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.

Spring Break Horse Workshops 2022

Morning Glory Equestrian Center TX, United States

Foster the magic of Spring Break by signing your children, age 3 to 19, up for courses to learn more about horses during the Spring...

Art Institute of Austin Spring Student Fashion Show 2022

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

The public is invited to the student designed runway show to be held at the beautiful Lost Pines Art Center in Bastrop, Texas, one of...

Touch A Truck 2022

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

Come safely see, touch and explore trucks and machinery from Elgin and the surrounding area in historic downtown Elgin this Spring Break! Families will experience local...

Veteran’s Equine Partnership Workshop – March 2022

Restoration Ranch 172 Hills Prairie Road, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Restoration Ranch for a unique workshop to learn and practice horsemanship skills designed to help both people and the horse. Come and experience everything...

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...

Smithville Empty Bowl 2022

Gazebo Park - Smithville 100 NW First Street, Smithville, TX, United States

The Smithville Empty Bowl Event will serve soup from the 100 Main Street building across from the Gazebo Park downtown. The silent auction items, student-made...

Art Immersion – Glass 2022

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

Artists affiliated with the Lost Pines Art Center will offer workshops in a wide variety of the glass arts. You can take glassblowing, fusing, mosaics,...

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...

Axe & Knife at Earth Native Wilderness School

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

Axes and knives are among the oldest tools humans have used to shape their environment. These two tools have allowed humans to construct shelters, make...

Women’s Wilderness Weekend at Earth Native Wilderness School

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

Are you prepared for your next wilderness adventure or the next natural disaster? The field of wilderness survival is often male dominated and Earth Native wants...

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...

Zoom in – Like a Pollinator Boss (Acrylics age 8-12)

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

A fun and focused way to learn both art and science, for ages 8-12. Everyone creates their own small acrylic painting in this joyful exploration...

Forts & Fairy Houses – Kids

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

Do you see fairies in the woods or in your backyard? Would you like to know more about the folklore surrounding these tiny woods creatures?...

Primitive Fishing for Kids 2022

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

You know what’s fun? Fishing! You know what makes fishing even more fun? Creating your own fishing kit! Join Earth Native Wilderness School for the...

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...

A Living History Tour – Westbrook Cemetery 2022

Westbrook Cemetery 7800 FM 3000, Elgin, TX, United States

Celebrate Elgin, Texas’ Sesquicentennial by reliving the history of Austin’s Little Colony before and after it was founded at the Westbrook Cemetery Tour. The real...

Intro to Stained Glass – October 2022

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

Add a little springtime color to your window year-round with a whimsical sun catcher you’ve made yourself. In this workshop, you will learn to cut...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Earth Paints & Pigments 2022

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

Come explore art and nature with Earth Native School in central Texas. This class will explore the wonderful bounty of paints and pigments that can...

Youth Discovery Series: Mini Camp 2022

Bastrop Recreation Center 1008 Water Street, Bastrop, TX, United States

The City of Bastrop's Recreation Dept. is hosting a free, three-day art camp for youth, ages 7-12, from Dec. 27-30. This is part of their...