2012 Fredericksburg & Surrounding Area
Calendar of Events

? These calendar listings were collected by the Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau.  Dates are subject to change.  If you need additional information on an event or to verify a date, please call (830) 997-6523 or toll-free 1-888-997-3600.  Or log on to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.fredericksburg-texas.com.

January, 2012
1 • Black Eyed Pea and Cornbread Cook-off
1-14 • Messina Hof Toast to Sparkling Wines
1/6-31 • Jessica Taylor Photography Show at Whistle Pik Galleries
6 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
6-29 • “Who Knew” – Fredericksburg Art Guild
7 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
12-14 • Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
14 • Jazz in January at Chisholm Trail Winery
14 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
15 • Fredericksburg Music Club - “Gli Unici”
15-2/14 • Messina Hof Port & Chocolate Celebration
19 • Conspirare “Path of Miracles” Concert
20-22 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
20-22 and 27-29 Rockbox Theater
21 • Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Port ‘n Pairings”
21-22 • Hill Country Gem & Mineral Show
22 • Wine and Pie Pairing at Messina Hof
28 • Hill Country Indian Artifact Show
28 • St. Mary’s Winter Benefit
28 • Luckenbach Winter Blues Festival
28 • Night Out at the Tin Star Ranch
29 • American Legion BBQ Benefit
30 • Stonewall Chamber Banquet

February, 2012
1-29 • “Everlasting Flowers for My Lady” – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
3 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
3-4 • Fredericksburg Chorale Mid-Winter Concert
3-18 • “Heritage School Student Art” – Artisans at Rocky Hill
3-25 • “All You Need is Love . . . and Art” - Whistle Pik Galleries
3-26 • “Sweet Treats” - Fredericksburg Art Guild
4 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
4 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “Almost Patsy Cline”
4-5 • Merlot & Chocolate Tasting at Becker Vineyards
5 • FISD Bands Turkey Dinner
10-19 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Wine Lovers Trail”
11 • Historic Schools Open House (Cave Creek and Rheingold)
11 • Luckenbach Hug In and Valentine Ball
11 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
11 • Fest Nacht (formerly Fred’s Party)
11-12 • Merlot & Chocolate Tasting at Becker Vineyards
17-19 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
17-3/4 • Fredericksburg Theater Company - “Godspell”
18 • Eyfells and Eyfells Studio Tour
18 • Fasching 2012 – Winter Karneval
18-19 • Texas Gun and Knife Show
19 • 2012 Bridal Fair
19 • Fredericksburg Music Club - “Chris McGuire”
24 • Admiral Nimitz Birthday Celebration
25 • Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Ragin’ Cajun”

March, 2012
1-17 • “Texas Masters” - Insight Gallery
1-31 • Charlotte Curry Art Show – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
2 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
2-4 • Fredericksburg Theater Company - “Godspell”
2-10 • Art Education Exhibition- Whistle Pik Galleries
2-10 • Texas Star Trailride
2-17 • “Kurtis Karr” – Artisans at Rocky Hill
2-4/29 • “What I Like About Texas” – Fredericksburg Art Guild
3 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
3 • Texas Independence Day Celebration in Luckenbach
4 • Turner Hall Pork BBQ Fundraiser
4 • St. Francis Xavier Parish Festival & BBQ
9-17 • The Auslander Spring Music Festival
9-18 • Spring Break at the Tin Star Ranch
10 • Historic Schools Open House (Cherry Spring and Pecan Creek)
10 • Annual LBJ Kite Day
10 • Spring Break Party in Luckenbach
10 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
10-11 • Messina Hof Winemaker Celebration Weekend
10-11 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
10-17 • Texas Hell Week (Bicycle Tour)
10-17 • Spring Break at the Pioneer Museum
15-4/26 • Spring Thursday Nights at Rockbox Theater
16-18 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
18 • Fredericksburg Music Club - “Alamo Metro Chorus – Sweet Adelines”
23-25 • His & Hers Weekend w/The Peddler Show & Hunting /Outdoors Zone
24 • Spring Family Event - National Museum of the Pacific War
24 • LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour
24 • Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Vino & Pasta”
24 • Mud Dauber and Chili Fest in Luckenbach
31 • Saturday in the Park in Harper
30 • Van Der Stucken Music Festival
31 • Gillespie County Country Schools Annual Open House (5 Schools)
31 • Spring Fling at Chisholm Trail Winery
31 • Pedal Power Wildflower Ride
31 • Paddy’s Party SPCA Fundraiser
31-4/14 • “Todd Abbott Winters” – Artisans at Rocky Hill

These calendar listings were collected by the Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau.  Dates are subject to change.  If you need additional information on an event or to verify a date, please call (830) 997-6523 or toll-free 1-888-997-3600.  Or log on to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.fredericksburg-texas.com.

April, 2012
1 • Gillespie County Country Schools Annual Benefit BBQ
1-22 • “Tom Browning & Mark Haworth” - Insight Gallery
1-30 • Carla D’aguanno One Woman Art Show – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
2-5/26 • “Great American Landscapes” - Whistle Pik Galleries
5-26 • Spring Thursday Nights at Rockbox Theater
6 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
7 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
7 • Children’s Easter Egg Hunt at the Pioneer Museum
7 • Easter at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm
7 • Hill Country Star Party
7 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “Country Dutchmen”
7-22 • Wildflower Celebration at Wildseed Farms
12-15 • Pedernales Knap-In
13 • Reflections of the 60’s at the LBJ Ranch
13-15 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Wine and Wildflower Trail”
13-29 • Fredericksburg Theater Company - “The Foreigner”
14 • Garden Club Plant Sale
14 • 8th Annual Bluebonnet Tractor Ride
14 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
14-15 • Generation Gap Tennis Tournament
15 • Fredericksburg Music Club - “James Dick”
15 • PCAA Concert in the Park
20-21 • What’$ It Worth? Antique Appraisal Event
20-22 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Wine and Wildflower Trail”
20-22 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
22 • Gillespie County Benefit Schuetzenfest
25-28 • Hill Country Wine and Music Festival
26-29 • Hill Country Film Festival
27-28 • Wings Over the Hills Nature Festival
27-29 • Cowboy Action Shoot and BBQ Cook-off - Tin Star Ranch
28 • Fredericksburg Wildflower 5K & 10K Run/Walk
28 • Scholarship Fest

May, 2012
1-20 • “Teresa Elliott One Woman Show” - Insight Gallery
1-26 • “Great American Landscapes” - Whistle Pik Galleries
3-8/30 • Fredericksburg Farmers Market (Thursdays)
4 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
4-6 • Hill Country Run Motorcycle Rally
4-26 • Phil Bob Borman “From Above” – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
4-6/2 • Texas Society of Sculptors – Artisans at Rocky Hill
4-6/3 • “Celebrating America” – Fredericksburg Art Guild
5 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
5 • Guided Nature Walk - LBJ State Park and Historic Site
5 • Spring Wine & Food Festival
5 • Willow City VFD Annual BBQ Benefit
5 • Pioneer Memorial Library Book Sale
5 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “The Troubadours”
5-6 • Lavender Fest at Becker Vineyards
6 • Maifest – A German Chorale Concert
10-11 • Fredericksburg Chorale Spring Concert
11-13 • Chappybitty/Quassycheeky Powwow
12 • Historic Schools Open House (Cherry Mountain and Crabapple)
12 • Founders Day Celebration
12 • Guided Nature Walk - LBJ State Park and Historic Site
5 • Barbecue on the Pedernales at the LBJ Ranch
12 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
13 • Mother’s Day Luncheon at Becker Vineyards
14-20 • American Craft Beer Week
18-20 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
18-20 • Lone Star Street Rod Association Rod Run
19 • Roots Music Concert “Jazz Night”
20 • Fredericksburg Music Club - “Kay & Friends”
20 • PCAA Concert in the Park
25-27 • Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
26 • USO-Style Hangar Dance
26-27 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
28 • Memorial Day Program - National Museum of the Pacific War

June, 2012
1 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
1 • Wood Turning Demonstrations – Artisans at Rocky Hill
1-30 • Jeff & Connie Moxham Art Show – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
1-7/28 • “God Bless America” - Whistle Pik Galleries
2 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
2 • Masonic Open Car Show
2 • Annual Fishing Day - LBJ State Park and Historic Site
2 • Chisholm Trail Winery’s Birthday Celebration
2 • Movies Under the Stars at the LBJ Ranch
2 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “Almost Patsy Cline”
3 • New Horizons Benefit BBQ
7-8/30 • Fredericksburg Farmers Market (Thursdays)
7-7/26 • Archery Clinic - LBJ State Park and Historic Site (Thursdays)
8 • Nimitz Golf Classic
8-9 • 27th Annual Tractor & Engine Show
8-7/1 • “Newbies” - Fredericksburg Art Guild
9 • Historic Schools Open House (Meusebach and Wrede)
9 • Luckenbach Rod & Custom Car Show
9 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
9-10 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
14 • Flag Day Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
14-16 • Stonewall Peach JAMboree & Rodeo
14-8/9 • Summer Thursday Nights at Rockbox Theater
15-17 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
16 • Texas Walk Fest
16 • Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Vino al Pastor”
17 • Waylon’s Birthday Bash in Luckenbach
22-7/8 • Fredericksburg Theater Company Summer Musical
23 • Roots Music Concert “Swing Night”
24 • PCAA Concert in the Park
30-7/1 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War

These calendar listings were collected by the Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau.  Dates are subject to change.  If you need additional information on an event or to verify a date, please call (830) 997-6523 or toll-free 1-888-997-3600.  Or log on to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.fredericksburg-texas.com.

July, 2012
1-28 • “God Bless America” - Whistle Pik Galleries
4 • July 4th Community Parade
4 • Chili Cook-off at Becker Vineyards
4 • Kite Festival at Pedernales Cellars
4 • July 4th Celebration in Luckenbach
4 • July 4th Fireworks
5-26 • Archery Clinic - LBJ State Park and Historic Site (Thursdays)
5-26 • Summer Thursday Nights at Rockbox Theater
5-8/30 • Fredericksburg Farmers Market (Thursdays)
6 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
6 • 7th Anniversary Celebration – Artisans at Rocky Hill
6-8 • Fredericksburg Theater Company Summer Musical
6-28 • “Contemporary Masters Summer Invitational” – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
6-9/2 • “Tiny Treasures” - Fredericksburg Art Guild
7 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
7-8 • Live Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing
14 • War Dogs Demonstration - National Museum of the Pacific War
14 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
14 • Movies Under the Stars at the LBJ Ranch
14-15 • Fredericksburg Opera & Music Fest
15 • Gillespie County Vor Schuetzenfest
20-21 • Night in Old Fredericksburg
20-22 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
20-22 • Fredericksburg Opera & Music Fest
21 • Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Chili & Chillin”
21 • Texas Fest
21-22 • Live Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing
27-29 • Dr. Pepper Junior Open Tennis Tournament
27-29 • Hill Country Auto Swap Meet
28 • Roots Music Concert “Multi-Culture Night”
28-29 • Gillespie County Bundes Schuetzenfest
29 • PCAA Concert in the Park

August, 2012
2-9 • Summer Thursday Nights at Rockbox Theater
2-30 • Fredericksburg Farmers Market (Thursdays)
3 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
3-4 • Willow City Historic School Open House
3-5 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Harvest Wine Trail”
3-18 • “Deborah Bily” – Artisans at Rocky Hill
3-25 • “Good Bye to Summer” - Whistle Pik Galleries
4 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
4 • Family Fun Day - National Museum of the Pacific War
10-12 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Harvest Wine Trail”
11 • Grape Stomp at Pedernales Cellars
11 • Mid-Summer Blues in Luckenbach
11 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances” •
11-12 • Live Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing
11-12 • Gillespie County Fair Livestock Show
17-19 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
18 • Grape Stomp at Pedernales Cellars
18 • Roots Music Concert “R & B/Blues Night”
23 • Texaco Country Showdown Talent Search
23-26 • Gillespie County Fair
23-26 • Antique Tractor & Engine Club Heritage Show
24 • Gillespie County Fair Parade
24-26 • Gillespie County Fair Livestock Show
25-26 • Live Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing
25-26 • Grape Stomp at Becker Vineyards
26 • PCAA Concert in the Park
27 • LBJ’s 104th Birthday Celebration
31-9/2 • Vereins Quilt Guild Biennial Quilt Show

These calendar listings were collected by the Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau.  Dates are subject to change.  If you need additional information on an event or to verify a date, please call (830) 997-6523 or toll-free 1-888-997-3600.  Or log on to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.fredericksburg-texas.com.

September, 2012
1 • Historic Schools Open House (Lower South Grape Creek and Luckenbach)
1 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
1 • Grape Stomp at Chisholm Trail Winery
1 • USO-Style Hangar Dance
1-2 Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
1-2 • Grape Stomp at Becker Vineyards
1-2 • Vereins Quilt Guild Biennial Quilt Show
1-23 • “Fall Showcase” - Insight Gallery
1-29 • “Labor of Love” - Whistle Pik Galleries
7 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
7 • Mosaic Demonstrations – Artisans at Rocky Hill
7-8 • Boys & Girls Club Shopping Tournament
7-23 • Fredericksburg Theater Company Fall Production
7-10/28 • “Monochromatic Madness” – Fredericksburg Art Guild
8 • Fredericksburg Wine Road 290 “Kiolbassa & Kabernet”
8 • New Horizons/KNAF Benefit Radiothon and Concert
8 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
8 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “Dave Laughlin Band”
8-9 • Wildflower Planting Days at Wildseed Farms
7-9 • Boxstoberfest
14-15 • Gourmet Chili Pepper & Salsa Festival
14-16 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
15 • Lutheran Fall Festival
15 • Fredericksburg PBR
15-16 • Admiral Nimitz Foundation Symposium: Strategic Leadership
16 • Fredericksburg Music Club - “Mariangela Vacatello”
22 • Roots Music Concert “American Decades Night”
22-23 • Seed Stomp - LBJ State Park and Historic Site
23 • American Legion Ladies Auxiliary BBQ Benefit
23 • St. John Lutheran Annual Homecoming and BBQ
29 • Fall Wine & Food Festival
29-30 • Texas State Road Race Championships

October, 2012
1-21 • “Jill Carver, Skip Whitcomb & Tim Cherry” - Insight Gallery
1-31 • Pumpkin Patch at the Pioneer Museum
1-31 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Texas Wine Month Trail”
5 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
5-6 • Pottery Demonstrations – Artisans at Rocky Hill
5-7 • Oktoberfest
5-11/30 • 2012 Fall National Show - Whistle Pik Galleries
6 • Texas Oktoberfest Walk
6 • Kraut Run 8K
6 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
6 • Historic Schools Open House (Williams Creek, Junction, Nebgen)
6 • Luckenbach Fiesta
6-7 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
8 • Columbus Day Authors Forum - National Museum of the Pacific War
12-14 • Texas Mesquite Art Festival Fredericksburg
13 • Log Cabin Day at the Pioneer Museum
13 • Stonewall VFD Fish Fry
13 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
13 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “Country Dutchmen”
19-20 • Jewelry Event - Good Art Company
19-21 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
20 • German Heritage Day at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm
20 • Hill Country Beer Run
20 • Knights of Columbus BestFest
20-21 • Dr. Pepper Adult Open Tennis Tournament
21 • CROP Walk: Hill Country Hike for Hunger
27 • Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest
27-28 • Texas Gun and Knife Show

November, 2012
1-3 • Texas 4 Step Shopping Weekend
2 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
2-17 • “Marion Loucks & Melissa Starry” – Artisans at Rocky Hill
2-30 • “Contemporary Masters Fall Invitational” – Fredericksburg Art Gallery
2-12/30 • “Defining Abstract” – Fredericksburg Art Guild
3 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
3 • Harper VFD Fish Fry
3 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “The Troubadours”
4 • Harvest Fest – A German Chorale Concert
9-10 • Family Tree Market - Good Art Company
9-11 • Die Kunstler Fine Art Show and Sale
10 • Texas All Star Big Band Bash
10 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
10-11 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
10-11 • Fredericksburg Fall Antiques Show
11 • Veterans Day Ceremony - National Museum of the Pacific War
16-18 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
16-12/24 Rockbox Theater Christmas Show
17 • Gillespie County Wild Game Dinner
23 • Annual Lighting of Community Christmas Tree and German Pyramid
23-24 • Gifts from the Heart Craft Show
23-24 • Thanksgiving Fine Arts Show
23-25 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
23-25 • The Peddler Show
23-Jan 1 Texas Hill Country Regional Christmas Lighting Trail
23-Jan 6 Eisbahn Outdoor Ice Skating
24 • Holiday Cookie Decorating & German Traditions - LBJ State Park and Historic Site
24 • Luckenbach Thanksgiving Dance
29 • Fredericksburg Chorale Christmas Concert
30-12/2 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Holiday Wine Trail”
30-12/2 • Christmas Shoot and BBQ Cook-off - Tin Star Ranch

December, 2012
1 • Pioneer Handwerkers at the Pioneer Museum
1 • Holiday Home Tour
1 • Fredericksburg Dance Club “Almost Patsy Cline”
1 • Fredericksburg Chorale Christmas Concert
1-2 • Port & Stilton Tasting at Becker Vineyards
1-23 • “Small Works” - Insight Gallery
1-24 • Rockbox Theater Christmas Show
1-1/6 • Eisbahn Outdoor Ice Skating
3-22 • “Small Masterpieces” - Whistle Pik Galleries
7 • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg
7 • Pearl Harbor Day Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
7 • “Tis the Season for Jewels” – Artisans at Rocky Hill
7 • Lighted Community Christmas Parade
7-8 • St. Nikolausmarkt
7-9 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Holiday Wine Trail”
7-16 • Fredericksburg Theater Company Holiday Production
8 • Kinderfest at the Pioneer Museum
8 • Tannenbaum Ball
8 • Fredericksburg Chorale “Dialogues and Dances”
8-9 • Pacific Combat Living History Program - National Museum of the Pacific War
8-9 • Port & Stilton Tasting at Becker Vineyards
14 • Holiday Celebration of Art – Artisans at Rocky Hill
14-15 • The Christmas Journey
14-16 • Fredericksburg Trade Days
14-16 • Texas Hill Country Wineries “Holiday Wine Trail”
15-16 • Gun & Blade Show/Sale
16 • 43rd Annual LBJ Tree Lighting - LBJ State Park and Historic Site
22 • Luckenbach Christmas Ball
26 • Boxing Day at Becker Vineyards
26 • Zweite Weihnachten
26-31 • The Auslander Winter Music Festival
31 • Memorial Volkssport Walk
31 • New Year’s Eve Dance at Turner Hall
31 • Luckenbach New Year’s Eve Celebration
31 • USO-Style Hangar Dance
31 • Midnight Volkssport Walk

These calendar listings were collected by the Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau.  Dates are subject to change.  If you need additional information on an event or to verify a date, please call (830) 997-6523 or toll-free 1-888-997-3600.  Or log on to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce website at www.fredericksburg-texas.com.