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.
This annual 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 historic preservation, education, economic development, and heritage tourism.
- Date: Saturday, May 4, 2019
- Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Place: Taylor’s Historic Downtown District | Main Street
Live Entertainment all day on two stages!!
Starting at 10 a.m. with the opening ceremony at Heritage Square Park.
Kid Fest
The festival features plenty of fun activities for the kids including the Heritage Square Splash Pad, train rides, pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, duck pond, and much more.
Arts & Crafts
Booths featuring arts and crafts, plants, baked goods and retail merchandise will all be available to provide a unique shopping experience for everyone.
Food
Look for a variety of food and drink so you can spend the day strolling through the festival. Funnel cakes, kettle corn, sausage wraps, snow cones, and local favorites will make you hungry for more! Take a moment to visit some of our downtown restaurants after the festival or on your next visit to Taylor.
Entertainment
Live entertainment will feature local and area talent to celebrate our community’s diversity and live bands for the street dance. Cultural and heritage music and song will be showcased throughout the day and into the early evening. No better way to spend the weekend!
Attention Vendors
If you are interested in participating, need an application or just want information, contact Lucretia Alvarez at 512-309-6185.
VENDOR APPLICATION
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
We welcome businesses and individuals who are interested in securing a sponsorship for the festival and encourage you to look through our Sponsorship Package to see what level fits your needs.
SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION
Texas Beer Co. is celebrating our 3rd year anniversary on Saturday, May 4th. We’ll have a special release beer on tap along with our regular flagships. Thank you for making TBC a people-powered brewery, and we appreciate all your support!
Our party will overlap with Taylor’s annual Blackland Prairie Days Festival. Main Street will be blocked off downtown to make a giant beer garten with an outdoor music stage from 10 AM – 4 PM. We’ll have BBQ, paella, food trucks, kids’ activities, art vendors and delicious craft beer, so come spend the day in historic downtown Taylor and join the festivities!
LIVE MUSIC AT 2ND & MAIN:
10 a.m. — National Anthem featuring Taylor High School Choir
10:20 a.m. — Taylor High School Jazz Band
11 a.m. — Czech Melody Masters
12:30 p.m. — Chubby Knuckle Choir
2 p.m. — Debionairres (1st set)
3 p.m. — Group photo in front of McCrory Building
3:15 p.m. — Debionairres (2nd set)
LIVE MUSIC AT HERITAGE SQUARE:
11 a.m. — Taylor Middle School Cheerleaders
Noon — Grand Finale
2 p.m. — Guzman Ballet Folkorico
We’ve come a long way over the last 3 years, and with your continued support, we can continue distributing to more stores across the great state of Texas!
Cheers!
Texas Beer Co
Handcrafted & Taylor Made
Bring your pet to the Austin Pet Expo! May 11 and 12 at the Williamson County Expo Center. Shopping, adoptions, free nail trims, discounted vaccinations, and more. Plus meet vets, trainers, groomers and find other pet services and products from local and national vendors.
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!
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.
Join us at the Texas Beer Company and the historic McCrory Timmerman building in Downtown Taylor, Texas for a delicious festival in celebration of local Blackland Prairie flavor! Drinks from local breweries and wineries, and farm-to-market food from local chefs highlighting the bounty of the east-central Blackland Prairie and surrounds.
Northeast Fork : Beer, Food and Wine Fest
A Celebration of Blackland Prairie Flavor!
May 18th, 2019
Downtown Taylor, Texas
2pm to Sunset
Rain or Shine
Click link to buy tickets: https://www.taylorfarmtomarket.com/product-page/northeast-fork-first-class-pass
Thanks to our “black gumbo”—as the locals once called the thick, dark soil—the rich farmland around our northeast fork of our Union Pacific rail line has been abuzz with agricultural activity for over a century. A diverse cast of creative and industrious settlers from all four corners have added to the unique flavor of the east-central Texas Blacklands—a legacy we celebrate with a raise of the glass (and fork) !
Sip….
4th Tap Brewing Co-op
Barrow Brewing Co.
Bluebonnet Beer Co.
Caracara Brewing Co.
Granger City Brewing Co.
Hi Sign Brewing
Hops & Grain Brewing Co.
Lake Austin Ales
Redhorn Coffee House & Brewing Co.
San Gabriel River Brewing
Southern Heights Brewing Co.
Texas Beer Co.
Whitestone Brewery
Zilker Brewing Co.
Taste…
Taylor’s own Srsly Chocolate
Gourmet mushroomers Hi-Fi Mycology
Market Garden 42
Windy Ridge and Amber Oaks meats
Native Roots
Living Line
Garden Diva
and more!!!
Swirl….
Texas Wines from the Hill Country to the Red River. Enjoy vintages from Taylor’s own Pilot Knob Winery and other pioneers and newcomers to the local wine scene.
Shop…
Edible garden plants, local honey, artisan foods and farm stands from your neighbors.
BUY EARLY BIRD PASSES ONLINE!
https://www.taylorfarmtomarket.com/product-page/northeast-fork-first-class-pass
Or in-store at 2nd Street Farm-to-Market and Texas Beer Company
*Individual food, beer, and wine tickets will be available for purchase day-of Must be 21 and up to participate in the beer and wine tasting. Valid ID required.
First Class Pass –
Includes 10 beer samples, 5 wine samples, and 10 Food Fair pop up plates. $65 pre-sale. $75 day-of. Click link to buy tickets:
https://www.taylorfarmtomarket.com/product-page/northeast-fork-first-class-pass
Draft Passes –
Includes 10 Texas-sized samples of artisans brews—hosted at Texas Beer Company’s Tap Room. $25 pre-sale. $30 day-of
Food Fair Passes –
Includes 10 small plates from the Food Fair pop-ups. Gift certificates to select participating eateries for pre-sale pass holders. $25 pre-sale. $30 day-of.
Cask Passes –
Includes a sample from each participating vintner and 10% off bottle purchases at 2nd Street Farm-to-Market for presale pass holders. $25 pre-sale. $30 day-of.
Let’s get muddy! It’s Couples Date Night 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/coffee mugs and decorate them with sprigs or with our assortment of texture tools. We’ll help couples learn to use the pottery wheel to make the steins or mugs from scratch and then do some decoratin’.
Great class for couples to experience making pottery together. The first 20 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 pieces in our kiln with a single glaze of your choice from our studio selection. Steins or mugs 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 and feel free to BYOB, so 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 steins or mugs, underglazes, glazing and firing.
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
This event is suitable for 21+.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Contact us at info@artoffcenter.com or 512-666-9003
What’s the refund policy?
No refunds once purchase is made. Please understand that Art Off Center is a small business, and we rely on customers like you to help this studio thrive!
The Taylor International Barbeque Cookoff will return to Taylor’s Murphy Park on Friday and Saturday, June 7-8. So get ready to bring your rig and get smokin’ in the park or to come by and see who will let you have a sample! Good friends. Good times. Good Q. It’s Taylor Made.
The Real Texas Gun Show is proud to be a place where small mom and pop vendors share the floor with large dealers that buy, sell, and trade firearms at our shows.
Our Vendors are some of the most reputable in the State of Texas! The variety at our shows is extensive and often times, if we don’t have it, they don’t make it.
However, we don’t just sell guns, we provide several items such as:
- Prepper / Survivalist supplies and equipment
- hunting gear
- fishing gear
- camping supplies
- even ATV’s from time to time
- …and much, much more!
We take great pride in providing a clean, SAFE, atmosphere to our public at a reasonable ticket price. Bring the children and the wife, even your mother will enjoy our events.
Admission: $8.00
4 or more adults each get $2 off admission! (Coupon not good with any other offer)
$1 off for NRA memberships & with military ID
Show Hours:
Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm