The Lost Pines Knife Show is a family-friendly event showcasing dozens of Texas knifemakers selling their custom-made knives, live knifemaking and blacksmithing demos, live music and food trucks! Try your hand at axe throwing or forge your own horseshoe knife! Don't miss Central Texas' largest knife show this weekend September 30 - October 1!

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Get Your Music Festival Fix in Bastrop

Everything’s bigger and better in Texas and the music here is no exception. This September, the Bastrop Music Festival is back. September 21-24, over 40 different performers will take the stage in the heart of Downtown Bastrop, nestled right against the lower Colorado River. Across all four days…

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“Bye Bye Summer” Art Celebration in Bastrop

We’re sending off summer with a fond farewell at “Bye Bye Summer,” a free event in Downtown Bastrop on Saturday, September 30th. This walking art tour will be a visual feast with over 120 urban sketchers creating live art during the event, plus 16 art galleries and studios featuring work from over…

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Summer’s Not Over Yet

It’s almost back to school season here in Bastrop, and parents and kids alike are preparing to settle back into their routine — which means saying goodbye to staying up late for movie nights or spending all day getting lost in the wonder of the outdoors. Back to school is on the horizon, but that…

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The 76th Annual Bastrop Homecoming and Rodeo

The 76th Annual Bastrop Homecoming and Rodeo Looking for excitement this summer? Look no further than right here in Bastrop! Running August 1-5th, 2023 is the 76th Annual Bastrop Homecoming & Rodeo, a five-day event filled with classic rodeo events, local libations, vendors, live music and more…

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Make This Summer One To Remember In Bastrop

It’s summertime and the living is easy…especially here in Bastrop! There’s no better place to take a summer getaway. Spend some time unwinding in the beautiful natural landscape Bastrop has to offer, treat yourself to some local goodies or experience the town’s culture at a local event. There’s…

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Find Great Art Deep in the Heart of Bastrop, TX

Art is one of the true loves of Bastrop, TX and it shows. Just 30 miles outside of Austin, Bastrop is a welcoming, free-flowing, green-and-beautiful kind of place that painters, sculptors, and more are pleased to call home. From galleries to classes, here’s where to head for great art and…

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Dads Are Always Welcome in Bastrop

Calling all Dads! Fathers are more than welcome in Bastrop. For every pep talk, every milestone, and every tender moment, we want to make sure Dads feel our love this Father’s Day. Celebrate by setting out on an outdoor adventure with hiking, fishing, paddle boarding, birding, and golfing. Visit…

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Join Us for Juneteenth in Bastrop

Juneteenth is an important holiday in Bastrop. Also known as Freedom Day, it celebrates the day 250,000 enslaved Black people were freed in Texas on June 19, 1865. Although the Emancipation Proclamation became effective in 1863, some former Confederate states didn’t comply until years later. On that…

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Catch a Summer Like No Other in Bastrop

If summer weren’t big, it wouldn’t be Texas. We throw several big celebrations every summer, including Juneteenth, 4 th of July, and more. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this June, July, and August in Bastrop: JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION – June 17, 2023 Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth…

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