Red Rock

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Rockin' RedRock BBQ and Chili Cook-Off, Sunset Swifts at Bastrop State Park and the Chinese Dragon Spotlight | September 10-16, 2026 |

Sep 10, 2026

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12 min read

Rockin' RedRock BBQ and Chili Cook-Off, Sunset Swifts at Bastrop State Park and the Chinese Dragon Spotlight | September 10-16, 2026 |

A two-day IBCA cook-off in a Bastrop County town we haven't covered much, thousands of chimney swifts dropping into an old water tower at dusk, and the Chinese Dragon Spotlight.

Marilyn

Food & Drink

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Rockne Turns 150, the Homecoming Parade and Bazaar, and Meet Me at the Depot | September 3-9, 2026

Sep 3, 2026

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11 min read

Rockne Turns 150, the Homecoming Parade and Bazaar, and Meet Me at the Depot | September 3-9, 2026

Rockne marks 150 years with a Saturday parade and a Sunday bazaar of fried chicken, bingo and Czech polka, plus a morning on the depot porch in Smithville.

Marilyn

Red Rock

Rockin' RedRock BBQ and Chili Cook-Off, Sunset Swifts at Bastrop State Park and the Chinese Dragon Spotlight | September 10-16, 2026 |

Rockne Turns 150, the Homecoming Parade and Bazaar, and Meet Me at the Depot | September 3-9, 2026

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