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.

2nd annual Artist/Maker Market

704 Main 704 Main Street, Smithville, TX, United States

Join friends and neighbors at this unique market in Smithville, Texas. Shop for one of a kind gifts made by talented artisans. Enjoy tasty food...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rockne Market Day 2022

Sacred Heart Holtman Hall 4045 FM 535, Rockne, TX, United States

Don't miss Rockne Market Day, a fun day of shopping showcasing local crafts, woodworking, leather, jewelry, yard art, and tons of other stuff in Rockne,...

Bastrop Christmas Tree Lighting 2022

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

Feel the Christmas spirit come alive with the City of Bastrop, Texas' annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Fisherman’s Park along our River of Lights with...

Predators of the Pines Hike 2022

Bastrop State Park 100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop, TX, United States

Who’s whoooo in the animal world at Bastrop? Come find out on this fun hike at Bastrop State Park! Meet at the playground parking lot,...

Wildlife Detectives – Winter2022

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

Join Earth Native Wilderness School for a day of exploring and discovering the local flora and fauna of central Texas! Does your little one enjoy...

Sherwood Forest Faire: 2022 December 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...

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...

Do It For Dale, TX Rally Sprint 2022

Rally Ready Driving School 304 Blue Jay Road, Dale, TX, United States

Rally Ready Driving School is "super stoked" to announce the Do it for Dale Rally Sprint, part of a new Rally Sprint series sanctioned by...

Ckuck’s Big New Adventure 2022 at Rocky Hill Ranch

Rocky Hill Ranch 578 FM 153, Smithville, TX, United States

Rocky Hill Ranch, just outside of Smithville, Texas is hosting Chuck's Big New Adventure, Race #3 of Texas Marathon Mountain Bike State Championship Series. The...