Events

The Hill Country Swap Meet brings vintage car enthusiasts and collectors together in one place to sell, trade and buy anything and everything in the world of vintage automobiles. – Standard-Radio Post/ Brent Burgess

Hill Country Swap Meet attracts vintage, enthusiasts

The area’s biggest swap meet returns this summer as the 2023 Hill Country Swap Meet will be held Friday through Sunday, July 28-30, at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park on Texas 16 South.

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Each year the Peach JAMboree coronates a Peach Queen and Court.

Stonewall celebrates its peaches with the annual JAMboree and rodeo

Every summer, crowds gather in Stonewall on the third full weekend of June to attend the Peach JAMboree, an event that will celebrate its 63rd year in 2023. This year’s event will take place Thursday through Saturday, June 15-17.

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Cajun invasion in Fredericksburg

Fans of Cajun food will enjoy themselves in Fredericksburg in late May, at the 2022 Crawfish Festival. Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Jaycees, the 25th Annual Crawfish Festival is held Memorial Day weekend every year at Marktplatz.

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Schuetzenfest is one of Gillespie County’s longest enduring traditions with a rich German heritage tracing back to the early German immigrants. Participants gather to test their marksmanship and enjoy fellowship.

Gillespie County Schuetzenbund one of the area’s longest traditions

Gillespie County’s German tradition lives on with the 127th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30, at the Grapetown Shooting Range. This year’s event will be sponsored by the Grapetown Eintracht Schuetzen Verein.

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The Gillespie County Fair parade draws crowds up and down Main Street in Fredericksburg. Each year the fair coronates a Gillespie County Fair Queen and Court.

Texas’ oldest continuous county fair celebrates 135th year. Gillespie County Fair Grounds brings horse racing to town

Gillespie County is coming up on the 135th year of its historic fair, which is set for Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 24-27.

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Fredericksburg High School students compete with other SystemsGo rocket teams to launch unmanned rockets up to a mile high. – Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess

Countdown to launch

SystemsGo was designed with the intent to help students get hands-on experience in rocket science and Fredericksburg High School is a member of the organization.

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Landing residents, visitors and business

Gillespie County Airport serves as a gateway to the Texas Hill Country for jet setters, aviation hobbyists and visitors alike.

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Jim Morris’ humorous shirt summed up the feeling of the nearly 1,000 attendees at last year’s event. – Photo by Robynn Dodd

Wet your whistle at the craft beer fest. Rotary’s June event will showcase local hospitality, Texas craft beers

The first Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival will be take place for its second year on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg hosts the event that highlights our brewing past and helps that club fund its charitable giving. The main beneficiary for the 2023 festival is The Good Samaritan Center, a charitable clinic meeting critical health needs for Gillespie County residents.

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Antique Tractor Show set for May 20

The annual Antique Machinery Show at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds, Saturday, May 20, will show visitors how work was done during the early days of the century. The show will open at 8 a.m.

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Every year, runners gather in downtown Fredericksburg at Marktplatz in late April to participate in the Fredericksburg Wildflower Run. – Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess

29th Wildflower run/walk

Runners can celebrate Texas Wildflower Day in the Hill Country by competing in the 29th Annual Fredericksburg Wildflower Run/Walk on Saturday, April 22. Competitors will follow a scenic course in and around Fredericksburg that begins and ends downtown at Marktplatz. There will be parking, restrooms and registration available on race day. There will be a 5K and 10K run and 5K walk this year.

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Throughout the spring and summer, the PCAA holds their Musical Evenings Series at Marktplatz, featuring a variety of styles of live music.

Scootin’ boots on Sunday nights

Six concerts are scheduled during the spring and summer months as part of the 2023 Marktplatz Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance (PCAA) Musical Evenings Series.

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The summer season at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds will provide four opportunities to watch horse racing and bet on a favorite. – Standard-Radio Post/Brent Bur

Bet on it - Gillespie County Fair Grounds brings horse racing to town

The Gillespie County Fair Grounds horse racetrack will host four big weekends of live horse racing over the summer of 2023. Race dates, rain or shine, are scheduled for July 1-2, July 15-16, Aug. 12-13 and Aug. 26-27. Admission is $10 per person, $5 for children 6-12, and free for children five or under.

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Celebrating the old ways - 59th Annual Harper Frontier Days & Rodeo

This year, Harper will celebrate its cowboy roots at the 59th annual Harper Frontier Days & Rodeo at the Harper Community Park on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23-24. Frontier Days is a celebration of the way life used to be in this community located in the western part of Gillespie County.

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