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.
Aka Waylon with a full band for the first time live in Taylor with special guest Mary-Charlotte Young!
Suit, a three-piece blues band live at Black Sparrow Music Parlor.
Jay performs solo acoustic at Greenhouse Craft Food in the back of Black Sparrow Music Parlor in Taylor, TX.
Join Hangout Pinball Lounge on the 1st Sunday of every month for their monthly pinball tournament! There’s a $10 tournament entry fee and the top 4 winners win cash prizes (tournament entry collection). The qualifying rounds start at 2:15 pm and the top seed rounds start at 5 pm. This tournament is open to all skill levels!
San Francisco-based swanky rock group Thrown-Out Bones is a band of rediscovery and celebration. Every performance is experimental and unique, every song a driving search for the truth of being human, and every fan essential to the collective energy of the experience. With over ten years of playing together, members Liliana Urbain [drums, lead vocals], Nick Chang [guitar, vocals], and Sam Miller [bass, vocals] have honed a unique, multi-genre musical language that slides from jazz to funk to rock to psychedelic jam breakdowns. On stage, the joy they have playing together is infectious and electric, manifesting their signature spontaneity. Whether it be improvising songs about a member of the audience or inviting them onstage to sing lead, Thrown-Out Bones rides the electricity of a live crowd and encourages fans to drive what each show looks and sounds like.
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!
Ego Deaf is the highly anticipated music project from long-time friends Josh Comeaux, Justin Babineaux, Dan Krause, and Kasey Rebello. After multiple years and various musical entities, the sounds of Ego Deaf have become a reality. Drawing from everyone’s influences in art and the world around them, the songs have come to life and will soon make their way to you live at Black Sparrow Music Parlor!
5th Annual EXNE Music Festival Music- First SXSW Alternative dedicated to offering musicians a place to play during SXSW. Schedule Coming soon.
Local and Texas Hip Hop Performers on stage live.
Yung Jace
Fat Solo
Casino
Educated Minds
E Son
G. Galindo
Toon Squad
