Good morning, Bastrop County! 🤠
Two big ones this weekend. Our Business of the Week is Roadhouse Paige, where the Roadhouse name has taken Best Burger in Bastrop County sixteen years running and there is a band on the stage most weekends. Saturday night that band is Nancy Moore, playing 6 to 9 with some of her Timber Bridge bandmates, and she is one of seven acts playing the county this weekend. Then The Toasted Yolk Cafe opens early Friday and Saturday morning for a brunch before the brunch, out at Sendero: a complimentary entree, and instead of payment they ask for a donation to Bastrop County Cares. Reservations are required and they have gone fast, so check before you make plans. Add the two-day Main Street Market, three red dirt bands at Rising Sun Vineyard, and Go Texan Night on the dirt at Cotton Bowl Speedway, and this weekend is going to be hard to choose. Want more than just this week? Our Bastrop County events guide runs year round.
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🍔 Business of the Week | Roadhouse Paige | Paige
Drive east out of Bastrop on Highway 20 and the pines give way to pasture, and then there is a long barn building with a covered porch, a hand-painted sign, and a gravel lot that fills up on a Saturday night. That is Roadhouse Paige, and if you have lived in this county any length of time somebody has already told you about the burger.
They are not shy about it, and they have earned it. The Roadhouse name has taken Best Burger in Bastrop County sixteen years running. The honor that belongs to Paige alone is better still: their Jalapeño Cream Cheese Burger landed on Texas Monthly's 50 Best Burgers in Texas. Everything is made to order, which is worth knowing before you walk in hungry, and it is worth the wait.
But the reason Roadhouse Paige is in this issue is the stage. There is a room inside with checkered tablecloths, neon beer signs, pool tables and a jukebox, and there is a covered stage out back strung with lights and lined with long tables. Bands play both. This Saturday, August 22, Nancy Moore plays 6 to 9pm with some of her Timber Bridge bandmates, keys and vocals and the kind of set that works whether you came to listen or came to eat.
Paige does not get spotlighted often. It should.
What to order
The Jalapeño Cream Cheese Burger, $15.50, the one Texas Monthly picked
The "Destruction" Burger, $19.50, with cheddar and Swiss, avocado, bacon, pico and a queso drizzle
The "Jack" Burger, $16.50, cream cheese and pico on a jalapeño bun
The Lydia Sandwich, $16.50, blackened diced chicken, pepper jack, pico and avocado, or the Portobello Mushroom Sandwich, $14.95, if you are skipping the beef
Beseme Calientes, $7.95, bacon-wrapped cream cheese jalapeños, and Roadhouse Wings, $9.95, for the table
A handmade shake or malt, $4.95, made with Blue Bell, or the 4 Way Stop Fudge Brownie, $6.45, which is built to serve four
Visit Roadhouse Paige
📍 147 Old Hwy 20 E, Paige, TX 78659
📞 512-253-3939
🗓️ Sunday through Thursday 11am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 10pm
🌐 roadhousepaige.com | Facebook
🎸 Seven acts playing Bastrop County this weekend
The county's live music calendar is stacked Friday through Sunday. Here is every act we could confirm, in order.
Sonny Wolf | Friday 7 - 10pm | Copper Shot Distillery, 809 Main St, Bastrop | Rock and roll turned blues on the Main Street patio. Copper Shot Distillery
Larry Wilson Band | Saturday 2 - 4pm | The Front Room Wine Bar, 116 Main St, Smithville | Houston-bred electric blues from a Smithville resident who has played Europe's concert stages. The Front Room Wine Bar
Jack Fister | Saturday 2 - 5pm | Frontier Cellars, 157 Hector Rd, Smithville | An afternoon set at Smithville's new lakefront winery. Frontier Cellars
Pauline Reese, Anderson Daniels and Micky and the Motorcars | Saturday, doors 4pm, music 5 - 10pm | Rising Sun Vineyard, 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade | Three acts of Texas red dirt at Yegua Creek Brewery, with a full kitchen and house-made Texas wine. Rising Sun Vineyard
Nancy Moore | Saturday 6 - 9pm | Roadhouse Paige, 147 Old Hwy 20 E, Paige | Our Business of the Week puts Nancy and some of her Timber Bridge bandmates on the stage. Roadhouse Paige
Moving Blues | Saturday 6:30 - 9:30pm | Copper Shot Distillery, 809 Main St, Bastrop | An Austin blues ensemble closes out the distillery's weekend. Copper Shot Distillery
Mike Kiddoo | Sunday 2 - 5pm | Rising Sun Vineyard, 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade | The Austin alt-pop songwriter plays a Sunday afternoon set over wine and a meal. Rising Sun Vineyard
🗓️ Bastrop County Events | August 20 - 26, 2026
Today | Thursday, 🗓️ August 20
💊 BISD P-TECH Pharmacy Lab Ribbon Cutting | 10 - 11am, ribbon cut at 10:30am | BISD Tech Center, 1602 Hill St, Bastrop | The Chamber cuts the ribbon on the only high school pharmacy lab of its kind in the region. Bastrop Regional Chamber
🧶 Fiber Arts and Friends | 10am - 12pm | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | Bring your knit, crochet, or stitch project and craft in good company. Free. City of Elgin
🥬 Elgin Farmers' Market | 4 - 7pm | Veterans' Memorial Park, 109 Depot St, Elgin | Produce, meats, and baked goods, with live music. SNAP accepted. Elgin Farmers Market
🤝 August Chamber Mixer | 5 - 7pm | Prosperity Bank, 406 Main St, Smithville | A relaxed evening of networking hosted by Prosperity Bank. Members and prospective members welcome. Free. Smithville Area Chamber
🚐 Care-A-Van | MLK Park | 5 - 7pm | MLK Park, Smithville | Free family wellness night with outdoor activities, fitness, food, and community resource tables. Bastrop County Cares
🧠 Trivia Night | 7 - 9pm | Bastrop Beer Company, 1008 Main St, Bastrop | Weekly Thursday trivia over a cold one. Bastrop Beer Company
Friday, 🗓️ August 21
🍳 The Toasted Yolk Cafe | Pre-Opening Celebration | 8am - 12pm | 853 State Hwy 71, Suite 150, Bastrop | The new brunch spot out at Sendero throws a special brunch before it opens, with a complimentary entree. Instead of payment they ask for a donation to Bastrop County Cares. Reservations are nearly gone: as we went to press, the 10:30am Friday seating was the only one still showing. 832-499-1944. Try to get a reservation here | The Toasted Yolk Cafe
🌿 Family Nature Quest | 10:30am | McKinney Roughs Nature Park, 1884 State Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek | A guided hands-on hike for families through the river bottomlands. $10 per person, reservation required. LCRA Parks
🎬 Friday Film | Wuthering Heights | 2 - 4pm | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | The new adaptation, rated R, 17 and up. Free soda and popcorn. Free. City of Elgin
🧵 Fiber Art Friday | 3 - 5pm | Bastrop Public Library, 1100 Church St, Bastrop | Bring knitting, crochet, macramé, or embroidery to a relaxed weekly meetup. Free. Bastrop Public Library
🍿 Family Movie Night | 6:30 - 8pm | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | The third-Friday family movie, popcorn included. Free. City of Elgin
🎣 Evening Fish with a Ranger | 7pm | Buescher State Park, 100 Park Rd 1E, Smithville | Learn to cast a line at Buescher Lake with a park ranger. Park entry fee applies. Buescher State Park
🎸 Sonny Wolf Live | 7 - 10pm | Copper Shot Distillery, 809 Main St, Bastrop | Blues-rock on the Main Street patio to start the weekend. Copper Shot Distillery
🌟 Saturday, 🗓️ August 22 | The Big Day
🍳 The Toasted Yolk Cafe | Pre-Opening Celebration | 8am - 12pm | 853 State Hwy 71, Suite 150, Bastrop | Day two of the charity brunch before the doors open for good. Complimentary entree, with a donation to Bastrop County Cares in place of payment. Saturday was booked out as we went to press, so watch for a cancellation if you did not get a table. Try to get a reservation here | The Toasted Yolk Cafe
🐦 Binoculars and Birds for Beginners | 9am | Bastrop State Park, 100 Park Rd 1A, Bastrop | Learn birding basics and meet the birds that live in the Lost Pines. Park entry fee applies. Bastrop State Park
🥬 Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market | 10am - 2pm | 1302 Chestnut St, Bastrop | Produce, grass-fed beef, eggs, honey, plants, and makers, every Saturday year-round. Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market
🛍️ 9th Annual Main Street Market | Day 1 | 10am - 5pm | Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center, 1408 Chestnut St, Bastrop | Two days of vendors and makers, candles, clothing, food, gifts, decor, and jewelry, with hourly door prizes. Community Impact
📚 Sensory Storytime | 10:30 - 11:30am | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | A gentle, sensory-friendly story experience in a calm room. Free. City of Elgin
🏹 Archery 101 | 1pm | McKinney Roughs Nature Park, 1884 State Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek | A beginner archery lesson with equipment provided. $25, registration required. LCRA Parks
🎸 Larry Wilson Band | 2 - 4pm | The Front Room Wine Bar, 116 Main St, Smithville | Electric blues over an afternoon glass on Main Street. The Front Room Wine Bar
🍷 Jack Fister at Frontier Cellars | 2 - 5pm | Frontier Cellars, 157 Hector Rd, Smithville | Great wine, live music, and an afternoon at Smithville's new lakefront winery. Frontier Cellars
🤠 Red Dirt Concert Series | Pauline Reese, Anderson Daniels, Micky and the Motorcars | doors 4pm, music 5 - 10pm | Rising Sun Vineyard, 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade | Three red dirt acts at the vineyard's Yegua Creek Brewery. Rising Sun Vineyard
🏁 Bastrop County Go Texan Night at the Races | grandstands 5pm, opening ceremony 7pm | Cotton Bowl Speedway, 1175 CR 202, Paige | Five classes of dirt-track racing on the high-banked clay oval. Children 6 and under free. Cotton Bowl Speedway
🎤 Nancy Moore at Roadhouse Paige | 6 - 9pm | Roadhouse Paige, 147 Old Hwy 20 E, Paige | Nancy and some of her Timber Bridge bandmates on the Roadhouse stage. Our Business of the Week. Roadhouse Paige
🎶 Moving Blues | 6:30 - 9:30pm | Copper Shot Distillery, 809 Main St, Bastrop | An Austin blues ensemble closes out the distillery's weekend. Copper Shot Distillery
🎂 Hey Elgin! | 1st Birthday Party | 7pm | The Why Knot Event Center & Bar, 353 Watersedge Terrace Dr, Elgin | The Elgin community podcast turns one, with Ben Harris, Boston Nick, and Anthony Stowe hosting a night of live music and cake. The Why Knot
Sunday, 🗓️ August 23
🛍️ Smithville's Sunday Market | 10am - 1pm | James H. Long Railroad Park, Main & 1st, Smithville | Locally grown, homemade, and handmade, with live music and a park to play in. Free. Smithville Sunday Market
🛍️ 9th Annual Main Street Market | Day 2 | 11am - 4pm | Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center, 1408 Chestnut St, Bastrop | The second day of the vendor and maker market. Community Impact
🎶 Live Music with Mike Kiddoo | 2 - 5pm | Rising Sun Vineyard, 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade | An Austin alt-pop songwriter over a Sunday glass of wine. Rising Sun Vineyard
🐉 Teen D&D | 3 - 5pm | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | Dungeons & Dragons for teens, new and experienced players welcome. Free. City of Elgin
Monday, 🗓️ August 24
🧘 Mommy and Baby Yoga | 11am - 1pm | First United Methodist Church, 216 W 3rd St, Elgin | An hour of gentle guided yoga for moms and babies 0 to 3, then an hour of free books, resources, and goodies. Free. Bastrop County Cares
🚌 Prime Timer Field Trip | Down Home Ranch | 2 - 4pm | Departs Elgin Recreation Center, 361 N Hwy 95, Elgin | An older-adults outing out to Down Home Ranch. City of Elgin
🐉 Tween D&D | 4 - 5:30pm | Bastrop Public Library, 1100 Church St, Bastrop | A weekly Monday campaign for experienced players ages 11 to 14. Bring your character. Free. Bastrop Public Library
🏛️ Bastrop Economic Development Corporation | 5pm | Bastrop City Hall, 1311 Chestnut St, Bastrop | Regular BEDC board meeting, open to the public. City of Bastrop
Tuesday, 🗓️ August 25
👶 Baby Bookworms | 10:30 - 11am | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | Stories, songs, and bouncing for the littlest readers. Free. City of Elgin
🥃 National Whiskey Sour Day | 2 - 9pm | Copper Shot Distillery, 809 Main St, Bastrop | The bartenders make whiskey sours all afternoon and evening for the unofficial holiday. Copper Shot Distillery
🏛️ Bastrop City Council Regular Meeting | 4:30pm work session, sessions at 5:30 and 6:30pm | Bastrop City Hall, 1311 Chestnut St, Bastrop | The council's regular August meeting, open to the public. City of Bastrop
🎨 Tween Art Club | 5 - 6pm | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | Draw, paint, craft, and create with fellow young artists, fourth Tuesdays. Free. City of Elgin
Wednesday, 🗓️ August 26
📚 Bébé Bilingüe | 10:30 - 11am | Elgin Public Library, 404 N Main St, Elgin | Cuentos y stories, canciones y songs, a bilingual early-literacy hour for ages 0 to 5. Free. City of Elgin
🍽️ Smithville Quarterly Chamber Luncheon | doors 11:15am, buffet at noon, ends 1pm | VFW Post 1309, 557 NW Loop 230, Smithville | Smithville ISD Superintendent Dr. Molley Ealy is the speaker. $25 in advance, registration encouraged. Smithville Area Chamber
☕ Coffee & Friends | Texas Ranger | 3 - 4:30pm | Bastrop Public Library, 1100 Church St, Bastrop | Coffee, conversation, and this month a visit from a Texas Ranger. Free. Bastrop Public Library
🍷 Wine Not? Wednesdays + Live Music | 5 - 10pm | Store House Market & Eatery, 813 Main St, Bastrop | Live music and half off select bottles every Wednesday evening. Store House Market & Eatery
🎱 Bingo | 7 - 9pm | Bastrop Beer Company, 1008 Main St, Bastrop | First half is a free three-card play with prizes, second half is a paid round. Bastrop Beer Company
🔮 Planning Ahead
📬 In your inbox Monday | Our Monday issue lands with the full week ahead and a fresh Business of the Week. Watch for it.
🤠 Through Sun Sep 20 | Soul Circuit: Juneteenth Rodeos in Texas | Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm | Bastrop County Museum, 904 Main St, Bastrop | Sarah Bird's photographs of Black cowboys and cowgirls on the Texas Juneteenth rodeo circuit. Bastrop County Historical Society
🥩 Fri Aug 28 | Prime Rib Night | 5 - 9pm | The Front Room Wine Bar, 116 Main St, Smithville | Reservations 512-237-3626. The Front Room Wine Bar
🎸 Fri Aug 28 | Sidetracked | 7 - 10pm | Copper Shot Distillery, 809 Main St, Bastrop | Sixteen-year-old guitarist Jonah Tarver alongside Austin icon Marcus Tharpe. Copper Shot Distillery
🌕 Fri Aug 28 | Full Moon Night Hike | 8:30pm | Bastrop State Park, 100 Park Rd 1A, Bastrop | See the Lost Pines trails after dark on a ranger-led hike. Bastrop State Park
🍶 Sat Aug 29 | Grape Stomp | 1 - 5pm | Rising Sun Vineyard, 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade | Stomp grapes the old-fashioned way and print your footprint on a t-shirt keepsake. Rising Sun Vineyard
🎂 Sun Aug 30 | Cedar's Coppice 1st Birthday | 8am - 6pm | Cedar's Coppice, 709 Chestnut St, Bastrop | The vintage cafe celebrates 365 days with a full day of face painting, crafts, giant yard games, raffles, birthday cake, and food and drink specials. Cedar's Coppice
🎭 Sep 4 - 27 | Disney's Newsies | Bastrop Opera House, 711 Spring St, Bastrop | The Opera House opens its fall season. Bastrop Opera House
🌿 Sat Sep 5 | First Saturday Farm Tour & Plant Walk | 9:30am - 12pm | Elm Forest Farm, Synergy Dr, Bastrop | Rhizome Revival's nonprofit teaching farm opens for a guided tour and plant walk. RSVP required. Rhizome Revival
🌶️ Sep 5 - 6 | Hatch Green Chile Festival | Sat from noon, Sun through 6pm | Rising Sun Vineyard, 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade | Hatch chiles by the pound, New Mexico cooking, games, and live music both days. Rising Sun Vineyard
🐗 Oct 22 - 24 | 39th Annual Hogeye Festival | Downtown Elgin | BBQ pork cook-off, Cow Patty Bingo, live music all day, and the car and bike show. Mark the calendar now. City of Elgin
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