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Thru February 17, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - San Antonio: Dora and Diego's Garden Adventure at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Join Nickelodeon's #1 explorer, Dora the Explorer, and her Animal Rescuer cousin Diego Marquez as they embark on an exciting adventure through the Botanical Garden. In this interactive exhibit, Dora and Diego will be your guides to plant and animal life at the Botanical Garden. This special exhibit was created specially for the Garden, and it is the first Dora and Diego exhibit at a botanical garden, and will be on display through February 2008 with monthly family events. Time: 9am-5pm daily. Cost: Adults $6, Kids 3-13 $3. Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston @ N. New Braunfels, San Antonio. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: N/A. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.tourtexas.com/sabotanical. Please mention this listing when inquiring. January 23 - February 24, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Laredo: Washington's Birthday Celebration. One of the biggest and oldest celebrations of the first president's birthday. Celebrating since 1898. This event is a unique mixture of a Mexican fiesta and a Fourth of July celebration - an opportunity for everyone to experience 29 events in 25 fun-filled days in pleasant Laredo, TX. Activities include parades, pageants, street parties in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, concerts, carnival, children's Fun Fest, fireworks, Jalapeno Festival and more. Call for times and costs. Location: Around the city of Laredo. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 956-722-0589 or visit www.wbcalaredo.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually around George Washington's Birthday. January 25-27, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Laredo: 6th Annual Laredo International Sister Cities Festival. Laredo's twenty sister cities from around the world include cities from Mexico, Spain, China, Taiwan, Argentina and Australia. In celebration of Laredo's unique relationship with these international siblings, the City of Laredo invites the world to partake in the International Sister Cities Festival. The festival features an EXPO with products for sale and displays from each of the participating cities. Exotic flowers, embroidered textiles, wrought iron, wood furniture, silver jewelry and more will be available for purchase. Time: 10am. Cost: FREE. Location: 2400 San Bernardo, Laredo. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 800-361-3360 or visit www.laredosistercities.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, last weekend in January. January 31 - February 17, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - San Antonio: Stock Show & Rodeo. Features a family fair, carnival, livestock shows, rodeo and named entertainers. Location: SBC Center & Freeman-Coliseum Grounds. For more information visit www.sarodeo.com or call 210-225-5851. Region: South Texas Plains. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually.
Thru February 17, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - San Antonio: Dora and Diego's Garden Adventure at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Join Nickelodeon's #1 explorer, Dora the Explorer, and her Animal Rescuer cousin Diego Marquez as they embark on an exciting adventure through the Botanical Garden. In this interactive exhibit, Dora and Diego will be your guides to plant and animal life at the Botanical Garden. This special exhibit was created specially for the Garden, and it is the first Dora and Diego exhibit at a botanical garden, and will be on display through February 2008 with monthly family events. Time: 9am-5pm daily. Cost: Adults $6, Kids 3-13 $3. Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston @ N. New Braunfels, San Antonio. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: N/A. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.tourtexas.com/sabotanical. Please mention this listing when inquiring. (January 31) thru February 17, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - San Antonio: Stock Show & Rodeo. Features a family fair, carnival, livestock shows, rodeo and named entertainers. Location: SBC Center & Freeman-Coliseum Grounds. For more information visit www.sarodeo.com or call 210-225-5851. Region: South Texas Plains. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually. (January 23) thru February 24, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Laredo: Washington's Birthday Celebration. One of the biggest and oldest celebrations of the first president's birthday. Celebrating since 1898. This event is a unique mixture of a Mexican fiesta and a Fourth of July celebration - an opportunity for everyone to experience 29 events in 25 fun-filled days in pleasant Laredo, TX. Activities include parades, pageants, street parties in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, concerts, carnival, children's Fun Fest, fireworks, Jalapeno Festival and more. Call for times and costs. Location: Around the city of Laredo. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 956-722-0589 or visit www.wbcalaredo.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually around George Washington's Birthday. February 23, 2008 - EXHIBIT - Munday: 13th Annual Knox Prairie Cotton Pickin' Quilt Show. We have over 100 quilts, many vendors, an excellent home cooked meal for $5 per person, and we also offer some classes and demonstrations. While you are in Munday, be sure and stop in at our local antique, craft, and quilt stores. We also have local lodging as well. Time: 10am-4pm. Cost: $2 per person. Location: Munday Elementary School, 1111 West Main Highway 222, Munday, Texas 76371. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 250,000. For more information, call 940-422-4540. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, last Saturday in February. February 28 - March 2, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Hidalgo: BorderFest. The largest music, culture and heritage celebration in South Texas, now in its 30th year. BorderFest is dedicated to the Rio Grande Valley, with its great diversity, and vast resources of talent, arts and crafts, food and color, and happy smiling faces. Time: 12 noon - 12 midnight. Cost: $6 and $8. Location: Dodge Arena and grounds SH 336 (10th Street). Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: 50,000 - 200,000. For more information, call 956 843-2734. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually.
(February 28) thru March 2, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Hidalgo: BorderFest. The largest music, culture and heritage celebration in South Texas, now in its 30th year. BorderFest is dedicated to the Rio Grande Valley, with its great diversity, and vast resources of talent, arts and crafts, food and color, and happy smiling faces. Time: 12 noon - 12 midnight. Cost: $6 and $8. Location: Dodge Arena and grounds SH 336 (10th Street). Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: 50,000 - 200,000. For more information, call 956 843-2734. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually.
April 5, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Weslaco: Texas Rio Grande Valley Onion Fest. Onion Fest celebrates the development of the world famous Texas 1015 Onion which was developed in Weslaco, Texas by Dr. Leonard Pike. Events include the Arts & Crafts Tent with 25 booths, 25 food vendors, and 12-15 commercial vendors. Other events include the onion eating contests, a carnival for kids, and La Gran Cebolla Cook-Off. There will be musical performances on four stages and two horse shows by Mid-Valley Stables. Time: 10am-7pm. Location: Weslaco City Park 300 N. Airport Dr. Weslaco, TX 78539. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 250,000. Free admission. For more information, call 888-968-2102. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually. April 6, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Bryan: 3rd Annual Marian Anderson String Quartet Chamber Music Insitute Live Auditions. Live Audition for the Marian Anderson String Quartet Chamber Music Institute for violin, viola and cello. One solo selection. Winning Audition performs with the Marian Anderson String Quartet at the end of the session. Walk ups accepted and welcomed. Time: 10am-7pm. Cost: $15. Location: Bryan High School Fine Arts Building 3450 Campus Drive Bryan Texas 77803. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: N/A. For more information, call 979-574-6999 or visit www.marianandersonstringquartet.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually 1st week in April. April 11-13, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Poteet: Poteet Strawberry Festival. The Festival is recognized as the largest agricultural fete in Texas. The 95-acre site which is located on Hwy. 16, 30 minutes south of San Antonio, offers free parking, clean public restrooms, handicapped accessibility, complete RV facilities, and tent covered activities. The Festival includes ten areas of continuous family entertainment featuring concerts with nationally known Country & Western and Tejano stars, dancers, gunslingers, clowns, puppets, regional bands, various contests, and rodeo performances. Admission: $7, children under 10 are free. Grounds will open at 6pm Friday and at 10am both Saturday and Sunday. Region: South Texas Plains. For more information, call 830-742-8144. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in April. April 22-25, 2008 - FESTIVAL - San Antonio: A Night in Old San Antonio. Annual celebration of San Antonio's heritage held each year during the week of Fiesta. International cultures, foods and entertainment are featured in 15 areas of the historic downtown village of La Villita along the River Walk. Time: 5:30-10:30pm. Cost: $8 in Advance, $10 at Gate. Location: La Villita. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-226-5188. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in April. April 25-26, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Freer: Rattlesnake Round Up. Join us at the Freer Cactus Corral for the biggest Party in Texas featuring concerts with nationally known country western and Tejano artists. Fun for the whole family including carnival, parade, arts/crafts, stage shows, dare devil snake show, fried rattlesnake meat, talent contest & much more. Region: South Texas Plains. Time: Fri 5:30pm - Midnight, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-6pm. Cost: $10 adult, $5 under age 12, parking $2. Admission and parking are free on Sunday. For More Information, please call 361-394-6891. Held annually.
May 1-4, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Fort Worth: Mayfest. This is an exciting four-day family festival featuring more than 25 food booths, 6 stages with entertainment, a children's area, sports area, and back by popular demand, a 5-10k run. All proceeds go back into the community beautifying the parks, rivers and trails. Time: Th & Fri: 3:30-10, Sat: 10-10, Sun: 11-7. Cost: $7 adults, $5 kids 12 and up. Location: Trinity Park, 2401 University Drive. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: 200,000-500,000. For more information, call 817-332-1055 or visit www.mayfest.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, 1st weekend in May. May 24-26, 2008 - FESTIVAL - San Antonio: Return Of The Chili Queens. A return to that historical and colorful time in Market Square when the Chili Queens set out their tables in the open plazas and served their traditional foods and chili con carne. Sponsored by the El Mercado Merchants Association. Free. Location: Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St. Region: South Texas Plains. For more information, call 210-207-8600. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, Memorial Day weekend.
June 13-15, 2008 - FESTIVAL- San Antonio: 37th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. Ethnic groups representing 40 countries of the world come together to share mouth-watering cuisine, traditional dances, homespun tales, lively music and more. Location: San Antonio, Institute of Texan Cultures at the corner of Bowie Street and Durango Boulevard on HemisFair Park in downtown San Antonio. Region: South Texas Plains. For additional information, call (210)458-2390. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually. June 15-21, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - San Antonio: Miss Rodeo Texas Pageant. The Miss Rodeo Texas pageant is the qualifying state of Texas pageant for the Miss Rodeo America pageant. These Rodeo Queens are the ambassadors for the National Sport of Texas- Rodeo. The ladies are judged on their horsemanship riding ability, equine knowledge, rodeo knowledge as well as personality and appearance. Location: San Pedro Theatre. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-349-5935. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, third week in June. June 20-21, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Stockdale: 64th Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee. One of the oldest watermelon festivals in Texas, the Jubilee is a refreshing slice of summer time fun. Friday night- rodeo & concert (Texas Country Entertainers). Saturday- Parade, food & arts & crafts booths, and entertainment at the park. Saturday night- rodeo & concert. Come enjoy small town summer fun. Time: Fri 8pm - Midnight, Sat 10am - 1am. Cost: 1 fee gets you into both rodeo & concert. Location: at the intersection of Highway 123 and Highway 97. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, visit www.stockdaletx.org/jubilee.htm. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, 3rd full weekend in June.
July 11 - August 31, 2008 - EXHIBIT - San Antonio: Art in the Garden. This year, the work of artists James Surls and Susan Budge will be featured. Time: 9am to 5pm. Cost: Free admission to the Garden. Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.sabot.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring.
(July 11) thru August 31, 2008 - EXHIBIT - San Antonio: Art in the Garden. This year, the work of artists James Surls and Susan Budge will be featured. Time: 9am to 5pm. Cost: Free admission to the Garden. Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.sabot.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. August 2-3, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - San Antonio: Dog Days of Summer. This is the only time during the year guests can bring their four-legged friends to the Botanical Garden. Special pet-related activities are planned. A donation per dog will be collected and given as a contribution to local animal groups. Time: 9am-5pm. Cost: Free with admission to the Garden. Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.sabot.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. August 21, 2008 - CONCERT - San Antonio: Concerts Under the Stars: Buttercup . Live bands fill the Botanical Garden with music the third Thursday of each summer month. Hear one of San Antonio's favorite bands. The sound of the band has been described as South Texas beach boys mixed with pop rock. Members include Joe Reyes, formerly of Lara and Reyes. Picnic foods and beverages available for purchase. Bring lawn chairs. Time: 7pm, Gates open at 6pm. Cost: $5; no charge for Botanical Society members. Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.sabot.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. August 28-31, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Uvalde: Texas Labor Day Weekend Celebration. Family festival with LIVE Texas Country & Tejano Music, Beef BBQ Cook-off, Sporting Clay Shootout, Car and Truck Show, Parade and more. Snake Encounters Show, Texas Guns Gunfighters, Carnival Midway, games and lots of activities for the kids. Benefits Southwest Texas Junior College Scholarship Fund. Time: Thurs - Friday Carnival, 6p - 10p; Saturday 12 noon - midnight;, Sunday 2p - midnight. Cost: $10, Kids 10 & under FREE when accompanied by an adult. Location: Uvalde County Fairgrounds, Hwy 90 West. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 830-591-7351 or visit www.TexasLaborDayWeekend.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, Labor Day Weekend. August 30 - December 7, 2008 - EXHIBIT - San Antonio: Terrific Treehouses. Through a judged competition, local design teams will create and build treehouses at the Botanical Garden. The exhibit opens with a three-day celebration packed with family activities. The first Saturday and Sunday are Terrific Treehouses Family Day with special activities. Time: 9am-5pm. Cost: free. Location: San Antonio. Region: South Texas Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 210-829-5100 or visit www.sabot.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring.
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