FALL 2019 SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER • NOVEMBER EVENTSC A L E N DA R SNAPSHOT Yesterland Farm’s FESTIVALS, CONCERTS, EXHIBITS, PARADES, Fall Fest See more inside... AND ALL THINGS FUN IN TEXAS! EVENTS FALL 2019 Beach spotlights all this beach town has to offer tition in “food sport,” taking place in when the temperatures begin to dip, Dallas Oct. 16-20. Meanwhile, during the Bonanza including a fishing tournament to benefit Harvest Moon Regatta Oct. 10-13, the longstanding summer play- wounded warriors and their families, a largest point-to-point sailing regatta in ground, Port Aransas shows music festival, and an art walk. At the U.S. coastal waters, spectators can cheer it has just as much to offer Texas Super Chef Throwdown Series on sailors as they race from Galveston to visitors in the fall during Sept. 18-21, 30 talented chefs compete Port A during what is traditionally the Aits seven-week Beachtoberfest, for a chance to qualify for the World best offshore sailing time of the year. Sept. 13-Oct. 30. The slew of events Food Championships, the largest compe- portaransas.org/beachtoberfest ON THE COVER MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE FARM Fall is in full swing at Yesterland Farm’s Fall Festival in Canton every weekend from Sept. 21-Nov. 3. Make your way through the pumpkin patch or the 3-acre corn maze, then hop on the carousel, Ferris wheel, and vintage rides for a trip back in time—as well as up and down, and round and round. Feed the farm ani- mals—including goats, pigs, and turkeys—or feed yourself brisket, funnel cakes, and burgers. Every Saturday night and Fridays in October, pyrotechnics fill the sky. On Halloween weekend, costumed trick or treaters can go on a scavenger hunt around the farm, then on the final weekend, the farm caps off jack-o’- lantern season with its Pumpkin Smash-o-Rama—featuring a pumpkin pie-eating contest, pumpkin smashing, and fireworks. yesterlandfarm.com/fallfestival PHOTOS: Jason Page (above); Will van Overbeek (cover) FALL 2019 | Texas Highways Events Calendar 1 Fall 2019 FALL 2019 SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER • NOVEMBER FIND EVENTS EVENTSC A L E N D A R ONLINE CALENDAR AT A GLANCE For more fun things to do this fall, visit texashighways.com SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER SNAPSHOT Yesterland Farm’s FESTIVALS, CONCERTS, EXHIBITS, PARADES, Fall Fest See more inside... AND ALL THINGS FUN IN TEXAS! The Texas Highways Events Calendar is published quarterly by the Travel Information Division of the Texas Department of Trans­­­por tation with information from Texas chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, and event organizers. Free Subscriptions: To order a free one-year subscrip- tion to the Texas Highways Events Calendar, fill out and mail in the card in this issue or visit texashighways.com/ eventsubscription. Order single copies by calling 877- 252-8150 or online at texashighways.com/freepubs. List Your Event: The best way to send event listings is by 13th-21st 21st 3rd-6th 12th-13th 1st-10th 14th-18th using our online submission form at texashighways.com/ submitevent. Bulk event listings can also be submit- AMARILLO: Tri-State Fair and DRIFTWOOD: Outside Austin SOUTH PADRE ISLAND: Sand HOUSTON: Bayou City Art Fes- HOUSTON: Cinema Arts Festi- NEW BRAUNFELS: Wurstfest ted via email to [email protected]. All event listings More than 30,000 Rodeo The largest family event City Limits Music Festival Held Castle Days tival Houston’s largest art festi- Join in a unique celebration rich val This multi-venue festival in- must include a city, exact start and end dates, location in the Texas Panhandle, this fair on Vista Brewing’s 21-acre ranch, fans watch the sand come alive val transforms the streets of in German culture. Enjoy food, cludes narrative and documen- (venue and/or address), public contact information (phone and rodeo has livestock shows, local bands play classic Texas as artists qualify for the World downtown into artistic avenues music, dancing, carnival rides, tary films, live performances, number, website, and/or email), and a brief description. a carnival, and great fair food. It country, Western swing, and Championship of Sand Sculpting. bursting with colors and culture. games, German and Texan panel discussions, and free out- All event listings are subject to approval and editing. was nominated as one of the bluegrass. Enjoy the brewery’s 956-761-3000; sopadre.com The event provides patrons with beers, special events, and the door screenings. 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Redford, and Will Forte. 713- VICTORIA: Bootfest This free 429-0420; cinemahtx.org festival features Texas country 713-521-0133; artcolony Editor: Jane Kellogg Murray 7th-21st association.org 1st-3rd 14th-15th music recording artists, Western Phone: 512-486-5876 SAN MARCOS: Mermaid Splash crafts and performers, a kids’ AUSTIN: Formula 1 Pirelli Unit- 24th Contributing Editors: Michael Hoinski, Meara Isenberg, FORT DAVIS: Cyclefest One of Festival This annual, multi- corral, and vendors. 361-485- 13th-19th ed States Grand Prix The pin- Matt Joyce, Kimya Kavehkar, Amanda Ogle, Emily the best and most scenic bike event festival celebrates San 3116; bootfest.org nacle of motorsports returns to FORT WORTH: GM Financial Roberts Stone, Julie Stratton tours in Texas offers beautiful Marcos’ arts, culture, and heri- TYLER: Texas Rose Festival Circuit of The Americas for a Parade of Lights The parade of Contributing Writer: Mikela Floyd Kinnison vistas, easy novice routes, and tage, and the San Marcos River. Rich in heritage and tradition, weekend-long celebration of lights delivers holiday magic for Art Director: Ashley Burch challenging hills. Ride 25-, 55-, The Downtown Mermaid Prome- 4th-5th the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden speed and sound featuring per- its 37th year, featuring more than Associate Art Directors: Bryan Kight, Chris Linnen and 75-mile routes. 432-426- nade is an eclectic spectacle of ROUND ROCK: Chalk Walk offers events such as the formances from P!nk and Imag- 100 floats and 500,000 lights. Photo Editor: Brandon Jakobeit 3015; pbbatx.com/cyclefest floats, dancers, and music, while The city’s largest arts festival Queen’s Coronation, Rose Pa- ine Dragons. 512-301-6600; Additionally, decorated horse- Digital Strategies Manager: Peter Obering the Mermaid Aqua Faire is a free showcases the talents of hun- rade, and Queen’s Tea. 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