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March 2013 Texas Independence Day, Spring Break and Easter: Our March calendar is jam-packed, but our ambiance is laid back. Get away for a while in
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Texas Independence Day, Spring Break and Easter: Our March calendar is jam-packed, but our ambiance is laid back. Get away for a while in family-friendly Fredericksburg, in the Texas Hill Country. |
March 1-3: Texas Independence Day Celebrations
Original Texas Star Trail Ride runs March 1-9
Ride horseback or in covered wagons through Hill Country ranch lands. The 112-mile ride is a full re-enactment of a wagon train that came through the Texas Hill Country during its initial settlement. The trail retraces some of the original wagon tracks left by early travelers.
First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg on Friday, March 1
Celebrate art with a Texas twist as Fredericksburg galleries celebrate Texan artists, showcasing Texas themes, landscapes and wildlife.
Texas Independence Day Celebration at Luckenbach on Saturday, March 2
Watch with pride as the Former Texas Rangers perform the solemn Texas Flag Retirement Ceremony in Luckenbach Texas at high noon. Welcome the Original Texas Star Trail riders at 4:00 p.m., where they'll settle down for the night. And music, of course, will be playing throughout the day.
Texas Independence Day Celebration at Pedernales Cellars Saturday, March 2
If sipping Hill Country wine and watching cooking demonstrations are more your style, head to Pedernales Cellars. Picnic with your family as you enjoy hayrides and hourly cannon firings. |
March 8-16: Spring Break in the Texas Hill Country
Live Music from the Texas Two-Step to Jam Sessions to German Classical
• Auslander Spring Music Festival kicks off Friday, March 8, and runs through Saturday, March 16
• Spring Break Dance at Pat's Hall on Saturday, March 9
• Luckenbach Texas Spring Break Kick-Off Party on Saturday, March 9
• Camerata Musica Limburg presents a concert of German romantic music on March 11
• Rockbox Theater presents The Association as part of its Celebrity Series March 13-14
• Buddy Holly Tribute Show at the Hangar Hotel on Saturday, March 16
• The Mavericks in concert at Luckenbach Texas on Saturday, March 16
• Fredericksburg Music Club presents the Four Nations Ensemble on Sunday, March 17
The Old West, History and Heritage Makes Learning Fun
• Spring break at the Tin Star Ranch runs March 8-16
• Pacific Combat Zone Living History Program on Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10
• Family Fun Day of kite-making at the National Museum of the Pacific War, Friday, March 15
• Texas History Day at the Pioneer Museum on Saturday, March 16
Still have a few empty slots on your calendar? Not for long!
• Dialogues and Dances on Saturday, March 9
• Pedernales Cellars Cellar Tours on Saturday, March 9
• Texas Hell Week runs Saturday, March 10 through Saturday, March 16
• Fredericksburg Trade Days runs Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17 |
March 30-31: Easter History and Traditions
Easter Egg Hunt at Pioneer Museum on Saturday, March 30
Children ages 10 and younger may join in some old-fashioned fun hunting for Easter eggs on the Pioneer Museum grounds. The egg hunt begins at 10:30 a.m.; cookies and lemonade will be served.
Easter at Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm on Saturday, March 30
Celebrate Easter like a traditional 1915 German farm family. Help with natural dying of Easter eggs, see how a traditional lamb cake was made and make your own grass nest for Easter.
Hill Country Indian Artifacts Show on Saturday, March 30
Browse 60 tables of Native American artifacts from Texas, related books, jewelry, cases and collectibles at the Pioneer Pavilion at Lady Bird Johnson Park.
Easter Eve Dance at Pat's Hall on Saturday, March 30
Twirl around the old oak tree at Pat's Hall to the music of Marty White and the Blue Clear Sky Band beginning at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Easter Fires of Fredericksburg Pageant on Saturday, March 30
Learn a little about Fredericksburg's history and how the German fable of the Easter Bunny came to be at the Easter Fires of Fredericksburg Pageant on Saturday evening at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds, beginning at dusk.
Easter Services
Then join any of the welcoming Easter Sunday services in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. (Click and scroll down for list of churches.) |
Did You Know?
Fredericksburg has its own special version of the Easter Bunny story dating back to 1847.
According to the legend, founder John Meusbach and other early settlement leaders rode out to make a peace treaty with the neighboring Comanche tribe. As the treaty was being drawn up, Comanche warriors communicated through smoke signals. Pioneer mothers calmed their frightened children by explaining the signal fires were made by the Easter Bunny, who was busily dying eggs for Easter day. Beginning the following year, the Easter fires were re-enacted to celebrate Easter and the peace treaty. Over the years, the Fredericksburg Easter Fires grew into a pageant. The pageantry ended in 2005, but returns in 2013! |
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