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Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: January 15 - February 07, 2010
Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show
This popular event attracts nearly one million people for the nation's oldest livestock show and daily performances of the world's original indoor rodeo. Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Website: http://www.fwssr.com

Phone: 817-877-2400

Location: Beaumont     Event Date: February 02  
Celebrate Groundhog Day Cajun Style!
Gator Country's own Big Al, a 13-foot-plus alligator, has been deemed Southeast Texas' official groundhog. See Big Al and 127 of his reptilian buddies.
Website: http://www.gatorcountrytx.net

Phone: 409-794-WILD

Location: South Padre Island     Event Date: February 02 - February 03, 2010
Winter Texan Snowbird Extravaganza
Offers live entertainment, interactive workshops and exhibits. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Phone: 800-767-2373

Location: San Antonio     Event Date: February 04 - February 21, 2010
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
Enjoy star-studded concerts, carnival, livestock centers and professional rodeo performances. AT&T Center & Freeman Coliseum Grounds.
Website: http://www.sarodeo.com

Phone: none

Location: Galveston     Event Date: February 05 - February 16, 2010
Mardi Gras! Galveston
For 12 days and 11 nights, Galveston Island is taken over by spectacular parades, elaborate masked balls and flamboyant costumes.
Website: http://www.mardigrasgalveston.com

Phone: 888-425-4753

Location: Bandera     Event Date: February 05 - February 06, 2010
Cowboy Mardi Gras
Enjoy country-style Mardi Gras activities, complete with a parade and Cajun-style music. Downtown Bandera.
Website: http://www.banderacowboycapital.com

Phone: 800-364-3833

Location: Jefferson     Event Date: February 05 - February 06, 2010
Mardi Gras Steam Train Rides
Take an unforgettale ride on an old-fashioned steam train along the Big Cypress Bayou. Enjoy the decorated historic train depot and steam train. Catch some beads. 400 E. Austin.
Website: http://www.JeffersonRailway.com

Phone: 866-398-2038 X-707

Location: Jefferson     Event Date: February 05 - February 07, 2010
Mardi Gras Upriver
Includes parades, live entertainment, family fun, arts & crafts, food vendors and carnival. Downtown Jefferson.
Website: http://www.mardigrasupriver.com

Phone: 903-240-0221

Location: Bellville     Event Date: February 06  
Faith Academy Night of Knights
Austin County Fair Convention and Expo Center
Website: http://www.ausincountyfair.com

Phone: 979-865-1811

Location: Albany     Event Date: February 06  
Lunar New Year Family Festival
Create artworks inspired by Asian cultures and Lunar New Year traditions, play traditional games, eat customary foods, listen to rousing music, and learn about Asian cultures through videos, puppet shows and storytellling. The Old Jail Art Center.
Website: http://www.theoldjailartcenter.org

Phone: 325-762-2269

Location: South Padre Island     Event Date: February 06 - February 07, 2010
KiteFest
Kite enthusiasts from around the country descend on South Padre Island for this annual fun fly and exhibition.

Phone: 956-761-1248

Location: Kingsland     Event Date: February 07  
Afternoon High Tea
Hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Hosted by Lambda Nu Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International.

Phone: 325-388-9382

Location: Kingsland     Event Date: February 09  
Winter Texan Dinners
Kingsland Community Center
Website: http://www.kingslandchamber.org

Phone: none

Location: Port Arthur     Event Date: February 11 - February 14, 2010
Mardi Gras Southeast Texas
Includes headliner bands, parades, carnival rides, arts & crafts, food vendors and strolling street entertainment. Procter Street, Downtown Port Arthur.
Website: http://www.mardigras.portarthur.com

Phone: 409-721-8717

Location: Castroville     Event Date: February 12  
Friday Night Fever
Enjoy an evening of cars, trucks, bikes, shopping and live entertainment. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Lundquist Automotive, 1955 Hwy. 90 E.
Website: http://www.castroville.com

Phone: 830-931-2479

Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 12 - February 13, 2010
Dinner in the Diner
Join a Valentine's Day celebration aboard the 1937 dining car and 1914 parlor club car. Advance purchase necessary. Museum of the American Railroad.
Website: http://www.dallasrailwaymuseum.com

Phone: 214-428-0101

Location: Jefferson     Event Date: February 12 - February 13, 2010
Valentine's Steam Train Rides
Take an unforgettable ride n an old-fashioned steam train along the Big Cypress Bayou. Enjoy the decorated historic train depot and steam train. 400 E. Austin.
Website: http://www.JeffersonRailway.com

Phone: 866-3989-2038 X-707

Location: Luckenbach     Event Date: February 12 - February 14, 2010
Hug-In
Includes live music, primitive camping and Saturday night dance. RR 1376, off Hwy. 290 E.
Website: http://www.luckenbachtexas.com

Phone: 830-997-3224

Location: Boerne     Event Date: February 12 - February 14, 2010
St. Valentine's Day Motorcycle Massacre
Includes live music, two halls of vendors, bike contests, and food and drink booths. Kendall County Fairgrounds.
Website: http://www.massacrerally.com

Phone: 210-865-7188

Location: Boerne     Event Date: February 13  
Chocolate Walk
Collect handmade chocolates from more than 30 participating merchants.

Phone: 830-249-7277

Location: Crystal Beach     Event Date: February 13  
Light House Krewe Mardi Gras Parade
Jacks Road to Gregory Park
Website: http://www.lighthousekrewe.com

Phone: none

Location: Kemah     Event Date: February 13  
Yachty Gras Boat Parade
Boaters cruise the Clear Creek Channel in lavishly decorated boats and toss beads to revelers along the channel at the Kemah Boardwalk and waterfront Seabrook restaurants. Begins at 7 p.m.
Website: http://www.kemahboardwalk.com

Phone: 281-334-9880

Location: Conroe     Event Date: February 13  
Montgomery County Performing Arts Society's Annual Mardi Gras Ball
Enjoy a night of beads, masks, dancing, a live and silent auction, dinner and Mardi Gras merriment. La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa, 600 La Torretta Boulevard.
Website: http://www.mcpas.org

Phone: 936-760-2787

Location: Marathon     Event Date: February 13  
Community Fish Fry
Includes food, music and fun. Marathon Community Center.

Phone: 432-386-4516

Location: San Antonio     Event Date: February 13  
Mardi Gras Parade
A procession of decorated river arges that transform the San Antonio River Walk into a floating Mardi Gras. Krewes of costumed revelers and live entertainment celebrate Mardi Gras San Antonio-style. River Walk.

Phone: 210-227-4262

Location: Victoria     Event Date: February 13  
Black History Festival
Community Center

Phone: 361-578-6325

Location: Waxahachie     Event Date: February 13  
Mardi Gras Parade
Historic Downtown Waxahachie

Phone: 972-937-1870

Location: San Benito     Event Date: February 14  
Noche de Ronda Valentine Dance
Features live music for a romantic evening. Hours are 8 p.m. to midnight. Knights of Columbus Hall, 826 E. Stenger.

Phone: 956-245-1666

Location: Kerrville     Event Date: February 16  
Mardi Gras on Main
Includes fine food, fine art and fine wine from 5 to 9 p.m. Inn of the Hills, 2010 Junction Highway.
Website: http://www.kerrvilletx.gov

Phone: 830-792-8395

Location: Port Arthur     Event Date: February 16  
Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party
Includes music, dancing, bead throwing and costumed royalty. Bob Bowers Civic Center.

Phone: 409-962-9860

Location: Canyon Lake     Event Date: February 18  
Winter Texan Reception
Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CRRC Rec Center, 125 Mabel Jones Drive.
Website: http://www.canyonlakechamber.com

Phone: 830-964-2223

Location: Austin     Event Date: February 20  
Carnival Brasileiro
Features flamboyant costumes, Brazilian samba music, and the uninhibited, spirited atmosphere. Palmer Events Center.
Website: http://www.sambaparty.com

Phone: none

Location: San Antonio     Event Date: February 20  
Asian Festival
Honors Asian cultures and traditions from the Middle East to the Pacific Rim.
Website: http://www.texancultures.com

Phone: none

Location: South Padre Island     Event Date: February 20  
Isle Ditter Dog
Annual doggy affair benefitting the Lagune Madre Humane Society. Talent costume and look-alike contests for dogs. Begins at 11 a.m. Louie's Backyard.

Phone: 956-772-1974

Location: Bellville     Event Date: February 20  
Austin County Go Texan Dance & Auction
Hours are 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Austin County Fair Convention & Expo Center.

Phone: 979-865-5995

Location: Dripping Springs     Event Date: February 20  
DSUMM Wildgame Dinner
Dripping Springs High School
E-Mail: vrector@dsumc.org
Phone: none

Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: February 20  
Wild Game Dinner & Silent Auction
Hours are 4 to 11 p.m. 111 Landa Street.

Phone: 830-625-9191

Location: Bellville     Event Date: February 21  
Salt Grass Trail Ride Dance
Hours are 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Austin County Fair Convention & Expo Center.

Phone: 979-865-5995

Location: Brownsville     Event Date: February 21 - February 28, 2010
Charro Days Fiesta
Swirling skirts, delicate laces and silver embellishments -- Brownsville decks itself in the colorful culture of Mexico during the 72nd annual Charro Days, Feb. 22 through March 1. Parades, fireworks, dances and street festivals are all part of this unique bi-national festival, which celebrates the shared traditions and friendship of Brownsville and Matamoros.
Website: http://www.charrodaysfiesta.com

Phone: none

Location: El Paso     Event Date: February 24  
50th Anniversary Celebration
Enjoy the surviving family members of Karl O. Wyler, local and regional dignitaries and other for the celebration of the initial opening of the tram. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park.

Phone: 915-562-9899

Location: San Benito     Event Date: February 27  
Texas Independence Day Festival
Celebrate Texas history with re-enactments, demonstrations and displays. Includes pan de campo and food vendors, live music and storytellers.
Website: http://www.cityofsanbenito.com

Phone: 956-361-3804

Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 27  
Abilene Philharmonic Guild Brunch & Gold Medallion Ball
Brunch begins at 11 a.m., and the ball is at 7:30 p.m. Abilene Civic Center.

Phone: 325-677-6710
Alt Phone: 325-676-6211

Location: Seguin     Event Date: March 02  
Toast to Texas
Join in honoring the land and the people who forged the Lone Star State. Hosted by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, city of Seguin and Sebastopol State Historic Site. Sebastopol State Historic Site.
Website: http://www.visitseguin.com

Phone: 830-379-4833

Location: Woodville     Event Date: March 02  
Toast to Texas Independence
Salute Texas Independence Day. Includes a toast with pure East Texas spring water. Heritage Village Museum.
Website: http://www.heritage-village.org

Phone: 409-283-2272

Location: Harlingen     Event Date: March 03  
100 Years of Style
Celebrate Harlingen's Centennial with a review of 100 years of style. TSTC Cultural Center.
Website: http://www.myharlingen.us

Phone: none

Location: Fulton     Event Date: March 04 - March 07, 2010
31st Annual Fulton Oysterfest
Salute to the oyster industry features plenty of food, entertainment, arts & crafts, and a carnival. Fulton Navigation Park.
Website: http://www.townoffulton.org

Phone: 361-463-9955

Location: Hidalgo     Event Date: March 04 - March 07, 2010
34th Annual BorderFest "Celebrating Australia"
Features more than 100 entertainers, lively music and entertainment on 20 stages, food and parades. Includes crafts and exhibits. Dodge Arena Grounds.
Website: http://www.myborderfest.com

Phone: 956-843-2734
Alt Phone: 888-443-2540

Location: League City     Event Date: March 04  
Sixth Annual Great Chefs of the Bay Area
Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Ballroom, 3000 NASA Road One.

Phone: 281-486-0224

Location: Grapevine     Event Date: March 05 - March 14, 2010
Day Out with Thomas
Mar. 5-7 and 12-14. Enjoy a 25-minute train ride behind a life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine. Includes live entertainment, bounce houses, arts & crafts and Imagination Station. 705 W. Main Street.
Website: http://www.dallasrailwaymuseum.com

Phone: 214-428-0101

Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010
North Texas Irish Festival
Features many of the top Irish musicians and dancers in the world, plus cultural presentations on eight stages. Performers from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and other provinces along the eastern Canadian seaboard will be featured. Begins at 6 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Fair Park.
Website: http://www.ntif.org

Phone: 972-943-4616

Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010
Sixth Annual Savor Dallas
Includes Savor Dallas Arts District Wine Stroll, wine and spirits tasting seminars, and International Grand Tasting. Downtown Dallas.
Website: http://www.SavorDallas.com

Phone: 888-728-6747

Location: Groesbeck     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010
Fifth Anniversary Texas Independence Day Rally
Features five Texas jammin' bands, vendors, band stage, live music, seven motorcycle shows, dirt drag races, custom builders and more. Lost Prairie Cycle Ranch, 5544 Hwy. 164 E.
Website: http://www.thehotrally.com

Phone: 254-729-2602

Location: Castroville     Event Date: March 05  
Fiorella Friday
Features local artisans' craft work, shopping, live music and food. Fiorella Street.
E-Mail: kimberly@castroville.com
Phone: 830-538-3142

Location: Luckenbach     Event Date: March 06  
Texas Independence Day Celebration
412 Luckenbach Town Loop
Website: http://www.luckenbachtexas.com

Phone: 830-997-3224

Location: Uvalde     Event Date: March 06  
St. Henry de Osso Family Project Literacy Gala
Junior College, Matthews Center Ballroom

Phone: 830-278-3438

Location: Waco     Event Date: March 06  
Waco Intertribal Powwow
Hosted by the Native American Student Association of TSTC Waco. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Texas State Technical College in the Murray Watson Jr. Student Recreation Center.
Website: http://www.waco.tstc.edu/activities/NASAclub.php

Phone: 254-867-2623
Alt Phone: 254-867-3622

Location: Brazoria     Event Date: March 06  
Brazoria Heritage Celebration & Cattle Drive
Begins at 10 a.m.
Website: http://www.brazoriahf.org

Phone: 979-236-0241

Location: Brenham     Event Date: March 06  
27th Annual Texas German Society Convention
Fireman's Training Center

Phone: 979-251-8429

Location: Bryan     Event Date: March 06  
Ballpark Beerfest
Features more than 100 beers, a fajita cook-off and live entertainment. Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark.
Website: http://www.bvbankballpark.com

Phone: 979-779-7529
Alt Phone: 979-985-5124

Location: Dublin     Event Date: March 06  
A Night on the Town
Features live music, arts & crafts, museums and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Downtown Dublin.
Website: http://www.dublintxchamber.com

Phone: 254-445-3422

Location: Possum Kingdom     Event Date: March 06  
Mardi Gras
Includes a parade, a shrimp boil with all the trimmings, Cajun dance music, and King and Queen crowning. Possum Kingdom Chamber of Commerce.
Website: http://www.possumkingdomlake.com

Phone: 940-779-2424

Location: Tyler     Event Date: March 06 - April 25, 2010
Four Winds Faire Renaissance Festival
Texas' only full-contact jousting competition, belly dancing revue, handcrafters, merchants, shows, rides and games. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Website: http://www.fourwindsfaire.com

Phone: none

Location: Austin     Event Date: March 07  
82nd Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival
Enjoy kite flying demonstrations, giant kites, kite making, kids activities, vendors and more. Rain date is March 14. Zilker Park.
Website: http://www.zilkerkitefestival.com

Phone: 512-448-5483

Location: La Porte     Event Date: March 08  
Annual Fords of the '50s Old Car Show & Picnic
See 1980 and older model cars and trucks on display. Gates open at 9 a.m. 3523 Battleground Road.
Website: http://www.fordsofthe50s.com

Phone: 281-479-2431

Location: Marshall     Event Date: March 09  
Taste of the Arts
Marshall Civic Center
Website: http://www.marshallartscouncil.org

Phone: 903-935-4484

Location: Nederland     Event Date: March 09 - March 14, 2010
Heritage Festival
Includes carnival, chili cook-off, art show, car and motorcycle show, parade, craft market, petting zoo, washer tournament, battle of the bands and live music. Downtown, 1524 Boston Avenue.
Website: http://www.nederlandhf.org

Phone: 409-724-2269

Location: Luckenbach     Event Date: March 12 - March 13, 2010
Spring Break Party
412 Luckenbach Town Loop
Website: http://www.luckenbachtexas.com

Phone: 830-997-3224

Location: La Grange     Event Date: March 12 - March 13, 2010
The Best Little Cowboy Gathering in Texas
Includes a barbecue cook-off, horse clinics, domino tournament, arts & crafts, chuck wagons, dancing, music and children's activities. Fayette County Fairgrounds.
Website: http://www.bestlittlecowboygathering.org

Phone: none

Location: Sweetwater     Event Date: March 12 - March 14, 2010
Jaycee's World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup
Includes a gun, knife and coin show, cook-off, carnival, hundreds of vendors, dances and snake hunts. Nolan County Coliseum.
Website: http://www.sweetwatertexas.org

Phone: 325-235-5488

Location: Austin     Event Date: March 12 - March 27, 2010
Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo
PCRA competitors hit the arena, and area-students exhibit prize livestock. Headline entertainers perform in concert nightly. Travis County Exposition Center.
Website: http://www.rodeoaustin.com

Phone: 512-919-3000

Location: Castroville     Event Date: March 12  
Friday Night Fever
This is a show of cars, trucks and bikes, plus food for sale and live music. Lundquist Automotive, off Hwy. 90.
E-Mail: kimberly@castroville.com
Phone: 830-538-3142

Location: Bandera     Event Date: March 13 - March 27, 2010
Cowboys on Main
Mar. 13, 20 and 27. Includes a Western display in front of the Bandera County Courthouse with strolling musicians on Bandera's Main Street from 1 to 4 p.m. Downtown Main Street.
Website: http://www.banderacowboycapital.com

Phone: 800-364-3833

Location: Surfside Beach     Event Date: March 13  
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Begins at 1 p.m. Surfside Beach City Hall.
Website: http://www.surfsidetx.org

Phone: 979-233-9161

Location: Anderson     Event Date: March 13  
Stagecoach Day
Enjoy stagecoach rides, dulcimer music and a cowboy poet. Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site.
Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx

Phone: 936-873-2633

Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 13  
31st Annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade
Celebrity judges will judge this year's parade entries. Lovers Lane & Greenville Avenue.
Website: http://www.dallasobserver.com/events

Phone: none

Location: Jasper     Event Date: March 13  
Spring Fling
Enjoy an afternoon of games and activities, including ladder ball, dart toss, horseshoes and washer toss, horsey ride, beanbag games and more. Listen to live music and sing along. Begins at 2 p.m. Martin Dies Jr. State Park.

Phone: 409-384-5231

Location: Beaumont     Event Date: March 17  
Celebrate St. Paddy's Day Cajun Style!
Come dine with a gator and enjoy gator games, pictures with live gators and more. Gator Country Adventure Park.
Website: http://www.gatorcountrytx.net

Phone: 409-794-WILD

Location: Brownwood     Event Date: March 18  
Canines, Cats & Cabernet
Wine and food tasting fundraiser benefits the Corrine T. Smith Animal Center. Depot Civic & Cultural Center.
E-Mail: leonaberry04@msn.com
Phone: none

Location: Jasper     Event Date: March 19 - March 20, 2010
Azalea Festival Rod Run & Car Show
Held in conjunction with the Jasper-Sam Rayburn Chamber of Commerce Azalea Festival. On the Square in Downtown Jasper.
E-Mail: jpc@jas.net
Phone: 409-384-9894

Location: Beaumont     Event Date: March 25 - April 04, 2010
YMBL South Texas State Fair
The 2006 South Texas State Fair is the 64th such event sponsored by the Young Men's Business League, but the story of the Fair in Beaumont goes back many years before this. The Fair actually is over 97 years old.
Website: http://www.ymbl.org/fair.htm

Phone: 409-832-9991

Location: Huntsville     Event Date: March 26 - April 03, 2010
Walker County Fair, Rodeo & Barbecue Cook-Off
Walker County Fairgrounds
Website: http://www.walkercountyfair.com

Phone: 936-291-8763

Location: Round Rock     Event Date: April 01  
Flashlight Egg Hunt
Bring a flashlight to find all the eggs filled with candy and prizes. Begins at 8 p.m. Old Settlers Park, Lakeview Pavilion, 3300 E. Palm Valley Boulevard.
Website: http://www.roundrocktexas.gov

Phone: none

Location: Rusk     Event Date: April 01 - April 02, 2010
Peanuts™ -- The Easter Beagle Express
Meet Snoopy and enjoy a live reading of the book It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown. During the lunch layover at the Palestine Depot, participate in Easter Egg crafts, take pictures with Snoopy, listen to live music and more. Texas State Railroad Rusk Depot.
Website: http://www.TexasStateRR.com

Phone: 888-987-2461

Location: Dublin     Event Date: April 23 - April 24, 2010
2010 Cowboy Culture Celebration
Explore and enjoy our western heritage with great music including Jake Hooker and The Outsiders, western vendors for great shopping, square dancing, cowboy mounted shooting, horsemanship clinics and demonstrations, Ranch Horse Association of America Show, trailride, parade, museum tours, kids rodeo, mechanical bull, cattle drive through downtown Dublin, chuckwagon dinner, petting zoo, horse and buggy rides, mutton busting and more.
Website: http://www.cowboyculturecelebration.com

Phone: 254-707-0119

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