Events In and Around Fredericksburg, Texas

Fredericksburg, Texas Information Blog

Festivals

Visitors will discover that Fredericksburg hosts over 150 events during the year including Texas Hill Country weddings. A few of our guests favorites include:

Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival

Memorial weekend at Marktplatz. Cajun delicacies are available for everyone. Those who don't like crawfish, the festival will offer hamburgers, corndogs and German food. Good Cajun music will be played Friday evening and all Saturday afternoon and evening.

Night in Old Fredericksburg

Held the third weekend in July participants will hear the sounds of oom-pah-pah coming from the center of town (Marktplatz). Fredericksburg shares their heritage on this weekend by having sausage, sauerkraut, cold drinks, singing and dancing! This celebration is been going on for over 40 years. The focus is on family fun!

Oktoberfest

Always held the weekend of the first Saturday in October. Oktoberfest is a colorful and festive celebration of the town's German heritage. An annual tradition around the world, Oktoberfest is celebrated in Fredericksburg as a family event that features entertainment on multiple stages and continuous German music all weekend. There are also arts & crafts, polka and waltz contests, a Children's fun area (Kinder Park), a German Bier Tent, Oktoberfest Vineyard area and delicious refreshments.

Texas Mesquite and Art Festival

Second weekend of October at Marktplatz. Showcases the handcrafts of master artisans who transform mesquite into beautiful gifts and collectibles.

Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest

Fourth Saturday in October at Marktplatz. A celebration of Texas Foods & Wines.

Weinachten in Fredericksburg

Marktplatz comes alive with the spirit of the Christmas Market. It all begins on Friday night with a colorful Christmas night parade. The streets come alive with people of all ages enjoying the beginning of Christmas season. Children delight in the lighted Winter Wonderland. Traditional German foods, a Church-to-Church Walk & an enchanting Christmas Tree Forest provide the opportunity for fellowship and sharing the holiday spirit.

Fredericksburg Christmas Home Tour

A look inside some very special homes in an around Fredericksburg the second Saturday of December. For more information call the Gillespie County Historical Society. (830) 997-2835

Fredericksburg Theater Company
While the city of Fredericksburg is the star of the Texas Hill Country, it is also home to the many talented stars that make up the Fredericksburg Theater Company. See exciting re-creations of popular Broadway shows, Shakespearean plays and even home grown productions destined to become classics themselves at this greatly acclaimed regional theater. Tickets can be purchased online or from the box office (888)669-7114. The Steve W. Shepherd Theater is located at 1668 Hwy 87 South, 1.5 miles south of Main Street.

UPCOMING EVENTS

3rd Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour, March 27, 2010

The 3rd Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour on March 27, 2010 will signal the beginning of the spring cycling season in the gorgeous Hill Country of Texas. Beginning (9:00 AM) and ending on the air strip of the historic LBJ Ranch, with routes of 10, 30, 44, and 65 miles, the venue is one of scenic, quiet country lanes and hilly, traffic-free, smooth-surface ranch roads. There's a cycling route for all abilities!

As an added feature, Luci Baines Johnson will lead a 'Historical Tour of the LBJ Ranch' (2:00 PM depart). This narrated tour of the ranch landmarks is a not-to-be-missed event included in the registration price. Listen to Presidential history from someone who lived it!

An exciting new addition to the 2010 LBJ 100 is the addition of historic Gillespie County rural schools as rest stops. What better way to honor Lyndon B. Johnson, the thirty-sixth President of the United States, widely acknowledged as the 'Education President'! His progressive education bills and many of his 'Great Society' legislation programs were designed in the tranquility of his ranch. This truly will be a 'Ride to Preserve History'!

For more information, go to www.LBJ100BicycleTour.org, or contact Nolan Kuehn (210-355-2645) or Ethel Pedraza (210-414-8559).

Conducted by the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park and the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club, the tour provides net proceeds for the betterment of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park."

Hill Country Film Festival

A first-time three-day celebration of independent films and filmmakers is planned here April 22-24 at Stagecoach Theater, 2254 South U.S. Highway 87. The Hill Country Film Festival (HCFF) will showcase 25 short and feature films from all over the world in three days of showings and socials.

HCFF blends unique artistic culture of the hill country with the independent film world, hosting three days of feature and short independent films, parties and gatherings. Over 25 short and feature films from all over the world will be showcased during the festival.

A highlight of the festival is the screening of the documentary “The Inheritance of War”, a relatively unknown story of personal accounts of WWII Veterans and Bataan Death March survivors. “The Inheritance of War” producer and narrator James Parkinson dedicated his life to telling this story and is a powerful example of the passion and determination the independent film world thrives upon.

The movie is a story close to the heart of Fredericksburg’s own historic Nimitz Museum and a perfect catalyst to bring together the culture of the hill country with that of the independent film world. Much like the story of the WWII Veterans in “The Inheritance of War”, there are so many stories that have the potential to touch so many people, yet they remain untold if not for the perseverance of a few. HCFF has been established as an opportunity for filmmakers and enthusiasts to recognize and pay homage to the accomplishments of film.

Official selection of films will be announced by March 26.

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