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TM TEXASHIGHWAYS EVENTS C A L E N D A R SPRING 2018 MARCH * APRIL * MAY YOUR BEST RESOURCE TO FIND… festivals * concerts exhibits * parades and all things fun in Texas! SNAPSHOT: SAN ANTONIO'S IRISH RIVER PARADE SEE MORE INSIDE... EVENTS SPRING 2018 Make plans now to attend the 6th Annual Outlaws & Legends Music Fest April 1-2, 2016!! Visit www.abilenevisitors.com or outlawsandlegends.com for more info. 8th Annual Outlaws & Legends Music Fest Courtesy of Illumine Photographic Services March 23-24, 2018 ON THE COVER BEAUTY AND THE BEACH River Shannon URING THE early 20th century, Galveston Island—still recovering Dwight Yoakam s Reckless Kelly In its 50th year of celebrating all things Irish, San from the devastating hurricane of 1900—launched an event to strengthen the Ray Wylie Hubbard s Mark Powell Antonio’s River Walk will once again be dyed city’s tourism economy and offer an official kick-off to summer. The highlight Augie Myers & Flaco Jimenez of the Texas Tornados with an eco-friendly green and turned into the of the day was the Bathing Girl Revue, which by 1926 had evolved into the Jason Boland s Flatland Calvalry s Gary P. Nunn “River Shannon” for St. Patrick's Day weekend. InternationalD Pageant of Pulchritude—the precursor to Miss Universe—and had become Josh Ward s Max Stalling s Sarah Hobbs Thousands flock to the festivities to indulge at the such a success that on the weekend these events were held, the island’s population grew to Irish food court and watch Irish entertainment, three times its size. (We’d bet the daring new fashions of the flapper era had something to including world-class bagpipers and local Irish do with its popularity.) The pageant fizzled during the Great Depression, but after Hurricane dancers. It wouldn’t be St. Paddy's without green beer and live music on the Arneson stage; games, Ike in 2008, the city resurrected the fun with a considerably less bawdy event, inviting travel- Book your legendary adventure ers to watch as competitors line up along the Seawall and don their best 1920s beach fashion. at abilenevisitors.com artisan crafts, family-friendly activities, and more will be held in La Villita. This year’s event is March The fun returns this year on the Saturday of the island's MARCH EVENTS: Page 4 16-17—see page 27 for details. Third Coast Music Festival, April 26-29, with plenty of vin- APRIL EVENTS: Page 28 tage family-friendly fun. galvestonbeachrevue.com COVER PHOTO: Joe Chidgey MAY EVENTS: Page 54 SPRING 2018 | Texas Highways Events Calendar 1 Photo by Steve Butman SPRING2018 FIND EVENTS ONLINE Visit texashighways.com for CALENDAR at a Glance more content and events. MARCH APRIL M AY The Texas Highways Events Calendar is published quarterly by the Travel Information Division of the Texas Department of Trans por tation with information from Texas chambers of com- 1-4 10 2-7 18-22 5 18-20 merce, convention and visitors bureaus, and event organizers. To receive a free one-year subscrip- FULTON: OysterFest This annual PLANO: Texas Fly Fishing and ROUND TOP: The Original Round DENTON: Thin Line Fest PLANO: AsiaFest The 15th annual PASADENA: Strawberry Festival FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS: Antiquers from The 45th annual event offers a cookoff, tion to the quarterly Texas Highways Events Calendar, fill out salute to the oyster industry offers plenty Brew Festival Meet nationally known Top Antiques Fair A documentary film, multi-genre music, Asian-American heritage festival offers of food, entertainment, arts and crafts, an across the country make a biannual trek and competitive photo festival. Each year, Asian food, music, numerous cultural the world’s largest strawberry shortcake, and mail in the attached card in this issue. Single copies may be fly fishing authors, professional guides, requested without a subscription by calling 877-252-8150 or oyster-eating contest, and a carnival. to this tiny town as a slew of vendors international documentaries of many demonstrations, performances, and ven- pig races, a circus/thrill show, a petting expert casters, custom bamboo rodmak- online at texashighways.com/freepubs. fultonoysterfest.org 361-463-9955 ers, and fly tyers from across the country. open up shop, including the one that interests are shown, and national multi- dors providing an engaging time for the zoo, pony rides, a Yo-Yo expert, juggling, 280 vendors, a carnival, and local enter- txflyfishingfestival.org 703-402-8338 started it all more than 50 years ago. genre music acts and regional photog- whole family. asianamericanheritage.org LIST YOUR EVENT: The best way to send us event listings is roundtoptexasantiques.com 512-237-4747 raphers come to Denton to exhibit their 972-379-9351 tainers. strawberryfest.org 281-991-9500 by using our online submission form at texashighways.com/ eventsubmission.html. Events can also be submitted via email talents. thinline.us 940-382-7895 to [email protected]. All event listings must include a city, 17 11-13 exact start and end dates, location (venue and/or address), public FREDERICKSBURG: Luckenbach contact information (phone, website, and/or email), and a brief 21 CRYSTAL BEACH: Texas Crab Festi- description. All event listings are subject to approval and editing. Mud Dauber Festival and Chili val Dive into more Gulf Coast-style music, LA PORTE: San Jacinto Day Festi- Cookoff A chili cookoff and music festi- art, and crabs than you can shake a claw LISTING DEADLINES val and Battle Re-enactment val at the famous Luckenbach Texas dance at. A full weekend of family entertainment FALL (Sept., Oct., Nov.): June 1 hall, named in honor of that pesky wasp. The largest battle re-enactment in the WINTER (Dec., Jan., Feb.): Sept. 1 southwest is the centerpiece of this features live music, coastal arts and crafts, luckenbachtexas.com 830-997-3224 a crab gumbo cookoff, crab races, carnival SPRING (March, April, May): Dec. 1 admission-free festival, held on the SUMMER (June, July, Aug.): March 1 3-4 grounds of the San Jacinto Monument. rides, contests, games, and booth after EDITOR: Jane Kellogg Murray WASHINGTON: Texas Indepen- Enjoy family activities, animals, cultural booth of fresh local seafood and festival fa- dence Day Celebration A free annual 17 exhibitors, and fun set amidst living vorites. texascrabfestival.org 281-773-3044 19 PHONE: 512-486-5876 living history event commemorates the day WACO: The Texas Food Truck history. Events pay tribute to the deci- SAN ANTONIO: Armed Forces CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Amanda Ogle delegates formally declared Texas’ inde- The fourth annual competi- River Parade Dedicated to the men and Showdown 5-8 sive Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Matt Joyce, Kimya Kavehkar, pendence from Mexico, featuring a bona- tion welcomes food trucks from across 12 women of the United States armed forces, GALVESTON: Tall Ships Galveston 1836, when Texas won its independence Lori Moffatt, Emily Roberts Stone, Julie Stratton fide 1836 Texas Army camp where visitors the state and thousands of foodies ready For the first time in history, Tall Ships from Mexico. sanjacinto-museum.org CANADIAN: River Music Festival and features 26 patriotically decorated DESIGN/LAYOUT: Kirsti Harms can learn how soldiers and their families to indulge. The Texas Food Truck Cham- America brings its Tall Ships Challenge 210-824-9474 Making a name for Canadian by provid- floats. Onstage entertainment will sere- lived then. wheretexasbecametexas.org pion will be awarded a $5,000 grand to the Gulf of Mexico. The new festival ing great music in a hometown setting. nade the floats from the Arneson River ADVERTISING SALES INQUIRIES 936-878-2214 prize. thetexasfoodtruckshowdown.com includes ship tours, sail-away excur- canadianrivermusicfestival.com Theatre. thesanantonioriverwalk.com AJR Media Group PHONE: 855-468-6257 254-757-5611 806-323-6660 210-227-4262 sions, music, and other special events. 27-29 EMAIL: [email protected] tallshipsgalveston.com GEORGETOWN: Poppy Festival 17 Dates for events listed in this calendar were correct Celebrate spring in the historic town 12 at the time of publication and are subject to change. BANDERA: Wild Hog Explosion 23-24 square at the 19th annual festival, 25-27 Please confirm dates in advance by calling the number KYLE: Squeeze Me on the Square Teams of two enter the ring, catch a KILGORE: Kilgogh Arts Festival 13-15 which includes live music, contests, pa- ENNIS: National Polka Festival listed or by contacting the local chamber of commerce. Featuring bands from across the state and Texas wild hog, and race to the finish Celebrate Vincent van Gogh’s birthday BURNET: Bluebonnet Festival rades, food, art, and fun for the whole Experience the traditions, religious cus- across music genres that all feature an line. Spectators can also enjoy vendor with artists, crafters, and vendors joining The Bluebonnet Capital of Texas family. Georgetown was named the toms, dancing, tastes, sights, and sounds © Texas Department of Transportation accordion or squeeze box instrument, from booths, food, arts and crafts, music, and an all-day festival, featuring kid-friendly celebrates the arrival of spring with "Red Poppy Capital of Texas" in 1990. of the “Czech Lands” throughout historic German to conjunto, Czech, and cajun. a cookoff. banderacowboycapital.com activities like clay sculpting and sand art. this annual family-friendly event. visit.georgetown.org/red-poppy-festival downtown. nationalpolkafestival.com bluebonnetfestival.org 512-756-4297 cityofkyle.com/recreation 512-262-3939 972-878-4748 830-796-3045 kilgogh.com 903 984-5081 512-930-3545 Printed on Recycled Paper PHOTOS: (top left and right, and above left) Kevin Stillman; (above left and right) Will van Overbeek PHOTOS: (top and above left) Kevin Stillman 2 Texas Highways Events Calendar | SPRING 2018 SPRING 2018 | Texas Highways Events Calendar 3 MARCH2018 Picks across the state ELEBRATE St.