7/29/10

Sherman rocks... and swings and shuffles and polkas.

On Thursday nights during the summer, bring the kids, the lawn chairs, your granny and your dog to enjoy live music. Music starts at 7:30 and goes until the performers are pooped.

Bring your lawn chairs and meet us at the Courthouse Square at 7:00 p.m. for a good time! Each weekend a different band will perform for your listening pleasure. Bring the whole family to experience Downtown Brenham with our summer concert series. Children will enjoy dancing to the music and even riding the Hot Nights Train! This event is free to the public.

Come and enjoy summer evenings under the stars in beautiful Beckert Park. Listen to live music from some of the top area jazz musicians while you picnic or dine in one of the great Addison Circle restaurants.

Schulenburg Festival

Live music throughout the weekend along with food booths and ice cold refreshments. There are tournaments for Ladies & Men's softball, volleyball, golf and 3 on 3 basketball. A Fun-Run~Run for Scouting. There are cook-offs for Chili, Beans, Bar-B-Q and Bloody Marys. An Arts, Crafts, antiques and collectibles show. Go-Texan Events, Horseshoe pitching, cow chip & egg toss. Tricycle races and a kiddie parade.

Come and enjoy summer evenings under the stars in beautiful Beckert Park. Listen to live music from some of the hottest names in salsa while you picnic or dine in one of the great Addison Circle restaurants. Salsa dance lessons are presented by the Dance Council prior to the concert.

Includes the Parade and Queen Contest Monday, the Baby Contest Tuesday, a musical Wednesday, a christian and gospel band Thursday, a Fiddler contest Friday, and a country/western band Saturday. There will be a large carnival on the Midway all week.

6pm-midnight

Navasota Blues Festival in memory of Mance Lipscomb

For two days local, regional and out-of-state blues musicians gather to celebrate the heritage of blues music and honor Navasota songster Mance Lipscomb. Proceeds benefit related activities and the Mance Lipscomb Scholarship Fund, which gives scholarships not only to a deserving high school graduate, but also continuing education scholarships to previous winners still pursuing an education.

BBQ, brisket, chicken, ribs and sausage; fried shrimp and catfish, baked potatoes; roasted corn-on-the cob; beer, wine coolers, set-ups, sodas and bottled water and much more! BYOB - liquor and wine only.

The Prazka Pout welcomes Czechs from Texas and around the U.S. to celebrate with food, games and live music throughout the day. Music will be provided by the Red Ravens, Bobby Jones, and Harry Czarnek.

North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

Includes rodeos, chili and barbecue cookoffs, livestock show, commercial exhibits, carnival, live entertainment, beauty pageant, creative arts, photography contest, children's art contest, and more.

Featuring the best country music in Texas and will continue the tradition of the popular contest where local restaurants and individuals vie for the title of Best Margarita, Salsa, Queso and/or Guacamole.

Musical acts include: Pirates for Hire, The Bilge Pumps, Cut, Thurst & Run, The Dublin Double, Kamilah-Belly Dancer, Pirates of Penzance - a Randle Production, Crystal Fields Band

Blue Moon Boucanniers encampment, raft and inner tube races, treasure hunts, Pirate Costume Ball with music by Aurora Bleu ($35)

Hours: 9-4, noon-4

2010 NTX Feed the Kids Rally

Auction, Raffles, 5 Class Bike Show, Vendors, Dealers, Bike Wash and four bands

11am-6pm

Wednesday-Friday Jammin'; Friday open stage and little pickers; Saturday stage show. Admission Fee $20.00 per person. Special Festival RV rate Full hook ups $25.00 per day; Pancake breakfast Saturday 8-10, $5.00 per plate.

Performances by: Bluefield Express, Shady Grove Ramblers, Blue Valley, Joe Bass and the Double Mountain Boys, and more...

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Sounds of Lewisville Concert Series

Every year families and friends gather on Tuesday evenings to enjoy great musical entertainment. Plan to bring the family and enjoy some of the area's best bands under the stars of Lewisville. Weekly concerts include a variety of bands from funk and country music to rock and polka.

7-9pm

9am-mid

InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival

The InTouch Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival, a spectacular three day event, will provide spectators an action packed weekend. This weekend event offers something for everyone; entertainment on two stages, Saturday evening spectacular fireworks show, special kids activities and, of course, the incredible hot air balloons.

Come see the balloons as they launch daily at 7AM and 6PM (weather permitting).

Fri: 4PM-10PM; Sat: 6AM-10PM; Sun: 6AM-7PM

Waco Cultural Arts Fest

An eclectic variety of fine art from 50 juried artists including ceramics, painting, photography, woodcarvings, glassworks, jewelry and multi-media compositions. The Concert Stage features more than 200 local, regional and national entertainers including childrenís entertainment during the two-day celebration. "Arts for All" hands-on arts activities and interactive arts demonstrations for the entire family. Over 10 different menus are offered at Arts Fest food courts along with soda, specialty beers, wine and margaritas.

Sat: 10am-11pm, Sun: 11am-5pm

Texas Music Weekend begins Friday night with a Kick-Off Concert. Music on two stages all day Saturday. Special concert Saturday night in the historic Municipal Auditorium. Bluegrass/Gospel Fest on Sunday.

Cotton Patch Challenge Bicycle Race and Tour on Saturday and Sunday. Art Show, Barbecue and Chili Cook-off, sidewalk sales and more.

9am-5pm

Middlefaire Renaissance Festival

WE HAVE FREE TICKETS!

Come visit a late period Renaissance festival in an authentic 17th Century wooden village. Featuring Jousting, comedy acts, bardic singers, bellydancers, pirates, craft vending, hot foods, Turkey Legs, and much more!

Sat: 11am-7pm, Sun: 11am-6pm

Taste of Grand Prairie and Community Spotlight

Enjoy over 80 exhibitors that will be showcasing & sampling the best of what they have to offer!

The Focus: To highlight and promote local businesses, both community and chamber wide.

The Purpose: To educate the community about local companies and the many products and services available to them. To provide exhibitors with an additional marketing tool with which to promote their products and broaden their customer base.

4-8pm

McKinney Texas meets Bavaria as Oktoberfest comes to life in Historic Downtown McKinney. McKinney Main Street, supporting sponsors and the shops in downtown McKinney will host non-stop activities in the heart of our great city. It's all to celebrate the popular tradition which began in Munich, Germany 200 years ago.

Germans have a special word — Gemütlichkeit — suggesting a warm atmosphere of open and generous hospitality and that is how we will welcome families and friends during this year's two-day event in Historic Downtown McKinney. Guests can enjoy authentic German beer, wine and all of the German cuisine that you would find if you were right in the middle Munich. The kiddos will have a ball at Oktoberfest with interactive activities and offerings including face painting, pony rides and arts and crafts of all types.

Fri: 4-11pm; Sat: 10am-11pm

State Fair of Texas

Musical acts: To be announced.

Home of Big Tex, the largest new auto show in the southwest, and the State Fair Fall Garden Exhibition.

10am-10pm

Western Day Festival

Find the cowboy in you at Lewisville's annual Western Day festival in Old Town Lewisville. Bring your family to this western event, designed to showcase Lewisville's rich history.

Festival stages will feature live country music and entertainment while festival-goers partake in the unique arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, Tailwaggers Ranch, antique car show, national tamale-eating championship, and longhorn cattle drive.

Children's activities include a petting zoo, playland area, facepainters, sketch artists, TootallTex, and more.

10am-8pm

Come & Take It Festival

Arts and Crafts Booths, Food Booths, Biergarten, huge parade, car show, musical entertainment. Celebrating the firing of the first shot for Texas independence 175 years ago. Oct. 2, 1835.

Oct 1: 6pm-mid., Oct 2: 9am-1am, Oct 3: 9am-6pm

Every October, Sachse Fallfest hosts approximately 8,000 guests bringing the community together with arts & craft vendors, food, children's games, entertainment, children's pageant, car show, and more! This is our 25th anniversary.

10am-4pm

Austin County Fair and Rodeo

We offer a large assortment of vendors and a fabulous carnival.

Weedays: 8am-midnight
Weeends: 8am-2am

Historic Mansfield Music Festival

Fourth annual event in Historic Mansfield.

Details pending.

Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chil Cook-Off

Live music, silent auction, vendor booths, & children's activities. Guest appearances from local fire departments, 2010 Texas pageant winners, Superheroes and much more! Soft drinks, beer & margaritas will be available for purchase.

10am-5pm

Pirate Days of The Colony

3rd Annual family friendly, swashbuckling event on the shores of Lake Lewisville: Blue Moon Boucaniers Encampment, Anne Bonney's Marketplace, Cap'n Kidd's Play & Activity Area, Geocache Treasure Hunt, Pirate School, Steel: The Show, Cut, Thrust & Run Comedy Troupe and more.

10am-8pm

Thunder in the Pines Bike Rally & Musicfest

Musical acts: The Larry Wilson Band, Acoustylyn, Seventh Sun, Perterson Brothers and many more tba.

Bike rally and musicfest on 38 acres in Bastrop's Lost Pines Forest. Motel onsite. RV and rustic camping. Biker bar on site. Bands all weekend and biker games. Benefits CASA.

WE HAVE FREE TICKETS!

The 14th Annual Texas Country Reporter Festival features artists, craftsmen and chefs from Texas Country Reporter, games for the kids, autographs, and everything Texas Country.

Live music on stage all day, including Texas hit musician B.J. Thomas! Other artists include The Prairie Dogs, Blues Boy Willie, and Mariachi 'L'.

9am-7pm

Holiday at the Hall

Kick off the holiday season at Lewisville's award winning Holiday at the Hall festival with an assortment of free family events and activities. Festival activities include the city's official Christmas tree-lighting celebration, Main Street parade, live entertainment on two festival stages, visits with Santa Claus, Polar Excursion live Ice Carving Village, Motorcycle Toy Run, Breakfast with Santa, and more.

Enjoy scenic carriage rides throughout Old Town during the festival or find that perfect holiday gift from one of the unique and talented vendor artists as they showcase their talents with live demonstrations at the festival.

7am-6pm