You might want to check your schedule and make time for these festivals in the Hill Country for 2025.
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.
The town of Boerne is burning with boutiques, antiques, eateries, breweries, nostalgia, and unique shops all up and down Main Street, aka The Country Mile. For whatever reason, you visit this town, go to Kleins Smokehaus for lunch – and go hungry – they serve big plates!
Kendall County Fair Grounds in Boerne
Annual Shine Like a Diamond Gala – February 1, 2025
12 Annual Garage Sale – March 22, 2025, from 8 am to 4 pm.
Kendall Country Fair – End of August (TBA). Enjoy vendors, a pageant, a rodeo, a livestock show, bull riding, a parade on Main Street, and exhibits in the Homestead Heritage Exhibit Hall.
For more information, see Kendall County Fair Grounds.
Fredericksburg is home to more than 400 festivals and special events each year.
Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival 2025
May 23-25, 2025
Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival will be held at Marketplaz on Main Street—ticketed event.
Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg
October 3-5, 2025, Fri-Sun, hours vary
For information and tickets – go here – Oktoberfest
Fredericksburg Trade Days
Trade days are every 3rd weekend of the month – Jan-Dec., and two in Nov.
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest
October 20-26, 2025
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival is the premier culinary and wine experience in the Texas Hill Country.
Burnet Bluebonnet Festival
April 11-13, 2025
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.
2025 Kerrville Renaissance Festival
January 18 & 19, 25 & 26, February 1 & 2, 2025, 10 am to 5 pm, rain or shine
See it all here – Kerrville Renaissance Festival
53rd Annual Kerrville Folk Festival Kerrville, TX
May 22 – June 8, 2025
Texas Masters of Fine Art and Craft Invitational Exhibition
May 22-23, 2025
Texas Masters presents its art and craft show at The YO Ranch Hotel in Kerrville, TX.
Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair
October 31st – November 2, 2025
The 2025 Texas Arts & Crafts Fair is held in Ingram, TX (near Kerrville)
Hill Country Craft Beer Festival 2025
April 26, 2025, 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.
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.
This list will continue to update throughout the year, but hopefully, we’ve provided you with an excellent start.
Blanco Lavender Festival
June 6-8, 2025
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 & Wine while you listen to music or shop the grounds. Free. Parking is $5. No pets.
Founders Day Festival
April 25-27, 2025
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.
More to come. Please come back.
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