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.
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.
Come join us for the 6th Annual Taylor Main Street Car Show! We’ll have classic and hot rod cars, trucks and motorcycles, kid’s activities, live music and local craft beer. Benefiting local charities, this is a great family friendly atmosphere. Come join us in historic downtown Taylor!
In 2017 we had over 400 cars participate and over 1,000 people attend the festival. Our goal this year is to make it bigger and better than ever!
The festival is from 10 AM – 4 PM, and Main Street will be designated an open container area so you can enjoy a cold beverage while checking out all the cool cars. You’re also invited to shop at our local downtown stores and then stick around afterwards to enjoy a great evening in downtown Taylor with multiple live music venues.
Admission:
Free – Festival is free to general public
$5 – Car Entry Advance Registration (+ 2.27 EventBrite fee)
$10 – Car Entry Day-of Registration
Advance Car Registration:
Click this EventBrite link to register your car in advance, or you can visit Taylor City Hall.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-main-street-car-show-tickets-44671740378
Live Music on Outdoor Stage:
Black Dog Friday
Wayne Hancock
(Stage times TBD)
Location and Car Check In:
Taylor’s Main Street will be blocked off for the festival from 2nd Street to 6th Street. Car show registrants should enter the festival on Porter and 4th Street, next to Taylor City Hall. 400 Porter St, Taylor, TX 76574.
For sponsorships or questions, please contact event organizers Brad Duncan at (616) 307-0364
Deby Lannen at 512-352-3463
More information to come soon. Thanks everyone for making this such a great community event!
Join us for a HAUNTED Station celebration October 27th at Taylor Station Bar! Have a SPOOKTACULAR time with a costume contest, drink specials and more!
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.
Join us on 3rd between Main and Talbot for Taylor’s annual Spooktacular Halloween event. There will be trick-or-treating, a costume contest at 7 pm on the steps of the City National Bank Building at 3rd and Talbot, games, music, and more.
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!
American Legion Post 39 proudly invites all veterans, their families, and the Taylor Community to join us this Veterans Day in celebration and remembrance of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of World War I. This special Veterans Day event is sponsored by Salvation Army Taylor, TX Service Unit.
Join us for our 6th annual bridal expo and fashion show. We are excited to share that this year’s event will provide indoor and outdoor vendors with a bridal show indoors with a Glam and Go for photo ops outdoors. Brides will get to see what their gowns will look like indoors and outdoors!!! Come to check out the latest in bridal fashions!
Don’t miss this unique bridal event and meet vendors who will make your dreams come true! We have the perfect vendors! Door prizes, special deals and more…
What to expect:
- BRIDAL FASHION SHOW
- WEDDING TIPS & DEMOS
- TREASURE HUNT – must visit ALL vendors to qualify for door prizes and be entered in a grand prize drawing.
- DOOR PRIZES – presented throughout the day