| At Truly Texan, we showcase select* Texas companies who make or design at least some of their own products. While many of our artisans offer Western decor or Texas gifts or Texas t-shirts, most create products suitable for people who aren't even crazy about Texas. I hear there are folks like that.
When you see custom furniture, fire-pits, custom fireplace screens, wildflower t-shirts, garden art, fine art, jewelry, tableware or decor you like, click the link to visit that company's website and buy it there.
We picture only a smattering of what these Texas artisans offer. Most all of them specialize in custom work - from mesquite beds to custom canvas art or neon signs to personalized corporate gift baskets and unique jewelry.
And don't forget to tell them that Truly Texan sent you!
* Since we started this site in 1998, we've turned down more companies than we've accepted. We are here solely to promote Texas artists, designers and companies. | | |
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Texas Rodeos, Festivals, Music, Cookoffs & Fun Getaways in Texas, ideas for a vacation or weekend of fun -- Texas style.
LIST YOUR TEXAS EVENT OR FESTIVAL FREE
NOTE: PAY ATTENTION TO THE YEAR SHOWN.
We update these as new dates become available.
January
- Texas Hawking Association Field Meet, Abilene, Jan 15, 2011
- Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, Jan 14-Feb 5, 2011
- Washington's Birthday Celebration, Jan 20-Feb 20, 2011
- Vaquero Cook Off, Mission, Jan 20, 2011
- Jefferson Quilt Show, Jefferson, Jan 21-23, 2011
February
- Eagle Fest, Emory, Feb tbd, 2011
- Southwest Farm & Ranch Classic, Lubbock, Feb 9-11, 2010
- South Texas Championship U.S. Team Roping, Katy, Feb 12-15
- Galveston Mardi Gras, Feb 25-Mar 8, 2011
- San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo, Feb 17-27 2011
- Carnival Brasiliero, Austin, Feb 5, 2011
- Charro Days, Brownsville, Feb 21-28, 2010
- Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas, Port Arthur, Mar 3-6, 2011
- Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day, Fort Concho, San Angelo, Feb 28
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Mar 2-21, 2010 (I grew up going to this every year. The Cutting Horse competition was my favorite event, but the Cutting Horse Association has their own events now. See listing above. And if you're going to the rodeo, for heaven's sake, see a C&W performance, not some pop star)
March
- Gen'l Sam Houston's Birthday & Texas Independence Celebration, Hunstville, Mar 2
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Feb 27- Mar 18
- Texas Independence Day Parade, Austin, Mar 4
- Sculpture Challenge - Art & Music Festival, Dripping Springs, Mar 7
- South by Southwest, Austin, Mar 9-18
- Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show, Mercedes, Mar 9-18
- Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Austin, Mar 12-27
- 24th Annual Fords of the 50s Old Car Show, LaPorte, Mar 18
- General Granbury's Birthday/Brazos River Music Fest, Granbury, Mar 24-25
- Goliad Massacre /Fort Defiance Living History, Goliad, Mar 24-25
- German Heritage Festival, Tomball, Mar 26-28
- PJ23 5K Fun Run or Walk (4th Annual), Katy, March28
- Galveston FeatherFest, Mar 29-Apr 1
- Walker County Fair, Huntsville, TX Mar 26-Apr 3
- Hogs Hunt Trail Run, Huntsville State Park, Mar 31
- Salsa Festival, Three Rivers, Mar 31
- Republic of Texas Festival, Richmond, Mar 31-Apr 1
April
- Texas Sand Sculpture Festival, Port Aransas, Mar 31-Apr 1
- Walker County Fair, Huntsville, TX Mar 31-Apr 8
- Galveston FeatherFest, Mar 29-Apr 1
- Billy the Kid Day, Hico, April 1
- Three Rivers Salsa Festival, Three Rivers, April 1
- Life On The Rails - Remembering The Hobos, Rosenberg, Apr 4
- Poteet Strawberry Festival, Apr 13-15
- Runaway Scrape Reenactment, Fort Bend, tba
- Stagecoach Days (Fanthorp Inn SHS), Anderson, Apr 14
- Spring's Busting Out All Over Quilt Show, Houston, Apr 18-19
- Fiesta San Antonio, April 20-29
- San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment, LaPorte, Apr 21
- Presa Canyon Hiking Tour, Hueco Tanks State Park, El Paso, , Apr 21
- Annual Nature Quest, Concan, Apr 25-30
- Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, Apr 27-29
- Texas State Mariachi Festival, San Marcos, tba
May
- Scarborough Faire®, the Renaissance Festival, Weekends, Waxahachie
- Airing of the Quilts, Huntsville, TX, May 5
- Viva! Cinco de Mayo state menudo cookoff, San Marcos, May 4-6
- Blessing of the Fleet, Kemah, May 6
- Jasper Lions Club Benefit Rodeo & Parade, Jasper, May 6-9
- PRCA Rodeo & Texas State Championship Pitts and Spitts Stampede of Pits BBQ Cook-Off May 8-10 Conroe 281-413-5961
- Ole Time Music Festival, Pearl, May 3
- Maifest, Brenham, May 11-12
- Western Heritage Classic, Abilene, May 10-12
- Legends of Texas Music Festival, Austin/Dripping Springs, May 10
- Czech May Fest, La Grange, May 17
- Fire on the Strings Bluegrass Festival, Montgomery, May 17-19
- Texas Natural & Western Swing Festival, San Marcos, May 16
- World Champion Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival, Throckmorton, tba
- 17 Annual Monumental Bug Bash, San Jacinto BattlegroundPark, May 20
- Cowboy Capital PRCA Rodeo, Bandera, May 25-27
- Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, May 24-Jun 10
June
- NCHA Cutting Horse Series, San Angelo, Jun 1-3
- Tom Tom Festival, Yoakum, 4-5
- Kerrville Folk Festival, May 24-Jun 10 (see May listing above)
- Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Arlington, Jun 4-6
- Texas Blueberry Festival, Nacogdoches, Jun 12
- Bill Pickett Trail Riders Rodeo, Beaumont (Cheek), June 11-13
- Texas Sawmill Festival, New Caney, Jun 13-14
- Van Horn Jubilee Festival, Van Horn, Jun 18-20
- 2010 Enrichment Festival & BBQ Cook-OFF, Rotan, June 19
- Watermelon Thump, Luling, Jun 24-27
- Wild Basin Astronomy Tour, Austin, June 25
- Texas Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Trail, Cochran County Park, Morton, Jun 26-27
- 128th West of the Pecos Rodeo, Pecos, 23-26
- Jim Bowie Days, Bowie, June 20-26
- Western Trade Days, Tioga, June 26
July
August
September
- Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Rodeo, Boys Ranch, Sep 5-6
- Palomino Fest Texas Labor Day Weekend, Uvalde, Sep 5-6
- Farmersville Chautauqua Art Festival, Farmersville, Sep 6
- Great Northeast Texas Gun Show & Outdoor Festival, Winnsboro, Sep 12-13
- "Autumn Splendor" Quilt Show, Pearland, Sep 15-16
- Rally 'Round Greenville!, (cycling)Greenville, Sep 15
- Cowboys of Color Rodeo, Conroe, Sept 16
- 27th Annual Model Train Show, Temple, Sept 19-20
- Wild West Cowboy Roundup, Garland, Sept 19-20
- Houston Gem and Mineral Society Show, Houston, Sep 22-24
- Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair, Fredericksburg, Sep 22-24
- Annual Cotton Harvest Festival, Moody, Sep 22
- PowWow, Comanche, Sep 23-24
- Oktoberfest, Fredericksburg, Sep
- State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Sep
- Tejano Academy Awards, San Antonio, Sept 27
- "Come and Take It" Days, Gonzales, Sep
- Texas Renaissance Festival (through Nov 19), Plantersville
October
- South Texas Maize, Hondo -Sept 29 through Nov 25 (LOTS of FUN!)
- First Saturday Arts Market, Houston, Oct 3 (and first Saturday of every month. Thus, the name.)
- Folk Art Fair, Round Top, Oct 5-7
- Texas Mesquite Art Festival, Fredericksburg, Oct 9-11
- All American Pro Rodeo Finals, Oct 8-16
- Bill Pickett Trail Riders Buckle, Beaumont (Cheek) Oct 17
- Texas Mushroom Festival, Madisonville, Oct 17
- East Texas Wild West Festival, Winnsboro, Oct 17
- Yorktown Western Days, Yorktown, Oct 17-19 (Armadillo races and more)
- Haunted History Tour of Burton, Oct 23
- Sassafras Festival, San Augustine, Oct 26-27
- Sweet Potato Festival, Golden, 4th week of Oct (Golden is east of Dallas.)
- Harvest Moon Festival, Granbury Oct 20-21 (Great crafts and foods here)
- National Championship Barbecue Cook-Off, Nov 26-27,Meridian (about in the middle of Texas)
November
- Texas Renaissance Festival (through Nov 19), See September listing above
- Texas Fishermen's Seafood Festival, Nov 2-3, Palacios (makes me hungry just thinking about this!)
- 17th Annual George West Storyfest, George West, Nov
- Pflugerville Pfall Chili Pfest, Pflugerville, Nov 8
- Live Oaks, Dead Folks, Columbus, Nov 6 & 7
- 39th Annual Terlingua Chili Cookoff, Rancho CASI De Los Chisos, Nov 4-7
- Wurstfest, New Braunfels, Nov 2-11 (beer, beer, sausages, beer, funnel cakes, beer, and music)
- Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Harlingen, Nov 7--11 (field trips and seminars and fun for birders)
- Heritage Syrup Festival, Henderson, Nov 10 (sort of between Dallas and Shreveport)
- Festival of Lights, Lake Jackson, Nov 2
- Bill Pickett Trail Riders Rodeo, Beaumont (Cheek), Nov 22
- Poinsettia Celebration, Brenham, Nov 22-23
- Christmas on the Square, Leakey, Nov
December
- Gruene Town Lighting, Gruene(New Braunfels), Dec
- Dickens on the Strand, Galveston, Dec 6-7
- Christmas at the Depot, Burton, Dec 7
- Tomball German Christmas Market, Tomball, Dec 12
- Old Town Holiday Stroll and Christmas Parade, Dec 13
- Campfire Christmas at George Ranch Historical Park , weekends in December
- Fiesta de las Luminarias, San Antonio, Dec
- Christmas at Fort Concho, Fort Concho, Dec
- Trail of Lights , Austin, Dec (Visit this to delight your children and yourself. And don't miss twirling under the Tree of Lights until you get dizzy. It's an Austin tradition)
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Texas Bed & Breakfasts
 = Recommended
Gruene Apple Bed & Breakfast
(830) 643-1234, Gruene, TX
Gourmet B&B on the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels
Find a Texas town on Google Map (new window)
Buffalo Nickel Ranch
Enjoy weekend hunts in the Hill Country on the Nueces River - and great hospitality
Motels:
Heart of Texas Motel
High-speed Internet and friendly folks in Southwest Austin
Some favorite THINGS TO DO in Texas:
Drive around the Hill Country.
Seriously. Drive from Fredericksburg to Bandera and take your time. The Medina River with its huge, old cypress trees is just gorgeous. And if you live on the Medina and have no descendants or none that you like, and you want to pass your property on to someone who would truly appreciate it, I'm your person. You can adopt me!
Visit Historic Places:
•The San Jacinto Monument and Battleship Texas are amazing tributes to Texas heroes. And while you're down that way, take the ferry from Galveston to Port Bollivar. Fun, fun, fun!
•The State Capitol, of course.
I have a chunk of the original from the restoration done in 1995. Pretty cool.
•Admiral Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg. It's pretty small, but also pretty interesting.
Always a good bet: The Bob Bullock State History Museum. Fabulous exhibits and you must go to the Star of Texas theater for an interactive bit of Texas history that will surprise and delight you.
The Claiborne Kyle Log Cabin is a 4 room "dog trot" cabin that's very much the same as it was in 1850. It's ridiculously difficult to find. It's on CR136, better known as Old Stagecoach Road, maybe 3-5 miles from Center Street. It's on the right and watch for an orange street sign marking a gravel road. Note that it's only open the first Saturday, April through September. It's a shame more people aren't helping preserve and appreciate these historic treasures.
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