Events
November 2025
Nov
14
8:00p
End Date
Star Party at the Fort
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
The Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve is the largest in the world and the Star Party at the Fort is a great way to view the darkest skies in Texas.
Nov
15
10:00a
End Date
Indigenous Trade at the Fort
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
See how trade on the Chihuahuan Trail evolved between Native Americans and Europeans at the Fort Leaton then learn how to make your own pottery.
Nov
19
11:00a
End Date
Coffee with a Ranger: Our Nearest Star
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Omar for an up-close view of the Sun while enjoying a warm cup of coffee.
Nov
21
10:00a
End Date
You Woodn't Believe it
Big Bend Ranch State Park
A guided hike learning about the sweet, and sometimes vexing properties of the honey mesquite trees as well as the natural medicinal properties of the creosote bush.
Nov
22
6:30p
End Date
Star Party in the Borderlands *Reservations Required*
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The stars at night are big and bright✨✨✨! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood.
Nov
26
10:00a
End Date
Why Does Everything Hurt?
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
Join us for a walk along the Fort Leaton Nature Trail to learn why desert plants are so prickly!
Nov
26
12:00p
End Date
Tied Together: The Story about the Yucca and its Moth
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
A desert friendship like no other. Meet the flower and moth that can’t live without each other. Get hands-on and try your skill at making traditional rope using yucca fibers.
Nov
27
11:00a
End Date
Coffee with a Ranger: Skins & Skulls
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Omar to learn about some of the critters that call BBRSP home.
Nov
28
11:00a
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Rangers to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
December 2025
Dec
3
9:00a
End Date
Rocking n' Rolling
Big Bend Ranch State Park
See forces of nature at work, get your hands dirty, and test out your trail engineering skills at this geology program.
Dec
20
6:30p
End Date
Star Party in the Borderlands *Reservations Required*
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The stars at night are big and bright✨✨✨! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood.
January 2026
Jan
17
6:30p
End Date
Star Party in the Borderlands *Reservations Required*
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The stars at night are big and bright✨✨✨! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood.
