MARKET DAYS ON THE SQUARE
Sponsor: Bellville Chamber of Commerce
Free to the public
First Saturday Each Month
Vendors set up to show Art, Crafts, Antiques, Collectibles, and Unique Items along with Local Shops on the Square
9 am - 4:30 pm
Downtown Bellville, Texas
979-865-3407
www.Bellville.com

J A N U A R Y

F E B R U A R Y

M A R C H

CAT SPRING ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW
Sponsor: Rural Texas Antiques Shows
Saturday & Sunday, March 14 & 15
Sat. 9AM-5PM and Sunday 10AM-4PM
Cat Spring Agricultural Hall
13035 FM 1094 Cat Spring, Texas 77418
(979) 865-5618

A P R I L

ATTWATER'S PRAIRIE CHICKEN FESTIVAL
Sponsor: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Saturday & Sunday, April 4 & 5 (First Weekend of the Month)
Tours, lectures, activities for all ages
Special Tours Sat. every hour from 7 am to 4 pm, and Sun. from 7 am to 4 pm
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
Eagle Lake, Texas
Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce
979-234-3021

5th ANNUAL CAT SPRING CRUISERS
Saturday, April 18 (Normally-Third Saturday of the Month)
Car Show Begins at 10 am
Cat Spring Agriculture Society Hall
Fm 1094, Cat Spring
979-877-0511 or 979-865-8173

FRYDEK GROTTO CELEBRATION
Sponsor: St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sunday, April 26 (Last Sunday of the Month)
Mass 9:30 am, BBQ 11 am
St. Mary's Catholic Church Grounds, FM 1458
124 Zaruba Road, Sealy
979-885-3131

FRUEHLING SAENGERFEST
(German Spring Singing Fest)
Sunday, April 26
Activities beging at 11am
Concorida Hall, 952 South Tesch, Bellville
BBQ Chicken and Sausage Dinner starting at 11am
Download the Freuhling Saengerfest Flyer

M A Y

BELLVILLE HERITAGE GATHERING
Sponsor: Bellville Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, May 2 (First Saturday of the Month)
Longhorn cattle drive, vintage exhibits, music, poets, storytellers, Hayrides, games and tours
11:30 am
Downtown Bellville
979-865-3407
HeritageGathering.com

J U N E

SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL & BULL BLOW OUT
Sponsor: Austin County Fair Association
Saturday, June 27 (Fourth Saturday of the Month)
Music, BBQ cook-off, Arts & crafts, fireworks, Hawaiian Tropic Model Search, Little Miss Pageant
All Day
Austin County Fair Grounds
HWY 159 E, Bellville
979-865-5995

SEALY KC SUMMER POLKA FEST
Sponsor: Sealy Knights of Columbus
Sunday, June 28 (Fourth Weekend of the Month)
Great Polka Bands, Home-Cooked meals each day and Hamburgers each evening.
Sunday 1 pm–7 pm, Polka Mass 3 pm
Sealy Knights of Columbus Hall
Hwy 90 W, P.O. Box 1133, Sealy
979-885-6786

J U L Y

SEALYBRATION
July 10-12

This July, the City of Sealy will be welcoming back the return of a local festival known as Sealybration. This multi-day event is scheduled to kick off Friday, July 10th lasting until Sunday, July 12. The Sealybration is a family-oriented festival with activities for all ages. Friday morning will start out with a Barbeque Cook-off sanctioned by the Lone Star Barbeque Society followed by the opening pitch at 6:00pm for the softball tournament. The night will end with a free concert with the crowd pleasing sounds of Southbound 955 from Fayetteville, TX.

Saturday’s events will commence at 10:00am with the opening of the arts and crafts booths and food and drink stands that will remain open until 12 midnight. There will also be plenty of children’s activities featuring water slides, bounce houses, petting zoo and much much more. The barbeque cook-off will be holding their main judging events so patrons can feel free to visit the participating teams’ tents and taste their hopeful award-winning turn-in entries. If a festival patron is interested in sports, the softball tournament will be continuing during day two. Although music will be played through-out the day, the festival headline entertainment is set to take-off at 6:30 with the local favorite, Triumphs. At 8:30pm Django Walker will take the stage followed by the Texas country sounds of Aaron Watson who will begin at 10:30 lasting until midnight.

The Sealybration will come to a close that Sunday with the final games of the softball tournament, arts and crafts booths open for last-minute shoppers and kids activities for those who are visiting for the first time or those kids who just had to have one more fun day in the sun.

Admission on Friday and Sunday will be free of charge.
On Saturday, admission will be $5 and children under the age of 7 years old will be free.
After 5:00pm throughout Saturday evening, admission will be $15.

The Sealybration is organized by the Sealy Community Foundation which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of education opportunities and non-profit charities. The events of the Sealybration are sponsored by and operated through local adult and children non-profit organizations. All money and proceeds collected by the Sealybration will be distributed back to Austin County.
Visit SealyCommunityFoundation.org

SEALY FIREMAN'S FROLIC
Sponsor: Sealy Volunteer Fireman
Saturday, July 18 (Third Saturday of the Month)
5 pm Meal of Chicken and Sausage
Sealy Knights of Columbus Hall, 1310 Hwy 90 West
Hwy 90 W, Sealy
Bruce Wagner, President 979-885-3737

27TH ANNUAL WALLIS WOFF FESTIVAL - WALLIS OLDTIME FUN FESTIVAL
Sponsor: Wallis American Legion and Wallis Chamber of Commerce
Saturday & Sunday, July 25 & 26 (Last Weekend of the Month)
Chili, Bean, Stew, Chicken, Ribs, & Brisket Cook-Off, Raffles, Arts & Crafts, Beauty Pageant, Hamburgers and Dance
ALL DAY
Wallis American Legion Hall
330 Legion, Wallis, Texas
979-478-6362

A U G U S T

S E P T E M B E R

22nd ANNUAL CAT SPRING ANTIQUE SHOW
Sponsor: Rural Texas Antiques Show
Saturday & Sunday, September 12 & 13 (Second Weekend of the Month)
Some of the most Prominent Antique dealers in the south and mid-west.
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
Cat Spring Agriculture Society Hall
FM 1094, Cat Spring
979- 865-5618

O C T O B E R

81st ANNUAL AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR
Sponsor: Austin County Fair Association
Wednesday Oct. 7 - Sunday Oct. 11
Show Stock, Live Entertainment every day, Barn Yard, Arts & Crafts, FOOD, FOOD, FOOD
10 am - 12 midnight
Austin County Fair Grounds
HWY 159 East, Bellville
979-865-5995
AustinCountyFair.com

21st ANNUAL BLUEGRASS & GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sponsor: Spring Creek Bluegrass Club
Thurs., Oct. 29,  Fri., Oct. 30, & Sat., Oct. 31 (Fourth Thursday of the Month)
Bands from all over the US, Canada, & Mexico. Several stages of live entertainment.
All Day
Coushatte Recreational Ranch
Between Sealy and Bellville
979-865-5250
www.SpringCreekBluegrass.com

N O V E M B E R

WALLIS CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE
Wallis Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, November 7 (First Saturday of the Month)
80+ individual garage scattered throughout the City of Wallis
All day
Town of Wallis
979-478-6712

NOVEMBERFEST
Sponsor: Willow River Farms
Saturday, November 14 (Second Saturday of the Month)
Live music, live & silent auctions, Metric century ride. To provide for those with Developmental Disabilities
10 am
Willow River Farms
4073 FM 3318, San Felipe
979-885-4121

SEALY HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW
Sponsor: Sealy High School Choir Boosters
Saturday, November 21
Over 60 Vendors from all over southeast Texas. Arts & Crafts, Jewelry, Toys, Food, Etc. Sandwiches, cookies and drinks are available.
10 am - 6 pm
Sealy High School Cafeteria
2372 Championship Drive
Sealy
979-885-6309  or  281-391-6900

D E C E M B E R

SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS
Sponsor: Bellville Chamber of Commerce
Friday & Saturday, Dec. 4 & 5
Make new Holiday Memories and share the Christmas Spirit with family, friends and loved ones. Start your holidays off right with a visit to the Mini Park, just north of the Square, where local businesses and organizations decorate the grand old trees to perfection! A great walking track, playground equipment, and lighted gazebo make this a very inviting area for everyone.
Downtown Bellville
979-865-3407
www.Bellville.com

FANTASY OF LIGHTS
Sponsor: Sealy Community Foundation
Friday & Saturday, Dec. 4- 5-6

The first weekend in December is always very special here in Sealy when our community holds its highly anticipated 23rd Annual Fantasy of Lights Celebration. The entire community comes together to celebrate the Christmas season with visitors from all over Texas.

This year, our weekend long event is packed with fun for people of all ages!
We’ll kick off the 2009 Fantasy of Lights Friday down at the B&PW Park with a sanctioned BBQ Cook-off, opening pitch of the softball tournament, bean bag tournament, free dance and more.

Saturday’s events will continue with the softball tournament and BBQ Cook-Off plus other events held at Levine Park including arts and crafts booths, carnival for kids, holiday entertainment throughout the day, home tours and much more. The top attractions include a real snowfall at 3pm and a huge lighted parade beginning at 6pm. It is a must see!

Download the SCHEDULE OF EVENTS brochure.

Please come out and join us for celebration!

979-885-3222
SealyCommunityFoundation.org

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR - Bellville
Sponsor: The Austin County Unit of the American Cancer Society
Saturday & Sunday, December 5 & 6
(First Weekend of the Month)
979-865-3407

CHRISTMAS CAROLING HAYRIDE & BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
Sponsor: Stephen F. Austin State Park
Saturday, December 12
Hayride and Christmas Caroling
6 pm
Stephen F. Austin State Park
San Felipe
979-885-3613

Sealy Chamber of Commerce
309 Main Street, P.O. Box 586
Sealy, Texas 77474
979-885-3222
979-885-7184
2009 Austin County Calendar of Events

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