Texas America250

Name: Celebrate Houston’s 189th Birthday
Start: 2025-08-23T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-23T17:00:00-05:00
Location: The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park

Highlighting Texas’s role in the formation of America.

A group of new citizens waiving the American flag.

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Events for the 250th are happening all over the state.

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Ongoing

Hands-On History: America 250 Drop-In

June 15, 2016 @ 11:00 am – June 19, 2026 @ 2:00 pm

National Museum of the Pacific War 311 E Austin St, Fredericksburg

free

1:00 pm

Celebrate Houston’s 189th Birthday

August 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park 1100 Bagby Street, Houston

Participating Counties

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Thank you for your interest in having your event recognized as an official Texas America250 Event! Please complete the following form to submit your event for consideration on the official website calendar. All forms will be reviewed by the Texas America250 Commission and Advisory panel.

Event submissions are reviewed weekly, and once approved, a link to the event on the website will be shared with the contact provided.

For assistance, please email the Texas America250 commission.

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Image courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife
Image courtesy Bullock Texas State History Museum

The Texas America250 Commission is an officially recognized State/Territory Partner of America250.org, a nonpartisan, nonpolitical partner of a federal agency. Together, this partnership jointly commemorates American history and culture in honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.