Hill Country Sunset

The Lakes and Hills of the Highland Lakes, in the heart of the Central Texas Hill Country, is the ideal destination for a day, a weekend, or a lifetime.  Adventure, recreation, fun in the sun and hill country hospitality await you in every Highland Lakes community.   We invite you to come enjoy Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, the Colorado River, the Llano River, hundreds of things to do, places to shop, eat and sleep.   With over 1,800 square miles of lakes and hills, the Highland Lakes region is one of the largest playgrounds in Texas.

HIGHLAND LAKES AREA ANNUAL EVENT CALENDAR

There's always something going on in the Highland Lakes of Texas! Check out our Calendar of Festivals and Events in Burnet, Bertram, Buchanan Dam, Kingsland, Llano, Marble Falls and the surrounding areas of Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls and the Llano River!

Hilton Hampton Inn on Lake Marble Falls in the Highland Lakes of Central Texas

Log Country Cove on Lake LBJ

Coopers Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que in Llano, New Braunfels, Ft Worth, Texas

View the Highland Lakes & Texas Hill Country Tourism Guide Book

City of Bertram Chamber of Commerce

City of Llano Chamber of Commerce

Kingsland/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce

JANUARY
Date Event Location
2nd Weekend Burnet County FFA & 4-H Livestock Show & Premium Show Burnet
FEBRUARY--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
  Winter Texan Dinner - Kingsland Community Center Kingsland
MARCH--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
  Main Street Market Day Marble Falls
  Coastal Expo - Touch sea urchins, sea squirts & crabs. Activity booths for kids & family ! Johnson Park Marble Falls
  Winter Texas Dinner - Kingsland Community Center Kingsland
  Blue and Gray Golf Tournament at Packsaddle Golf Club Kingsland
  Mardi Gras & Gumbo Cook Off Llano
APRIL--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
  Highland Lakes Bluebonnet Trail Area Wide
  Bluebonnet Blues & Fine Arts Festival - Main Street Marble Falls
  Bluegrass & Bluebonnets Festival Llano
  Community Easter Egg Hunt Kingsland
  Bluebonnet Festival Burnet
  Texas Hill Country Wine Trail Hill Country
  Children's Day Celebration - Johnson Park Marble Falls
  Llano Crawfish Open Llano
  City Wide Garage Sale Marble Falls
MAY --------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
6th - 9th MayFest - Live music, BBQ Cook Off & Carnival in Johnson Park Marble Falls
14th-15th Highland Lakes Annual Barbecue Cookoff Burnet
28-30 Texas Proud Festival - Robinson Park

- Redtop Jail Tours & Jail Breaks  
- Brazos Valley Cow'ographers
- Celtaire String Band  
- Chili Cook-off  
- Vittles and Vendors 
- Community Ice Cream Social
- Cowboy Music & Poetry at the LanTex

Llano
29 Celebrate Memorial Day with Mexican Buffet and Live Music!

Fall Creek Vineyards is hosting the Annual Memorial Fest with Flags, Family and Friends Mexican Fiesta Buffet Music on Saturday, May 29th, 11:00am 5:00pm

Enjoy a lovely afternoon on our mist-cooled patio while enjoying a Mexican Buffet Lunch @ $18/adult, including Wine Tasting & Souvenir Wine Glass (and $12/child), served from 12noon to 2:00pm. Enjoy live music on Saturday while local favorite, John Van Vleck entertains you and recorded music on Sunday, May 30th

Discounts and new tastings will be offered on this special weekend.

Mexican Buffet Menu Minillas De Pescado Tostado (tuna, capers, olive oil, banana peppers, tomatoes, onions with shredded lettuce on a tastado)Chicken Breast on Creamy Chipotle Sauce (with Nopalitas and Black Beans) Tres Leches Cake @ $18/adult (includes wine tasting & souvenir wine glass)

By reservation: 325-379-5361 

Enjoy Mexican Buffet, Music and Flag-waving with Family and Friends as we all Celebrate the importance of Memorial Day!

FREE American flags will be given to guests with all case purchases of Fall Creek Vineyards wines.

Lake Buchanan
JUNE--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
4-5 Llano County Open Pro Rodeo & Parade Llano
4-5 The Great Castell Kayak Race - 2010

This is a fundraising event benefitting Chemo Sabe  Our local outreach is helping people during chemotherapy right here in the Texas Hill Country.

Camp overnight at Llano River RV Park June 4th.  The race is on June 5th starting at 9:00 AM SHARP.   You may register the day of the race at 6:30AM - 8:00AM.  Spectators entrance @ 10AM.  Food and LIVE MUSIC starts @ 12 PM @ RiverSounds.
Racers come in and judges will be on the river until 4pm  Prizes and judges call @ 4pm.  Dance ALL DAY!

We have special guests  from the Expedition School who will give a brief training prior to the race and provide rescue and EMT support as well as count heads! They are the official 2010 race coordination crew!

 

Castell
6 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls
18-20 Lonestar Adult Soap Box Derby

Friday Show-n-Shine, Parade, Inspections
Saturday Race Day,   Evening Entertainment & Street Dance
Sunday  Finals,  Awards, Open Course

Marble Falls
19 Veterans' Dinner

Hosted by First Baptist Church, open to all veterans and their spouses free of charge. Reservations required, limited space. Video will be taken for "Thank You" presentation during the Patriotic Concert July 3, 2010

Kingsland
11-12 Burnet County Fair and Rodeo

Burnet County Fairgrounds, Houston Clinton Drive. The Burnet Co. Fair & Rodeo is held the 2nd weekend in June. The rodeo is produced by the Cadillac Rodeo Company and brings in contestants from all over Texas. In addition to the thrills of Bull Riding, Bronc Bustin', Roping, and Steer Wrestling, the event will have Mutton Bustin', Calf Scramble and the Rodeo Queens contest. The Friday night performance will be followed by a dance/band featuring Tejano and Mexican music, with the Saturday performance to be followed by country/western dance/band. Admission $10 for 12 years and up. For more information or to buy tickets, contact Casey Blair, 830-693-4000, dtrevinotx@yahoo.com

Burnet
25-26 Llano Jr. Rodeo - Llano Rodeo Arena 8 pm Llano
26 Flights of Fancy

Model aircraft flying show - details pending.

Kingsland
26 Miss AquaBoom Pageant & AquaBoom Golf Tournament

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

Kingsland
JULY--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
1 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls
2-4 Aqua Boom Festival / Boat Parade / Fireworks

AquaBoom 2010 Kingsland, Texas on Lake LBJ

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Kingsland
2-4 Llano Rock 'n River Fest Celebration Llano
9 Taste of the Hill Country - 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Galloway Hammond Recreation Center

This is your chance to sample the most popular menu items from dozens of local restaurants, wineries, caterers, chocolatiers and more, all under one roof. These samples will range from barbeque to Mexican food, merlots to aperitifs, and everything in between.

The event will be held in the expansive Galloway Hammond Recreation Center, just minutes from historic downtown Burnet. There will also be a silent auction featuring goods and services donated by local vendors. With so much of the community expected to attend, it should not only be a great evening, but also prove to be a great networking event.

Burnet
15th - 18th Marble Falls Rodeo - 53rd Annual

The Rodeo this year will start off with a Youth Rodeo on Wednesday July 15th.  Admission is free to the youth Rodeo.   Thursday the 16th will be slack night, Admission to slack is also free.   Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th of July will be the main rodeo.  This is a Open/Pro Rodeo the Pro affiliation is CPRA (Cowboy Professional Rodeo Association).   In 2006 Marble Falls won the award for best new CPRA rodeo, not everyone can win award on their 50th rodeo for "Best new Rodeo" but it was our first year with CPRA.  The Producer is Cadiallac Rodeo

Admission to the rodeo is $10.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Children 12 and under, Toddlers are free.

Gates open a 6:30PM, and the show starts at 8:00

The rodeo grounds are located on 281 south of Marble Falls

Dance, Saturday night, Michael Myers.

Marble Falls
AUGUST--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
5 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls

6-8
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13-15

Texas Hill Country Harvest Wine Trail

The vitality of the wine industry in The Texas Hill Country begins each year in August with the birth of the next vintage. We invite you to savor the sight, sound, smell and taste of Harvest with the Texas Hill Country Wineries. Make your plans to join us for the 2010 Harvest Wine Trail, August 6-8 and 13-15, and enjoy a wealth of opportunities to immerse yourself in the experience and lifestyle of harvest.

Hill Country
13-15 15th Annual Lakefest Drag Boat Races on Lake Marble Falls. An International Hot Boat Association National Championship Series Event. Marble Falls
  Fall Creek Vineyards Grape Stomp & Harvest Festival during the Texas Hill Country Harvest Wine Trail Buchanan
  Spicewood Vineyards Grape Stomp during the Texas Hill Country Harvest Wine Trail Spicwood
SEPTEMBER--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
2 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls
3-5 Oatmeal Festival

Bertram is perhaps best known for its Oatmeal Festival held each year on the Friday and Saturday before Labor Day (September 4 & 5, 2009). Begun in 1977 as a good-natured attempt to put neighboring Oatmeal back on the map after state map-makers ignored the tiny neighboring community, the festival has evolved into one of the wackiest, most imaginative small-town festivals anywhere. In 2010, Bertram celebrates 33 years of craziness and fun, and as always, it will actually "rain" oatmeal during the parade!

Because the festival is sponsored by Three Minutes Brand Oats, every event starts at 3 or 33 minutes past the hour. The festival begins on Friday night with a BBQ dinner and the Miss Oatmeal Pageant in Oatmeal. A trail-ride moves the festivities to Bertram on Saturday, which includes a fun-run, parade, cook-off, zany games, food, and arts and crafts, Mutton Busting and more.

For more information visit the Bertram Chamber of Commerce website.

Bertram
11 Speak Up for Kids - CASA 5K Run
Saturday September 11, 2010
Johnson Park in Marble Falls
For more information or to register go to: www.casa5k.org
Marble Falls
11 Main St. Market Day Marble Falls
  Hill Country Fall Fest & Wine Auction Marble Falls
11 Kid's Day Out Burnet
  Annual Spicewood Destruction Derby - benefits Spicewood Volunteer Fire Dept. Spicewood
25-26 Fifth Annual Gold & Gem Rendevous on the Llano River.  Events include a state gold panning championship, metal detecting, flint knapping and rockhound field trips.  For more information contact Roswell at 325-247-4131 or Theiss at 325-388-9234. Llano
OCTOBER--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
1, 2, 3 Day Out with Thomas Burnet
  Texas Wine Month Trail Hill Country
2 City Wide Garage Sale in Marble Falls Marble Falls
7 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls
9 Fort Croghan Day Festival Burnet
9 Burnet Square Fall Market Day Burnet
  Llano County Heritage Festival Llano
28 Moonlight Madness Marble Falls
NOVEMBER--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
  Opening of Deer Season Hill Country
4 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls
19 - 2 Walkway of Lights in Marble Falls Continues through Jan. 2 Marble Falls
  Christmas Lighting Llano
  Community Thanksgiving Dinner Llano
  Kingsland House of Arts & Crafts Fall Show Kingsland
  Arts and Crafts Show hosted by Buchanan Dam Arts & Crafts, Inc. Buchanan
  Texas Hill Country Autumn Fine Art & Wine Trail Hill Country
  Bertram's Old Time Christmas Bertram
DECEMBER--------------------Back to top
Date Event Location
2 Meet on Main in Marble Falls

5pm-8pm. The Historic Main Street Association event focuses on providing the local community and tourists with the chance to stroll through Main Street's unique shops and galleries, while enjoying free live entertainment and in-store special sales and events. Local growers, artists and crafters are present at the events' Homegrown & Handmade Farmers Market. Meet on Main is an opportunity for residents to indulge in local culture, visit with neighbors and shop local. 830-385-9289. historicmainstreet.org

Marble Falls
  Walkway of Lights Continues through Jan. 2 Marble Falls
3, 4, 5 Main Street Bethlehem Burnet
10, 11, 12 Main Street Bethlehem Burnet
11 Christmas on the Square Burnet
11 Christmas at Fort Croghan Burnet
  Christmas Tree Lighting/Photos with Santa Kingsland
  Lighted Christmas Parade Llano
  Holiday Wine Trail Hill Country
  Tow Treasures and Lighted Boat Parade Festiaval Buchanan
  Inks Lake Lighted Boat Parade Inks Lake

This dates were current when posted on this site.
To be sure the event is still scheduled for the date listed, please contact an area chamber of commerce.

Jeanette Martin, Re/MAX Lakes and Hills in the Texas Hill Country

Rio Vista Resort on Lake LBJ in Kingsland, Texas

View the Highland Lakes & Texas Hill Country Tourism Guide Book

Marble Falls/Lakes LBJ Chamber of Commerce

Burnet Chamber of Commerce

Lake Buchanan/Inks Lake Chamber of Commerce

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