The 2nd Annual Harvest Dinner in Mount Pleasant

The Harvest Dinner is one of the newer traditions in Mount Pleasant, but it has quickly established itself as a standout on the community calendar. Organized by the Mount Pleasant-Titus County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with RichBrand Catering and Folktale Venue, the event brings together local food, Texas wine, and an outdoor setting that turns Caldwell Park into an open-air dining room for one evening each October.

The 2026 dinner

What to expect

The Harvest Dinner is not a festival or a street fair. It is a seated, multi-course dinner served outdoors at Caldwell Park, with tables arranged under string lights and the kind of October evening that makes East Texas fall worth the wait. The menu is designed by RichBrand Catering with wine pairings selected to match each course, and the atmosphere leans toward the kind of evening that works for date nights, small group gatherings, and anyone who wants a reason to dress up for dinner.

The event serves as a kickoff to the fall season in Mount Pleasant. October is one of the busiest months in Titus County, with the Titus County Fair running the last week of September into early October, CountryFest in Mount Vernon on the second Saturday, and the Harvest Dinner landing later in the month. For anyone who values community events, it is a strong stretch of the calendar.

Getting there from the property

Caldwell Park sits on the west side of Mount Pleasant, about ten minutes from the property via paved county road and US-80. It is the same park that hosts the Uncorked Food and Wine Festival, and the drive is straightforward from any direction. For anyone evaluating the property as a primary residence or a weekend retreat, the Harvest Dinner is the kind of event that shows what the community does when it wants to gather: not a carnival, not a fundraiser, but a proper dinner under the trees with neighbors and local food and the kind of quiet conversation that only happens when people sit down to eat together.