{"id":449593,"date":"2026-09-27T21:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/449593\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:19:00","slug":"texas-premier-food-wine-fest-serves-up-star-studded-15th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/449593\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas’ premier food & wine fest serves up star-studded 15th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

A farm near Corpus Christi is giving a larger-than-life salute to Dolly Parton. Rockin\u2019 K Farms<\/a>, in Robstown, Texas, has built a massive corn maze in tribute to the country music icon, who passed away<\/a> in late August.<\/p>\n

The maze is one of 20 U.S. attractions<\/a> designed by Utah-based The MAiZE Inc. The corn maize consulting company has gone viral in recent years for its campaigns honoring some of Nashville\u2019s biggest stars, including Reba McEntire in 2023, Luke Bryan in 2024, and Lainey Wilson in 2025.<\/p>\n

“We are beyond humbled to honor Dolly’s legacy, joining the world in mourning the passing of a true American treasure,” says MAiZE founder Brett Herbst in a release. “Dolly’s impact on the world and her love for farming is immeasurable, and our corn maze tributes now take on new meaning and significance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Robstown maze features a profile of the late singer sporting her signature big, blonde hairdo. A guitar and butterfly \u2014 Parton\u2019s personal symbol since childhood \u2014 complete the image.<\/p>\n

\"Dolly Dolly Parton passed away on August 25. Photo courtesy of Dolly Parton <\/p>\n

Once inside the labyrinth, guests at Rockin\u2019 K will be able to hunt for clues and play an interactive trivia game testing their knowledge of all things Dolly. Throughout the fall season, visitors will also be able to pose for photo ops, take part in storytelling sessions, and listen to live music.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, the corn mazes honor Parton\u2019s philanthropic work as much as her musical legacy. Each participating site will donate a portion of their proceeds to Imagination Library<\/a>, the singer\u2019s nonprofit literacy program that provides free books to children from birth to age five.<\/p>\n

The charitable contribution might have been one reason Parton gave the project her blessing, even though she sometimes shied away from tributes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the support of my Imagination Library and am excited to invite people out to get lost in this year\u2019s country music corn maze for a little fun, laughter, and a real good reason to get lost,\u201d Parton said in a statement prior to her death.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Dolly corn maze, visitors to Rockin\u2019 K will also find plenty of other family friendly fun, including mini golf, slides, a petting zoo, paintball, and backyard games. There\u2019s also festival food and a pumpkin patch for those who want to carve out their own Parton homages at home.<\/p>\n

The Dolly Parton corn maze is open September 26-November 7 and included in regular Rockin\u2019 K admission ($19.61 online<\/a>). Hours are noon-10 pm on Saturdays and noon-7 pm on Sundays, except for Halloween night, when the farm closes at 5 pm. Rockin’ K Farms is located at 5385 County Rd 52 in Robstown.<\/p>\n

For other ideas for a Dolly pilgrimage, check out this story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A farm near Corpus Christi is giving a larger-than-life salute to Dolly Parton. Rockin\u2019 K Farms, in Robstown,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[132,2808,1111,577,23076,116,118,117],"class_list":["post-449593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-austin","tag-chefs","tag-event-planner","tag-festivals","tag-food-festivals","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}