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Bandera County Community Calendar
Community Calendar listings provided courtesy of the Bandera County Convention & Visitor's Bureau.
October
Cowboys on Main
Every Saturday - Cowboys on Main - Cowboy display in front of the Bandera County Courthouse and strolling entertainers on Bandera's Main Street from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Frontier Times Museum's Living History Project. No Fee.
Taco & Pancake Breakfast
10/3/2008 - Taco & Pancake Breakfast - Benefits Bandera County Senior Center - Silver Sage Corral - 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Flea Market
10/4/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Great Hill Country Pumpkin Patch
10/4-31/2008 - Great Hill Country Pumpkin Patch - The Pumpkin Patch offers live entertainment, scarecrow building, hay maze, pumpkin painting, and more. Located outside Medina. Closed on Wednesdays. 830-589-2202.
Bandera Market Day
10/4/2008 - Bandera Market Day - Bandera County Courthouse Lawn. 830-796-4447
Friends of the Library Sausage BBQ
10/4/2008 - Friends of the Library Sausage BBQ - Serving will be at Bandera Fire Station from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. 830-460-8583
Gathering of Friends Trail Ride
10/10-12/2008 - Gathering of Friends Trail Ride - Come join the Friends of the Hill Country State Natural Area at their fall benefit ride in the park. for more information call 830-796-4413.
Siesta Valley Ranch Walk Sponsored by SAS Shoes
10/11/2008 - Siesta Valley Ranch Walk Sponsored by SAS Shoes - Located on Hwy 337 between Medina and Vanderpool. 3 mile welcome walk and normal 6 mile walk through scenic hill country. Non-competitive and family oriented. Start between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM. Finish by 1:00 PM. For furher info contact Bill Armwood at 210-921-7455 or Carrie Medina at 210-921-7838.
Flea Market
10/11/2008 - Flea Market - Lakehills American Legion Post 410; All you can eat Pancake Breakfast. 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Medina Main Street Sale
10/11/2008 - Medina Main Street Sale - Vendors line Main Street Medina with everything from collectibles to furniture to antiques and everything in between.
Johnny Nix Bullriding "Crackin' the Latch for Katie"
10/11/2008 - Johnny Nix Bullriding "Crackin' the Latch for Katie" - Bullriding benefit for Katie, 10 year-old leukemia victim. BYOB. Twin Elm Guest Ranch Arena. 8:00 PM. $10 at the gate. Children under six, $5.00. 830-896-3710 or 830-377-5617
Lost Maples Tree Tour
10/16/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk along the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
Flea Market
10/18/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Lost Maples Tree Tour
10/16/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk along the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
Flea Market
10/18/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Thunder Rolls
10/18/2008 - Thunder Rolls - Koyote Ranch's 3rd Annual Ride for the Medina Children's Home. If you do not ride, you are welcome to the BBQ, silent auction and dance. Call 800-225-0991 for details.
Knights of Columbus Annual Chicken BBQ
10/19/2008 - Knights of Columbus Annual Chicken BBQ benefiting scholarships & other charities. Dine in or take out. 9:00 am until food is gone. St. Stanislaus Parish Hall. 830-535-6761 or 830-460-4207.
Lost Maples Tree Tour
10/23/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk along the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
Lost Maples Tree Tour
10/30/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk along the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
47th Annual Hunters Bar-B-Que & Outdoor Expo
10/31/2008 – 47th Annual Hunters Bar-B-Que & Outdoor Expo – BBQ, exhibits, entertainment, Texas sized auction. Doors open at 3:00 PM Friday; serving begins at 5:30 PM; Auction begins at 7:30 PM. Mansfield Park - Bandera. Sponsored by the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce. www.banderahuntersbbq.com
Trunk or Treat
10/31/2008 - Trunk or Treat - Sponsored by the Pipe Creek Presbyterian Church beginning at 6:00 PM. Bring your candy to distribute from your tailgate or trunk to all the trick or treaters. Located approximately 5 miles south of Bandera on Hwy 16.
Horsin' Around Halloween Weekend Camp
10/31 - 11/2/2008 – Horsin' Around Halloween Weekend Camp Out, Costume Party and Trail Ride– Spooky Trail and Trick or Treat for kids Friday night 6 - 8 pm, followed by Halloween dance and costume party (including horse, children's and horse and rider categories). Trail rides and children's activities Saturday and Sunday. Hill Country State Natural Area. Benefits Miracle Ranch Foundation. 830-522-0362


November
Cowboys on Main
Every Saturday - Cowboys on Main - Cowboy display in front of the Bandera County Courthouse and strolling entertainers on Bandera's Main Street from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Sponsored by the Frontier Times Museum's Living History Project. No Fee.
47th Annual Hunters Bar-B-Que & Outdoor Expo
10/31/2008 – 47th Annual Hunters Bar-B-Que & Outdoor Expo – BBQ, exhibits, entertainment, Texas sized auction. Doors open at 3:00 PM Friday; serving begins at 5:30 PM; Auction begins at 7:30 PM. Mansfield Park - Bandera. Sponsored by the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce. www.banderahuntersbbq.com
Bandera Market Day
11/1/2008 - Bandera Market Day - Bandera County Courthouse 830-796-4447
Flea Market
11/1/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Turkey Shoot
11/1/2008 - Turkey Shoot - Sponsored by Castle Lake Volunteer Fire Department located on Bear Springs Rd. Begins at 10:00 AM and continues until finished. Food & drink available. 830 535 6611
Hunter's Game Dinner and Dance
11/1/2008 - Hunter's Game Dinner and Dance- Sponsored by Medina, TX Volunteer Fire Department at Hill Country Resort and Event Center. Serving begins at 4:00 PM. Music by Jody Jenkins.
Hunter's Supper
11/1/2008 - Hunter's Supper - Turkey, Dressing and all the fixings sponsored by St. Victor's Chapel in Lakehills. Starts at 5:00 PM
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Turkey Dinner
11/2/2008 – St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Turkey Dinner – Serving begins at 9:30 AM and continues 'til? 830-460 4712
Lost Maples Tree Tour
11/6/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk aong the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
Taco & Pancake Breakfast
11/7/2008 - Taco & Pancake Breakfast - Silver Sage Corral. Serving from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. 830-796-4969
Bandera Honors Veterans
11/8/2008 - Bandera Honors Veterans - Event begins at 9:00 AM at Bandera Courthouse and continues until 4:00 PM. Parade at 11:00 AM. See military displays, concessions, and more. 830-796-4376
Christmas Bazaar
11/8/2008 - Christmas Bazaar - Arts and Crafts, Bake Sale and More. Taco Breakfast 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Homemade Soup Bar. Tables available for rent. Lakehill American Legion 830-751-3122. 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Turkey Shoot
11/8/2008 - Turkey Shoot - Sponsored by Lakeshore Volunteer Fire Department on Whartons Dock Rd.. Begins at 10:00 AM. Bingo, cake walk, and food and drink avialable. 830-796-7404
BBQ, Bake Sale, White Elephant Sale
11/8/2008 - BBQ, Bake Sale, White Elephant Sale - BBQ to go, bake sale, and white elephant sale benefitting Women of the Church Scholarship Fund. 830-796-3091. Grace Lutheran Church, Hwy 173 North. 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Lost Maples Tree Tour
11/13/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk aong the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
Flea Market
11/15/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Lost Maples Tree Tour
11/20/2008 – Lost Maples Tree Tour– Learn about the maple trees and their unique niche in the Hill Country of Texas. Take a guided walk aong the Maple Trail and discover different trees in the area. 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 830-966-3413.
Holiday Extravaganza Style Show & Holiday Gift Show
11/20/2008 – Holiday Extravaganza Style Show & Holiday Gift Show– Shoe Biz and Gingerbread House team up to present the latest fashions and gifts just in time for the holidays. (This annual event was not held in 2007 because of the pre-Labor Day fire that gutted Shoe Biz.) Silver Sage Corral, 7:00 PM. 830-796-4969
Country Christmas Ball
11/29/2008 – Country Christmas Ball – The Farm Country Club – Bandera. 830-589-2276


December
Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm
Select your own Christmas Tree at Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm. 830-510-6006 www.pipecreekchristmastrees.com
Taco & Pancake Breakfast
12/05/2008 - Taco & Pancake Breakfast - Benefits Bandera County Senior Center - Silver Sage Corral - 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Annual Shoppers Jubilee
12/5/2008 - Annual Shoppers Jubilee - Begin the evening at 4:45 PM in front of the Courthouse. School groups will perform. After the festivities at the Courthouse enjoy luminaria lit Main Street and shopkeepers' open houses.
Craft and Bake Sale
12/5-6/2008 - Craft and Bake Sale - Held at the Bandera United Methodist Church located at 11th Street and Hackberry from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Decmeber 5 and from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on December 6. A Soup Luncheon will be served between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM on December 6. 830-796-3849
Christmas in the Hill Country
12/5-7/2007 - Christmas in the Hill Country - Christmas Open House at Country Accents Antiques located approximately 5 miles south of Bandera on Hwy 16. Hours 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
Flea Market
12/6/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Bandera Market Day
12/6/2008- Bandera Market Day - Bandera County Courthouse 830-796-4447
Holiday Parade
12/6/2008 - Holiday Parade - Downtown Bandera - 11:00 AM. Call 830-796-3280 to enter.
Visit with Santa and Puppy Adoption
12/6/2008 - Visit with Santa and Puppy Adoption - Sponsored by the Cowboy Capital Pet Assistance League at the Bandera Fire Station immediately following the parade. 830-751-2377
Kid Fish
12/6/2008 - Kid Fish - Sponsored by the City of Bandera at Bandera City Park. Texas Parks & Wildlife will stock the Medina River with rainbow trout. First day's fishing reserved for children only. No fee. 830-796-3765
Cowboy Campfire Christmas
12/06/2008 - Cowboy Campfire Christmas - Christmas caroling, Campfire Christmas Storytelling, hot chocolate and coffee round the campfire in Bandera City Park along the banks for the Medina River. 5:00 PM. Bring your lawn chair.
St. Christopher's Tasting Tea
12/12/2008 - St. Christopher's Tasting Tea - Sample a wide variety of holiday foods prepared by Members of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Celebration of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
12/12/2008 - Celebration of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Perfomance of Aztec dancers outside St. Stanislaus Church at 6:00 PM followed by a special Mariachi mass including the dramatization of the appearance of the Blesed Virgin Mary to Juan Diego at 7:00 PM.
Annual "Gifts of Love" Christmas Party
12/17/2008 - Annual "Gifts of Love" Christmas Party Presented by Dusty Britches and the Rhythm Ranch Hands - Enjoy good food, good friends and good music at the Silver Dollar. 8:00 PM. Admission is a new toy and/or 4 canned goods or nonperishable food items
Flea Market
12/20/2008 - Flea Market - Bandera American Legion
Annual Christmas Day Lunch
12/25/2007 - Annual Christmas Day Lunch - Sponsored by the Pipe Creek Presbyterian Church. All are welcome to come and enjoy. 830-510-6650
New Years Eve Dance
12/31/2007 - New Years Eve Dance - Sponsored by Medina Lake Betterment Association at Lakehills Civic Center.


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