Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Town of Shamrock

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the wearing of the green than with a trip to the Texas Panhandle town of Shamrock for an annual three-day salute to the Emerald Isle. Here are a few of the events listed on the Irish-themed itinerary:
Do you have the [...]

Ballpark Beer Fest in Bryan

Raise your glass to this annual ode to ale! Lager lovers can sample suds from over 200 beers as well as a wide range of wines while tapping their feet to the beat of musical acts that provide the heartbeat to this “hop”pening.
Set at Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark, where America’s beloved past time is [...]

The Sherwood Forest Faire

For fans of Renaissance faires, US 290 will transform into a pathway to the past during the weekends between late February and early April as travelers take a time trip to the 12th century at the first Sherwood Forest Faire. More than 50,000 Rennies are expected to gather between McDade and Paige on 106 [...]

Walker County Fair in Huntsville

Corral the kids in the car and head to Huntsville for a round up of rodeo activities and carnival fun that has been a Texas tradition since 1978.
Events

If the excitement of barrel racing doesn’t rope you in to the stands at the rodeo arena, the steer roping and team roping events will. Cheer on [...]

SpringFest Wine and Art Festival

Raise your glass and drink in the beauty of historic Old Town Spring during an annual two-day toast to Texas wineries. Originating in 1998, the SpringFest Wine and Art Festival has become one of the largest wine exhibition and tasting events in the Houston area, featuring samplings of spirits from some of the state’s [...]

German Heritage Festival in Tomball Celebrating 10th Anniversary

Known as “the hometown with a heart,” the community of Tomball greet visitors with a “Herzlich willkommen” each spring during the annual German Heritage Festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2010.
Among the activities this year:

Tomball citizens and sightseers can tap their feet to the beat as folk dancers twirl to the tune of [...]

Bluebonnet Music & Fine Arts Festival in Marble Falls

When: March 27 – 29, 2009
Where: Main Street in Marble Falls.
Music and art work in harmony to create a pleasing palette of memories for folks attending this three-day tribute to Texas artisans. An array of artists will set up their easels and capture on canvas the beauty of historic Main Street in Marble Falls.
The [...]

Spring Fling! at Chisholm Trail Winery

When: March 28, 2009
Where: Chisholm Trail Winery at 2367 Usener Road, nine miles west of Fredericksburg.
Drink in the beauty of the Texas Hill Country at Fredericksburg’s annual ode to the grape, the Spring Fling! Held at the Chisholm Trail Winery, the sounds of vintage rock ‘n’ roll from a live band [...]

Statesman Capitol 10,000 in Austin

When: March 29, 2009
Where: The starting line is located at Barton Springs Road and Congress Avenue in downtown Austin.
A Texas tradition since 1978, the stomp of sneakers on asphalt herald the arrival of spring as a steady stream of runners wind their way through the streets of Austin during the Statesman Capitol 10,000. [...]

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Set for March

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, called the world’s largest livestock show, is set for March 3-22, 2009 this year (sometimes the rodeo begins in late February) although the event’s World Championship Bar-B-Que Contest is scheduled for Feb. 26-28.
Along with the barbecue cookoff, a carnival, parade and wine competition, the event includes many headliners in [...]

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