processed for the hide and the meat.  For more information on The Great Texas Alligator Roundup and alligator hunting opportunities in the Anahuac Area contact the GATORFEST office at 409/267-4190.