You might want to check your schedule and make time for these festivals in the Hill Country for 2025 and 2026.
Let this article be your resource for everything happening in the Texas Hill Country, from things to do in Boerne, family-friendly festivals in Fredericksburg, events in Kerrville and around the area, and anything else we find that is fun and worth a shout-out. Here are 2025 events & festivals in Texas Hill Country.
If you haven’t yet visited the hill country in Central and Southwest Texas, let this be your sign to go and use this information as a guide. Whether you go for wine, food, shopping, hiking, history, festivals, or any other reason, get ready to fall in love with its lush greenery, hills, winding roads, wildflowers, and gorgeous Texas Hill Country scenic drives.
Events & Festivals in Texas Hill Country
Load up the van and head out to one of these events in the Hill Country.
Scroll down for the rest of the festivals in 2025.
January 2026
Fredericksburg Trade Days
Trade days are held every 3rd weekend of the month (January-December) and twice in November.
2026 Kerrville Renaissance Festival
January 17 & 18, 24 & 25, January 31 & 2/1, 2026, 10 am to 5 pm, rain or shine
See it all here – Kerrville Renaissance Festival
February 2026
Annual Shine Like a Diamond Gala, at the Kendall County Fairgrounds in Boerne
Enchanted Village Renaissance Faire
February 21-22, 2026
Texas Mead Works in Hye, TX, will host this festival. See evrenfaire.com
March 2026
April 2026
Burnet Bluebonnet Festival
April
They say it’s the best and most exciting small-town festival in Texas. I haven’t been, but I can almost agree because of the area and everything this small town offers—a cave, wineries, small-town feel, beautiful scenic drives, and proximity to Marble Falls and the Sweetberry Farm. The Burnet Bluebonnet Festival is a family-friendly festival. Pets on a leash are welcome.
Hill Country Craft Beer Festival
April , 2 to 8 pm
Held on the Wurstfest grounds in New Braunfels, Texas, the Hill Country Craft Beer Festival celebrates local craft breweries with over 150 varieties of beer from more than 35 Texas breweries—a ticketed event.
Wimberley Pie Social
April , 11 am to 3 pm. Free
It takes place at the Wimberley Valley Museum and is sponsored by the Wimberley Institute of Culture.
Founders Day Festival in Dripping Springs
April
The Founders Day Festival is a 3-day community festival celebrating the founding of Dripping Springs in 1850. Enjoy a parade, live music, food, beer, street dancing, cook-offs, arts and vendors, and a carnival.
May 2026
Annual Kerrville Folk Festival Kerrville, TX
May – June
Texas Masters of Fine Art and Craft Invitational Exhibition
May 22-24, 2026
Texas Masters presents its art and craft show at The YO Ranch Hotel in Kerrville, TX.
Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
May 22-24, 2026
Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival will be held at Marketplaz on Main Street—ticketed event.
June 2026
Blanco Lavender Festival
June
Did you know Blanco, TX, is the Lavender Capital of Texas?
The Blanco Lavender Festival is held at the Historic Old Blanco County Courthouse. Enjoy live music for all three days in Bindseil Park. Sample and purchase the best Texas Specialty Packaged Foods, Regional Wines, and Local Beer in the Texas-made tent. Enjoy beer and wine while you listen to music or stroll through the grounds. Free. Parking is $5. No pets.
July 2026
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August 2025
Blanco County Fair & Rodeo
August 14-16, 2025
Happening in Johnson City, TX.
Westcave Cellars Grape Stomp
August 16, 2025, 12-4 pm $25 stomp & wine. Grape stomp only $10 (worth it)
Johnson City, TX
Hill Country Harvest Festival – Messina Hof
August 22-23, 2025
Pick grapes, crush grapes, stomp grapes …but don’t eat the grapes!
Kendall County Fair
August 29, 2025
Kendall County Fair. Enjoy vendors, a pageant, a rodeo, a livestock show, bull riding, a parade on Main Street, and exhibits in the Homestead Heritage Exhibit Hall.
September 2025
Rose to Rebuild at Horseshoe Bay Resort
September 6, 2025, 3-6 pm.
See Texas Hill Country Wines IG
Uhland Fall Fest
2400 Cotton Gin Road.
September 27 through November 2, 2025
Saturdays & Sundays – $20 tickets
October 2025
Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg
October 3-5, 2025, Fri-Sun, hours vary
For information and tickets, go here – Oktoberfest
Kerrville’s Welcome Home Fest is canceled due to floods
October 10-12, 2025
Llano Heritage Days
October 17-19, 2025
In the Railroad District
Jazz Fest JCTX
October 18, 2025
in Johnson City
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest
October 21-26, 2025
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival is the premier culinary and wine experience in the Texas Hill Country.
From the star-studded Street Dinner and Tacos & Tequila day party to the brand-new All Access Badge, this year’s event is shaping up to be the most exciting yet. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds will support Hill Country hospitality workers who have been affected by recent floods.
Luckenbach Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off
October 25, 2025
See luckenbachtexas.com for more info.
Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair
October 31st – November 2, 2025
The 2025 Texas Arts & Crafts Fair is held in Ingram, TX (near Kerrville)
November 2025
Fredericksburg Trade Days
Trade days are held every 3rd weekend of the month (January-December) and twice in November.
Texas Wine Jam
November 1, 2025
Johnson City
Wine – Dine – Jazz Festival – Marble Falls
November 7-8, 2025
Horseshoe Bay Resort – Marble Falls – featuring celebrity chefs, jazz performances, and culinary experiences and more. See Horseshoe Bay Resort for more info.
Wurstfest New Braunfels
November 7-16, 2025
Wurstfest is a unique celebration rich in German culture and full of Texas fun! You’ll enjoy good food, music, dancing, exciting carnival rides and games, German beer, special events, and the finest in Alpine and Bavarian-style entertainment.
December 2025
This list will continue to be updated throughout the year, but we hope it has provided you with an excellent start.
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Hi- looking for artisan markets or festivals to have a booth at. I am an artist who makes hand beaded gemstone necklaces, bracelets etc….. thanks for your input! I live in Fort Worth but have family mostly in Texas Hill Country area.
Be sure to ask your family if they know a place in THC – that a huge market down there for things like that. But I don’t know of any. Good luck.
–> This awesome resource should help . . . And there are more great local markets in the Hill Country . . .
>> MARKET, FARMERS & TRADE DAYS:
Profiled here are all of the local market & trade days, farmers markets, and recurring flea markets.
This Portal site also has detailed profiles & business directories for each city and county in the Hill Country.
You might find this Hill Country resource very convenient and helpful to zip through the listings and quickly narrow in on what you find of interest. For each listing it has the name, phone, address and clickable web link, so this makes the search process very easy.
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Comprehensive and very handy!
The Hill Country Portal is the “go-to” site for Texas Hill Country information on businesses, non-profits, attractions, area information & what’s happening.
See Hill Country Portable . com