Celebrating the best music, food and art Houston has to offer! Thanks to everyone who came out and helped make the first ever BestFest a great success!
Stay tuned for updates about next year's event!
2011
THE BANDS: CAKE, Toadies, Deer Tick, Chamillionaire (Best of Houston® Winner), Against Me!, Bun B, Hayes Carll (Best of Houston® Winner), Slim Thug, Carolyn Wonderland, Buxton, The Tontons, Little Joe Washington (Best of Houston® Winner), Wild Moccasins, The H***y Tonk Blood Brothers- John Evans, Craig Kinsey and Hank Schyma, Los Skarnales (Be
st of Houston® Winner), thelastplaceyoulook, Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man (Best of Houston® Winner)and more! THE RESTAURANTS: Beaver’s Houston (Best of Houston® Winner), El Xuco Xicana (El XX), Last Concert Café (Best of Houston® Winner), Freebirds World Burrito, Russo’s NY Pizzeria (Best of Houston® Winner), Rudyard’s British Pub (Best of Houston® Winner), The Blue Fish, Sushi King, Don Julio’s, Kahn’s Deli (Best of Houston® Winner), NuSnowFlake Ice, GoodPop, Mandola’s Deli
THE VENDORS: Houston Aeros (Best of Houston® Winner), Smith Opticians (Best of Houston® Winner), Lola Savannah Coffee, Bedrock City Comics (Best of Houston® Winner), AAA Wellness, Cesak Chiropractic (Best of Houston® Winner), Silverleaf Resorts, Bayou City Crossfit, Daniel Boone Cycles (Best of Houston® Winner), Sunny Flea Market (Best of Houston® Winner), CUTCO Cutlery, Eric Dick for City Council, Bayou City Outdoors, Bomdiggidy Smoke Shop
THE ARTISTS: Ensemble Theatre (Best of Houston® Winner), Sarita Ackerman Modern Art, Winter Street Studios, Spring Street Sudios
DON'T FORGET TO RSVP TO WIN! Once a week we will randomly choose a winner from the "attending" list to win a prize pack from some of our BestFest artists!! Make sure you RSVP "attending" and invite your friends! RSVP here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140153349401071
The Houston Press and JAC!Entertainment have come together to celebrate 23 years of the Houston Press' annual Best of Houston® edition in a weekend of music, food, and arts. An event that will surely grow to be a city staple, "Houston Press Best of Houston® BestFest" will bring together the very best restaurants, musicians and artistic minds in a 2-day event in September. Sponsored by: Dos Equis, Camden Apartments, Midtown Management District, 2-Day Postcards, Houston Community College and Monster Energy Drink
VIP Presenter: Mercedes-Benz Dealers of Greater Houston
Hotel Partner: Hyatt Regency Houston
Main Stage Sponsor: Joffe Lasik
Home Brewed Stage Sponsor: C & D Scrap Metal
Media Partner: KHOU- Channel 11 News
The event, located in the midtown superblock off Travis and Main, will be a mine field of things to eat, see and experience. Follow www.Twitter.com/HouBestFest on twitter for event updates and ticket giveaways
To learn how to become a sponsor, please contact Danielle Dalati, Associate Publisher of the Houston Press, at [email protected] or 713-280-2451