We're a fun loving bunch of people and we've always got something going on. Here's a list of the main events in the area for 2012 that we're sure you'll enjoy. Come visit for a weekend, we've got plenty of places to stay.

Round Top Winter Antiques Show
Saturday, January 14  &  Sunday, January 15, 2012

One of the most popular Winter Antiques Show in America returns to Round Top.

If the winter cold has you searching for a warm and friendly place to have fun, shop,
and learn more about antiques, then the Big Red Barn is the place to go
Saturday, January 14th and Sunday, January 15th.
With more than 120 antique dealers filling the Big Red Barn in the small country village
of Round Top for the Winter Antiques Show, all visitors will enjoy the atmosphere as well
as the protection from the weather indoors while shopping.

Visionary Susan Franks began this show seven years ago, realizing the regional market and community surrounding Round Top would benefit from the weekend of shopping for the finest antiques and the visitor will not be disappointed. Some of this year’s out of state collectors and exhibitors include:
• Sandra Sheffield with Cabin on the Hill, who deals in American and will feature an 1830’s Ohio original red paint and hardware stepback cupboard in addition to several other Maine collectibles.
• Susan Skinner and Hector Vasquez, who have unique and interesting industrial pieces.
• Fred Cain from Florida, with exceptional European and American furniture, paintings, and smalls.

Some of the Texas collectors and exhibitors include:
• Glenwood Vernon with his wonderful early Texas and American furniture.
• Anisworth Art and Antiques, who are bringing interesting early Texas painting and early garden with cottage pieces.
• Johnson Barrett Antiques, who will be featuring a New Braunfels 1830’s Walnut pie safe, turned leg and pegged cherry dining table from North Carolina and Swedish country kitchen original paint dated from the 1830’s.

“Newcomers to antiques are always welcome”, states Susan Franks, owner of the Big Red Barn.
“Our antique dealers take pride in explaining and educating their products to those that are just not sure of the antique world.
The history revolving around these pieces is sometimes quite fascinating.”

The show runs Saturday January 14 from 10am to 5pm, and Sunday January 15 from 10am to 4pm
at The Big Red Barn on 475 South State Highway (5 miles north of Round Top).
Food service will be available on site.
There is free parking with a nominal admission of $5.00.
For more information, call 512-237-4747, e-mail info@roundtoptexasantiques.com
or visit www.roundtoptexasantiques.com

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Test & Tune, Jackpot, Street Stock
Gates open at 12pm
Racing from 1pm-5pm

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

Nostalgic Racing
Presented by Niftee 50ees
Gates open at 8am

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Sealy Market Days
Saturday, March 10, 2012
9 am to 4 pm
Inside the Sealy KC Hall
1390 Hwy. 90 West

Cat Spring Antiques Show
Sat & Sun, March 10 & 11, 2012
(Second weekend of the Month)
Sponsor: Rural Texas Antiques Shows

Antiques, farmers market, plants, flowers, and food.
Sat. 9am–5pm
Sunday 10am – 4pm
Cat Spring Agricultural Hall
13035 Hall Road, off FM 1094, Cat Spring
(979) 865-5618 – Marilyn Stelberg

Special Event
TX 2k12 Supra Nationals
Lonestar Motorsports Park
Saturday & Sunday, March 17 & 18, 2012
More Info Coming Soon!

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
April

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Attwater's Prairie Chicken Festival
Saturday & Sunday, April 14 & 15  (Second Weekend of the Month)
Sponsor: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Tours, lectures, activities for all ages
Special Tours Sat. every hour from 7am to 4pm; Sun. 7am to 4pm

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
10,528 acre wildlife refuge to preserve and restore coastal prairie habitat
for the critically endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken.
Eagle Lake, Texas
Attendance: 12,500+
Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce (979) 234-3021

6th Annual
Cat Spring Cruisers Car Show
April
Cat Spring Agriculture Society Hall
Fm 1094, Cat Spring
979-877-0511 or 979-865-8173

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
April

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

NIGHT HOURS!

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
June

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Sealy Market Days
Saturday, June 16, 2012
9 am to 4 pm
Inside the Sealy KC Hall
1390 Hwy. 90 West

Sealy KC June Music Fest
Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24
(Fourth Weekend of the Month)
Sponsored by Sealy Knights of Columbus #3313
Attendance: 2600+
Sealy Knights of Columbus Hall (air conditioned & wood floor)
1310 Hwy. 90 West

Saturday, June 23
6:30pm–11:30pm
COUNTRY/Polka music by:
Al Sulak & Country Sounds
Dujka Brothers
Hamburgers served 7pm–10pm

Sunday, June 24
1pm–7pm
POLKA/Country music by:
Czechaholics
Lazy Farmer Polka Band
Fried Chicken Dinner 11am–1pm
Hamburgers after 2 pm

Lodging in Sealy:
America’s Best Value Inn 979-885-3707
Countryside Inn 979-877-0700
Super 8 Motel 979-885-2121
RV Hookups 979-885-3786

For more information call 979-885-6786

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
July

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

SEALYBRATION
July 13, 14 & 15, 2012

B&PW Park
1008 Main Street
Sealy, TX 77474

Come out and enjoy the fun-filled weekend of the Sealybration

Activities for the weekend include:
• Live Entertainment
• Carnival for the Kids
• BBQ Cook-Off
• Fireworks Display (if no burn ban is in effect)
• Vendor Booths, Arts & Crafts
• Tractor Show
• Girls Softball Tournament
• Men's Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament
• Bean Bag Tournament

Admission Varies, please check SealyCommunityFoundation.org
for pricing. Friday/Saturday Combo Passes will be available.

Live Fireworks Display! (if no burn ban is in effect)

For more information visit SealyCommunityFoundation.org

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.

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
July

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Wallis Fun Fest 2012
formerly Wallis Oldtime Fun Festival
Saturday, July 28 (Last Saturday of the Month)
S ponsor: Wallis American Legion and Wallis Chamber of Commerce
ALL DAY

Wallis American Legion Hall
330 Legion, Wallis, Texas
For more info call (979) 478-6362

www.WallisChamber.com

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
August

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Show & Jam
Saturday, August 25 (Fourth Saturday of the Month)
Sponsor: Spring Creek Bluegrass Club
Good, Family Event, No Alcohol
Several stages of live entertainment.
6:00 – 11:00pm
Free to the Public
Coushatte Recreational Ranch
2812 Nelius Road, Bellville
Carolyn Brockett (979) 865-5250 or (979) 877-9526
www.SpringCreekBluegrass.com

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
September

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

11th Annual
Sealy Chamber of Commerce
Golf Tournament

September, 2012

Get the cobwebs off your bags. Clean your clubs.
Practice your swings & putts, and mark your calendar

Stephen F. Austin Golf Course
Visit www.SealyChamber.com for the latest info.

Lonestar Motorsports Park
Test & Tune, Jackpot and Street Stock
September

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Sealy Market Days
Saturday, September 8, 2012
9 am to 4 pm
Inside the Sealy KC Hall
1390 Hwy. 90 West

25th Annual Cat Spring Antique Show
Saturday & Sunday, September 8 & 9
(Second Weekend of the Month)
Sponsor: Rural Texas Antiques Show
Some of the most Prominent Antique dealers in the south and mid-west.
Saturday 9:00am– 5:00pm
Sunday 10:00am– 4:00pm

Cat Spring Agriculture Society Hall  -  FM 1094, Cat Spring
979- 865-5618

Austin County Fair Shrimp Boil
September
Sponsored by the Austin County Fair Association
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Austin County Fair Grounds - Hwy 159 East, Bellville
For info call 979-865-5995

Austin County Fair Kick-Off Dance
September
8:30pm – 12:30am
Austin County Fair Grounds - Hwy 159 East, Bellville
For info call 979-865-5995 or visit AustinCountyFair.com

Round Top Fall Antique Show
September – October
Round Top, Texas
A portion of show proceeds benefiting the
Houston Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

For information on vendors, travel, maps, lodging, shipping and
special events, visit www.RoundTop-Marburger.com
or call Rick McConn at 800-999-2148
or Ashley Ferguson at 800-947-5799.

S P E C I A L   E V E N T

Texas Camaro Nationals 2012

Lonestar Motorsports Park
October

The H-Town Camaro Club presents the 4th Annual Texas Camaro Nationals
with Trophy Racing open to all Camaro and Firebirds.

More information: www.h-towncamaroclub.com

www.LonestarMotorsportsPark.com
120 Old Columbus Rd. S.
979-877-0922

Austin County Go-Texan Events & Cook-Off
Saturday, October 6
Sponsored by the Austin County Fair Association
All Day
Austin County Fair Grounds - Bellville

AustinCountyFair.com

176 YEARS of TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
Archeology Awareness month in October
O C T O B E R

October

Join us!
Come and immerse yourself in Texas history!

Special programming throughout the day including lectures, themed site tours and hands-on activities related to archeology awareness and Austin’s colony
(Free admission)

Archeology Tour/Bernardo Plantation*
First tour group departs for the offsite tour to arrive by 10:00 a.m.
(Advance ticket purchase required)

Brown bag lunch program;
‘New Insights: Perspectives on Austin and his Colonists and the Texas Revolution’
(Free admission; bring a lunch – lunches are NOT provided)

Archeology Tour/Bernardo Plantation*
Second tour group departs for the offsite tour to arrive by 2:00 p.m.
(Advance ticket purchase required)

*Participants of the Archeology tour are not allowed to drive personal vehicles
to the Bernardo Plantation site – it is on private property.
Transportation from San Felipe de Austin SHS will be provided.

FEES: Admission to the San Felipe de Austin SHS is free.

TOUR COST IN ADVANCE
$10.00/person – limited number of presold tickets available

Mailed to:
San Felipe de Austin SHS
PO Box 17
San Felipe, TX 77473

CONTACT:
Bryan McAuley bryan.mcauley@thc.state.tx.us
Shelley Wong shelley.wong@thc.state.tx.us
Sealy Chamber of Commerce sealyCOC@sbcglobal.net

25th Annual Bluegrass Music Weekend
October
Sponsor: Spring Creek Bluegrass Club
Bands from all over the US, Canada, & Mexico.
Several stages of live entertainment. - All Day
Coushatte Recreational Ranch
Between Sealy & Bellville
979-865-5250

www.SpringCreekBluegrass.com

The 3rd Annual
Kiwanis Sealy Fall Classic

October

Benefitting the Kiwanis Foundation of Houston

Come and Join us for a challenging Fall ride on country roads through the hills of Austin and Colorado County!
42 and 55 mile routes.

REGISTRATION COST:
On line registration and additional information is available at www.kiwanishouston.org

RACE LOCATION:
Sealy Business & Professional Women's Park
1008 Main Street
Sealy

Heritage Celebration: Father of Texas Birthday

November
SAN FELIPE,  TEXAS

This event celebrates Stephen F. Austin’s birthday with special activities, presentations, demonstrations and reenactments.

Sponsored by Friends of the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site
and the Texas Historical Commission

Free; Donations are accepted.

San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site
FM 1458 (48 miles west of Houston, IH 10 exit 723)

Information: Bryan McAuley, 877.558.7245 (toll free)
bryan.mcauley@thc.state.tx.us

www.ColonialCapitalOfTexas.com

Sealy Arts & Crafts Showcase
November

Levine Family Park, 410 Main Street, Sealy
For info & application: www.Arts-CraftShowcase.com

Sealy Holiday Arts & Crafts Show
November  (first Saturday after Thanksgiving)

Sponsor: Sealy High School Choir Boosters
Over 60 Vendors from all over southeast Texas. Arts & Crafts, Jewelry,
Toys, Food, Sandwiches, cookies and drinks are available.
Sealy High School Cafeteria
2372 Championship Drive
Contact Kay Kenner at 979-885-3515 ext. 7415,
or 713-408-1800;
or email the chairman at rlcmac85@sbcglobal.net

26th Annual
Fantasy of lights Festival & Kids Fantasy
Friday, November 30 & Saturday, December 1
(First Weekend of the Month)

All Day at Levine Park
Across from Sealy City Hall

26th Annual
Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 1   (First Saturday of the Month)

Sponsored by the Sealy Community Foundation

6:00pm with all day activities preceding the lighting of the park.

Levine Park
Main Street across from City Hall, Sealy

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

Directions Both routes will take you directly to Levine Park:

From I-10 East or West - Exit 720 for TX-36 and travel North on TX-36.
Take a Left and travel West on Main Street.

From TX-36 traveling South from Bellville -
Take a Right and travel West on Main Street.

Toll-Free 877-558-7245
SealyCommunityFoundation.org

Sealy Market Days
Saturday, December 8, 2012
9 am to 4 pm
Inside the Sealy KC Hall
1390 Hwy. 90 West

Christmas Caroling Hayride &  Supper with Santa
December
Sponsor: Stephen F. Austin State Park
Saturday, December 8 (Second Saturday of the month)
6:00pm
S tephen F. Austin State Park
San Felipe, Texas
979-885-3613