FESTIVALS

Annual Festivals & Tours

Celebrating our rich Heritage

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Arts Fairs & Festivals

Film Festivals
Austin Jewish Film Festival - January
International Guitar Festival - February
Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, Rockport - February
1st Saturday Smithville Art Festival - Monthly
Tejas Art and Book Festival - March
Larry Joe Taylor's Annual Texas Music Festival - April
Fayetteville Artwalk - May
Kerrville Folk Festival - May-June
Texas Folklife Festival - June
Kerrville Wine and Music Festival - August
Austin City Limits Music Festival - October
Texas Book Festival - October
Texas Clay Festival - October
Texas Photo Festival - October
Smithville Music Festival - November

Annual Community Festivals

January

Hallettsville - State Championship Straight Domino Tournament,
Nordheim - Shooting Club Antique Tractor Pull, 2nd Saturday

February

Gonzales - Texas Independence Day Celebration
Port Aransas - Whoop It Up ~ Island Style

~ A Celebration of Whooping Cranes & Other Birds ~ Photo by Mike Sloat
Yoakum - Land of Leather Days

March

Brenham / Washington - Texas Independence Day Celebration

Goliad Massacre Reenactment - Fort Defiance Living History Program. A Recreation of the occupation of the fort by Col. Fannin and the Goliad Massacre. The only event of its kind in the State of Texas. Weekend closest to March 27th. For more info call 361-645-3752.

Hallettsville - South Texas Polka & Sausage Fest
Moulton - Polka Fest
Tomball - German Heritage Festival

April

Burton - Burton Cotton Gin Festival
Hallettsville - Fiddler's Frolics
Port Aransas - Texas Sandfest

May

Goliad - Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Gonzales - Cinco de Mayo, 1st Weekend
Nordheim St. Anne¹s Cemetery Association¹s
Cinco de Mayo Celebration, 1st Saturday
Seguin - Fiestas Juan Seguin
Weimar - Gedenke! Festival, Saturday before Mother¹s Day

June

Flatonia - Sacred Heart Spring Festival, 1st Sunday
Gonzales - Wrangler Jr High Rodeo State Finals, Always the First Full Week, June 1-7, 2008
La Grange - Best Little Art Show in Texas
Luling - Watermelon Thump, Last full weekend
Nordheim - Shooting Club Antique Tractor Pull, 2nd Sat.
San Antonio - Texas Folklife Festival
Seguin - Rural Heritage Days - Some years in July
Seguin - Freedom Fest - Some years the last weekend
Stockdale - Watermelon Jubilee, 3rd weekend
Weimar -Juneteenth Celebration
Yoakum - Tom-Tom Festival, 1st weekend
Yorktown - Community Hall Feast, 2nd Sunday

July

Brenham / Washington - Fireworks-on-the-Brazos
Cuero - 4th of July Fireworks Celebration
Karnes City / Runge - 4th of July Celebration, Fireworks, Parade and Festival
Moulton - Town & Country Jamboree, Always the Last Full Weekend
Seguin - Ranch Heritage Days & Freedom Fiesta that includes the Biggest Small Town 4th of July Parade in Texas
Shiner - Half Moon Holidays Parade & Celebration, 1st Saturday
Round Top - Oldest 4th of July Celebration
Yoakum - Birthday Party
Yorktown - 4th of July Celebration

August

Flatonia / Praha - Prazska Pout Annual Homecoming, Always August 15
Round Top - Blasmusik
Schulenburg - Natl Party of Texas Festival, 1st full weeknd

September
Karnes City - Lonesome Dove Fest
Hallettsville - Kolache Fest

October
Beeville - Western Week
Cuero - TurkeyFest
Gonzales - Come and Take It Days
 Flatonia - Czhilispiel
Floresville - Peanut Festival
Hallettsville - Polka & Sausage Fest
New Braunfels - "10 Day Salute to Sausage" Wurstfest
Rockport-Fulton - Sea Fair
Smithville - Texas Photo Festival
Yorktown - Western Days

November
George West - Storyfest
Smithville - Music Festival

December
Smithville - Festival of Lights

August 15, 2011
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