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Sun, Stages & Sizzle: Unveiling Texas’ Festival Season

Sun, Stages & Sizzle: Unveiling Texas’ Festival Season

Sun-bleached hair, the sweet twang of a Lone Star guitar lick, and the air thick with anticipation – that’s the magic of a Texas summer festival. Here, the heat isn’t just a weather report; it’s a feeling that pulsates through the crowd, a shared rhythm between the sizzling stage lights and the boots stompin’ on dusty ground. Forget buttoned-up concert halls – these festivals are sprawling celebrations of life under the wide-open Texas sky.

Beat the Texas Heat and Stay Groovin’ at Summer Festivals:

Texas summer festivals are a blast of music, community, and sunshine. But that Texas sun can be a real scorcher! Here are some tips to keep you safe, healthy, and ready to party all weekend long:

By following these tips, you can stay safe, healthy, and ready to enjoy every minute of the Texas festival experience!

Texas Music Festivals- July 2024

7/1* – Denton July Jubilee – Denton

7/3* – League City July 3 Fireworks Extravaganza – League City

7/3* – Port Lavaca Star Spangled Bay Bash – Port Lavaca

7/3 – Irving Sparks and Stripes – Irving

7/3 – Barlett Fireworks Extravaganza – Barlett

7/3* – Lights on the Lake – Sherman

7/3 – Mansfield Rocks – Mansfield

7/3 – Stars and Stripes – Southlake

7/3* – Alamo 4th of July Freedom Bash – Alamo

7/3 – Roanoke July 3rd All American Fireworks and Festival – Roanoke

7/3-7/4 – Canyon 4th of July Fair on the Square – Canyon

7/3-7/4 – Baytown’s 4th of July Celebration – Baytown

7/4 – Red, White and BOOM! – McKinney

7/4 – Old-Fashioned 4th of July – Castroville

7/4 – Alabama-Coushatta 4th of July Festival – Livingston

7/4 – Marble Falls July 4th Celebration – Marble Falls

7/4 – Comfort Independence Day Celebration – Comfort

7/4 – Madisonville 4th of July Celebration – Madisonville

7/4 – Friendswood 4th of July Celebration – Friendswood

7/4* – Red, White and Buda – Buda

7/4 – Texas Bud Heat Wave – Mont Belvieu

7/4 – Red, White and BTX – Burleson

7/4* – July Concert and Fireworks Celebration – Orange

7/4 – FourthFest at Katherine Fleischer Park – Austin

7/4 – Missouri City Independence Day Festival – Missouri City

7/4 – Flower Mound Independence Fest – Flower Mound

7/4 – DeSoto 4th of July Celebration – DeSoto

7/4 – Kerrville’s 4th on the River – Kerrville

7/4 – Rowlett Fireworks on Main – Rowlett

7/4 – Schertz 4th of July Jubilee – Schertz

7/4 – Lancaster 4th of July Celebration – Desoto

7/4* – Fort Worth’s Fourth – Fort Worth

7/4 – Trophy Club Fireworks Celebration – Trophy Club

7/4 – Rosenberg Family 4th Celebration – Rosenberg

7/4 – Bellaire Celebration of Independence Parade and Festival – Bellaire

7/4 – Elgin Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks – Elgin

7/4 – Red White and Free Festival – Bellville

7/4* – Fulshear Freedom Fest – Fulshear

7/4 – Floresville 4th of July Festival – Floresville

7/4 – Pasadena 4th Fest – Pasadena

7/4 – Bedford 4thFest – Bedford

7/4* – Jersey Village July 4th Festival – Jersey Village

7/4 – Pearland Celebration of Freedom – Pearland

7/4 – Freedom Over Texas – Houston

7/4 – Sugar Land Red, White and Boom – Sugar Land

7/4 – 4th on Broadway Celebration – Lubbock

7/4 – Belton 4th of July Celebration Festival – Belton

7/4* – Cedar Park July 4th Celebration – Cedar Park

7/4* – McAllen Freedom Festival – McAllen

7/4 – Frontier Days at Old Settlers Park – Round Rock

7/4 – Georgetown Sertoma July 4th Celebration – Georgetown

7/4 – Fourth on the Brazos – Waco

7/4 – Frisco Freedom Fest – Frisco

7/4 – Fourth of July Fun Fest and Fireworks Show – Temple

7/4 – Valley Ranch 4th Fest – New Caney

7/4 – Greenville Independence Day – Greenville

7/4* – Corsicana Freedom Fest – Corsicana

7/4 – Liberty by the Lake – The Colony

7/4 – Red, Hot and Blue Festival – The Woodlands

7/4 – Longview Fireworks and Freedom Celebration – Longview

7/4 – 4th Fest on the Hill – New Caney

7/4* – Nacogdoches Jaycees Freedom Fest – Nacogdoches

7/4 – Deer Park Fourth Fest – Deer Park

7/4 – Beaumont 4th of July Celebration – Beaumont

7/4* – Webster Fourth of July Celebration – Webster

7/4 – Tomball July 4th Celebration and Street Fest – Tomball

7/4-7/5 – Carrizo 4th of July Celebration – Carrizo Springs

7/5 – Celina Friday Night Market V – Celina

7/5-7/6* – Canton Balloon Fest – Canton

7/5-7/6 – Sanderson 4th of July Celebration – Sanderson

7/5-7/7 – Rockport Art Fest – Rockport

7/5-7/7* – Froberg’s Farm Watermelon Festival – Alvin

7/6 – Henderson Freedom Festival – Henderson

7/6* – Summer Beer Bumble – Garland

7/6 – Hye 4th Fest – Hye

7/6 – Fredericksburg Peach Festival – Fredericksburg

7/6-7/7 – July 4th Celebration at Historic Market Square – San Antonio

7/6-7/7* – Otaku’s Summer Matsuri Food and Anime Festival: San Antonio – San Antonio

7/7 – Houston Caribbean Festival – Houston

7/8-7/14 – Spring Ho – Lampasas

7/12* – Bastille on Bishop – Dallas

7/12-7/13* – Fuzzy PeachFest – Fairfield

7/12-7/14 – Laredo International Sister Cities Festival – Laredo

7/13* – Brewsology Beer Fest: Houston – Houston

7/13* – Taco and Margarita Festival – Beaumont

7/13* – Old Smokey Throwdown – Galveston

7/13 – McDade Watermelon Festival – McDade

7/13* – Hico Old Settlers’ Reunion – Hico

7/13 – Parker County Peach Festival – Weatherford

7/13-7/14 – New Braunfels Pet Fest – New Braunfels

7/18-7/21* – Hot Summer Nights – Austin

7/19 – Night in Old Fredericksburg – Fredericksburg

7/19-7/20 – Hempstead Watermelon Festival – Hempstead

7/19-7/21 – Fredericksburg Trade Days VII – Fredericksburg

7/19-7/21* – Celebration of the Arts – Midland

7/20* – Fredonia Float Fest – Nacogdoches

7/20 – Cheeseburger Festival and Cook Off – Friona

7/20* – Wichita Falls Watermelon Fest at the Market – Wichita Falls

7/24-7/28 – Viva Big Bend Music Festival – Alpine/Marfa/Marathon/Terlingua/Presidio/Fort Davis

7/25-7/27 – The Great Texas Mosquito Festival – Clute

7/25-7/27* – Wild Fest West – San Angelo

7/26* – Harlingen Brews and Tunes Summer Beer Fest – Harlingen

7/26* – The Balcones Heights Jazz Festival – San Antonio

7/27* – Port Lavaca Zydeco Festival – Port Lavaca

7/27* – Irving Brunch Festival – Irving

7/27 – Frida Fest – Edinburg

7/27* – Naples Watermelon Festival – Naples

7/27 – Mimosa Fest DFW – Arlington

7/27* – National Day of the Cowboy – San Antonio

7/28* – Texas Food Fest at Dallas City Hall – Dallas

7/28* – Fiesta de la Cumbia Caliente at Traders Village San Antonio – San Antonio

7/30-8/3 – Bastrop Homecoming and Rodeo – Bastrop

7/31-8/3* – De Leon Peach and Melon Festival and Tractor Pull – De Leon

 

Texas Music Festivals – August 2024

8/1-8/4* – Schulenburg Festival – Schulenburg

8/2 – Celina Friday Night Market VI – Celina

8/3* – Watermelon Fest at Grandscape Texas – The Colony

8/3* – Dallas Tacos and Margarita Festival – Dallas

8/3* – Galveston Summerfest at East Beach – Galveston

8/3* – Salado Whiskey Festival – Salado

8/3 – Houston Pizza Festival – Houston

8/4 – Sts. Peter and Paul Country Festival – Frelsburg

8/9-8/11* – New Boston Pioneer Days I – New Boston

8/10* – Grand Prairie Hatch Chile Fest – Grand Prairie

8/10* – Avance Latino Street Fest – Dallas

8/10* – Bam! Art Market – Houston

8/10 – White Linen Night – Beaumont

8/10* – Austin Pride Festival and Parade – Austin

8/10-8/11* – Houston Reggae Fest – Houston

8/10-8/11 – Summer Bash at Historic Market Square – San Antonio

8/13-8/17* – New Boston Pioneer Days II – New Boston

8/14-8/17 – Heart of Texas Honky Tonk Festival – Brady

8/16-8/18 – Fredericksburg Trade Days VIII – Fredericksburg

8/17* – Margarita and Salsa Fest: Buda – Buda

8/23-8/25* – Good Old Days Moonshine Festival – Glen Rose

8/24* – JA Balloon Fest – Lufkin

8/24* – Margarita and Salsa Fest: Waco – Waco

8/24* – Caribbean Vibes – Baytown

8/24-8/25* – Otaku’s Lantern Festival: San Antonio – San Antonio

8/28-8/31 – Johnson County Pioneer and Old Settlers Reunion – Alvarado

8/29-9/1 – Palomino Fest and Pro Rodeo – Uvalde

8/30-8/31* – Kenedy Labor Day Music Festival – Kenedy

8/30-9/1 – Riverfront Jazz Festival – Dallas

8/30-9/1 – Westfest – West

8/31-9/1 – Blues on Main – Ennis

8/30-9/1* – Marfa Lights Festival – Marfa

8/30-9/2 – Granbury Labor Day Weekend Festival – Granbury

8/31 – Beach Bash (Pride Galveston) – Galveston

8/31* – Little Bay Labor Day Music Fest – Rockport

8/31* – Sacred Heart Fiesta – Elgin

8/31 – Bedford Beats and Eats Fest – Bedford

8/31* – Texas Street Festival – Mercedes

8/31 – Paris Hatch Chile Fest – Paris

8/31-9/1 – Galveston Island Wine Festival – Galveston

8/31-9/1* – Bright Side Music Festival – El Paso

8/31-9/1 – Labor Day Celebration at Historic Market Square – San Antonio

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