Pick Your Festival/Event
Festival/Event
Due to Covid-19 many cities have canceled or changed the typical dates of many festivals. Please confirm the dates on each event’s website.
Festival/Event
Location City
When Is Event
Activities
Phone Number
Website
Southwest Exposition ( or Fort Worth) Livestock Show & Rodeo
Ft Worth
late January or early February
oldest continual livestock show in U.S.
28 rodeo performances
817/877-2400
Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas
Beaumont
late February
parades
zydeco music
arts & crafts
409/721-8717
South By Southwest
Austin
mid March
one of the largest music festivals in the U.S. with dozens of venues over a 4 day event
512/467-7979
Houston International Festival
Houston
mid April
diverse music
international performers
art
713/654-8808
Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival
Fort Worth
mid April
rated states top art festival
800/433-5747
Fiesta San Antonio
San Antonio
mid April
river parade
mariachi bands
battle of flowers
oyster bake
arts fair & car show
flambeau night parade
210/227-5191
Texas Sandfest
Port Aransas
late April
master sand sculptures
live music
food
sculpting lessons
800/452-6278
Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair
Kerrville
late May
live entertainment
beer & wine tasting
huge art show
dance & talent show
830/896-5711
Texas Folklife Festival
San Antonio
mid June
ethnic displays of costumes, food and crafts
music and dance
210/458-2244
Official Shrimporee of Texas
Aransas Pass
mid June
wide variety of entertainment
arts & crafts
shrimp galore
816/633-3028
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Stamford
early July
worlds greatest amateur rodeo
chuck wagon food cookoff
western art shoe
325/773-2411
Grapefest
Grapevine
mid September
southwests largest wine festival
great food & live music on 6 stages
culinary pavilion
arts & crafts
817/410-3578
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
Lubbock
mid September
cowboy poets
musicians & authors
storytellers & historians
806/795-2455
Bayfest
Corpus Christi
late September
juried art show
national bands
marketplace
361/887-0868
Texas State Fair
Dallas
late September to mid October
largest exposition in North America
big name entertainers
big tex
huge midway & ferris wheel
light shows & parade
214/565-9931
Bayou City Arts Festival
Houston
mid October
annual juried fine arts event w/300 artists working in 19 media
performing arts stage
wine cafes & food
713/661-7377
Wurstfest
New Braunfels
early November
german food & culture mixed with Texas fun
art show & german bands
polka & yodeling
sample sausages
800/221-4369
Terlingua International Chili Championship
Terlingua
first Saturday in November
granddaddy of all chili cookoffs
nightly stage entertainment starting Thursday prior
877/244-2363
Dickens on the Strand
Galveston
early December
recreation of the sights and sounds of Victorian London
appetizing food & drink
dickens feast holiday ball
over 100 vendors
continuous entertainers & costumed characters
409/765-7834
Texas Renaissance Festival
Todd Mission TX (nw of Houston)
weekends from mid Oct to Dec 1st
recreation of the sights and sounds of medieval england
appetizing food & drink
over 400 vendors
continuous entertainers & costumed characters
800/458-3435
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
1 NRG Park Houston TX
20 days in march
worlds largest livestock exhibit & rodeo
832/667-1080