The Park of East Texas, Inc., 204 Patton Lane

Celebrate East Texas’ traditions at the 110th annual East Texas State Fair and second annual rodeo. Enjoy exciting rodeo action, live entertainment, fair food favorites, livestock exhibits, carnival rides, and family-friendly fun. This beloved fall event showcases the heritage, agriculture, and hospitality that make East Texas unique.

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Medina Community Center, 13857 SH 16 North

Join the Medina Livestock and Wildlife Association for their annual fundraiser. Enjoy cabrito, brisket, sausage, and all the trimmings, along with a raffle and silent auction.

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Fannin County Multi-Purpose Complex, 700 FM 87

The Fannin County Fair offers a classic community experience filled with carnival rides, livestock shows, and live entertainment for all ages, including a petting zoo, animal tricks, and live music. The fair is a time-honored tradition that showcases the hard work of local youth and the vibrant culture of the region.

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Mansfield Park, 2886 SH 16 North

Enjoy family fun at this fall celebration that features farm animals, arts and crafts, live music, delicious food, and live entertainment in the heart of Bandera.

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Every October, folks from all over gather to enjoy live music, a hometown parade, cookoffs, carnival rides, local vendors, and memories that last a lifetime—always for free. The 68th annual event also has mutton bustin’, a pig scramble, a stick horse rodeo, a quilt show, an arrowhead exhibit, a car show, and a petting zoo.

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Water tower, 1501 E. Broadway St.

This afternoon parade starts at the city water tower and travels 2.3 miles through historical Winnsboro. It includes horses, mules, and wagons of all types.

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Cal Farley Boys Ranch, 8 Julian Bivins Blvd.

The Boys Ranch Rodeo is a Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch tradition that dates to 1945. Youth ages 5 to 18 compete in more than a dozen rodeo events, ranging from stick horse racing to bronc riding. The event also features a cornhole tournament, food trucks, and vendors.

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Winnsboro Civic Center and City Park, 915 Wheeler Drive, 900 Wheeler Drive

Participate in a good old-fashioned breakfast at the Civic Center to kick off the weekend’s festivities. Then trail riders participate in a 16-mile trail ride through the countryside of the Piney Woods. Horses, mules, and wagons are welcome. Trail riders also may camp out in tents or RVs in City Park.

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Winnsboro Rodeo Association Arena and Civic Center, 967 Wheeler Drive, 915 Wheeler Drive

See participants compete in this annual family-friendly mule rodeo, where different contests, such as barrel racing, involve mules. The boot scootin’ begins following the rodeo and continues until midnight. DJ Damon Momon gets everyone on the dance floor for an evening full of two-steppin’.

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Mansfield Park Arena, 2886 SH 16 North

Come see barrel racing at Mansfield Park, presented by Riding on Faith. Watch as the talented youth show the adults how it’s done.

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Brazos County Expo Complex, 5827 Leonard Road

Head to the fair and rodeo for a livestock show, mutton bustin’, barrel racing, bareback riding, breakaway roping, bull riding, and even chuckwagon races. There are also nightly concerts, a fairway and carnival, and vendors.

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Victoria Community Center, 2905 E. North St.

Learn about the farming and ranching industries through educational programs, classes, speakers, and exhibitors. Programs are offered for adults and children.

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Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27

The festival celebrates fiber producers, artists, teachers, and enthusiasts. Vendors sell products and art while teachers and speakers offer classes with subjects ranging from fiber arts to animal husbandry practices. There are also live demonstrations—from sheep herding to washing and dying of fleeces—exhibits, and several smaller events.

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Mansfield Park Show Barn, 2886 SH 16 North

Bandera County Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual BuckFest Gala. The evening features a social hour, dinner and a dance, live and silent auctions, and a raffle.

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Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.

At this competition, working ranch cowboys battle it out for top honors in an authentic Western rodeo.

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Mansfield Park Arena, 2886 SH 16 North

Come see barrel racing at Mansfield Park, presented by Riding on Faith. Watch as the talented youth show the adults how it’s done.

ridingonfaithrodeo.com

Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.

The Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show brings together agriculture professionals, equipment exhibitors, and industry experts for one of the region’s largest agricultural trade events.

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Enjoy free cowboy fun every Saturday this month on Main Street in downtown Bandera. Activities can include gunfights, chuckwagon storyteller, horse-drawn wagon tours of the town, and live Western music.

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See the Bandera Gunfighters reenact 1800s gunfights twice a day at Rattlesnake Ridge, located behind the Bandera Visitors Center.

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Wagon Rides of Bandera gives carriage rides through Bandera City Park to see the holiday lights every Saturday and Sunday evening in December. The pick-up point is in front of Trail Boss Steak House on 11th Street.

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Hill Country Veterans Center, 411 Meadow View Lane

Items for sell include new and used guns, knives, coins, cutting boards, and ammunition. All proceeds go to area veterans.

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Enjoy caroling while taking wagon, buggy, or horseback rides.

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National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 Fourth St.

Experience the magic of the holidays at the Ranch, where 15 historic structures—from the 1838 El Capote Log Cabin to the 1909 Barton House—are brought to life with festive scenes, lights, music, and volunteers sharing the spirit of the season. Stroll accessible, lighted pathways past cowboy camps and enjoy refreshments, kettle corn, and live Texas swing Christmas music in the decorated 6666 Barn. Candlelight at the Ranch is free to the public. A $5 donation per family is appreciated.

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Main Street, 500 Main Street

Wagon Rides of Bandera gives horse-drawn wagon rides with Santa. The pick-up spot is in front of the Bandera County Courthouse on Main Street.

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Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27

Vendors sell new and used guns, knives, ammunition, coins, jewelry, camping gear, and accessories.

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On Saturdays, see the Bandera Gunfighters reenact 1800s gunfights twice a day at Rattlesnake Ridge, located behind the Bandera Visitors Center.

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Mansfield Park Show Barn and Arena, 2886 SH 16 N

The Bandera County Junior Livestock Show provides 4-H and FFA youth opportunities to further their agricultural, leadership, and higher education goals. An auction is held on Jan. 9.

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Van Horn Community Center, 302 Jones St.

A stock show and sale is accompanied by family activities, old-fashioned barbecue, and a Western dance.

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Museum of Western Art, 1550 Bandera Highway

This exhibition takes members of American Women Artists back to their roots, celebrating the heritage of the American West. The group was founded in Tucson, Arizona, by women artists working in the Western genre. It has grown over the last 34 years to serve over 1,000 artists annually in the U.S. and Canada by offering exhibitions around the country and welcoming a wide range of artistic styles.

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Lavaca Exposition Center, 449 County Road 200

This annual event traditionally takes place during the last weekend of January, serving as a major showcase for local 4-H and FFA students to exhibit their livestock before the market auction.

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Mansfield Park Rodeo Arena, 2886 SH 16 N.

Come celebrate Cowboy Mardi Gras and watch talented athletes compete in the rodeo.

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KC Hall, 321 US 77

This annual supper, along with the Big Buck Contest. is hosted at the Hallettsville Knights of Columbus Hall. The feast takes place on the last Saturday of January and serves as one of the largest sporting banquets in Texas to celebrate the end of the white-tailed deer hunting season.

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On Saturdays, see the Bandera Gunfighters reenact 1800s gunfights twice a day at Rattlesnake Ridge, located behind the Bandera Visitors Center.

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Frost Bank Center and rodeo fairgrounds, 723 Frost Bank Center Drive

One of the city’s signature annual traditions, the Stock Show and Rodeo combines professional rodeo competition, livestock exhibitions, live music, carnival attractions, and Texas-style food. The multi-week celebration draws families, ranchers, and visitors to experience Western heritage while supporting scholarships and agricultural education for Texas youth. A highlight is the colorful Charreada, a traditional Mexican rodeo featuring skilled charros, elegant escaramuza riders, horsemanship, roping demonstrations, and vibrant cultural pageantry. 

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Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.

Pioneer Gun Collectors Association hosts this gun show, with exhibitors buying, selling, and trading merchandise.

amarillociviccenter.com