How Taste Of Texarkana Helps Feed Hungry Families

I know, it's been over a week since my favorite event of the year, the 2026 Taste of Texarkana, but it was fantastic as always. Would you like to hear more and see some pictures? Keep reading...

40ish Food and Drink Vendors

The burning question is always, "Where to start"? Not a hard decision for me, really; two of my favorite BBQ places in town were on the left side of the Four States Arena. So that's where the night's food quest began, and pretty much where it ended too.

Have you ever heard the old saying, "his eyes were bigger than his stomach"? If you don't know, that doesn't mean the dudes got giant eyes; it means he (or me, in this case) tried to eat a little bit of everything and failed miserably.

Let The Feasting Begin!

We got our plates and headed for the line at Julie's Deli, then to Naaman's BBQ, plus Raising Cane's, Blue Bell, Albertsons, Bubba's 33, and Blue Ember BBQ.

Shockingly, after taking a few bites from each one of those and a few others down the left side... I was pretty much done.

I did attempt to down a few bites of dessert items from the High School culinary departments, but those turned out to be nibbles instead of bites. I was wrecked after just one side of the arena and had to admit defeat once again. I ain't as young and iron-gutted as I used to be.

There's always next year, he said, shaking his forked-fist in the air.

Congratulations, Harvest Regional Food Bank, you win again, and the great news is that means they will continue to help hungry people right here in the Ark-La-Tex. For now, enjoy some event pics.