2026 Rotary Shrimp & Catfish Festival
Baytown Sun photos by Cheryl Donatto
Grand Prize Raffle ticket sold by Rotarian Jan Lammers
Pictured from left are Community Toyota-Honda-Kia Representative Jim Wadzinski (A Kiwanian) and Rotarian Jan Lammers who sold the winning ticket to his sister, Leslie Lammers, of New Braunfels. She will get to choose from a 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross or a 2026 Honda HR-V Sport.
Baytown Sun photo by Cheryl Donatto
2026 Festival Raffle Winners
Tell us how you liked the 2026 Shrimp & Catfish Festival. Any suggestions for the 2027 festival?
LIVE AUCTION RAISES $39,900
1. Liquor & Wine combo with Gourmet Dinner and Hyatt Regency Overnight
Karie Spell
2. Dynamo Soccer Tickets
Bill Baker
3. Luxury Hill Country Treehouse
Steve Daniele & Suzanne Heinrich and Chris & Pam Warford
4. Houston Texans Tickets
Sherrill & Gilbert Santana
5. Shay’s Jewelry Star of Texas blue topaz pendant set in 14k white gold
Lynne Foley
6. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Jack Adcox
7. Bay Fishing Frenzy
Community Resource Credit Union CEO Chad Heese
8. Beach House Dream Vacation
Frank McClosky
9. VIP Purse Bingo & Limo
Cherie Melendez
10. Baytown Little Theater – Exclusive Dinner & Theater for 40 Guests
Karie Spell
11. Baytown Sun Advertising Package
Jack Adcox
12. East Texas Hog Hunt
Jake Atkins
13. Afternoon Wine Tasting
Jack Adcox
14. Robsons Jewelers ½-carat brilliant round diamond earrings
Jack Adcox
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Baytown Little Theater '1776' - Jim Wadzinski
May 20, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM -
AI & Cyber Security Russell Klein: Tom Kelchner
Jun 03, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM -
Habitat for Humanity
Jun 10, 2026
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Judge Joe Stephens
Jun 24, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Rotary Scholarships 2026
The Rotary Club of Baytown awards $29,500 in scholarships to high school and college students after another successful Shrimp & Catfish Festival.
Essay Winners recite writings
Students from Highlands Junior, Cedar Bayou Junior and Horace Mann Junior Schools recited their writings on Drug Awareness and The Four Way Test May 6 for Baytown Rotarians.
Blue Badge, Red Badge, Rotary grows
Pictured from left are Rotary Club of Baytown President Ledell Johnson, Blue Badger Rusty Barnhill and new Rotarians and Red Badgers Kenzie Lackey and Nancy Mata.