A note regarding COVID-19
Bandera
Rumble on the River
Sept. 30-Oct. 2
Mansfield Park, 2886 SH 16 North
Biker Rallies of Texas' Rumble on the River celebrates its 20th anniversary. This three-day event held at Bandera's Mansfield Park consists of tent camping, a poker run, vendors, food, field events, music all day Friday and Saturday, a bike show, biker games, and a tattoo contest.
Mesquite
Devil's Bowl Speedway Sprint Car Series
Sept. 30; Oct 1, 14, 15
Devil's Bowl Speedway, 1711 Lawson Road
This unique D-shaped track makes sure everyone has a great view of the fast-paced, NASCAR-style action. Guests that purchase a Pit Pass can sit right in the center of the track during the races and can take pictures with the drivers.
Jefferson
Land O’ Pines Norton Owners Association Rallye and Bike Show
Sept 30; Oct 1-2
Diamond Don's Rv Park and Events Center, 1602 SH 49 East
See more than 300 people displaying over 150 of the finest vintage motorcycles anywhere in the country. Participate in field events, display your bike in the show, and ride in the Rolling Concours.
Plano
Fall Train Show
Oct. 1-2
Plano Event Center, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Experience the largest model train show in the North Dallas area. Everyone's welcome—from the novice to the seasoned engineer. The return of the Fall Plano Train Show includes train club layouts, how-to clinics, and vendors. Children 12 and under are free.
Jefferson
Halloween Express Train
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Historic Jefferson Railway, 400 E. Austin St.
Every Saturday in October, bring the family for these narrated day and night family-friendly train rides. The Halloween Express includes vignettes along the railroad track featuring “The Twisted Woods.” You may see a ghostly spirit or monster emerge from the swamplands of East Texas. While there may be a startle or two, this is not a scary train ride.
Fredericksburg
Texas Mesquite Arts Festival
Oct. 7-9
Marktplatz, 100 block of West Main Street
This is the 28th year for the festival dedicated to the world's largest selection of original mesquite art. The event is a showcase for sculpture, furniture, wood turnings, architectural accents, gift items, ornaments, and other items.
Alpine
Big Bend Octane Fest
Oct. 7-10
The Stable Performance Cars, 511 W. Holland Ave.
High-performance autos cruise the Big Bend's scenic highways and participate in other events, including a show-n-shine and river road cruise.
Waxahachie
Stampede of Speed
Oct. 7-16
Texas Motorplex , 7500 SH 287 West
NHRA Fall Nationals event action is packed with racing, concerts, special events, and other entertainment.
Jefferson
East Texas Burn Run
Oct. 7-11
Downtown Jefferson
Come for bikes, bands, and beer all weekend long. Centering around historic Auntie Skinners Riverboat Club, this event has bike games, a live auction, live music, a bike show, and a raffle for a brand new 2021 motorcycle. Sponsored by the Phoenix Organization of Jefferson and Brothers Keepers Motorcycle Club, the event benefits Percy R. Johnson Burn Foundation and Camp I'm Still Me.
Kerrville
Hill Country Gun Show
Oct. 8-9
Hill Country Veterans Center, 411 Meadowview
The show offers new and used guns, knives, coins, cutting boards, ammunition, and other goods. The Hill Country Veterans Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. All proceeds go to help local veteran projects and assistance.
Ennis
National Hot Rod Association Fall Nationals
Oct. 13-16
Texas Motorplex, 7500 US 287
Drag racing is the quickest and fastest form of motorsport. Cars exceed speeds of 330 mph, engines roar with 10,000 horsepower, and flames blast out of the tailpipes, propelling drivers as quickly as 0-100 mph in less than half a second. All of that can be seen at Texas Motorplex each fall during Fall Nationals. The Motorplex is an all-concrete, quarter-mile drag racing facility that opened in 1986, becoming the first super-stadium built specifically for drag racing.
Lipan
Kick-A-Poo Festival Classic Car Show
Oct. 15
Lipan City Park, 200 Caddo St.
Classic car owners show off their stunning vehicles in a car show with 42 awards, including Best of Show, Sponsor's Choice, Under Construction, Special Interest, Late Model, Rat Rod, and Cycle. Admission is free.
Elgin
Hogeye Festival Weekend
Oct. 20-22
Historic Downtown Elgin , 109 Depot St.
Held the fourth Saturday of October, this festival features handmade arts and crafts, live music, food, kids' activities, and plenty of pig puns to go around. Events include Lindsy Kay Wing Children's Costume Pet Parade, Road Hog Car Show, Gordon Swenson Memorial Barbecue Pork-Off, a carnival, cow patty bingo. Before the main event, the Hogeye Stroll, "Pearls Before Swine Art Show," and the Hogalicious Dessert Contest take place on Oct. 20. And on Oct. 21 is a street dance with Kenny Orts and No Chance.
Austin
Formula 1 Aramco US Grand Prix
Oct. 21-21
Circuit of The Americas, 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd
The pinnacle of motorsports is returning to Texas for a three-day celebration of speed and sound. The Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix provides an action-packed experience that fuses world-class racing with major championship implications. There's no shortage of star power as superstars hit the Super Stage with post-race performances each night.
Gem Capers 2022
Oct. 21-23
Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road
Hosted by Austin Gem and Mineral Society, this gem and mineral show offers over 30 vendors selling jewelry, beads, gemstones, minerals, crystals, fossils, and spheres. Exhibits include a touch table of rocks and fossils, fluorescent minerals, and members’ collections.
Fredericksburg
Hill Country Indian Artifact Show
Oct. 22
Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, 432 Lady Bird Drive
This show features a wide variety of some of the finest Native American artifacts from Texas and the United States including arrowheads, pottery, and beads.
Boerne
Black Rifle Block Party
Oct. 29
Black Rifle Coffee Co., 101 S. Main St.
At this family-friendly event, enjoy live music, a car show, and food and beverages from participating businesses.
Taylor
Main Street Car Show
Oct. 30
Taylor Main Street, 1519 N. Main St.
Historic Main Street hosts classic to cutting-edge cars from near and far. Feast your eyes on approximately 500 cars. Enjoy art exhibits, food, music, and shopping.
Galveston
Lone Star Motorcycle Rally
Nov. 3-6
Downtown and along Seawall
Visitors have a chance to experience one of the largest biker rallies in the country as the Lone Star Motorcycle Rally makes its way to the island, with bike shows, a tattoo contest, live entertainment, and hundreds of vendors.
Rockport
Lamar Market Days
Nov. 5-6
Lamar Volunteer Fire Department, 302 Bois d'Arc St.
The Lamar Volunteer Fire Department host this annual fundraiser on the first weekend in November. Along with a community-wide garage sale/scavenger hunt, the weekend features events at the fire station including a car show, vendors, women’s club bake sale, plant sale, and a fireman’s barbecue brisket sale with homemade desserts.
Galveston
Polar Express Train Ride
Nov. 11-Dec. 23
Galveston Railroad Museum, 2602 Santa Fe Place
Passengers are immersed in the sights and sounds of the classic children's novel as they are whisked away to the North Pole to meet Santa.
Kerrville
Texas Gun and Knife Show
Nov. 12-13
Kerr County Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 SH 27
Vendors sell new and used guns, knives, ammunition, coins, jewelry, camping gear, and outdoor accessories.
Open Car Show and Parade
Nov. 12
Kerrville VA Hospital, 3600 Memorial Highway
The open car show and parade includes live entertainment, food, fun, and great comradery; benefits the patients at the Kerrville VA Hospital; and 100% of proceeds benefit VA patients.
Dallas
The Trains at NorthPark
Nov. 12-Jan. 6
NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expressway
This favorite holiday tradition for generations of Dallasites includes 1,600 feet of track rolling from coast to coast on a whimsical rail journey across America. The model trains travel from the autumn foliage of New England to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge with stops along the way to see New York City, Washington, D.C., Dallas, and the desert Southwest including the Grand Canyon and the Garden of the Gods.
Palestine
The Polar Express
Nov. 18-Dec. 27
Texas State Railroad, Palestine Depot, 789 Park Road 70
The Palestine depot offers a festive holiday setting that features lights, tinsel, garland, and costumed characters sure to excite and inspire every child and adult. The magical story comes to life the minute the train departs the Palestine Depot for the journey to the North Pole.
Wichita Falls
Carriage Rides
Nov. 25-Dec. 24
The Forum, 2120 Speedway Ave.
Take a tour of the Christmas light displays through a beautiful country club neighborhood while riding in a magically decorated carriage.
Jefferson
Christmas Express Train
Nov. 25, 26; Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24
Historic Jefferson Railway, 400 E. Austin St.
Make this a Christmas to remember aboard the Christmas Express Train. The antique narrow-gauge gas locomotive has three departures each day. Passengers enjoy vignettes along the Cypress Bayou River as they hear the story of Christmas. Night vignettes are lighted, but no lights along the tracks.
Palestine
Holiday Carriage Rides
Nov. 25-Dec. 23
Carnegie Library Building, 502 N. Queen St.
Climb into a beautiful antique carriage and enjoy a ride throughout the Palestine Historic Main Street District aglow with holiday lighting. Rides take place Fridays and Saturdays and can hold two to four adults (larger groups may be accommodated if children are included).
Boerne
Weihnachts Parade
Dec. 3
Downtown Main Street
This beloved Christmas tradition dates back more than 30 years. Always on the first Saturday of December, the parade is held at night along historic Main Street. Up to 100 floats, bands, and other entries are lit up in the holiday cheer as they make their way from the fire station to the parade's end at River Road. Grab a chair and some blankets and pick your space to take it all in.
Kerrville
Hill Country Gun Show
Dec. 3-4
Hill Country Veterans Center, 411 Meadowview
Find vendors selling new and used guns, knives, coins, cutting boards, ammunition, and other items for hunters and collectors. Proceeds go to local area veterans.
Fredericksburg
Hill Country Indian Artifact Show
Jan. 14
Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, 432 Lady Bird Drive
Featuring a wide variety of some of the finest Native American artifacts from Texas and the United States, including arrowheads, pottery, beads, and books.
Plano
Dallas Area Train Show
Jan. 21-22
Plano Event Center, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway
The North Texas Council of Railroad Clubs organizes two train shows each year held in Plano. Come see and learn all about trains with exhibitors, layouts, home displays, clinics for model railroad building, and other programming.
Fredericksburg
Hill Country Gem and Mineral Show
Jan. 21-22
Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, 432 Lady Bird Drive
The Fredericksburg Rockhounds hosts this 52nd annual gem and mineral show, where you can find artifacts, exhibits, demonstrations, jewelry, minerals, fossils, and collectors.
Plano
The Official Supernatural Convention
Feb. 3-5
Plano Event Center, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Creation Entertainment's Official Supernatural Convention is a fan convention celebrating the hit TV show "Supernatural." The event features stars Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins, who participate in onstage panels, photo ops, autograph signings as well as special events throughout the weekend.
Pasadena
Greater Houston Train Show
Feb. 18
Pasadena Convention Center, 7902 Fairmont Parkway
The San Jacinto Model Railroad Club presents The Greater Houston Train Show, attracting rail fans from across Texas and Louisiana. See operating layouts, take classes on railroads and modeling subjects, participate in National Model Railroad Association contests, and shops from an array of vendors from across the Southwest.
