Fairs & Festivals
October 2023
Oct
7
10:00a
End Date
Ranching Heritage Day
Hill Country State Natural Area
🎉 POSTPONED - NEW DATE IS OCT. 7. Celebrate ranching life with us by visiting with exhibitors, making crafts, playing games, and viewing demonstrations.
Oct
7
5:00p
End Date
Pedernales Falls Fest
Pedernales Falls State Park
🎉 Come celebrate 100 years of State Parks with a festival around the park and under the stars!
Oct
14
5:30p
End Date
Fall Forest Festival
Stephen F. Austin State Park
🎉 Come celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks at the First Annual Fall Forest Festival 2023, presented by Stephen F. Austin State Park. We'll have food, music, fun and games for the entire family.
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
Harvest Heritage Festival 2023
Cedar Hill State Park
🎉 Come join us for our annual Harvest Heritage Festival here at Cedar Hill State Park!
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
29th Annual Hueco Tanks Community Fair
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
🎉 It's time for our Annual Community Fair! Come on out for a fun weekend full of tours, presentations, demonstrations, rock climbing and much more!
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
Pollination Celebration
Big Spring State Park
🎉 Celebrate pollinators with us by visiting with exhibitors, making crafts, participating in the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz, and more!
Oct
21
6:00p
End Date
Spooky Science Fest: Dragons Over Estero!
Estero Llano Grande State Park
Dragons *DO* live among us! Come and see! Bring your friends and family of all ages, in costume if you like, to join what has been 1,000 to 2,000 others for our annual Fall Festival to learn a little science and perhaps to be frightened just the right amount!
Oct
22
10:00a
End Date
29th Annual Hueco Tanks Community Fair
Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
🎉 It's time for our Annual Community Fair! Come on out for a fun weekend full of tours, presentations, demonstrations, rock climbing and much more!
Oct
22
3:00p
End Date
Sea Center Spooktacular: Creatures of the Deep
Sea Center Texas
Join Sea Center Texas for our annual Halloween Spooktacular.
Sunday, October 22nd from 3pm-6pm.
Oct
28
12:00p
End Date
Celebrate Bats, Trains & Astronomy!
Old Tunnel State Park
🎉 We will have booths with activities related to the bats, the railroad and dark skies/astronomy. The booths will shut down for the evening bat viewing. After the bat viewing, we will hold an astronomy program.
Oct
28
6:00p
End Date
Trick or Treat in the Park
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
Join us for family friendly fun! The Trick or Treat loop will be closed to traffic so we can stay spooky and safe!
November 2023
Nov
4
10:00a
End Date
Fall Fest 2023
Mother Neff State Park
🎉 Mother Neff State Park is one of the first Texas State Parks where people have been coming for thousands of years. It’s now your turn to come explore and make memories of your own or return to make new memories. A fun fall celebration will take place featuring nature hikes, storybook trails, children's activities, demonstrations, and much more.
Nov
11
10:00a
End Date
Big Country Frontier Day
Abilene State Park
🎉 Join us to celebrate the Texas State Parks Centennial by immersing yourself in the wild history of the Texas frontier for a day.
Nov
11
10:00a
End Date
Rio! Rio!
Goliad State Park & Historic Site
🎉 For centuries people have been settling along the San Antonio River, from native hunters and gatherers to European immigrants. Come see how they lived and changed the surrounding area at this exciting event!