Onion Festival
Celebrate 20 years on April 20, 2024
The 20th annual Princeton Onion Festival is a celebration of community history, benefitting the Princeton Lions Club.
Collin County's lucrative onion history started right here in Princeton. By the 1940s, Princeton was shipping 175 train-car loads of onions each year, helping put our community on the map for surrounding areas as old-timers say the sweet Bermuda onion made Princeton the Onion Capital of Texas.
What is the Princeton Lions Club?
Every year, the Princeton Lions Club pays homage to our community's history by hosting the Onion Festival and raising funds for Lions Club International Charities as well as children in need right here in Princeton.
The hard work of the Princeton Lions Club benefits Lions Club International by providing eye exams and supplying eye glasses to kinds in need. They provide scholarships to deserving graduating seniors from Princeton High School. And every year, the Lions Club sponsors the effort to provide Christmas for the less fortunate families through the Angel Tree Program.
To donate or sponsor an event contact Princeton ISD at 469-952-5400
Schedule of Events | April 20, 2024
10 am - 3 pm
Contact: Nichole Powell
469-952-5400
8 am check-in
8:30 am Fun Run | 9 am 5K
Contact: Rachel Nicks
469-952-5400 ext. 3522
Contact: Eric or Tangy Lockman
469-952-5400 ext. 3034 | 469-952-5400 ext. 2658
10 am check-in
Contact: Erica Haggard
Contact: Princeton ISD
469-952-5400
Purchase raffle tickets: 1 for $1, 6 for $5 or 24 for $20 from any Lions Club member, at Princeton ISD Administration Building, 321 Panther Parkway, or online.
Entertainment Schedule
Performance will be on the Onion Festival Stage in the PHS cafeteria
| 9:30 am | PHS Jazz Band |
| 10 am | Smith Elementary |
| 10:30 am | Lacy Elementary |
| 11 am | Godwin Elementary |
| 11:30 am | Harper Elementary |
| 12 pm | Lowe Elementary |
| 12:30 pm | Mayfield Elementary |
| 1 pm | PHS Show Choir |
