Plan your stays for the three-day Smithville Jamboree held in Smithville, Texas each year in the spring. Held for close to 75 years, this family-friendly, community event boasts crazy-good live music with plenty of dancing space, a carnival with boardwalk, a themed downtown parade which anyone can join, sports tournaments, and delicious food, all reigned over by the newly crowned Jamboree Queen. The Smithville Area Livestock Show & Sale is also held to benefit the students who raise their animals each year, and it’s a sight to see. No matter how you plan to enjoy the festival, the Critter says, “Y’all come!”