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.

Hogeye Festival 2022

Downtown Elgin Elgin, TX, United States

A time for warm hearts and hot guts during the 150th celebration of Elgin, Texas! Three days of Hogeye on Oct 20-22, 2022, held in...

Elgin Hogeye Festival 2023

Downtown Elgin Elgin, TX, United States

Welcome to the annual Hogeye Festival in downtown Elgin, Texas where they celebrate all things swine in three days of family-friendly, small town activities that...

Lightnin’ Bar Chili Cook-off 2023

Lightnin' Bar 109 Central Avenue, Elgin, TX, United States

Join the Lightenin' Bar in historic downtown Elgin, Texas for their First annual Chili Cookoff! Hear live music with Tronsgaard Delight. Dallas Cowboy's vs New...

Rockne VFW BBQ & Chili Cookoff 2024

VFW Post 2527 Rockne TX 1503 FM 20, Bastrop, TX, United States

Barbecue or chili? Why choose at the annual BBQ Cook-off and Chili Cook Off at the VFW Post 2527 in Rockne, Texas. At this fundraiser...

W.J. Nixon Masonic Lodge BBQ Cook-off 2024

Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park 107 TX-71, Smithville, TX, United States

The W.J. Nixon Masonic Lodge No. 421 in Smithville, Texas, is hosting their first BBQ Cook-off with jackpot cash and other great prizes for brisket,...

Bastrop Juneteenth BBQ Cook-Off 2024

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

You get to choose if you are one of the first 300 between noon and 2 p.m.! Sample the cook-off entries cooked by competitors and...