Neches River Festival King

Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
Neches River Festival 2006 president Skylar Thompson welcomes the king's court yachts during the King's Arrival and Media Party at Riverfront Park in Beaumont on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. The 58th annual Neches River Festival honors and presents scholarships to high school students.


This year's Neches River Festival king Gary Christopher arrives in an unusual style during the King's Arrival and Media Party at Riverfront Park. The festival king arrives wearing a mask and is unveiled as part of the festivities.


Neches River Festival social chairman Lee Mann (right) unmasks this year's NRF king Gary Christopher (left) during the King's Arrival and Media Party at Riverfront Park.


This year's Neches River Festival king Gary Christopher (right) lifts his grandson John Davis Watson, 3, in victory during the King's Arrival and Media Party at Riverfront Park.