Texas Hill Country year round vacation fun and events: Horseback riding, fishing & swimming in the Sabinal River, tubing the Frio River, rent a paddle boat or dance at Garner State Park, hiking at Lost Maples Natural Area, bicycling scenic country roads. Something to interest all ages. Every season brings a Bird watching delight. See museums, plays, celebrations. Annual events. Great Bow Hunting country. Hunters find trophys. Hunter's wives find treasures to take home.

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Billy
Wagon Wheel Stables
Call Billy Fisher for an appointment 830-966-2153. Click here to see more of Billy's riders. Enjoy wide open spaces, fresh air and beautiful sunsets. Skies so clear, you can see forever. Ride over the soft rolling hills of the Southwest Texas Hill Country. Watch for whitetail deer. Billy's ranch is NW of Utopia & SW of Lost Maples Park.

Find the Sabinal Canyon at MAPQUEST		 Sabinal River, near Lost Maples, North of Utopia, Texas

Utopia events:
-Utopia Ranch Rodeo and live band. Dance under the stars. Annual event in May.
-July 4th fireworks at Utopia Fairgrounds. Small town, but a big show.
-Utopia Rodeo, annual event in June at Utopia Fairgrounds.
-Utopia Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, 1st Saturday of November, homemade jellies and punkin bread.
-Every day is special in Utopia, good neighbors and friendly folks.

EVENTS and HAPPENINGS
Uvalde Grand Opera House (830) 278-4184. - Something is goin' on most of the time in a beautiful historic building located on the downtown plaza next to the Opera House Antique Mall.

Sahawe Indians Ceremonials often appear at local events. Colorful costumes and great reenactment of Indian dances. Call 830-278-3361 Uvalde Chamber or Mr. Bill Dillahunty, Program Director, at 830-278-2016 for future events.

Sunset Bat Flight Tour March thru October. See photos & details at Hill Country Adventures or call Bain Walker 830-966-2320.

Wild Hog Festival and Craft Fair Sabinal Lions Club, call 830-988-2709 or 988-2010. World Championship Wild Hog Chasing Contest is annual event held in March, Sabinal, Texas.
Want to win a beautiful belt buckle?
Well this is all you have to do:
- You and a partner enter a pen with a wild hog.
- Chase hog (not the other way around).
- Catch hog.
- Bag hog in a burlap sack.
- Pull hog across the finish line in one of the fastest times.
Sounds like a HOOT? .... It is!
Take a look! Visit World Championship Wild Hog website for all details.

Saint Henry De Osso Family Project Canon Bike Classic Charity Ride (830) 279-0123 (Annual event)

Fort Inge Day April event Re-enactments and Camel Corps at Fort Inge on the Leona River south east of Uvalde, Texas. (830) 278-2016.

Traditional Bowhunters of Texas Hill Country Shoot: Annual event held second weekend in April at Vanderpool, Texas. Come see us. Take a ride through our beautiful country. The Bug Scuffle Ranch is on 337 west of Vanderpool. Contact: Bryan Keeling, 830-966-5185.

Nature Quest April annual event. Many field trips take visitors all over the county. Learn about birds, butterflies, wild flowers, native plants. Witness the sunset spectacle of a bat flight or kick back on a hay ride. For more info, click website.

Texas Hill Country River Region has a Calendar of Events for the River Region of Uvalde County.

Visit Uvalde has Calendar of EVENTS for Uvalde, Texas.

Western Writers Palaver, Dinner, and Workshop - April (830) 278-2017. Held at the Covered Gate Ranch located 15 miles southwest of Uvalde, Texas. (I am waiting for confirmation. This may have been discontinued.)

Texas Hill Country River Region Native Plant Society - Annual event. Spring event.

Buck-N-Boar Awards Banquet, Annual event in April. See Photos of past event. Public is invited. $3 gate fee includes meal: Bar B Que, homemade desserts and drinks. See display of trophy mounts. FREE Booths for exhibits, vendors or displays. Call 830.988.2010. Sabinal Chamber of Commerce sponsored. Held at City park covered pavilion. Sabinal, TX. 60 minutes west of San Antonio. Click on home page of Sabinal Chamber Home page.

Sacred Heart Festival - Uvalde, TX. Annual event for June (830) 278-3446

Utopia Rodeo - Country western dance under the stars begins about 9 PM. Arts & Crafts Show downtown on the Plaza. Usually the 4th weekend of June. Call (830) 232-5012

Utopia Fourth of July Fireworks Show, Rodeo arena Utopia, Texas. Call 830-966-3602 Annual event. Small town. BIG fireworks. Donations accepted.

Bow Hunters Round-up, Sabinal, Texas is held at the Sabinal City Park pavilion. Fun begins 5 PM Friday, the evening before Bow Hunting season opens, usually last weekend of September or first weekend of October. Prizes and raffle. Family fun and games. Bring your bow and arrows for shooting targets. Camp dinner, drinks and home made desserts. Public is invited. Booths available for displays and vendors. No set up fee. For info call Sabinal Area Chamber of Commerce 830-988-2010 or email. Annual event.

Visit Sabinal, TX: restaurants, events, 6 antique shops, pharmacy with old fashioned soda fountain & several fine furniture makers. Sabinal Area Chamber of Commerce. 830-988-2010.

Uvalde: Palomino Festival includes family entertainment featuring a carnival, pro bull ride, country and Tejano music from various artists. Held at Uvalde Fairgrounds on west Hwy. 90. Call 830-278-5359 or 830-278-4115, or visit www.palominofest.com. Annual event held Labor Day Weekend.

Bandera: Celebrate Bandera's Cowboy and Western heritage: a dance, longhorn cattle drive, parades, food, entertainment, local arts & crafts, reenactments, rodeos, concert and cowboy church. Call 830-796-4447. Labor Day Weekend annual event. (Visit Bandera's unique museum while you are there.)

TEXAS BUCK-N-BOAR Deer & Wild Hog Contest sponsored by Sabinal Area Chamber of Commerce. Best hunting in SW Texas Hill Country: buck, doe, dove, turkey, wild boar & hog hunting. Fall Annual event. Must register to win. SABINAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, P.O. BOX 55, SABINAL, TEXAS 78881, PHONE 830-988-2010.

Bicycle Classic - Annual event. Held in October (800) 210-0380. Texas Hill Country River Region Bicycle Classic is produced each October by the Texas Hill Country River Region, which serves as the Uvalde County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Our local roads experienced the bright, festive colors of some thing other than fall wild flowers and butterflies when over 350 registered enthusiastic cyclists were pedaling courses of varying difficulty around scenic Hill Country of Uvalde County: Concan, Leakey, Utopia and Vanderpool.

Utopia Fall Fair Arts & Crafts, Utopia Park 830-966-6263 Held in November on the downtown plaza. Jams, jellies, home made goodies. Local artists and crafts.

Information above was gathered from many sources as accurate and up to date as I could find. Call listed phone numbers to be sure of details.
For road conditions, call 1-800-452-9292
or click on Texas Department of Transportation.

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