Whether you find yourself in Bastrop, Elgin, Smithville or one of our smaller communities, there’s always something fun going on in Bastrop County. The area’s best events bring live music, great food, and unique activities to town, year after year, so when you find one you love, you can make it an annual tradition.

32nd annual Festival of Lights Arts & Crafts Market

Downtown Smithville Smithville, TX, United States

Smithville, Texas' beloved holiday event, the 32nd Annual Festival of Lights, is back on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 with Arts and Craft vendors from all...

Chamber Cocoa Stroll & Candy Christmas Bazaar 2023

Veterans Memorial Park Elgin Texas 109 Depot Street, Elgin, TX, United States

Join the Elgin TX Chamber of Commerce down in Veteran's Memorial Park for a bazaar with all things Christmas. From wreaths to stockings, gifts and...

Art After Dark – December 2023

Lost Pines Art Center 1204 Chestnut St, Bastrop, TX, United States

As part of Bastrop, Texas' Lost Pines Christmas, the Lost Pines Art Center is doing a special Holiday Edition of Art After Dark with a...

Fagnaðarsöngr Music Festival 2023

Valkyrie Ranch 2008 FM 2104, Paige, TX, United States

The Fagnaðarsöngr Music Festival at beautiful Valkyrie Ranch in Paige, Texas is two-days of Norse Pagan music performed live on multiple stages in one of...

Family Crisis Center’s Holiday Gala 2023

Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center 1408 Chestnut St, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join us as we kick off the Family Crisis Center's 1st annual Holiday Gala with a fun-filled night of a catered dinner, live and silent...

Art After Dark – Holiday Edition 2023

Lost Pines Art Center 1204 Chestnut St, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join the Lost Pines Art Center for the opening reception of three new shows including the Members Showcase, the Featured Artist Exhibition and the annual...

Festival of Lights – Lighted Christmas Parade 2023

Downtown Smithville Smithville, TX, United States

Stroll through the Victorian era with Smithville, Texas' annual Lighted Parade on Dec. 2 with theme "A Christmas Carol", named after Charles Dickens' 1843 novella...

A Country Christmas at Farm Street Opry 2023

Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center 1408 Chestnut St, Bastrop, TX, United States

Dance to country singers crooning the sounds of the holidays at the Farm Street Opry in Bastrop, Texas, including some of your holiday favorites. Plus,...

2023 Rendezvous Gala

Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center 1408 Chestnut St, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join the Bastrop County Historical Society for their annual holiday gala as we kick off the Holiday Homes Tour season.  Heavy hors d'oeuvres, open bar,...

Predators of the Pines walk 2023

Buescher State Park 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX, United States

During a hike with a Texas Master Naturalist at Buescher State Park in Smithville, Texas, learn about who’s whooooo in the Park! Meet at the...

Lost Pines Holiday Homes Tour 2023

Museum & Visitor Center of Bastrop County Historical Society 904 Main St,, TX, Bastrop, TX, United States

For more than 60 years, the Lost Pines Holiday Homes Tour has showcased Bastrop, Texas' historic past. Enjoy a self-paced historic tour of four homes and...

Lost Pines Christmas Lighted Parade 2023

Downtown Bastrop 1311 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX, United States

Don’t miss more than 130 entries - from fanciful floats to fire trucks, unicycles to vintage cars, dancing Honey Bears to dignitaries, from Santa’s helpers...

Theater: The Nutcracker 2023

Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, TX, United States

Take a journey with Head to Toe Dance through the classic Christmas tale of Clara and her toy Nutcracker as they battle the rat king...

Lost Pines Christmas Bird Count 2023

McKinney Roughs Nature Park 1884 Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek, TX, United States

Save the date! The 2023 Lost Pines Christmas Bird Count will take place on Dec. 14, 2023 in and around McKinney Roughs Nature Park in...

A Winter Concert 2023

Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, TX, United States

Bands from Cedar Creek High School will perform in the end of semester, free Winter Concert at the Jerry Faye Wilhelm Center for the Performing...

Santa Pictures at The Sugar Shack 2023

Sugar Shack Bastrop 114 Loop 150 E, Bastrop, TX, United States

Santa returns for four nights to take photos with children (and adults!) at the Sugar Shack in Bastrop, Texas! A Santa Snap ticket includes a...

Roadrunner Cup Rally Sprint Series 2023 – Do It For Dale

Rally Ready Driving School 304 Blue Jay Road, Dale, TX, United States

Come watch Rally Cars rip through the 140-acre Rally Ranch facility in Dale, Texas, and over the new jumps in Bastrop County, Texas. The Rally...

Chucks Big New Adventure 2023 Race #3

Rocky Hill Ranch 578 FM 153, Smithville, TX, United States

Welcome back to Chucks Big New Adventure for mountain biking races at the challenging course at Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, Texas in December. Chucks...

Event Series Dickens on Main 2023

Dickens on Main 2023

Downtown Smithville Smithville, TX, United States

Travel back in time as Main Street is transported back to the 19th Century for this special holiday event in historic downtown Smithville, Texas. Celebrate...

8th annual A Joyous Christmas Concert 2023

Jerry Fay Wilhelm Center for the Performing Arts 1401 Cedar Street, Bastrop, TX, United States

Enjoy the traditional sounds of the season with free choir performances at A Joyous Christmas at the Jerry Faye Wilhelm Performing Arts Center in Bastrop,...

NYE Brewery Party 2023

Smithville Brewing Company 661 NW Loop 230, Smithville, TX, United States

Celebrate the evening of New Years Eve at Smithville Brewing Company with live music by rock blues favorites Sledge & Haney from 5-7 p.m. and...