A helping hand for visitors and entrepreneurs. FCVB, Chamber and EDC steer tourists, entrepreneurs through local market

The site offers free parking for vehicles, including RVs and buses, as well as public restrooms.

The building is home to both the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau and the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission.

The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce is located next door at 306 East Austin Street in a historic home remodeled into an open business space.

The Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau is a marketing, sales and service organization, funded by a portion of the city’s and county’s hotel/motel occupancy tax.

FCVB promotes Fredericksburg and Gillespie County as a leisure destination for group tours, reunions, weddings and meeting site.

The FCVB staffs and operates the Visitor Information Center, which is open to assist visitors every day except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

In the center, visitors can watch a free, 10-minute video in the building’s 48-seat theater.

Visitors also can gather information on potential activities, accommodations and businesses of interest through brochures and other literature in the lobby area, including info on walking tours, historic sites, an events calendar, city and county maps and driving trail maps.

The organization has a tourism app, and publishes brochures on everything from dining, to walking tours, to a year-end report on the tourism industry.

CVB President and CEO Brady Closson writes a bi-weekly column in the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.

The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce works on business education, advocacy, communication and businessto- business assistance. Catering to more than 900 members — a large amount for a town of roughly 12,000 — the Chamber works to create a positive business environment. Its staff coordinates events, volunteers and highlights accomplishments at its annual March banquet. Its board committees work on pressing issues to help local business owners, such as housing, childcare offerings and broadband expansion.

Chamber President and CEO Penny C. McBride also writes a weekly column in the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.

Tim Lehmberg is executive director of the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission. He keeps his finger on the economic pulse Gillespie County and helps recruit and ease the transition for new businesses that are right for the market to locate here.

The GCEDC is a collaborative partnership between the city and county and its mission is to encourage, enhance and promote managed economic development throughout the county. The GCEDC is governed by a board of directors with nine voting members.

Visitor Center hours 
M-F, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 
Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 
Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m