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Location: San Antonio     Event Date: June 26 - October 24, 2010
Playhouses & Forts

Through a judged competition, local design teams will create and build playhouses and forts at the garden. Demonstrations, displays, crafts and games are planned for June 26-27. San Antonio Botanical Garden.
Website: http://www.sabot.org

Phone: 210-207-3250

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Location: Freeport     Event Date: June 30 - July 04, 2010
63rd Fishing Fiesta

Includes prizes for both inshore and offshore categories, live entertainment, carnival and food. Freeport Municipal Park.
Website: http://www.freeportlions.com

Phone: 979-233-1047
Alt Phone: 979-233-5137

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Location: Belton     Event Date: June 30 - July 03, 2010
Fourth of July Celebration & PRCA Rodeo

Features a parade, the Festival on Nolan Creek, carnival, Texas Ole Time Fiddlers' Contest, patriotic program, kick-off barbecue and rodeo. Downtown Belton and Bell County Expo.
Website: http://www.beltonchamber.com

Phone: 254-939-3551

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Location: Grapevine     Event Date: July 01 - July 04, 2010
Independence Day Train

Celebrate history and tradition by riding authentic 1920s and 1930s Victorian-style coaches. Wave flags and participate in patriotic games. Begins at 1 p.m. Cotton Belt Depot.
Website: http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com

Phone: 800-457-6338

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Location: Hughes Springs     Event Date: July 02 - July 03, 2010
Hometown Fourth of July

Includes a barbecue cook-off with plates sold to the public on Saturday. Spring Park.

Phone: 903-639-2351

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Location: Jefferson     Event Date: July 02 - July 03, 2010
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes a celebration of flags along the railroad tracks as the history of Independence Day unfolds in the narrated day tours. Evening riders will enjoy a fireworks show. Historic Jefferson Railway.
Website: http://www.jeffersonrailway.com

Phone: 866-398-2038

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Location: Leakey     Event Date: July 02 - July 03, 2010
July Jubilee

Includes arts & crafts show, street dance, patriotic parade and rodeo. Courthouse Square.
Website: http://www.friocanyonchamber.com

Phone: 830-232-5222

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Location: Lubbock     Event Date: July 02 - July 04, 2010
Fourth on Broadway

Includes a parade, street fair with live music, vendors, kids area and an evening concert with a fireworks extravaganza. Downtown on Broadway Street.
Website: http://www.broadwayfestivals.com

Phone: 806-749-2929
Alt Phone: 800-692-4035

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Location: Rowlett     Event Date: July 02 - July 04, 2010
QueFest

Features Texas barbecue, live music, vendors from the State Fair of Texas, nationally-known music acts, fireworks, children's area and more. Elgin Robertson Park, I-30 and Dalrock Road.
Website: http://www.rowlettexchangeclub.org

Phone: 469-366-7302

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Location: Granbury     Event Date: July 02 - July 04, 2010
Fourth of July Celebration

Features arts & crafts booths, food vendors, hometown parade, entertainment, Rockin Rods Car Show, carnival and fireworks. Granbury Historic Square.
Website: http://www.granburychamber.com

Phone: 817-573-1622

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Location: Snyder     Event Date: July 02 - July 03, 2010
July 4 Celebration

Includes carnival, food and arts & crafts vendors, volleyball and entertainment. Towle Park.
Website: http://www.snyderchamber.org

Phone: 325-573-3558

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Location: Seguin     Event Date: July 02 - July 03, 2010
Freedom Fiesta

Includes family entertainment and food booths by local nonprofit organizations. Downtown Central Park.
Website: http://www.visitseguin.com

Phone: 800-580-7322

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Location: Shiner     Event Date: July 02 - July 03, 2010
Shiner Half-Moon Holidays

Includes live music, food cook-offs, arts & crafts both days, pie contest and fishing contest on Friday. Enjoy kids activities, pony rides, parade and fireworks display on Saturday. Green-Dickson Park.
Website: http://www.shinertx.com

Phone: 361-594-4180

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Location: Amarillo     Event Date: July 03  
Red, White & Zoo

Includes a hula-hoop contest, horseshoes, pie-eating contest and endless hot dogs. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Amarillo Zoo in Thompson Park.
Website: http://www.amarillozoo.org

Phone: 806-381-7911

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Location: Andrews     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July

Features sack races, egg toss, horseshoe tournament, jumpers, food and merchandise vendors, world famous "Mesquite Burners" barbecue, and the 42nd annual turtle races. Lakeside Park.
Website: http://www.andrewstx.com

Phone: 432-523-2695

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Location: Athens     Event Date: July 03  
Have a Blast

View area fireworks shows from a unique point of view. New York, Texas Zipline Adventures.
Website: http://www.GoZipTexas.com

Phone: 903-681-3791

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Location: Athens     Event Date: July 03  
Old-Fashioned Independence Day Celebration

Includes music, contests, games and food. Athens Cain Center.
Website: http://www.athenscaincenter.com

Phone: 903-677-2001

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Location: Bastrop     Event Date: July 03  
Patriotic Festival

Enjoy a concert of patriotic music performed by the Austin Symphonic Band, games and activities, food and fireworks. Fisherman's Park.
Website: http://www.bastropchamber.com

Phone: 512-321-2419

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Location: Beeville     Event Date: July 03  
Independence Day Celebration

Enjoy live music, arts & crafts, food booths and a fireworks display. Bee County Expo Center.
Website: http://www.beecountyexpocenter.com

Phone: 361-362-3290

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Location: Big Spring     Event Date: July 03  
Pops in the Park

Enjoy a live concert featuring the Big Spring Symphony Orchestra playing music synchronized to an amazing fireworks display. Comanche Trail Park Amphitheater.
Website: http://www.bigspringchamber.com

Phone: 432-263-7641

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Location: Burnet     Event Date: July 03  
Happy Birthday USA

Bring bicycles to the playground near the Park Store and decorate them for the parade. Next, listen to music and visit with the Hoover Valley Fire Department. Then, bicycle through the park as a celebration. Begins at 11 a.m. Inks Lake State Park.

Phone: 512-793-2223

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Location: Caldwell     Event Date: July 03  
July 3 Fireworks Display & Celebration

Listen or dance to music by the Southern Roots Band. Children will enjoy bingo, games, face painting, duck pond, bounce and slide, adrenaline-rush maze and more. Fireworks display closes out the evening. Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Elizabeth Lutheran Church.
Website: http://www.elizabeth-lutheran.org

Phone: 979-567-4286

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Location: Bandera     Event Date: July 03 - July 31, 2010
Cowboys on Main

July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. A Western display occurs in front of the Bandera Courthouse with strolling entertainers on Bandera's Main Street from 1 to 4 p.m.
Website: http://www.frontiertimesmuseum.org

Phone: 800-364-3833

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Location: San Antonio     Event Date: July 03 - July 04, 2010
Freedom Fest

Celebrate with music from country to rock 'n' roll and oldies, children's area and a family scavenger hunt. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Website: http://www.sarametro.com/5609338_52188.htm

Phone: none

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Location: Texas City     Event Date: July 03 - July 04, 2010
Independence Day Celebrations

Parae begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Texas City High School Stadium. On Sunday, enjoy music from Mambo Jazz Kings at 7 p.m. and fireworks at dark. Bay Street Park.
Website: http://www.texas-city-tx.org

Phone: 409-643-5990

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Location: Clear Lake Area     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth Annual American Spirit Boat Parade

Starts on Clear Lake at Nassau Bay and continues through the Clear Lake Channel.
Website: http://www.wecareevents.com

Phone: 713-805-2022

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Location: Colorado City     Event Date: July 03  
Fireworks at the Park

Includes fireworks and a parade. Ruddick Park.
Website: http://www.coloradocitychamberofcommerce.com

Phone: 325-728-3403

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Location: Chappell Hill     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Parade & Summer Cowboy Event

Features floats, cowboys, antique cars and the Marching Kazoo Band. Starts at 10 a.m. Then, enjoy cowboy fun with demonstrators, pony rides and children's activities at 10:30 a.m.
Website: http://www.chappelhillmuseum.org

Phone: 888-273-6426

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Location: Farmers Branch     Event Date: July 03  
Independence Day Celebration

Features The Emerald City Band at 8 p.m. Enjoy food concessions, children's activities and a low-level fireworks show at about 9:30 p.m. Farmers Branch Historical Park.
Website: http://www.farmersbranch.info

Phone: 972-919-2620

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Location: Mount Pleasant     Event Date: July 03  
Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune Turtle Races

Begins at 9:30 a.m. Daily Tribune Offices, 1705 Industrial Road.

Phone: 903-572-1705

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Location: Mount Vernon     Event Date: July 03  
Fireworks Extravaganza over the Lake

View a stellar fireworks display from a boat or from one of the public parks around the lake. Lake Cypress Springs.
Website: http://www.visitmtvernontx.com

Phone: 903-537-4495

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Location: San Angelo     Event Date: July 03  
July 3 Pops Concert

Includes a fireworks extravaganza, military march-in and the Fort Concho cannons. San Angelo River Stage.

Phone: 325-658-5877

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Location: Plano     Event Date: July 03  
Plano Independence Day Parade

Kicks off at 9 a.m. from the Plano Senior High School parking lot, corner of Park Boulevard and Independence Parkway.
Website: http://www.planoparade.com

Phone: 972-985-8260

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Location: Roanoke     Event Date: July 03  
Independence Day Celebration -- Roanoke's Third Rocks!

Includes fabulous fireworks, live music, bounce houses and children's train. Begins at 6 p.m.
Website: http://www.roanoketexas.com

Phone: 817-491-2411

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Location: Schulenburg     Event Date: July 03  
Czechaholics

Swiss Alp Dance Hall
E-Mail: sdean75@gmail.com
Phone: 979-743-6524

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Location: Seguin     Event Date: July 03  
Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade in Texas

Includes a flag-raising ceremony at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. parade on Austin Street, and 9:30 p.m. fireworks at Starcke Park. Downtown.
Website: http://www.visitseguin.com

Phone: 800-580-7322

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Location: Kingsland     Event Date: July 03 - July 04, 2010
41st Aqua Boom

Includes a barbecue/chili cook-off, parades, arts & crafts, patriotic concert, fish fry and a street dance on Saturday. On Sunday, enjoy a poker run, horseshoe pitch and washer toss, Cowographers Wild West Show, water activities and fireworks at dusk.
Website: http://www.kingslandchamber.org

Phone: 325-388-6211

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Location: Comfort     Event Date: July 03  
July 4 Celebration & Parade

Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Downtown Historic District. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy arts & crafts booths and family activities, plus Texas-style barbecue dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Comfort Park.
Website: http://www.comfortchamberofcommerce.com

Phone: 830-995-3131

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Location: Ozona     Event Date: July 03  
Independence Festivities on the Square

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ozona Town Square.

Phone: 325-392-3737

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Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Parade

Begins at 9:15 a.m. in the Sants Peter & Paul Church parking lot, continues around the Plaza, and ends at Seguin and Mill streets. A patriotic program follows at the bandstand on the Plaza. Main Plaza.

Phone: 830-629-1572

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Location: Odessa     Event Date: July 03  
Firecracker Fandango

Enjoy games, food, family fun and great bands. Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight. West 4th Street, between Grant and Washington streets.

Phone: 432-335-4682

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Location: Melissa     Event Date: July 03  
Celebration of Freedom

Features food vendors, children's activities center including bounce houses and a petting zoo, live band and a professional fireworks display. Zadow Park.
Website: http://www.melissatx.org

Phone: 972-837-4277

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Location: Monahans     Event Date: July 03  
Freedom Fest

Includes a parade, craft and food vendors, children's games, entertainment, crowning of Miss Monahans and a fireworks show. Hill Park.
Website: http://www.monahans.org

Phone: 432-943-2187

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Location: Crockett     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Coca-Cola Fireworks Display

Display is adjacent to the Crockett Civic Center on the Bowling Green.
Website: http://www.crockettareachamber.org

Phone: none

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Location: Denton     Event Date: July 03  
Kiwanis Fireworks Show

Features patriotic music and spectacular fireworks at 7:30 p.m. University of North Texas' Fouts Field.

Phone: 940-387-6323

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Location: Dublin     Event Date: July 03  
A Night on the Town

Features live music, arts & crafts, Dublin Dr Pepper Museum and more. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Downtown Dublin.
Website: http://www.dublintxchamber.com

Phone: 254-445-3422

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Location: Eustace     Event Date: July 03  
Kids Camp Crafts

Kids can make a rattlesnake, bluebonnet or a s'more, or make a cast animal track with molds using arts & crafts materials. Begins at 6 p.m. Purtis Creek State Park.

Phone: 903-425-2332

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Location: Baytown     Event Date: July 03 - July 04, 2010
July 3 & 4 Celebration

On Saturday, enjoy a concert featuring Madigan Band, followed by headliner Blue Oyster Cult. On Sunday, activities include food booths, arts & crafts booths, kids amusement area, performance by CC Rider, Kyle Park and headliner Joe Nichols, and a fireworks show. Bicentennial Park.
Website: http://www.baytown.org

Phone: 281-420-6597

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Location: Van Horn     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes a mini-parade, food, games, swimming and vendors. Van Horn City Park.
Website: http://www.vanhorntexas.org

Phone: 432-283-2682

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Location: Roscoe     Event Date: July 03  
Roscoe Independence Day Celebration


Website: http://www.roscoetx.com

Phone: 325-766-3871

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Location: Sherman     Event Date: July 03  
Independence Day Celebration

Enjoy a concert and fireworks show at Sherman's Pecan Grove Park & Amphitheater.
Website: http://www.shermantx.org

Phone: 903-957-0310

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Location: Timpson     Event Date: July 03  
Frontier Days

Includes demonstrations of frontier life, arts & crafts, food boths and live entertainment.
Website: http://www.timpsontexas.com

Phone: 936-254-3958

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Location: Marathon     Event Date: July 03  
Barbecue & Dance

Barbecue begins at noon. Dance is from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Post Park.
Website: http://www.marathontexas.com

Phone: 432-386-4516

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Location: Graham     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Parade

Includes parade, plus food and craft vendors. Downtown Square.
Website: http://www.grahamtxchamber.com

Phone: 940-549-3355

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Location: Waxahachie     Event Date: July 03  
Crape Myrtle Parade, Concert & Fireworks

Lumpkins Stadium

Phone: 972-937-2390

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Location: Fort Stockton     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes food vendors, games, entertainment and dance. Concludes with a fireworks show. Rooney Park, 208 S. Hwy. 285.

Phone: 432-336-2264

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Location: Gatesville     Event Date: July 03  
Independence Day Fireworks Celebration

Includes a downtown parade, concert and fireworks show. Coryell County Activities Complex.
Website: http://www.gatesvilletx.info

Phone: none

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Location: Gilmer     Event Date: July 03  
Yamboree Fireworks Show

Corner of Buffalo and Bradford streets
Website: http://www.yamboree.com

Phone: 903-843-2413

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Location: Gladewater     Event Date: July 03  
Fireworks Display & Boat Parade

Lake Gladewater
E-Mail: gladewatercoc@suddenlinkmail.com
Phone: none

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Location: Jasper     Event Date: July 03  
Patriotic Activities

Enjoy a decorated bike parade and patriotic events such as soaker-ball splash, paddleball countdown, beanbag toss and temporary tattoos. A sing-along live concert is provided by park staff. Hours are 1 to 3 p.m. Martin Dies Jr. State Park.

Phone: none

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Location: Lakehills     Event Date: July 03  
Fourth of July Parade & Barbecue

Patriotic parade begins at 11 a.m., followed by a barbecue with entertainment. Park Road 37.
Website: http://www.banderacowboycapital.com

Phone: 830-612-2244

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Location: Longview     Event Date: July 03  
Fireworks Festival & Freedom Celebration



Phone: 903-237-1230

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Location: Lubbock     Event Date: July 03  
Street Dance Featuring the Josh Abbott Band

Enjoy a night of great music and dancing under the West Texas sky. 1100 Block of Texas Avenue.
Website: http://www.broadwayfestivals.com

Phone: 806-749-2929

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Location: Addison     Event Date: July 03  
Addison Kaboom Town

Features fireworks choreographed to music, plus food, live music, Cavanaugh Flight Museum's historic warbird flyovers and more. Addison Circle Park and other locations throughout Addison.
Website: http://www.addisontexas.net/events/KaboomTown/default.asp

Phone: none

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Location: Rosenberg     Event Date: July 04  
Family Fourth Celebration

Includes horse-drawn wagon rides, carnival area, food vendors, concert by The Triumphs and fireworks display. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m.
Website: http://www.rosenbergevents.com

Phone: 832-595-3520

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Location: San Angelo     Event Date: July 04  
Holiday Artillery Salutes

Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Takes place on the Fort's parade ground near the Visitor Center Barracks. Fort Concho.
Website: http://www.fortconcho.com

Phone: 325-657-4443

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Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: July 04  
Freedom Fest

Includes live music, children's activities and fireworks display. Festival Plaza, Downtown Nacogdoches.
Website: http://www.visitnacogdoches.org

Phone: 888-653-3788

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Location: Nassau Bay     Event Date: July 04  
Parade, Festival & Fireworks Display

Begins at 5 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and continues into Nassau Bay Park. Enjoy festivities in the park and a fireworks display at the peninsula.

Phone: 281-333-4211

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Location: Navasota     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Daze

Navasota Center
Website: http://www.navasotatx.gov

Phone: 936-825-2241

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Location: Ozona     Event Date: July 04  
July 4 Parade & Fireworks

Parade starts at Town Square and heads north to the baseball field for the Knights of Columbus fireworks display.
E-Mail: oztambunga@aol.com
Phone: 325-392-3737

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Location: Pearland     Event Date: July 04  
July 4 Celebration of Freedom

Carnival is Friday through Sunday. Features a concert and fireworks display. Includes food vendors, face painters and other family-friendly activities. Gates open at 6 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Pearland High School Football Stadium.
Website: http://www.pearlandparks.com

Phone: 281-652-1673

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Location: Richardson     Event Date: July 04  
Family Fourth Celebration

Includes balloon artists, bounce houses, concessions, entertainment and a climbing wall for kids. Hours are 6 to 10:15 p.m. Breckenridge Park.
Website: http://www.cor.net/default.aspx?id=4120

Phone: 972-744-4580

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Location: Port Arthur     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Day Celebration

Enjoy music and fireworks. Lamar State College.
Website: http://www.lamarpa.edu

Phone: 409-984-6101

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Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebrations

Includes a chili cook-off at Becker Vineyards, children's and community parades down Main Street, live music in Luckenbach, and fireworks at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.
Website: http://www.fredtexlodging.com

Phone: 830-997-6523

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Location: El Lago     Event Date: July 04  
Parade

Begins at 10 a.m. McNair Memorial Park.

Phone: 281-326-1951

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Location: Eustace     Event Date: July 04  
July 4th Bike Parade

Meet at the amphitheater and decorate your bike, then parade through the camping loop. Helmets required. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon. Purtis Creek State Park.

Phone: 903-425-2332

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Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Activities

Stockyards Station
Website: http://www.stockyardsstation.com

Phone: none

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Location: Wimberley     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Jubilee & Fireworks

Includes entertainment, family fun and kids games beginning at 6 p.m. Fireworks follow the Jubilee after dark. Cypress Creek Church Grounds.
Website: http://www.wimberley.org

Phone: 512-847-2201

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Location: Abilene     Event Date: July 04  
Hillcrest Neighborhood July 4 Parade

Decorate a bike, walk, wave a flag or enjoy the patriotism. Begins at 2 p.m. at 24990 Campus Court and ends at Hillcrest Church of Christ.

Phone: 325-673-4565

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Location: Amarillo     Event Date: July 04  
Amarillo Globe-News Fireworks

Display, choreographed to music on KGNC-FM, originates from Southwest Park. Begins about 9:45 p.m.
Website: http://www.visitamarillotx.com

Phone: 806-374-1497

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Location: Athens     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks at the Fishery

Features a fireworks display about 9 p.m. Includes food endors and music. Hours are 5 to 10:30 p.m. Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/visit/

Phone: 903-676-2277

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Location: Austin     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Fireworks & Symphony

Austin Symphony hosts an annual concert of patriotic music that culminates in a fireworks display. Auditorium Shores.
Website: http://www.austinsymphony.org

Phone: 512-476-6064

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Location: Beaumont     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Day Celebration

Includes local musical groups performing at 6 and 8 p.m., concert by the Symphony of Southeast Texas, and fireworks at 9 p.m. Riverfront Park.

Phone: 409-838-3435

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Location: Webster     Event Date: July 04  
Parade & Festivities

Parade begins at 10 a.m. Enjoy a 42 tournament, bingo and contest for best tasting and best decorated dessert from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Webster Civic Center, games and prizes at the Webster Recreation building. Family fun bingo, petting zoo, nflatables, break dancers, veterans ceremony and fireworks display at Texas Avenue Park.

Phone: 281-316-4108

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Location: Weslaco     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Fest

Join in the classic games of sack racing, egg relays and three-legged races to win a prize. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations required. Estero Llano Grande State Park, World Birding Center.

Phone: 956-565-3919

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Location: Washington     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks-on-the-Brazos

Includes a patriotic concert and fireworks extravaganza. Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site.
Website: http://www.birthplaceoftexas.com

Phone: 936-878-2214
Alt Phone: 888-273-6426

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Location: Tenaha     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Celebration

Includes live entertainment and a large fireworks display. Tenaha Tiger Stadium.
Website: http://www.shelbycountychamber.com

Phone: 936-248-5200

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Location: Stonewall     Event Date: July 04  
Old-Fashioned Fun on the Fam

Enjoy a game of horseshoes, washer pitching and a stick-horse race, along with other fun farm activities and games. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site.

Phone: none

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Location: San Marcos     Event Date: July 04  
Summerfest

Includes live music, food booths, children's activities and a spectacular fireworks exhibition. Hours are 4 to 11 p.m. San Marcos Plaza Park.
Website: http://www.summerfest.com

Phone: 512-393-8400

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Location: Somerville     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks at Lake Somerville

Welch Park

Phone: 979-406-2200

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Location: South Padre Island     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Fireworks

Celebrates the birth of our nation. Begins at 9:15 p.m. Bayside between Marlin and Red Snapper streets.
Website: http://www.sopadre.com

Phone: 956-761-6433

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Location: The Woodlands     Event Date: July 04  
Red, Hot & Blue Festival

Enjoy food, live entertainment, games and more. Fireworks are at dusk. The best viewing location is at Waterway Square. Town Green Park and Waterway Square.
Website: http://www.thewoodlandscvb.com

Phone: 281-363-2447

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Location: Victoria     Event Date: July 04  
July 4 Concert & Fireworks Show

Victoria Community Center
Website: http://www.victoriatx.org

Phone: 361-485-3200

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Location: Bedford     Event Date: July 04  
4thFEST Independence Day Celebration

Offers children's activities, festival-style foods, music by King Creole, InFlataFun area and 10 p.m. fireworks. Parking and shuttle service are from Pennington Field.
Website: http://www.ci.bedford.tx.us

Phone: 817-952-2128

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Location: Frisco     Event Date: July 04  
Freedom Fest

Features the largest fireworks show in North Texas and lots of family-friendly activities. Simpson Plaza at the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center.
Website: http://www.friscofreedomfest.org

Phone: 972-292-5080
Alt Phone: 972-292-5074

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Location: San Benito     Event Date: July 04  
Resaca Fest

Enjoy live music, concession booths and activities for the whole family. Includes a bike race and tour with routes of 62.3 miles for the race and 13.5 miles for the tour. W.H. Heavin Amphitheater.
Website: http://www.cityofsanbenito.com

Phone: 956-361-3804 X-401

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Location: San Antonio     Event Date: July 04  
Celebrate Independence Day Texas Style at Canaan Land Ranch

Features basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, fishing, games, carnival-type rides, music, horses and more. Canaan Land Ranch.
Website: http://www.canaanlandranch.net

Phone: 210-675-4023

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Location: San Antonio     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes a children's parade, live music, food and a fireworks spectacular.
Website: http://www.saparksfoundation.org/fourth_of_july.html

Phone: none

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Location: Round Top     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Parade & Celebration

Festivities begin on the Town Square at 10 a.m. Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. and is followed by a barbecue meal, music, antique tractors and children's activities.
Website: http://www.roundtop.org

Phone: 979-249-4042

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Location: Buda     Event Date: July 04  
2nd Annual Texas Brew-B-Que Festival

Events include a barbecue cook-off, beer sampling from numerous local breweries, beer games and tournaments (such as beer pong, washers, cornhole, keg toss, belching contest, beer belly contest and beer trivia), a Lumberjack Show, chihuahua races and a 20-minute Fourth of July Fireworks Show. The Texas Country Music stage features Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Cory Morrow, Mark McKinney, Ryan Beaver, Sean McConnell and The Jeremy Miller Band. Barbecue cook-off categories are brisket, chicken, sausage and homemade barbecue sauce. Entry fee for cook-off teams is $100 for a team of 8, and includes 150 pounds of brisket. Call for more cook-off information (ask for Jessie). Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Buda City Park.

Phone: 512-990-8808

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Location: Galveston     Event Date: July 04  
July 4 Fireworks Display

Begins at 9:15 p.m. 37th and Seawall.
Website: http://www.galveston.com

Phone: none

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Location: Buffalo Gap     Event Date: July 04  
Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration

Children's parade begins on Mulberry Street and ends at the Historic Village. The Declaration of Independence is read on the church steps. Buffalo Gap Historic Village.

Phone: 325-572-3365

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Location: Big Spring     Event Date: July 04  
Funtastic Fourth Festival

Includes live music, food and craft vendors, games, talent show, dunking booth and laser light show. Heart of the City Park, Downtown Big Spring.
Website: http://www.visitbigspring.com

Phone: 432-267-6278

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Location: Boerne     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Fireworks

Head over early to get a good spot at Boerne City Park.

Phone: 830-249-7277

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Location: Bronte     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks & BHRC Auxiliary Auction & Meal

Bronte Health & Rehab Center, 910 S. State Street
Website: http://www.brontetexas.org

Phone: 325-473-3501

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Location: Deer Park     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth Fest

Enjoy live music, games and one of the best fireworks displays around. 500 W. 13th Street.
Website: http://www.deerparktx.gov/recreation

Phone: 281-478-2050

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Location: Canton     Event Date: July 04  
Citywide Fireworks, Parade & Display & Independence Program

Parade is held downtown. Enjoy the fireworks at the West Side of First Monday Grounds.

Phone: 877-462-7467

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Location: Eagle Pass     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebrations

Includes a 6 p.m. parade downtown, celebration from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Shelby Park, and 10 p.m. fireworks extravaganza in Shelby Park.

Phone: 830-773-4343

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Location: Denton     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Jubilee - "Liberty Fun Run"

Includes American Pride Cook-Off, Yankee Doodle Parade, children's carnival, horseshoe tournament, and craft show and sale. Begins at 7 a.m. Quakertown Park.
Website: http://www.dentonparks.com

Phone: 940-349-8733

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Location: Denison     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks Extravaganza

Enjoy live entertainment beginning at 7 p.m. with a choreographed fireworks show at dark. Downtown Denison, Munson Stadium.

Phone: 903-465-1551

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Location: Galveston     Event Date: July 04  
July 4 Parade

Begins at 10 a.m. Stages at 25th and Santa Fe Place, travels Santa Fe Place to the Strand, takes 21st to Postoffice to 24th to Sealy. Afterwards, stop at Sealy Pavilion for patriotic entertainment, hot dogs and lemonade.
Website: http://www.galveston.com

Phone: none

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Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks Show

Come early for the best spot. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Lynn Creek, Joe Pool Lake.
Website: http://www.lakeparks.net

Phone: 817-467-2104

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Location: Grapevine     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks Extravaganza over Lake Grapevine

Watch fireworks launched from the shores of Oak Grove Park. Begins at 9:30 p.m. The fireworks can be viewed from any lakeside location.
Website: http://www.GrapevineTexasUSA.com

Phone: 800-457-6338

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Location: Plano     Event Date: July 04  
All-American Fourth

Celebrate Independence Day with fireworks choreographed to music. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Oak Point Park.
Website: http://www.plano.gov

Phone: 972-941-7250

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Location: Mount Pleasant     Event Date: July 04  
Happy Birthday USA Fireworks Display

Includes food, music and games at 8 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church, I-30 and U.S. 271 N.

Phone: 903-572-1959

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Location: Houston     Event Date: July 04  
Freedom Over Texas

Enjoy the largest land-based fireworks show in the nation. Eleanor Tinsley Park, 500 Allen Parkway.
Website: http://www.freedomovertexas.org

Phone: none

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Location: Huntsville     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes activities, games and fireworks. Kate Barr Ross Park.

Phone: 936-291-5420

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Location: Jefferson     Event Date: July 04  
Jefferson Salutes America Fourth of July Celebration


Website: http://www.VisitJeffersonTexas.com

Phone: 903-665-3733

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Location: Johnson City     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Spange-Dangle

Johnson City, Blanco County Fairgrounds
Website: http://www.johnsoncitytexaschamber.com

Phone: 830-868-7684

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Location: Kemah     Event Date: July 04  
Children's Bicycle Parade

Children of all ages are welcome to decorate their bikes, wagons or strollers and participate. Begins at 10 a.m. Schoolhouse Museum parking lot on Bradford Avenue at 6th Street.

Phone: 281-334-3181

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Location: Kemah     Event Date: July 04  
Fireworks Display

Begins at 9:30 p.m. Includes live bands.
Website: http://www.kemahboardwalk.com

Phone: 281-334-9880

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Location: Kerrville     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes food, vendors, arts & crafts, live music and fireworks. Louise Hays Park.
Website: http://www.kerrvilletx.gov

Phone: 830-257-7300

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Location: Lake Jackson     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Fireworks Display

Begins at dusk.

Phone: 979-297-4533

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Location: Lancaster     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebration

Includes live music, activities and games for the family. Lancaster Community Park.
Website: http://www.lancaster-tx.com

Phone: 972-218-3701

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Location: Lockhart     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Family Picnic & Fireworks Display

Includes food and craft vendors. Lockhart City Park.
E-Mail: staff@lockhartchamber.com
Phone: none

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Location: Marble Falls     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Day Celebration

Includes fireworks and family fun. Lakeside Park.

Phone: 800-759-8178

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Location: McKinney     Event Date: July 04  
Red, White & BOOM

Features a car show, parade and fireworks.
Website: http://www.mckinneytexas.org

Phone: 972-547-7500

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Location: Mineola     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Fireworks Display

Enjoy games, food and entertainment. Mineola Civic Center.
E-Mail: chamber@mineola.com
Phone: 903-569-2087

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Location: Castroville     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Parade

Begins at 9 a.m. Houston Square.
Website: http://www.castroville.com

Phone: 830-538-3142

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Location: Cleburne     Event Date: July 04  
Fourth of July Celebration

Enjoy a fabulous fireworks display at dark over Lake Pat Cleburne.
Website: http://www.cleburnechamber.com

Phone: 817-645-2455

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Location: Comanche     Event Date: July 04  
Family on the Fourth Musical Celebration & Fireworks

Billed as the largest fireworks show in Central Texas, the Kiwanis Club of Comanche presents the longest, loudest and most spectacular fireworks show choreographed to patriotic music. While the fireworks are the draw for the 15,000-18,000 in attendance, the pre-show musical celebration is just added enjoyment. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., visitors can dine on hotdogs, watermelon and soda. Free fans are handed out by the Kiwanis Club of Comanche's Bucket Brigade. The featured artist for this year's free concert are award-winning singer/songwriter Amos Staggs and Texas Music Artist Tommy Alverson. Stadium seating is available.

Also making an appearance at the event is a Black Hawk Utility Helicopter out of Fort Hood. The Black Hawk is scheduled to land and be on display from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. In addition to the festivities, all veterans and active service members will be honored. The Family on the 4th Musical Celebration and Fireworks will kick off at the Comanche High School Indian Stadium at 6:30 p.m.
Website: http://www.comanchechamber.org

Phone: 325-356-3233

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Location: Dalhart     Event Date: July 04  
Independence Day Fireworks Display

Rita Blanca Lake
Website: http://www.dalhart.org

Phone: 806-244-5646

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Location: Dallas     Event Date: July 04  
Old-Fashioned Fourth

Visit with characters in historic costumes, tour a historic building, play Victorian games and participate in hands-on activities. Dallas Heritage Village.
Website: http://www.DallasHeritageVillage.org

Phone: 214-421-5141

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Location: Temple     Event Date: July 04  
July 4 Family Fun Fest

Enjoy live entertainment, arts & crafts, food and kids games. The highlight of the evening is the fireworks display. Miller Park.
Website: http://www.discovertemple.com

Phone: 254-298-5597

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Location: Rosenberg     Event Date: July 04  
Family 4th Celebration

It's all about patriotism, family and fun from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. each July 4th when Rosenberg hosts their annual Independence Day celebration at Seabourne Creek Park located at 3831 Highway 36 South. The free event includes a kids carnival, wagon rides, food vendors, a free concert by Fort Bend's premier band, The Triumphs, and followed by the best "Ooooh Ahhhh" fireworks display west of the Brazos. Call or see website for more information.
Website: http://www.RosenbergEvents.com

Phone: 832-595-3520
Contact Person: Lydia Acosta
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Location: Wimberley     Event Date: July 05  
Annual Independence Day Parade

Begins at 10 a.m. Through the city.
Website: http://www.wimberley.org

Phone: 512-847-2201

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Location: Lampasas     Event Date: July 05 - July 11, 2010
Spring Ho Festival

Features a barbecue cook off, carnival, huge flea market, talent show, fireworks, parade, food, street dances featuring Kyle Park, family activities and much more on the banks of Sulphur Creek and Historic Hancock Springs.
Website: http://www.springho.com

Phone: 512-556-5301

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Location: Center     Event Date: July 08  
What-A-Melon Festival

Includes a carnival, arts & crafts booths, food booths, biggest watermelon contest, seed spitting and live entertainment. Downtown Center Square.
Website: http://www.shelbycountychamber.com

Phone: 936-598-5688

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Location: Castroville     Event Date: July 09  
Friday Night Fever

This is a show of cars, trucks and bikes. Includes food and live entertainment. Hwy. 90 at Castroville Lundquist.
Website: http://www.castroville.com

Phone: 830-538-3142

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Location: Mason     Event Date: July 09 - July 10, 2010
Roundup Rodeo Weekend

Enjoy barrel racing on Friday. On Saturday, activities include a rodeo, dance, arts & crafts show, music, children's games, parade, Great American Jackass Race and Billy Bingo. Mason Historic Square & Rodeo Arena.
Website: http://www.masontxcoc.com

Phone: none

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Location: Sealy     Event Date: July 09 - July 11, 2010
Sealybration

This is a family-oriented festival with great music and activities. B&PW Park.
Website: http://www.sealycommunityfoundation.org

Phone: 979-885-3222

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Location: Weatherford     Event Date: July 10  
26th Annual Parker County Peach Festival

Offers more than 200 arts & crafts, food and activity vendors. Historic Downtown Weatherford.
Website: http://www.peachfestivaltx.com

Phone: 817-596-3801
Alt Phone: 888-594-3801

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Location: McDade     Event Date: July 10  
Watermelon Festival

Enjoy a car show, seed-spitting contest, grand parade, melon auction, arts & crafts and more.
Website: http://www.mcdadetexas.com

Phone: 512-273-0018

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Location: Weatherford     Event Date: July 10  
Parker County Peach Festival

Over 200 quality arts & crafts vendors and produce and food vendors will line the streets of historic downtown Weatherford. Three entertainment stages will host local celebrities. Also featured are a diaper derby and a 42 Domino Tournament. This peachy one-day event draws approximately 30,000 visitors each year. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults; free for kids 12 and under.
Website: http://www.peachfestivaltx.com
E-Mail: info@weatherford-chamber.com
Phone: 888-594-3801

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Location: Orange     Event Date: July 10  
Wild West Family Day

Learn about cowboy artist Charlie Russell, play Western games and create a work of art. Includes demonstrations by a guest from the Orange County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stark Museum of Art.
Website: http://www.starkmuseum.org

Phone: 409-886-2787

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Location: Nazareth     Event Date: July 10  
38th Annual Nazareth German Festival & Suds 'n' Sounds

Enjoy a German sausage dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., arts & crafts show, sausage cook-off, afternoon entertainment and a live concert from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Phone: 806-945-2285

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Location: Anderson     Event Date: July 10  
Stagecoach Day

Enjoy stagecoach rides on the bright red replica stagecoach, relaxing music and a cowboy poet. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site.
Website: http://www.birthplaceoftexas.com

Phone: 936-873-2633

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Location: Sweet Home     Event Date: July 11  
Polka & Chicken Fest


Website: http://www.sweethomehall.com

Phone: 361-293-9034

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Location: Luckenbach     Event Date: July 16 - July 18, 2010
Thomas Michael Riley's "Back to Basics" Music Festival

Ranch Road 1376, off Hwy. 290 E.
Website: http://www.luckenbachtexas.com

Phone: 830-997-3224

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Location: Hempstead     Event Date: July 16 - July 17, 2010
Watermelon Festival

Features a parade, car show, quilt show, barbecue cook-off, live entertainment, street dance, carnival rides and food and craft booths. Downtown Hempstead.
Website: http://www.hempsteadtxchamber.com

Phone: 979-826-8217

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Location: Kirbyville     Event Date: July 16 - July 17, 2010
Cruisin' Kirbyville

Includes a car show, cruise, arts & crafts and food booths, music, games, burnout contest and auction. Magnolia Park.
E-Mail: abrownkee@yahoo.com
Phone: 409-423-5827

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Location: San Antonio     Event Date: July 16  
Gartenfest

Features German entertainment, German food, German beer, wine and more. Includes the Maennerchor, Damenchor and Kinderchor, along with the Beethoven Concert Band. Beethoven Maennerchor Garten und Halle.

Phone: 210-222-1521

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Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: July 16 - July 17, 2010
Night in Old Fredericksburg

Enjoy German and Texas music, arts & crafts, kids area and historic exhibits. Performers include the Sauerkrauts, Dujka Brothers, The Shiner Hobo Band, Jodie Mikula Orchestsra, Almost Patsy Cline Band and The Red Ravens. Marktplatz Fredericksburg.
Website: http://www.tex-fest.com

Phone: 866-839-3378

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Location: Kilgore     Event Date: July 17  
Second Annual Christ Fest in the Park

This will be an all-day, free event full of fun, music and great speakers. Begins at noon. Meredith Andrews will perform at 6:30 p.m. Other performers include Shana Strange, Michael Janetis and more. Speakers include Pastor Jeff Carson, Pastor Chuck Warnock, Rev. Darwood Galaway, Carl Mohn and Robert Adams. Kilgore City Park.

Phone: 903-720-7546

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Location: Friona     Event Date: July 17  
Fifth Annual Cheeseburger Festival & Cook-Off

Features arts & crafts, games, music and food vendors with anything other than meat. Cooking teams compete for the best cheeseburger. Serving begins at noon. A classic car show is the same day. Friona City Park.
Website: http://www.frionachamber.com

Phone: 806-250-3491

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Location: Athens     Event Date: July 17  
Art's Better Outside!

Artists from across Texas will demonstrate their work and offer hands-on art activities. Includes live raptor programs, food and fun. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/visit/

Phone: 903-676-2277

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Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: July 23 - July 24, 2010
Gourmet Chili Pepper & Salsa Festival

Join us and "Spice It Up!" at the third annual Gourmet Chili Pepper & Salsa Festival, held on the grounds of Wildseed Farms, 7 miles outside of Fredericksburg! Includes guest chefs and speakers, specialty food booths, entertainment, hot air balloons, wildflower and pepper fields, Butterfly Haus, food court and more.
Website: http://www.tex-fest.com/gcp/index.html

Phone: 830-990-8080

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Location: Bandera     Event Date: July 23 - July 24, 2010
National Day of the American Cowboy Celebration

Enjoy a Dude Ranch Wrangler Rodeo and Ranch Rodeo both evenings. Saturday starts with a cowboy breakfast, followed by music, Western activities, and arts & crafts. Courthouse Square.
Website: http://www.frontiertimesmuseum.org

Phone: 830-796-3864

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Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: July 23 - July 24, 2010
Gourmet Chili Pepper & Salsa Festival

Includes salsa and spicy booths, guest chefs on the Plaza, chili pepper fields, butterfly Haus, hot air balloon show and wildflower fields. Rotel & the Hot Tomatoes perform Saturday.
Website: http://www.tex-fest.com

Phone: 866-839-3378

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Location: Gatesville     Event Date: July 23 - July 24, 2010
Coryell Creek Critters Barbecue Cook-Off

Enjoy arts & crafts, silent auction and more. Faunt Le Roy Park.
E-Mail: nlmitchell2003@aol.com
Phone: 254-405-5722

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Location: Naples     Event Date: July 23 - July 24, 2010
Watermelon Festival

Includes a parade, arm wrestling, volleyball, horseshoes, music, dance, arts & crafts and food vendors. Front Street.
E-Mail: grandvaf@aol.com
Phone: 903-897-2037

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Location: Andrews     Event Date: July 23 - July 25, 2010
Centennial Celebration

Features a parade, "Elvis" concert, old-fashioned picnic and ice cream social, street dance with Duck Soup, antique car show, vendors, chuck-wagon breakfast and gospel singing.
Website: http://www.andrewscentennial.com

Phone: 432-523-2695

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Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: July 24  
National Day of the American Cowboy

Stockyards Station
Website: http://www.stockyardsstation.com

Phone: none

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Location: San Angelo     Event Date: July 24  
National Cowboy Day

Includes cowboy re-enactors, music, displays and a chuck wagon supper. Fort Concho.
Website: http://www.fortconcho.com

Phone: 325-657-4444

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Location: Brownsville     Event Date: July 25  
Kids Appreciation Day

On a scavenger hunt around the zoo, kids can visit themed activity stations focusing on health and wellness, safety, animal conservation and enrichment. Gladys Porter Zoo.
Website: http://www.gpz.org

Phone: 956-546-7187

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Location: Clute     Event Date: July 29 - July 31, 2010
Great Texas Mosquito Festival

Enjoy entertainment, carnival, food, crafts and more. Clute Municipal Park.
Website: http://www.mosquitofestival.com

Phone: 979-265-8392

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Location: Beaumont     Event Date: July 29  
South West Dairy Farmers Association: Elsie the Cow

Offers great activities that teach children about cows and other farm animals, the cattle industry, cotton growers, cheese-making and a lot more.
Website: http://www.campjunction.com

Phone: none

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Location: Knox City     Event Date: July 30 - July 31, 2010
Annual Donald Johnson Memorial Seedless Watermelon Festival

On Friday, enjoy a parade, street dance and rodeo. Saturday activities include craft and food booths, car show, go-kart races, rodeo, music and motorcycle poker run. City Park.
E-Mail: kcchamber@srcaccess.net
Phone: 940-658-3442

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Location: Waco     Event Date: July 31  
2010 Summer Fun Roundup at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame

Enjoy a fun-filled day with lots of activities for elementary school-age children, including artifact presentations, coloring contest, Old West laser targe game, child identification kits, face painting and more. Bring a camera! Children must be accompanied by an adult, and regular admission prices apply. Call or visit website for more information.
Website: http://www.texasranger.org

Phone: 254-750-8631

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Location: Monahans     Event Date: July 31  
Butterfield Festival

Enjoy a parade, salsa festival, Green Thumb Show, horseshoe and washer tournament, barbecue, bull rides and dance. Ward County Coliseum and Arena.
Website: http://www.monahans.org

Phone: 432-943-2187

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Location: Mountain Home     Event Date: August 01 - August 08, 2010
72nd Hill Country Cowboy Camp Meeting

Non-denominational event with open-air tabernacle. Features barbecue, covered-dish, singing, Bible study and preaching. Just off Hwy. 27 between Ingram and Mountain Home. Begins at 11 a.m. each Sunday, and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Phone: none

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Location: D'Hanis     Event Date: August 01  
Holy Cross Annual Church Picnic

Includes bingo, sports tournaments, barbecue and children's activities. Holy Cross Parish Hall.
E-Mail: holycross@swtexas.net
Phone: 830-363-7268

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Location: De Leon     Event Date: August 02 - August 07, 2010
96th Peach & Melon Festival

Tractor pull is the last three nights. New Community Park.
Website: http://www.deleontexas.com

Phone: 254-893-2083

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Location: Quitman     Event Date: August 04 - August 07, 2010
108th Old Settlers Reunion

Features music, special entertainment, carnival rides, bingo and food vendors. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. City Park, 100 Gov. Hogg Parkway.
Website: http://www.quitman.com

Phone: 903-763-2264

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Location: Bastrop     Event Date: August 05 - August 07, 2010
Bastrop Homecoming & Rodeo

Features a rodeo, carnival, parade and arts & crafts fair. Mayfest Hill, Ken Estepp Showbarn.
Website: http://www.bastrophomecomingrodeo.org

Phone: 512-923-1440

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Location: Dalhart     Event Date: August 05 - August 07, 2010
XIT Rodeo & Reunion

Includes nightly rodeos, dances, pork chop feed on Thursday, watermelon feed on Friday, World's Largest Free Barbecue on Saturday, queen contest, street parade, 5K run and tractor pulls. Rita Blanca Coliseum & Rodeo Grounds.
Website: http://www.dalhart.org

Phone: 806-244-5646

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Location: Tomball     Event Date: August 06  
Tomball Night

Includes bands, carnival rides and a night parade.
Website: http://www.tomballchamber.org

Phone: 281-351-7222

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Location: Beaumont     Event Date: August 06 - August 08, 2010
Beaumont Cruise & Hot Summer Nites

Shine up the rims, polish the windows and have a blast in Southeast Texas.
Website: http://www.firemuseumoftexas.org

Phone: 409-769-7599

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Location: Castroville     Event Date: August 06  
Fiorella Friday

Features live music, artisans and wine tasting. Fiorella Street.
Website: http://www.castroville.com

Phone: 830-538-3142

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Location: Salado     Event Date: August 07 - August 08, 2010
44th Annual Art Fair

Features more than 100 artists, food and live entertainment. Pace Park.
Website: http://www.salado.com

Phone: 254-947-5040

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Location: De Leon     Event Date: August 07  
Golden Saturday

Includes Melon Patch Bike Tour, antique/classic car show, and arts & crafts and food vendors. Downtown De Leon.
Website: http://www.deleontexas.com

Phone: 254-893-2083

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Location: Dublin     Event Date: August 07  
A Night on the Town

Features live music, arts & crafts, Dublin Dr Pepper Museum, Rodeo Heritage Museum, Historical museum and more. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Downtown Dublin.
Website: http://www.dublintxchamber.com

Phone: 254-445-3422

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Location: Lubbock     Event Date: August 07  
Fifth Annual Hub City Beach Party

Enjoy a day of sun on a man-made beach and listen to the legendary Jimmy Buffet tribute band, Land Shark.
Website: http://www.fosteralife.org

Phone: 800-692-4035

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Location: Bandera     Event Date: August 07 - August 28, 2010
Cowboys on Main

Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Features a Western display in front of the Bandera Courthouse and strolling entertainers on Bandera's Main Street. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Main Street Bandera.
Website: http://www.frontiertimesmuseum.org

Phone: 800-364-3833

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Location: Alvarado     Event Date: August 09 - August 14, 2010
Johnson County Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion

This is the 118th reunion.

Phone: 817-517-9920

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Location: Weslaco     Event Date: August 12  
Perseid Meteor Shower Party

Includes games, activities, nature walks and opportunities to see one of the best-known meteor showers. Hours are 8 p.m. to midnight. Reservations required by Aug. 11. World Birding Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.

Phone: 956-584-9156

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Location: La Grange     Event Date: August 13 - August 15, 2010
Iron Cuff Motorcycle Rally & Fun Run

Includes live music, food and merchant vendors, bike wash and other entertainment. Fayette County Fairgrounds.
Website: http://www.reguladoressct.webs.com

Phone: 979-743-1640
Alt Phone: 979-250-1761

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Location: Vernon     Event Date: August 13 - August 15, 2010
Summer's Last Blast

Includes live bands, test-and-tune cruise, burnout contest, nostalgic cruise night and service in the park. Downtown Vernon.
Website: http://www.vsmcablast.com

Phone: 940-552-2564

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Location: Castroville     Event Date: August 13  
Friday Night Fever

This is a show of cars, trucks and bikes, plus food for sale and live music. Lundquist Automotive, off Hwy. 90.
Website: http://www.castroville.com

Phone: 830-538-3142

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Location: Jefferson     Event Date: August 13  
Friday the 13th

Have a haunting good time aboard the train on a ride through the eerie woods. Historic Jefferson Railway, 400 E. Austin.
Website: http://www.jeffersonrailway.com

Phone: 866-398-2038

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Location: Beaumont     Event Date: August 14  
Kid Fest

Includes games, arts & crafts and a petting zoo.

Phone: 409-832-3435

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Location: Longview     Event Date: August 14  
Dog Days of Summer


E-Mail: lloyd@ci.longview.tx.us
Phone: 903-237-1270

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Location: McKinney     Event Date: August 14  
Second Saturday on the Downtown Square

Includes live music, art demonstrations, art gallery exhibits opening and meet-the-artist receptions. Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Historic Downtown McKinney Square.
Website: http://www.downtownmckinney.com

Phone: 972-547-2660

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Location: Post     Event Date: August 14  
Post Stampede Rodeo Parade

Features antique vehicles, riding clubs and music. Rodeo follows. Main Street.
Website: http://www.postcitytexas.com

Phone: 806-495-3461

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Location: Seguin     Event Date: August 14  
Seguin Birthday Celebration

Begins at 6 p.m. Tour the Conservation Society facilities, including the oldest Protestant church building in Texas. Conservation Society Complex.
Website: http://www.visitseguin.com

Phone: 800-580-7322

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Location: Sonora     Event Date: August 14  
Sutton County Days

Features a parade, arts & crafts booths, food, children's rides and games, entertainment and Little Mr. and Little Miss Sutton County Contest.
Website: http://www.sonoratx-chamber.com

Phone: 325-387-2880
Alt Phone: 888-387-2880

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Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: August 14 - August 15, 2010
Caribbean Music Festival

Enjoy live music, dancing, festival foods and more. Traders Village.
Website: http://www.tradersvillage.com

Phone: 972-647-2331

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Location: Navasota     Event Date: August 14 - August 15, 2010
Navasota Blues Festival

Features local, regional and international performers. Benefits the Mance Lipscomb Scholarship Fund. Grimes County Expo Center.
E-Mail: navasotabluesfest@tconline.net
Phone: 936-870-3331

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Location: Perryton     Event Date: August 14 - August 21, 2010
Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration

Kicks off Aug. 14 with the Perryton Jaycee Adult Dance. On Aug. 19, enjoy the Lions Club watermelon feed at the County Courthouse. The event wraps up with the United Supermarket breakfast, Wheatheart of the Nation Parade, Perryton Jaycees barcbecue at Expo Center, Festival in the Park, Pioneer Days at The Museum of the Plains, demolition derby, Big Brothers/Big Sister 5K Fun, and a golf tournament on Aug. 21. KPRA & TCRA Rodeos are Aug. 20-21.
E-Mail: pococ@ptsi.net
Phone: 806-435-6575

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Location: New Boston     Event Date: August 18 - August 21, 2010
Pioneer Days & Rodeo

Includes Southern State Carnival Rides, Friday and Saturday night dances, vendors, music and the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show. T&P Trailhead Park, Downtown New Boston, Hwy. 82.
Website: http://www.newbostontx.org

Phone: 903-628-2581

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Location: Johnson City     Event Date: August 19 - August 21, 2010
80th Annual Blanco County Fair & Rodeo & Big Carnival

Blanco County Fairgrounds
Website: http://www.johnsoncitytexaschamber.com

Phone: 830-868-7684

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Location: Pleasanton     Event Date: August 19 - August 21, 2010
45th Pleasanton Cowboy Homecoming

Features three nights of great Texas music, two nights of the Hotter Than Hell Ranch Rodeo, IBCA-sanctioned barbecue cook-off, parade, arts & crafts, food and much more. It's the Hottest Festival in Texas!

Phone: 830-569-2163

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Location: San Antonio     Event Date: August 20  
Gartenfest

Features German entertainment, German food, German beer, wine and more. Includes the Maennerchor, Camenchor and Kinderchor, along with the Beethoven Concert Band. Beethoven Maennerchor Garten und Halle.

Phone: 210-222-1521

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Location: Denton     Event Date: August 20 - August 28, 2010
North Texas State Fair

Features a world championship rodeo, music, carnival rides and games, fiddling contest, petting zoos and barbecue cook-offs. North Texas Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Boulevard.
Website: http://www.ntfair.com

Phone: 940-387-2632

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Location: Highland Village     Event Date: August 20 - August 22, 2010
23rd Annual Lions Club Balloon Festival & Fair

Includes hot air balloons, arts & crafts, carnival rides, food court and music. Copperas Branch Park on Lake Lewisville.
Website: http://www.hvballoonfest.org

Phone: none

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Location: Amarillo     Event Date: August 21  
Center City Block Party

Features 20 bands on five outdoor stages. Includes food vendors and children's area.
Website: http://www.centercity.org

Phone: 806-372-6744

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Location: Waco     Event Date: September 11  
Showcase Waco! Arts & Entertainment

This festival brings together the community to showcase the variety of arts and entertainment that Waco has to offer. Live performances will occur every half hour, including a patriotic program at 3 p.m. featuring Heavenly Voices. Interactive children's booths will be available, as well as a full trade show highlighting Waco's attractions and hotels. Come for fun, food and appreciation for our local arts community. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Hoffman Hall, 400 South 4th Street.
Website: http://www.wacocvb.com/

Phone: 800-321-9226
Alt Phone: 254-750-5814

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Location: Grapevine     Event Date: September 16 - September 19, 2010
24th Annual Grapefest

Join wine novices and connoisseurs at the largest wine festival in the southwest. Sample award-winning Texas wines at this annual event offering four full days of fun. You can walk down historic Main Street and sample the best that the Texas wine industry has to offer, take the kids to the carnival midway, enoy sensational live music, attend one of our sophisticated food and wine affairs, cool off in the Vintners pavilion and more. Historic Downtown Grapevine.
Website: http://www.GrapevineTexasUSA.com

Phone: 817-410-3194
Contact Person: jschlapkohl@GrapevineTexasUSA.com
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Location: Terrell     Event Date: September 18  
Flights of Our Fathers Fly-In

Hosted by the British Flying Training School Museum, the Fly-In honors the WWII British pilots who trained at the School during WWII and the American officers and civilian staff who assisted with that training. This year, the theme will include a salute to veterans of all branches of the services, recognizing the honor and valor of our fallen service men and women, and including the ultimate sacrifice of five young men from the City of Terrell.

Activities include the flag-raising ceremony at 7:15 a.m., pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., vintage planes begin arriving at 9 a.m., lecture by Tom Killebrew, author of The Royal Air Force in Texas at 10 a.m., opening ceremonies at noon featuring local and state dignitaries and Marine Color Guard, and all-day happenings such as parachute jumps, hot air balloon, static plane demonstrations and plane rides. Terrell Municipal Airport. Adult admission: $5; Car: $10. Call for additional information.
Website: http://www.bftstexas.com
E-Mail: no1bftsmuseum@yahoo.com
Phone: 972-524-1714

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Location: The Woodlands     Event Date: September 24 - September 26, 2010
Oktoberfest: The Woodlands

The Woodlands Rotary Club will present its 2nd annual Oktoberfest in Town Green Park along the Waterway, adjacent to the Cynthia Woods Pavilion. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Includes all-day live entertainment on two stages (see website for schedule), arts & crafts vendors, much authentic German food to be sampled, including bratwurst, sauerkraut, strudel, and a wide variety of other tastes. Also, two-fisted Oktoberfest pretzels will tempt the taste buds of festival goers.
Website: http://www.oktoberfestthewoodlands.com/

Phone: none

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Location: Trinity     Event Date: September 24 - September 25, 2010
Trinity Community Fair

Celebrating and past and shaping the future, the Trinity Community Fair celebrates 100 years of Trinity pride. An old-fashioned community fair and youth livestock auction, including a parade, carnival, musical entertainment, food and craft vendors and domestic arts exhibits. One of the last free fairs in Texas. Hours are noon to 10 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Parade is at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Visit us on Facebook.
Website: http://www.trinitycommunityfair.com
E-Mail: trinityfair@gmail.com
Phone: 936-594-3856

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Location: Longview     Event Date: September 25  
Multicultural Festival

The Multicultural Festival is a family-friendly, fun event designed to encourage the community to become more conscious of ethnic cultures, and recognize we have more in common than difference and unite against racism. Event activities include cultural entertainment, vendors, food and music. Admission is free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Longview Exhibit Building and Fairgrounds.
Website: http://pip.longviewtexas.gov/multicultural-festival

Phone: 903-237-1019

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Location: Southlake     Event Date: October 01 - October 03, 2010
Oktoberfest

This year marks the 9th annual Oktoberfest celebration hosted by Southlake's Chamber of Commerce! Attendance is completely free: no admission or parking fees. Booths sell a range of food and beverages, and artisans present unique, handcrafted shopping opportunities while you explore the arts and crafts booths. In addition to live entertainment events during the festival and the excitement-packed children's area, Oktoberfest also includes our popular wiener dog race, held on Saturday. Hours on Friday are 1 to 5 p.m., on Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and on Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Website: http://www.southlakechamber.com/Southlake-Oktoberfest.aspx
E-Mail: oktoberfest@southlakechamber.com
Phone: 817-481-8200

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Location: Plantersville     Event Date: October 09 - November 28, 2010
2010 Texas Renaissance Festival

The enchanted 53-acre New Market Village comes to life as all European Courts come to pay homage to Queen Katherine. Each of the eight weekends has a unique, wonderful theme with the different courts vying for the Queen's favor by bestowing lavish amusements and gifts upon her.

Hundreds of costumed performers lead you into continuous laughter on 22 stages holding over 200 performances daily. Visitors meander along shaded cobblestone walkways visiting over 400 shoppes overflowing with unique arts and crafts or offering delicious foods and beverages. All ages will be amused by the games of skill and human-powered rides.

Revel in the sights, sounds and smells of this authentically recreated 16th-century British village with lush, landscaped grounds covered with beautiful gardens and vines. Become entranced by the masked spirit of the bells and haunting music coming from the Cloister Stage, home of Case in Bronze. A perfect day ends as you behold the burst of Royal Fireworks held at dusk above the festival's lake. Open Saturdays and Sundays only, plus Thanksgiving Friday, from 9 a.m. to dusk. Call or see website for more information.
Website: http://www.texrenfest.com

Phone: 800-458-3435 X-237

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Location: Grapevine     Event Date: October 16  
6th Annual Stop-Drop-n-Roll Chili Cook-Off

This CASI-sanctioned cook-off offers Novice, Show and People's Choice categories. Admission is free, and $5 buys you a chili sample cup and People's Choice voting ballot. You'll also enjoy live music, a silent auction, vendor booths and children's activities, not to mention guest appearances from local fire departments, 2010 Texas pageant winners, Superheroes and much more. Soft drinks, beer and margaritas will be available for purchase. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking lot of Bass Pro Outdoor World, 2501 Bass Pro Drive (next to Fuddruckers). Call, email or see website for more information.
Website: http://www.wpiff.org
E-Mail: wpiff@williams-pyro.com
Phone: 817-872-1500

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Location: Whitewright     Event Date: November 06  
8th Annual Grand Street Fall Festival

This event kicks off with a fun run at 8 a.m., and then the festival runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Includes all-day entertainment, a chili cook-off, vendors, artists, kiddy rides, games, food and fun for all.
Website: http://www.whitewright.org

Phone: 903-364-2000

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