Evolution Car Show. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive, Kerrville. Free to attend. American-made cars will line up in order by model year. Co-sponsored by Gibson’s Discount Center and Ken Stoepel Ford.

This traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program explores innovation and invention in rural America. A companion exhibit featuring innovations and creativity developed in Kerr County will accompany SPARK!. The exhibits will be on display at the Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. Admission is free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

Step back in time to the historic Bluff SchuetzenFest, where shooting kings reigned, beer taps flowed, and families forgot their worries for a day. Experience our annual festival honoring the legacy of brewmaster Heinrich Kreische and his thriving German-Texan community. The event includes a 5K at 8 am then the festivities start at noon. The […]

Oral histories are crucial to understanding the history of Brazoria County. In this presentation and workshop, you will hear first-hand accounts from those who lived on these plantation sites over the past centuries. Site Educators will then teach visitors how to record quality oral histories of their own and demonstrate how to us the online […]

Businesses in Mineola have been asked to decorate their windows and/or storefronts in honor of the semiquincentennial. The winner will receive a gift basket that will include “A Culinary Journey Through Texas History – A Texas Historic Sites Cookbook,” published by the Texas Historic Commission, among other things.

The 2026 Annual Conference of the Alliance for Texas History features a session titled “RESEARCHING AMERICA’S 250TH: ARCHIVAL FINDS FOR TEXAS HISTORIANS AT THE AMERICAN SEMISESQUICENTENNIAL.” It features a chair and four presenters from major archival resources.

The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center (SHC) will host a special event with author Stephen Cure on World War I and Southeast Texas on Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. In addition, visitors can experience a special display of historic items related to World War I from the collections of the Sam Houston […]

Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence. Members will be dressed in attire appropriate to the period.

To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, each concert in the 2026 series features music from a 50-year period in American history, spanning from 1776 to 2026! Soloists from the renowned Austin Baroque Orchestra present “Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind,” evoking the sonic world of colonial North America in a commemoration of the first 50 years […]

The public is invited to pose with the colorful Celebrate America250 signs situated to be able to be seen on Highway 69 from all directions. The history display are included amongst our state award-winning displays showcasing our historic Select Theater (Texas oldest continuously-operating moviehouse), Wisener Field Airport (the oldest privately owned airport still owned by […]