Smithville
Smithville, Texas
Food & Drink
+10
Sep 21, 2026
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10 min read
Newsies' Final Bow, a Stacked Saturday and the First Week of Fall | September 21-27, 2026
Fall arrives Tuesday, Saturday stacks a rec rally, a rhinestone gala, museum music and a star party, and Newsies takes its final bow.
Food & Drink
+12
Sep 17, 2026
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12 min read
Viva Bastrop and Viva Elgin, Calvary Art Fest, the Last Days of Soul Circuit and the Copper Shot Distillery Spotlight | September 17-23, 2026
Two Hispanic Heritage festivals on back-to-back nights, 65 artists in a parish hall, the last chance to see Soul Circuit, and fall officially arrives Tuesday evening.
Food & Drink
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Sep 14, 2026
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11 min read
¡Viva Bastrop!, ¡Viva Elgin! and the Final Week of Soul Circuit | September 14-20, 2026
Downtown Bastrop and Elgin both throw their first big Hispanic Heritage celebrations, Calvary Art Fest fills a weekend, and the Soul Circuit exhibit takes its final bow at the county museum.
Food & Drink
+11
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.
Food & Drink
+11
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.
Food & Drink
+10
Aug 31, 2026
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9 min read
Meet Me at the Depot Debuts in Smithville, Hatch Chile Fest in McDade & Newsies Opens | August 31 - September 6, 2026
Smithville launches Meet Me at the Depot, a free first-Saturday morning of porch stories, classic cars and trolley rides at the old MKT depot, plus Hatch chiles roasting all weekend in McDade and opening night for Disney's Newsies.
Food & Drink
+12
Aug 27, 2026
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11 min read
Three Birthdays, a New Cafe and Two Goodbyes, Plus the McDade Grape Stomp | August 27 - September 2, 2026
Cedar's Coppice turns one, Yegua Creek turns three and Rising Sun turns seven, The Toasted Yolk opens at Sendero, and Tecuén in Bastrop and Hope Floats in Smithville serve their last customers Sunday.
Food & Drink
+10
Aug 20, 2026
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9 min read
Live Music at Roadhouse Paige and The Toasted Yolk Opening | August 20-26, 2026
Nancy Moore plays the Roadhouse Paige stage Saturday night, The Toasted Yolk opens its doors early for a brunch benefiting Bastrop County Cares, and the Main Street Market runs two full days.
Food & Drink
+10
Aug 13, 2026
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8 min read
Millie's on Main Elgin Spotlight, Dwarf Car Nationals in Paige and the Museum Day of Giving | August 13-19, 2026
Millie's on Main is open again in Elgin, dwarf cars run three straight nights in Paige, the museum throws open its collections, and Bastrop County Best voting closes Monday.
Elgin
+5
Jul 27, 2026
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3 min read
Homecoming Rodeo Week | Bastrop County, Texas Events July 27 – August 3, 2026
The 76th Annual Bastrop Homecoming & Rodeo kicks off this week with team roping, barrel racing, a Grand Parade, and live music at the Showbarn.
