Family Success FestivalBell County, Texas
2026 Archive

2026 Inaugural Festival

Our inaugural 2026 Bell County Family Success Festival brought families, community leaders, local organizations, volunteers, and businesses together for a powerful day of resources, celebration, and connection.

Date
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Time
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location
Killeen Special Event Center · 3301 S. W.S. Young Dr, Killeen, Texas 76542
Admission
FREE admission
Families attended

700+

Families attended

Community partners

32

Community partners

Admission for all

Free

Admission for all

Backpacks distributed

432

Backpacks distributed

Official flyer for the 2026 Inaugural Festival.
View the 2026 flyer
Day-Of Schedule

How 2026 unfolded.

  1. 10:00 AM

    Doors Open & Family Check-In

    Families check in and receive their day-of guide.

  2. 10:10 AM

    DJ PlayBizy Opens the Event

    DJ PlayBizy kicks off the festival on the community stage.

  3. 10:20 AM

    Backpack Distribution

    Kids meet volunteers and pick out their new backpack.

  4. 10:40 AM

    Piggie Harris

    Community stage appearance.

  5. 11:50 AM

    Mr. Martin Bonner

    Army Community Service.

  6. 12:00 PM

    Bailey Preddy & Extreme Cheer Performance

    Live performance on the community stage.

  7. 12:10 PM

    Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Gonzales

    Remarks from the community stage.

  8. 12:15 PM

    Councilwoman Debbie Nash-King

    Remarks from the community stage.

  9. 12:30 PM

    Councilwoman Beverly Ann Williams

    Remarks from the community stage.

  10. 12:40 PM

    World of Music

    Live music from World of Music.

  11. 1:30 PM

    Mayor Keynote Speech

    Mayor Joseph Solomon addresses Bell County families.

  12. 2:00 PM

    Community Send-Off

    Every family leaves connected to next-step resources.

On Site

Activities & highlights.

  • Backpack and school supply distribution
  • Family raffles and giveaways
  • Children's activity and game zones
  • Live music and community stage performances
  • Local food vendors
  • Community resource and information booths
  • Family Success Challenge scavenger hunt
2026 Community Partners

The organizations that made it happen.

  • Central Texas Children's Academy logoCentral Texas Children's Academy
  • Familia Ink Tattoo Company logoFamilia Ink Tattoo Company
  • Army Community Service (ACS) logoArmy Community Service (ACS)
  • HWDS Foundation logoHWDS Foundation
  • Central Texas Bears logoCentral Texas Bears
  • So Fresh-N-So Clean Barbershop logoSo Fresh-N-So Clean Barbershop
  • Extreme Cheer & Tumble logoExtreme Cheer & Tumble
  • Tooty Tot logoTooty Tot
  • City of Killeen logoCity of Killeen
  • World of Music logoWorld of Music
  • PlayBizy Entertainment logoPlayBizy Entertainment
  • Photos By Ivan LLC logoPhotos By Ivan LLC
  • Ill Will Vizuals Photography logoIll Will Vizuals Photography
  • Remember You Matter logoRemember You Matter
  • Boys Matter To Men logoBoys Matter To Men
  • Party Time Fun Face Painting logoParty Time Fun Face Painting
  • We Care America logoWe Care America
  • Brand With Care logoBrand With Care
  • GoTi Bounce House logoGoTi Bounce House
  • Killeen Police Department logoKilleen Police Department
  • Killeen Fire Department logoKilleen Fire Department
  • Innovate Next Level Basketball Training logoInnovate Next Level Basketball Training
  • Chef Ras logoChef Ras
  • The GEDD In Home Care logoThe GEDD In Home Care
  • Today's Car Wash & Detail logoToday's Car Wash & Detail
  • Food Care Center logoFood Care Center
  • Area 254 logoArea 254
  • Luxe Lending logoLuxe Lending
  • Cinemark logoCinemark
  • Starbucks logoStarbucks
  • Academy Sports + Outdoors logoAcademy Sports + Outdoors
  • Dairy Queen Grill & Chill logoDairy Queen Grill & Chill
Photo Gallery

2026 in pictures.

  • Festival organizer shaking hands with community leaders in front of the Bell County Family Success Festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Central Texas Children's Academy team and families behind a table of clear backpacks.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • So Fresh-N-So Clean Barbershop team with the festival organizer at their partner booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A speaker addressing families from the podium on the community stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Wide view of the community stage with a speaker and the festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • DJ PlayBizy at the DJ booth beside the community stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families seated in front of the stage, a child wearing a clear backpack.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A So Fresh-N-So Clean Barbershop volunteer smiling and pointing at the camera.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Killeen Fire-EMS crew standing in front of their engine outside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Young gymnasts from Extreme warming up on the tumbling mat.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A cheerleader tumbling down the air track during the Extreme Cheer performance.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families with clear backpacks visiting resource booths inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A grandmother and granddaughter posing together at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Costumed character mascots greeting children at the activity area.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother and daughter walking hand in hand through the festival hall.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A father holding his young daughter at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The Familia Ink Tattoo Co. team behind a table of school supplies and clear backpacks.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Extreme Gymnastics and Cheer staff at their prize wheel booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • DJ PlayBizy at his DJ booth during the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Remember You Matter founder at her table of books and resources.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • New Parent Support Program team at their resource table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A Tooty Tot volunteer carrying supplies through the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families walking through the venue toward the activity area.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Children arriving together at the festival entrance.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Kids walking into the venue as the festival gets underway.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Chef Ras and his partner preparing plates at the food vendor tent.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families ordering food at the Chef Ras vendor tent outside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The Chef Ras team smiling with their menu at the food vendor booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two attendees posing together at the HWDS Foundation resource table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A young girl at the festival with children playing in the background.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families lined up inside the venue during the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Central Texas Children's Academy staff with a community leader at their booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two young boys running and playing across the venue floor.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families walking the venue past the balloon display and activity area.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The Amethyst team smiling behind their partner table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Food Care Center team with Mayor Joseph Solomon and festival organizers at their banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Cars, a fire engine and police unit filling the venue parking lot on festival day.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Martin Bonner of Army Community Service speaking from the podium.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • An Extreme gymnast tumbling down the air track during the performance.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A community leader addressing families from the stage podium.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Army Community Service speaker addressing the crowd from the stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A speaker at the podium in front of the Bell County Family Success Festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Bounce houses and activity tables set up inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A city council member speaking to families from the stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A council member smiling while addressing the festival crowd.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A speaker addressing the crowd from the podium with partner tables behind her.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Mayor Joseph Solomon at the podium with bounce houses in the background.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Mayor Joseph Solomon speaking in front of the Bell County Family Success Festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother and her two children with clear backpacks at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A Killeen Police officer standing in front of his patrol vehicle.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Parents with a stroller and children collecting clear backpacks.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Community volunteers talking together inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A toddler running across the venue floor as families arrive.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A speaker energetically addressing families from the stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother with three young children carrying giveaways and library fans.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Killeen Public Library staff and Mayor Joseph Solomon at the library booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A smiling boy holding his giveaway as families walk the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Volunteers and children making crafts at the library activity table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Mayor Joseph Solomon with the festival organizer inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • HWDS Foundation team talking with attendees at their booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Festival organizer talking with an HWDS Foundation volunteer.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families seated in the main hall waiting for the stage program.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Children and families around the bounce houses and partner booths.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A student string quartet performing on stage at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A So Fresh-N-So Clean Barbershop volunteer at her prize wheel and candy table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Central Texas Children's Academy volunteers with mothers and toddlers behind a table of clear backpacks.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A large group of children and moms posing together at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A volunteer holding hands with a young girl in front of the festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Extreme Gymnastics coaches and young gymnasts posing at their booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Innovate Next Level Basketball Training team seated at their banner table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Children with clear backpacks working on crafts at an activity table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother with her son and daughter in front of the bounce houses.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A father with his three children smiling at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Attendees talking with the HWDS Foundation team at their resource table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The festival organizer with two Killeen Public Library staff members holding a library fan.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families chatting near the bounce houses inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A teen with a clear backpack visiting a resource table with her mother.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Attendees signing up at a community partner table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A partner handing out information as families carry clear backpacks through the hall.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A grandmother and granddaughter with unicorn face paint posing together.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A Killeen Police officer talking with the HWDS Foundation team at their booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A student string quartet performing beside the festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A family posing with Tooty Tot mascot characters at the photo backdrop.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The festival organizer talking with Mayor Joseph Solomon beside the Food Care Center banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Wide view of the community stage and seating as families fill the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • An Extreme Gymnastics coach greeting a visitor at the prize wheel table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A GoTi Bounce House representative sharing information with attendees.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A Greater Vision Community Church volunteer speaking with a visitor at their table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The Food Care Center team at their resource booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother with her two children holding giveaway bags at the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two mothers with four children, one wearing a clear backpack, posing together.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A family of four smiling together inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Photographer from PhotosByIvan LLC with an HWDS Foundation volunteer beside the photography banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two teen girls smiling together inside the festival hall.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families gathered at the HWDS Foundation resource table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two Killeen Police Community Engagement officers beside their patrol vehicle.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Three Killeen Fire Department firefighters standing in front of their engine.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A police officer posing with a family and children beside a patrol vehicle.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother and her two daughters holding clear backpacks they received.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A father kneeling with his daughter, who wears a clear backpack.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A couple smiling with festival giveaway bags.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two CSV Program volunteers at their resource table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A young girl with a clear backpack hugging the Bluey mascot beside a balloon column.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother and daughter picking up Killeen ISD information at a partner table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A family walking through the venue carrying clear backpacks.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two teens posing with the Bluey and Minnie Mouse mascots.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother and son walking together, the son wearing a mesh backpack.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Children and parents visiting a community resource table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two young Extreme gymnasts posing together before their performance.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A father and daughter with a clear backpack at the Boys Matter 2 Men booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A mother with her baby and toddler in a stroller near the bounce houses.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Central Texas Bears coach speaking with families at their sports booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A young boy in a Cars t-shirt running across the open festival floor.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A community speaker addressing the crowd from the podium.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two Greater Vision Community Church volunteers at their 29th anniversary table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • HWDS Foundation team members standing at their community fitness booth.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A GoTi Bounce House representative talking with families at her table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The festival organizer smiling and pointing at the camera during setup.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A community speaker addressing families from the stage podium.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A student string quartet performing on the community stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The string quartet playing as staff coordinate the program near the stage.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Mayor Joseph Solomon with festival organizers in front of the Bell County Family Success Festival banner.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Families seated in front of the stage as a speaker welcomes the crowd.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two attendees talking together inside the venue during the festival.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Mayor Joseph Solomon shaking hands with the PhotosByIvan photographer.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • The festival organizer with a community elder at the So Fresh-N-So Clean Barbershop table.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • A volunteer handing out frisbees at the kids craft table as a child wears a clear backpack.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • DJ PlayBizy spinning music beside the bounce houses inside the venue.
    Bell County Family Success Festival
  • Two organizers smiling together inside the venue before the program begins.
    Bell County Family Success Festival