Queen’s Tea Brings Festival Royalty to Tyler Rose Garden
The annual Queen's Tea took place at the Tyler Rose Garden, offering visitors a chance to meet the 93rd Rose Queen and her Court. This traditional event, part of the Texas Rose Festival, showcased elaborate costumes themed "Celebrations Through the…

Tyler Longview, TX, October 18, 2026 —
The annual Queen’s Tea took place at the Tyler Rose Garden as part of the Texas Rose Festival, bringing visitors together with the festival’s royalty. The event offered an opportunity to meet the 93rd Rose Queen and her Court.
Costumes were a featured element of the gathering. They followed the theme “Celebrations Through the Seasons,” with elaborate designs reflecting the event’s seasonal concept. The tea combined that display with an opportunity for community members and visitors to engage with the Queen and her Court.
The Queen’s Tea is described as a traditional event within the Texas Rose Festival. Its place in the festival gives attendees a chance to connect with the people representing its royal court, while the costumes provide a visual focus tied to the event’s theme.
Details about the date of this year’s tea, attendance, the names of the Queen and Court members, and the program or activities beyond meeting the royalty and viewing the costumes were not provided. No statements from participants or organizers were included.
The event’s reported features were its Tyler Rose Garden setting, its connection to the annual festival, the appearance of the 93rd Rose Queen and her Court, and the costumes themed around celebrations through the seasons. Further information about the schedule and other programming was not available.
Story summarized from the original created by Jennifer Scott on tylerpaper.com, see more information here.

