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Upcoming Events in Kerrville
Kerrville
Kerrville Triathlon Festival
Sept. 23-24
Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive
Started in 2011, Kerrville Tri was founded with the idea of bringing out the beauty and welcoming nature of the Texas Hill Country. Since then, thousands of participants have crossed the finish line to collect their medals. Famed for its 70.3-mile distance triathlon on Sunday, the weekend also offers seven other events including rookie and sprint distance races on Saturday and a quarter distance on Sunday.
Hill Country Gun Show
Oct. 7-8
Hill Country Veterans Center, 411 Meadowview
Find sales of new and used guns, knives, coins, cutting boards, ammo, and other items. All proceeds go toward supporting local veterans.
Welcome Home Fest
Oct. 12-15
Quiet Valley Ranch, 3876 Medina Highway
Produced by the Kerrville Folk Festival Foundation, Welcome Home Fest is a smaller, more intimate, and more relaxed music festival than the Kerrville Folk Festival. All the shows are presented on the Threadgill Theater Stage and ticket sales are capped to match this capacity. Performers this year include Adrianne Lenker, Sir Woman, Lomelda, and Kinky Friedman.
River Festival and Annular Solar Eclipse
Oct. 14
Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive
The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department invites you to come out and celebrate the fourth annual Kerrville River Festival. The event offers a fun environment for friends and family and occurs on the same day as the annular solar eclipse. In addition to eclipse viewing and programming, event activities include a kids’ area, food, drinks, and live music.
Chalk Festival
Oct. 14-15
Peterson Plaza , Downtown
Celebrate the creativity of artists and the craft of chalk art at this annual street painting festival, where visitors can enjoy a kids’ chalk zone, family activities, great food, and music.
“Betting On Bloodshed”
Oct. 20-21, 27-29; Nov. 3-5
VK Garage Theater , 305 Washington St.
The new manager of Las Vegas’s Flying Flamingo Hotel and Casino is cleaning house and getting rid of all the usual suspects—and one of them might just want him dead. Playhouse 2000 presents this interactive murder mystery by Will Murdock, where audience members vote to determine the show’s surprise ending.
Haunted Ghoul Pool
Oct. 21-22
Kerrville Municipal Olympic Pool, 601 Olympic Drive
Enjoy a night of goosebumps, spooks, and screams at the Olympic Pool, which is transformed into a ghoulish haunted house. There are family-friendly tours in the evening, followed by scarier tours—when the haunted attractions come to life—for older kids and adults.
Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival
Oct. 27-29
Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27
Billing itself as “Texas’ premier yarn, fiber, fabric, and farm festival,” this event celebrates fiber producers, artists, teachers, and enthusiasts. Vendors offer products and art, teachers and speakers present classes from fiber arts to animal husbandry practices, and pioneer demonstrations range from sheep herding to washing and dying of fleeces. There are exhibits and several smaller events.
The Bizarre Bazaar
Oct. 28
Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett St.
This event features local artists and crafters selling one-of-a-kind items. Also, join in the Fall Crawl shopping event for prizes throughout the weekend and a chance to win a seasonal giveaway.
Pumpkin Run 5K and Harvest Festival
Oct. 28
Salvation Army Kroc Center, 201 Holdsworth Drive
Come for the fun and stay for the festivities. Along with the 5K run/walk, expect lots of candy, a bounce house, face painting, carnival games, a cake walk, and other fall-themed activities.
A Night at the Museum
Oct. 28
Museum of Western Art, 1550 Bandera Highway
Costumes are encouraged for kids (adults may dress up, too) at this fun-filled, family-oriented event that includes music, food trucks, and spooky entertainment.
Family Fright Night
Oct. 31
Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive
Visit the park for an evening of safe and traditional family fun. Activities include trick-or-treating, games, and a costume contest.
Texas Furniture Makers Show
Nov. 3-Dec. 15
Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett St.
The Texas Furniture Makers’ Show is an annual statewide competition of the finest custom furniture makers in Texas. The show is open Tuesdays through Saturdays,, with an artists reception on the evening of Nov. 11.
Texas Gun and Knife Show
Nov. 11-12
Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27
Vendors sell new and used guns, knives, ammo, coins, jewelry, camping gear, accessories, and other items for hunters, collectors, and outdoors enthusiasts.
Holiday Lighted Parade and Courthouse Lighting Ceremony
Nov. 18
Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main St.
Officially welcome the holiday season with a lighted parade and the arrival of Santa Claus on his signature fire truck. The annual parade commences at the corner of G Street Bridge and Water Street and ends at the Kerr County Courthouse. After the parade, enjoy a Christmas program, caroling, and the lighting of the courthouse and 45-foot-tall tree.
Light the Island
Nov. 18
Tranquility Island, 202 Thompson Drive
The City of Kerrville Parks and Rec Department decorates the trees on Tranquility Island with lights to usher in holiday spirit at Louise Hays Park and the River Trail. And every Saturday in December, it “snows” on the island. Bring your family and make new traditions and memories.
“One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall”
Dec. 1-3, 8-10, 15-17
Playhouse 2000 VK Garage Theater, 305 Washington St.
Eight intertwined stories set in a Midwestern mall on the last shopping day before Christmas combine to create a charming and thoroughly entertaining holiday story for the whole family.
Kerr County Market Days and Hill Country Swap Meet
Dec. 2
Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27
Market Days features original handcrafted items by regoional artists and crafters, while the Hill Country Swap Meet is a community garage sale/flea market.
Christmas Market
Dec. 2
Wilson Ranch, 512 Rogers Trail
At this fourth annual Christmas market, more than 14 vendors sell items such as crafts, handmade gifts, jewelry, art, candles, jams, jellies, salsas, wooden gifts, and home and holiday décor. There are also great door prizes every 30 minutes.
Running Home for the Holidays 5K
Dec. 2
Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive
Join the Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department for the annual holiday 5K. Get the family together and dress up as Santa, elves, Whoville residents, or other Christmas characters for an enjoyable way to help celebrate the holidays.
Hill Country Gun Show
Dec. 2-3
Hill Country Veterans Center, 411 Meadowview
This gun show features vendors selling new and used guns, knives, coins, cutting boards, ammo, and other collectible and outdoors merchandise. All proceeds go to local area veterans.
Schreiner Mansion Holiday Tours
Dec. 5-21
Schreiner Mansion, 226 Earl Garrett St.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Schreiner Mansion opens for holiday tours during the month of December to benefit the Hill Country Youth Orchestra. Enjoy wassail, cookies, carolers, and a historic home tour. Tours go on every half hour with 1:30 p.m. being the last tour.
Wild West Wine Wednesday
Dec. 6
Museum of Western Art, 1550 Bandera Highway
At the Wild West Wine Wednesday, visitors can enjoy a pleasant evening trying complimentary samples from an area brewery, winery, or distillery while learning about the museum’s latest exhibits.
Symphony of the Hills in Concert
Dec. 7
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
The symphony performs “Many Moods of Christmas,” featuring the Grand Symphony Chorus. Hear a full orchestra of professional musicians and advanced music students, performing a diverse musical program featuring top soloists.
“The Nutcracker”
Dec. 15-17
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
Ballet Frontier presents the classic holiday ballet that’s filled with magic and wonder as Clara and her incredible Christmas present are transported to the Land of Snow and are welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy.
“Michael Martin Murphey’s Cowboy Christmas”
Dec. 16
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
“A Cowboy Christmas” is a vibrant holiday celebration featuring Michael Martin Murphey’s renowned Rio Grande Band, captivating master-artist photographs, breathtaking videos, and delightful cowboy poetry.
Texas Gun and Knife Show
Dec. 16-17
Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27
Vendors sell new and used guns, knives, ammo, coins, jewelry, camping gear, accessories, and other items.
Symphony of the Hills in Concert
Jan. 6
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
Symphony of the Hills presents “POPS: A Night at the Movies.” Hear a full orchestra of professional musicians and advanced music students as they perform a diverse musical program featuring top soloists.
Camerata San Antonio String Quartet in Concert
Jan. 12
First Presbyterian Church, 800 Jefferson St.
In “Star Crossed,” the string quartet performs Claude Debussy’s music for star-crossed Pelleas and Melisande; works by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms are also featured at this piano trio concert.
“The Beat Goes On: Six Decades of Cher”
Jan. 20
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
Lisa McClowry has created an uncanny tribute to the iconic pop star Cher, including a ”look-alike, sound-alike, talk-alike” level of detail, in the live theatrical production “The Beat Goes On.”
Winter Market
Jan. 27-28
Inn of the Hills Hotel & Conference Center, 1001 Junction Highway
Vendors bring their best clothing, jewelry, gifts, accessories, handmade Texas products, gourmet food, photography, home décor, and other wares.
Camerata San Antonio String Quartet in Concert
Feb. 9
First Presbyterian Church, 800 Jefferson St.
The string quartet performs “Las Musas,” with works of exquisite beauty and mystery by Errollyn Wallen, Joaquin Turina, and Gabriel Faure for soprano and chamber ensemble.
Balsam Range in Concert
Feb. 24
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
Balsam Range bring their “Moxie and Mettle” show to the Cailloux Theater, offering a unique and highly polished sound that ranges from the twang of original Appalachian song to outstanding harmony and heart-felt lyrics of modern “Newgrass.”
Symphony of the Hills in Concert
Feb. 29
Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St.
Symphony of the Hills presents “Spring Leaping Forward.” enjoy a full orchestra of professional musicians and advanced music students who perform a diverse musical program featuring top soloists.
