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.

Ghouls and Golf PAR-TEE 2022

ColoVista Golf Course 100 Country Club Dr,, Bastrop, TX, United States

Bring a partner out to the ColoVista Golf Club greens for a two-day couple's scramble, complete with prizes, lunch and dinner, and a special Costume...

Family Bird Language Adventure 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Earth Native Wilderness School in Cedar Creek, Texas for a day of fun, instruction, and nature games that will help you and your family...

STX Golf Cart Halloween Candy Crawl 2022

Smithville Texas

Welcome to a golf cart game in Smithville, Texas. All participants are encouraged to show up to the Halloween Candy Crawl in costume, and decorate...

Elgin Safe Trick or Treat Trail 2022

Downtown Elgin Elgin, TX, United States

The City of Elgin, Texas as a community comes together to host Safe Trick-or-Treat. Organizations and businesses set up tables and booths throughout downtown and...

Dia De Los Muertos 2022

Downtown Elgin Elgin, TX, United States

Learn more about Day of the Dead in Elgin, Texas. Make sugar skulls, enjoy mariachis, Ballet Folklorico, a fire dancer and other performers! Family altars...

Hynafol 2022 at Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest Faire 1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade, TX, United States

Join the immersive, medieval fantasy experience of Hynafol at Sherwood Forest on Nov. 2-6, 2022 in McDade, Texas. All participants will be required to dress,...

Saturday Creatives: Holiday Greeting Cards 2022

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

Sign up Holiday Edition of Saturday Creatives at the Lost Pines Art Center in Bastrop, Texas to create one-of-a-kind Holiday cards that you can be...

Savor the Outdoors

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

Dine at McKinney Roughs Nature Park in this unique collaboration between the park, Roaming Fire, Treaty Oak Distillery and Richard's Rainwater. Enjoy the forest as...

Main Event: Stylin’ on Main Fashion Show

Downtown Bastrop 1311 Chestnut, Bastrop, TX, United States

The next First Friday Art Walk, hosted by Main Event, will feature a theme of "Stylin' on Main," featuring fashion designers, fashionistas, and shops along...

Texas Arbor Day & T.R.E.E. Initiative 2022

Elgin Memorial Park Elgin, TX, United States

Commit to plant one or more trees this fall to help “green” the City of Elgin, Texas and the world in general! You can join...

Bastrop Art Fest 2022

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

Join the Lost Pines Art Center for Bastrop Art Fest 2022 in Bastrop, Texas, featuring arts and crafts vendors, artist demos, and interactive art activities!...

Hot Sauce Hootenanny 2022

Simple Promise Farms 263 Roemer Rd, Elgin, TX, United States

Simple Promise Farms is hosting their 2nd annual Hot Sauce Hootenanny in Elgin Texas. The fundraiser event includes the Hot Sauce contest, live music, family...

Bugs! A Family Class 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Earth Native Wilderness in Cedar Creek, Texas is hosting another educational and fun course for you and your family with children as young as five...

Airing of the Quilts 2022

Downtown Smithville Smithville, TX, United States

The annual Smithville Airing of the Quilts is coming to downtown Smithville. Texas. Come take a walk along the historic downtown, view the beautiful quilts...

Event Series Knife Making 2022

Knife Making 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Learn to make your own knife using O1 tool steel. Students will learn how to shape a piece of tool steel into a knife of...

Smithville Tour of Homes 2022

Smithville Texas

The annual Tour of Homes, hosted by the Smithville Garden Club, will feature five historic homes and one of Smithville's iconic churches built in 1921....

Event Series Theater: Precious Agony

Theater: Precious Agony

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

Come join the Bearstage Theatre Company for their fall show, “Precious Agony,” shown three nights at the Jerry Fay Wilhelm Performing Arts Center in Bastrop,...

Dinner Theater: The Puzzler

Fat Cat Lounge and Cafe 301 Main Street, Smithville, TX, United States

Enjoy this one act, two scene play set in a nursing home over the span of five days. Includes four course meal served between scenes....

More Than S’mores 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Earth Native Wilderness in Central Texas has learned, through their decades of combined experience with kids in the outdoors, is that kids LOVE roasting things...

Autumn Fest 2022

Rising Sun Vineyard 233 Edmonson Ranch Rd, McDade, TX, United States

Rising Sun Vineyard’s 3rd annual Autumn Fest is back in McDade, Texas! Kick-off the holiday season with an amazing market of local vendors and artisans...

Kitty Bingo 2022

Community Gardens 1067 TX-71, Bastrop, TX, United States

For a good cause and lots of fun, join Bastrop Cats Anonymous TNR Society for a rousing evening of "Bingo Playin' for Spayin' of Community...

Bastrop’s River of Lights 2022

Fisherman’s Park 1200 Willow Street, Bastrop, Texas, United States

Take in the River of Lights in Bastrop, Texas, Nov. 25, 2022 through Jan. 3, 2023 to see traditional to cartoon lighted displays and some...