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Cotton Patch Challenge, Lee Street Jamboree to highlight busy Saturday in Greenville

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The annual bicycling and musical events welcome in the fall festival season in Northeast Texas.

Two annual events, a bicycle ride and a free outdoor music festival, will welcome the Northeast Texas fall festival season this Saturday in Greenville.

The Cotton Patch Challenge, presented by the Rotary Club of Greenville, offers cyclists of all skill levels the chance to particpate in multiple different circuit routes, from a six-mile leisure rise to a 100-mile compeition. Registration is available online or at the event. Check-in begins at 6:30 on the square in dowtown Greenville, with cyclists riding at 8:00.

Saturday evening, downtown Greenville will host a free outdoor concert along Lee Street, just east of the square. The Lee Street Jamboree will feature Graycie York at 6:30 p.m. and Thompson Square at 8 p.m. Food vendors and children’s activities will be part of the event, scheduled to last until around 9:30 Saturday night.