2008 Fredericksburg & Surrounding Area
Calendar of Events

March
1-6/30 • Hill Country Wildflower Trail

April
5-20 • Wildflower Celebration
17-20 • Hill Country Ride (DFWVROC)
18 - 19 • Johnson City Texas Wildflower Days
18-20 • Trade Days
18-5/18 • Bluebonnet Trails Gourdfest
19 • Fredericksburg VFD 125th Anniversary Celebration
19-20 • Texas VW Classic
20 • David Burgess Concert –guitar
20-26 • Texas Woodcarvers Guild Spring Roundup
26 • Scholarship Fest
26 • Wildflower 5K & 10K Run/ Walk
26-27 • Generation Gap Tennis Tournament
27 • Benefit Schuetzen Fest (target shooting)
27 • PCAA Concert in the Park

May
2-3 • Hill Country Motorcycle Run
2-3 • Relay for Life
3 • Kay Walton One Woman Art Show
3 • Pioneer Memorial Library Book Sale
3 • Willow City VFD Benefit BBQ
3-7 • Trail Ride (New Braunfels to Fredericksburg)
4 • Maifest (German Chorale Concert)
9-11 • Intertribal Pow Wow
9-11 • Luckenbach Mother’s Day Celebration
15-16 • Chorale Spring Concert
16-18 • Lone Star Street Rod Assn. State Run
16-18 • Trade Days
17 • 1960’s BBQ (LBJ Ranch, Stonewall)
17 • Roots Music Concert
17-18 • Lavender Fest
17-6/30 • Lavender Trail: Farm to Table
18 • David Renner & Betty Mallard Concert – piano
21 • Texas Wine Maker – Vintner Dinner Series
23-24 • Crawfish Festival
24 • Soap Making at the Sauer- Beckmann Living History Farm (LBJ State Park, Stonewall)
24-25 • Pacific Combat Living History Program
24-26 • 150th Birthday – ROT Weekend Ride to Luckenbach
26 • Memorial Day Program

June
1 • “Knights of Columbus” Pancake Breakfast
1 • New Horizons Benefit BBQ
1 • PCAA Concert in the Park
5-8 • Cherry Spring Festival
7 • Battle of Midway Recognition
7 • Fishing Day (LBJ State Park, Stonewall)
7 • Hill Country University Center Golf Tournament
13-14 • Antique Tractor Engine Club Show
14 • Flag Day Recognition Program
14 • Volkssport Verein 10K Walk/Swim
18 • Texas Wine Maker – Vintner Dinner Series
20-21 • Stonewall Peach JAMboree & Rodeo
20-22 • Trade Days
21 • Luckenbach’s Rod & Custom Car Show
21 • PAWS Hunks & Huggables Calendar Preview Reception
21-22 • Art Guild Show & Reception
22 • Waylon’s Birthday Bash (Luckenbach)
28 • Roots Music Concert
29 • PCAA Concert in the Park

July
4          Cannon Shoot & Chili Cook-off
4          July 4th Celebration (Sauer-Beckmann Farm, LBJ State Park, Stonewall)
4          July 4th Children’s Parade
4          July 4th Fireworks
4          July 4th Parade & Program
4-5        Pari-mutuel Horse Racing
4-6        Luckenbach July 4th Celebration
5-6        Pacific Combat Living History Program
18-19    Night in Old Fredericksburg
18-20    Trade Days
19-20    Pari-mutuel Horse Racing
20         Bundes Vor Schuetzen Fest (target shooting)
25-27    Auto Swap Meet
25-27    Dr. Pepper Junior Tennis Tournament
26         Roots Music Concert
26-27    Gourmet Chili Pepper and Salsa Festival
27         PCAA Concert in the Park

August
1-3        Harvest Wine Trail (Hill Country)
2-3        Bundes Schuetzen Fest (target shooting competition)
3          Music Fest
8-10      Harvest Wine Trail (Hill Country)
9          Luckenbach Back to School Bash
9-10      Pari-mutuel Horse Racing
15-17    Trade Days
16         Roots Music Concert
21         Colgate Country Showdown
21-24    120th Gillespie County Fair
22         Gillespie County Fair Parade
23-24    Grape Stomp
23-24    Pari-mutuel Horse Racing
24         “Knights of Columbus” Pancake Breakfast
24         PCAA Concert in the Park
27         LBJ’s Birthday-100th Commemoration (LBJ Ranch,Stonewall)
29-31    Vereins Quilt Guild Show
30         Doss VFD Fish Fry
30         Harper Frontier Days
30-31    Grape Stomp
30-9/1   Luckenbach Labor Day Weekend

September
7          B&B and Cuisine Tour
12-14    Wildflower Fall Planting Days
12-14    Luckenbach’s Mike Blakely’s Tex Americana Fandango
13         New Horizons Benefit Concert and Radiothon
13-14    Pacific Combat Living History Program
17         Texas Wine Maker – Vintner Dinner Series
19-20    Classic Car Auction
19-21    Trade Days
20         BGCA Shopping Tournament
20         Lutheran Fall Festival
20-21    Pacific War Symposium
21-27    Texas Woodcarvers Guild Fall Roundup & Show
26-28    Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair
27         Roots Music Concert
27         Saengerfest (German Chorale Concert)
27-10/11Haworth & Mahlke Fall Show (art gallery show)
28         American Legion Auxiliary BBQ
28         St. John Lutheran Annual            Homecoming
October
1-31      Texas Wine Month Trail (Hill Country)
3-5        Oktoberfest
3-5        Texas Wine Month Trail Kick Off Weekend (Hill Country)
4          Hill Country Marching Festival
4          Luckenbach Fiesta
4          St. Joseph’s Halle Craft Show
4          Volkssport Verein Walk
9          United Methodist Women’s Bazaar
10-12    Mesquite Art Festival
11         Stonewall VFD Fish Fry
15         Texas Wine Maker – Vintner Dinner Series
17-19    Trade Days
18         Fall Dance Fest
18         Luckenbach Harvest Classic & European Motorcycle Rally
18-19    Monarch Butterfly Celebration
18-19    Hill Country Tour of Homes
19         “Knights of Columbus” Pancake Breakfast
25         Food & Wine Fest
25-26    Dr. Pepper Open Classic Tennis Tournament
25-26    Gun & Knife Show
25-26    Hill Country Tour of Homes
26         Turkey Shoot
31         Turkey Shoot

November
1          Art Past Dark Kick-Off Celebration
2          Harvestfest (German Chorale Concert)
7-9        Art Past Dark
7-9        Art Guild “Art Before Dark”
7-9        Contemporary Masters Invitational Art Show & Sale
7-9        Die Kunstler Fine Arts Exhibit
8          Luckenbach Hunters Ball
8          Texas All-Star Big Band Bash
8-9        Pacific Combat Living History Program
11         Veteran’s Day Program
14-16    Trade Days
15-16    Fall Antiques Show
21-12/13 Christmas Miniature Show (art gallery show)
27         Thanksgiving in Luckenbach
28         Stonewall Hunters Dance
28-29    Gifts From the Heart Craft Show
28-29    Thanksgiving Art Show
28-30    Christmas in the Vineyards
28-30    The Peddler Show
28-30    Trade Days
28-1/1   Hill Country Regional Christmas Lighting Trail
28-1/4   Eisbahn (outdoor ice skating rink)
29         German Holiday Traditions (Sauer-Beckmann Farm, LBJ       Ranch, Stonewall)
29         Luckenbach Thanksgiving Ball

December
5          Community Christmas Parade
5-7        Holiday Wine Trail (Hill Country)
6          Chorale Christmas Concert
6          Kinderfest
7          Pearl Harbor Day Anniversary
7          Weihnachten 5K Fun Run/Walk
12         Tannenbaum Ball
12-13    Christmas Journey
12-14    Holiday Wine Trail (Hill Country)
13         Christmas Home Tour
13         St. Joseph’s Halle Craft Show
19-21    Trade Days
20         Luckenbach Cowboy Christmas Ball
20-21    Silver Spur Gun & Blade Show
21         Christmas Lights Tour (LBJ Ranch, Stonewall)
26         Zweite Weihnachten
31         Luckenbach New Year’s Eve Dance
31         Stonewall New Year’s Eve Dance
31         Turner Club New Year’s Eve Dance

These calendar listings were collected by the 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.
12/21/07