Texas Rose Festival Coronation Features Seasonal Gowns by Jacob A. Climer

Tyler Longview, TX, October 17, 2026 —

The 93rd Texas Rose Festival recently held its Queen’s Coronation at the UT Tyler Cowan Center, featuring elaborate, handcrafted gowns by designer Jacob A. Climer. The gowns reflected the theme “Celebrations through the Seasons,” with intricate designs inspired by holidays and annual celebrations.

The coronation’s gown designs were a featured element of the event. The available information describes them as handcrafted and elaborate, but does not specify how many gowns were presented, what materials were used or which holidays and celebrations informed individual designs.

The event took place at the UT Tyler Cowan Center. The exact date of the coronation was not provided, and no details were available about the ceremony’s program, attendance or the identity of the festival’s queen.

The festival is identified as its 93rd, but further background on its history or other events in this year’s program was not provided. The information also does not describe how Climer developed the designs or how the seasonal theme was incorporated beyond the gowns’ holiday- and celebration-inspired details.

As described, the coronation brought the festival’s seasonal theme into its gown designs. Additional details about the ceremony and the individual creations were not included in the event summary.

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