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.

Hot Sauce Hootenanny 2021

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

Bring the heat to to the Hot Sauce Hootenany Contest and event in Elgin, Texas. This family friendly event is held at Simple Promise Farms...

Course: Campfire Cooking

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

Join Earth Native Wilderness School for a day of campfire cooking! ​Campfire cooking is a TON of fun and with the right skillset the food tastes...

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...

ENWS: Campfire Cooking 2024

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

Get ready for hands-on learning just like our ancestors have been cooking over open fires for hundreds of thousands of years. Expand your cooking skills,...