Annual Events
Taylor ISD Theater Performances
There are many different theater performances throughout the year at theaters in Taylor. Go to taylorplaymakers.com to see a list of upcoming shows and get your tickets. The Taylor ISD puts on two theater performances per school year– one in the spring and one in the fall.
Taylor Rodeo
Since 1950, the Taylor Rodeo Association has proudly brought to you the Taylor Annual Rodeo in the hometown of Bill Pickett. The crowds that come to this yearly event have grown because of the enthusiasm and the excitement– but most of all for the entertainment they receive. Over the years the Taylor Annual Rodeo has become the big fish in a small pond. It is one of the biggest and best small-town rodeos anywhere.
Main Street Car Show
The Main Street Car Show is an annual event held in late October/early November. This event is sponsored by the City of Taylor and Main Street Taylor, Texas, and in the past has featured art exhibitions, food, music, raffle prizes, and shopping, along with a wide array of impressive cars.
Patriot Day Parade
The Taylor Fire Department brings the community together every year on September 11th to honor those who lost their lives in the attacks that occurred in 2001. During this event, emergency personnel and vehicles parade through downtown Taylor.
Taylor Fest
First weekend in May
Formerly known as Blackland Prairie Day, this annual festival takes place during the first weekend of May every year. This festival is sponsored by the Main Street Program, a program which focuses on downtown revitalization within the context of historical preservation. The Taylor Main Street Program supports the redevelopment of the downtown area through historical preservation, education, economic development, and heritage tourism. This event includes live music, live multicultural dances, food vendors, and arts and crafts booths.
Fireworks Show
The annual Taylor fireworks show is held in beautiful Murphy Park each year on July 4th at dusk to celebrate America’s independence.
Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony
First Saturday in December
The Taylor Ministerial Alliance hosts a Christmas Parade of Lights followed by the official Christmas Tree lighting ceremony by the City of Taylor every year on the first Saturday in December.
Monthly Events
Second Saturday Shopping
Second Saturday of the month
Every Second Saturday, downtown Taylor businesses join together for a full day of food, beer, music, art, movies and shopping. Take a day trip to Taylor!
Farmers Market on Main
At the Heritage Square Pavilion, we have vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, pasture-raised meats, fresh eggs, salsas, pickles and relishes, soaps, handcrafted items, bedding plants and more. Support local!
Numerous BBQ Cook-Offs
Taylor hosts numerous BBQ cook-offs throughout the year, including the Taylor International BBQ Cook-Off in August.
The latest social gathering event featuring plants, terrarium, and wine.
Join Pilot Knob Vineyard – Taylor for a fun evening of building your own Terrarium while you relax with a glass of wine. They will help you make your own creation and show you how to care for the plants. No experience necessary! Come out for a fun night and get your craft on.
In order to showcase the unique businesses in downtown Taylor, shops are open late (until 9 p.m.) on the second Saturday of every month! Door prizes, music and food make this exciting event something to look forward to every month!
The wheels are in motion to bring backyard storytelling to Taylor on October 13th courtesy of Friends of the Moody Museum. Our inaugural event, Deep in the Heart of Taylor, seeks to capture the town’s history, past to present, from all different angles. Storytellers share their tales under the stars while audience members relax in the museum garden. Museum opens to visitors at 6 PM followed by the main event on the lawn at 7 PM. Bring your chairs, blankets, snacks, and libations. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the main event to claim your spot.
Taylor Public Library welcomes you to Coloring Night the third Thursday of each month 6:30 – 7:30 PM. All ages are welcome for all sorts of coloring. Colors and color pages will be provided, or you may bring your own supplies. For information please call the library at 512-352-3434.
We’re celebrating Taylor’s proud German and Czech heritage with our 3rd Annual Oktaylorfest party! We’ll have German and Czech food, live music and a wide variety of Oktoberfest beers from local craft breweries across Texas. Bring your dancing shoes!
SCHEDULE:
11 AM – Doors open
Noon – Food served
2 PM – Music with The Taylor Czech Chorus
5 PM – Music with Austin Polka Band
FOOD MENU:
Bratwurst
Sauerkraut
Potato salad
Kolaches
Pretzels
OKTAYLORFEST BEER:
Along with our flagship Texas Beers, we’ll also have our “Oktaylorfest Lager” seasonal release on tap. Prost!
Join us for this family friendly event and check out all the excitement brewing in historic downtown Taylor!
Cheers!
Texas Beer Co.
Handcrafted & Taylor Made
Participants will make chocolate from bean to bar with SRSLY chocolate’s owner and chocolate maker, Bob Williamson. The workshop will go over all aspects of chocolate making. From sorting, cracking, winnowing and grinding cocoa beans to tempering and molding stone ground chocolate, this class does it all! Participants then get to handcraft and customize their own chocolate bars!
*Refund Policy: Unfortunately we are unable to offer refunds to this event but tickets are transferable to other SRSLY Chocolate workshops. If you have any questions please contact SRSLY Chocolate. Thanks!*
Take a guided tour through Taylor’s historic downtown! Enjoy the architecture and history of “Old Taylor” during this moonlit stroll. Learn local history and lore from the darker side of Taylor’s past.
Sponsored by the Taylor Conservation & Heritage Society.
206 W. 2nd Street Taylor
Texas 76574
Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Purchase online at www.hauntedtaylor.com
Limited number of tickets available at the Taylor Chamber of Commerce.
Let’s get muddy! It’s Steins and ‘Stashes night and we’re feeling alright!! Join us at Art Off Center for a Friday night of pottery making and socializing with friends. Get a group together or make it a date night! Couples are invited to learn to use the pottery wheel for the first time to throw a pair of beer steins and decorate them with manly moustaches or beards and cute little foxes or bunnies. We’ll help couples learn to use the pottery wheel to make the steins from scratch and then do some decoratin’.
Great class for couples to experience making pottery together. The first 30 minutes will focus on a studio tour and demonstrations of throwing a cup on the wheel. Participants will get one-on-one time with the instructor(s) throughout. We want you to have a great time creating pottery whether you are a beginner or more advanced. However, please remember this is just an introduction to clay! We cannot guarantee high quality results for pottery made during the session. Our goal is to provide you with a great evening to remember! We will fire your steins in our kiln with a single glaze of your choice from our studio selection. Beer Steins will be fired and ready for pickup in a few days.
We’ll have some Abba, Kool and The Gang, Earth, Wind and Fire spinning on the boombox. Local beers from Texas Beer Company available for purchase, please drink responsibly! We’re located on Potter’s Alley, direct entrance off Talbot Street/Main Street on the alley side of the McCrory Timmerman building. Parking on Talbot Street.
Each ticket is priced for a couple (two people). Class includes cost of two beer steins, underglazes, glazing and firing.
Come one, come all. Let’s shop vintage, y’all!
The City-Wide Garage Sale® is coming to Taylor!
Williamson County Expo Center
5350 Bill Pickett Trail
Taylor TX 76574
Austin’s Famous Vintage Market Since 1977™
A secret resource for Interior Designers, Vintage Shop Owners, Set Designers and Lovers of everything Vintage!
Show Hours:
Saturday, October 27 | 9am-5pm
Sunday, October 28 | 11am-4pm
Adults $5 – Kids 12 & under free
Admission Good Both Days with Hand Stamp
Free Parking
Come early Saturday for best pick and Sunday afternoon for the best bargains!
Art, Antique Clocks, Mid Century Mod, Industrial, Pottery, Linens, Rugs, Cowboy Boots, Quilts, Musical Instruments, Toys, Antiques, Furniture, Fine Estate Jewelry, Kitsch, Turquoise, Art Deco, Garden Statuary, Vinyl, Vintage Fabrics, and so much more.