Mark your calendars for the 2026 Crawfish Festival. Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Jaycees and held on Memorial Day weekend at Marktplatz, this annual festival will feature live music, along with arts & crafts vendors, great food, a carnival for the kids, and CRAWFISH. Complete schedule of entertainment available online. Friday 6 p.m. to midnight; Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight; Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Admission on Friday is $15; Saturday is $20; Sunday is $10. All weekend, kids ages 6 to 12 are $5 and under age 6 are free.

Join us for the Spring 2026 Fat Ass Car Show at Fat Ass Brewery! Enjoy live music, food trucks, vendors, and a showcase of amazing cars while sipping on delicious Fat Ass brews. Don’t miss this epic day of rides, bites, and good vibes! Please note: In the case of rain we will move all cars to the Fat Ass Winery parking lot.

Join us for a fantastic celebration as we mark our 2nd anniversary of the Great Lawn at Grand Central at Milam! We’re curating an exceptional lineup of vendors from across the Texas Hill Country just for you!

Stay tuned for live music lineup!

Spring has sprung in Fredericksburg!! Don’t miss out on our first Spring Farmer’s Market of 2026! Please join us 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 and 9 a.m. -3 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 at Eckhardt Orchards (2150 S. US Hwy 87). We will be offering some of the best and freshest of Fredericksburg, including our Eckhardt family’s curated recipes of peach jams from our 2025 peach crop. Our kitchen has been busy! Also, we have peach salsa, Zany Squash Pickles, Cowboy Candy, pickles, the well-known Meier Ranch Foods (Texas Wild) salsas and BBQ sauces, as well as JoJu Bread!

We are thrilled to partner with some wonderful friends to include:

🌽Weiss Family Bread & Honey – freshly ground flour and gluten-free stone-ground yellow cornmeal.

🧵🪡Angie Cross Creations- One of Fredericksburg’s most talented artisans with her spring line of adorable fashion and decorations.

We look forward to seeing you for a weekend to pick up your favorite finds just in time for Easter! We will be taking custom orders for baskets filled with all of our products for those special occasions.

A great indoor and outdoor shopping experience. We will be featuring vendors from all over the great state of Texas. Fashion, food, art, jewelry, and so much more. And of course, Israeli wine tastings will be available.

First Weekend at the Museum
Come Share Our Story!

FIRST WEEKEND SATURDAY ADMISSION INCLUDES:
• Pioneer Museum open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Temporary Exhibit in the Museum Store
Spinner Demonstration
Handwerker Demonstration
Blacksmithing Demonstration
Frontier Company Interpretive Living Historians
A hands-on, family activity for all
Museum scavenger hunt search for Frederick Burger
Live weapons firings at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Museum Store – 10% off Book of the Month Friday and Saturday
• Vereins Kirche Museum open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Historic Jail, 117 W. San Antonio St., with Interpretive Living Historians 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Shop with over 350 vendors in seven barns and acres of antiques, collectibles, tools, crafts, shabby chic, primitives, ranch furniture, hunting accessories, candles, unique clothing, jewelry, food and so much more. Relax in the Biergarten while listening to live music.

Can’t make it to May Trade Days? Trade Days takes place every month. Check out the full schedule here.

Join us for a fantastic celebration as we mark our 2nd anniversary of the Great Lawn at Grand Central at Milam! We’re curating an exceptional lineup of vendors from across the Texas Hill Country just for you!

Stay tuned for live music lineup!

Shake off winter and welcome spring at The Ridge! Our Spring Market is a great way to spend the day shopping local, enjoying live music, and soaking up some fresh Hill Country air.

🌸 Browse local vendors offering handmade goods, candles, jewelry, baked treats, and more

🎶 Enjoy live music while you shop and stroll

📅 Saturday, March 21, 2026

⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM

📍 Ridge Rock Amphitheater | The Ridge Marketplace

Bring your friends, bring the family, and make a day of it. Come support local makers, find something special, and celebrate the start of spring at The Ridge.

Shop with over 350 vendors in seven barns and acres of antiques, collectibles, tools, crafts, shabby chic, primitives, ranch furniture, hunting accessories, candles, unique clothing, jewelry, food and so much more. Relax in the Biergarten while listening to live music.

Three days of Trade Days takes place every month. Check out the schedule on the website.