seasonal
September 25, 2026 – October 18, 2026
State Fair of Texas
Twenty-four days at Fair Park, a 55-foot cowboy, and food that should not be fried but is.
Dallas · Prairies & Lakes
Events
The Texas calendar
Rodeos, wildflower weekends, barbecue throwdowns, dance halls and county fairs — a running calendar of what's worth the drive.
Featured · music
Marfa Lights Festival
A Labor Day weekend of music and street food in the high desert, plus the viewing platform after dark.
September 4–6, 2026 · Marfa · Big Bend
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food
November 6–15, 2026
Wurstfest
Ten days of sausage, polka and German Texas in the town that never let go of it.
New Braunfels · Hill Country
rodeo
February 23, 2027 – March 14, 2027
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Twenty days of rodeo, livestock judging and stadium concerts on a scale only Texas attempts.
Houston · Gulf Coast
seasonal
April 1–30, 2027
Ennis Bluebonnet Trails
Forty miles of mapped driving trails through the state's official bluebonnet city.
Ennis · Prairies & Lakes
culture
April 15–25, 2027
Fiesta San Antonio
Eleven days, more than a hundred events, and the parade that floats down the river.
San Antonio · South Texas