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.

Learn about Medicinal Plants 2021

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

Come join Earth Native Wilderness School to learn about some of the local native and naturalized plant medicines. The Native Americans and early settlers who...

Out on the Farm Supper Club 2021

Eden East Farm 1910 Main Street, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Eden East Farm for their fourth Out on the Farm Supper Club. Your ticket includes a coursed seasonal meal curated by Chef Sonya Cot,...

Guided Birding Hike at Yegua Knobbs Preserve

Yegua Knobbs Preserve 1106 Johnnie Baker Rd, McDade, TX, United States

Join some of Pines and Prairies Land Trust’s best birders at Yegua Knobbs Preserve  in McDade, Texas, for a guided birding hike. This small group...

Building for Native Bees 2021

Bastrop Botanical Gardens 316 Old 71, Cedar Creek, TX, United States

Bastrop Botanical Gardens is hosting the Lost Pines Master Naturalists for a program on Native Bees in Cedar Creek, Texas. Join us as we create...

October Nature Class at the Colorado River Refuge 2021

Colorado River Refuge 281 Riverside Dr., Bastrop, TX, United States

Pines and Prairies Land Trust's free Nature Classes are back at the Colorado River Refuge in Bastrop, Texas. This year PPLT is adding a program for...

November Nature Class at the Colorado River Refuge 2021

Colorado River Refuge 281 Riverside Dr., Bastrop, TX, United States

Pines and Prairies Land Trust's free Nature Classes are back at the Colorado River Refuge in Bastrop, Texas. This year PPLT is adding a program for...

High Tunnel Workshop 2022

Farmshare Austin 3608 River Road, Cedar Creek, TX, United States

Join Farmshare Austin, located in Cedar Creek, Texas, for a hands-on workshop at the non-profit teaching farm just southeast of Austin, on January 27th. Spend...

25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count

Everyone can join in on the Great Backyard Bird Count anywhere in Bastrop County. Participating is easy, fun to do alone, or with others, and...

Bastrop River Rally – Spring 2022

Bastrop County Nature Park 375 Riverside Drive, Bastrop, TX, United States

Enjoy a morning on the Colorado River while also making a big difference in the environment. Keep Bastrop County Beautiful is hosting it's biannual River...

May Nature Class 2022 – All about fish!

Bastrop County Nature Park 375 Riverside Drive, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join the Pines & Prairie Land Trust on May 19, 2022 at the Colorado River Refuge/Bastrop County Nature Park for a morning outdoors learning about...

Birding Hike at Yegua Knobbs Preserve 2022

Yegua Knobbs Preserve 1106 Johnnie Baker Rd, McDade, TX, United States

Join Pines and Prairies Land Trust at Yegua Knobbs Preserve for a birding hike led by expert birders Tracy and Glen Novinger of Travis Audubon!...

Black Spanish Grape Harvest 2022

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

The Black Spanish Grape vines are saying they will be ready soon (Friday, July 29) at Rising Sun Vineyard in McDade, Texas. The family will...

Sherwood Forest Faire: 2022 August Gathering

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

Volunteer outdoors, be entertained, enjoy fellowship, camp out and get perks for next year's Sherwood Forest Faire in McDade, Texas. Gatherings are a Sherwood tradition...

Smithville Community Wide Garage Sale – Fall 2022

Smithville Texas

Head to Smithville, Texas for the bargains found all over town at their annual Community-Wide Garage Sale as Smithville enjoys sunny weather and wonderful sales...

Sustainable Home & Garden Show 2022

Downtown Smithville Smithville, TX, United States

Join Keep Smithville Beautiful, an organization in Smithville, Texas, to discover how you can invest in home and garden improvements that will also save you...

Eco Printing 2022

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

Join Earth Native Wilderness School in Cedar Creek, Texas to learn the native art form of eco printing. Eco printing is an art in which...

Wild & Scenic Film Festival Drive-In 2022

Billing Ranch Preserve 208 Billing Lane, Paige, TX, United States

Pines and Prairies Land Trust presents the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Billig Ranch nature preserve near Paige, Texas. Join us for an evening...