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Upcoming Events in Brenham
Brenham
Farmer and Artisan Market
Oct. 2
Downtown
The First Friday Farmer and Artisan Market is an open-air market with local artisans and crafts, cottage food, and retail vendors.
Christmas Magic
Oct. 6-8
Giddings Stone Mansion, 2203 Century Circle
The exterior and interior rooms of the 1870s Giddings Stone Mansion feature different holiday themes. Saturday, there’s a luncheon at the Mansion, reservations required.
Texas Arts and Music Festival
Oct. 16-18
Downtown
Held annually the third weekend in October, the festival celebrates the arts with live mural painting, artist duels, an art village, a juried art show, and music—all free to the public.
Farmer and Artisan Market
Nov. 6
Downtown
The First Friday Farmer and Artisan Market is an open-air market with local artisans and crafts, cottage food, and retail vendors.
Unity Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play”
Dec. 3-20
Unity Theatre, 300 Church St.
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” comes alive as a live 1940s radio play, complete with swinging music and delightfully quirky studio sound effects. Watch as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future visit Ebenezer Scrooge, guiding him toward generosity, love, and the true magic of giving.
Cold Nights, Holiday Tunes
Dec. 4
Downtown
Bring your chairs and join in for a night of music and merriment in the Commerce Street parking lot.
Christmas Lighted Parade
Dec. 5
Downtown
Experience the magic of the Christmas season as the streets of downtown Brenham come alive with vibrant lights, festive floats, and the jolly arrival of Santa Claus. This year’s parade theme, “A Very Vintage Christmas,” fills the air with holiday cheer.
Celtic Angels Christmas
Dec. 12
The Barnhill Center at Historic Simon Theatre, 111 W. Main St.
A joyous Broadway-style production captivates all ages with the magic of the season. Traditional holiday and Celtic music is performed by beautiful vocalists, accompanied by a full band and world-class champion Irish dancers.
Sons of the Pioneers in Concert
Jan. 16
The Barnhill Center at Historic Simon Theatre, 111 W. Main St.
Sons of the Pioneers are winners of more top awards than any other group in the history of Western music. Since 1933, this legendary group has rotated gifted musicians to thrill audiences with songs that bring images of the majestic American West.
Uptown Swirl, Downtown Brenham
Jan. 16
Downtown
This wine walk event lets visitors experience unique shops while sipping and sampling wines from around the world.
The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra Valentines Show
Feb. 13
The Barnhill Center at Historic Simon Theatre, 111 W. Main St.
Some of the greatest love songs of all time from Broadway, pop culture, country, rock, and Motown are played by singers with irresistible charm to rival the world’s most legendary crooners.
Annual Used Book Sale
Feb. 15-20
Washington County Expo, 1305 E. Blue Bell Road
Shop a wide selection of gently used books, tapes, and vinyl records. Proceeds from this huge book sale benefit Brenham’s Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.
“Silent Sky”
Feb. 18-March 7
Unity Theatre, 300 Church St.
“Silent Sky” tells the true, inspiring story of Henrietta Leavitt, an early 20th-century astronomer whose quiet discoveries changed our understanding of the universe. Working as a human computer at the Harvard Observatory logging data without recognition, Henrietta defies restrictive expectations and pursues her own research on Cepheid stars. Her findings become a groundbreaking key to measuring cosmic distance.