Memorial Weekend Events

It’s the unofficial kickoff to summer! If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, there are lots of special events going on out West. Check out the list below and for more info, click on the links.Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival Friday-Sunday, crawfish, jambalaya, boudin, red beans & rice, live Cajun and country-western music, arts & crafts, gumbo cookoff. $10-12

Hill Country Galleria Saturday night, free Summer Concert Series with Two Tons of Steel 7-9 pm

Fredericksburg Saturday and Sunday, Pacific combat living history reenactment, complete with actors, guns and tanks. Two shows at 11 am and 2 pm, $7.50. Monday at 10 am, Memorial Day ceremony at the National Museum of the Pacific War, free

Luckenbach Saturday, the town where “everybody’s somebody” celebrates with music by the Dirty River Boys and Colton O’Neill, $20. Sunday, special ice cream social with Shiny Ribs, free. Monday, Memorial Day celebration with Chris Berardos & the DesBerardos, free

Fall Creek Vineyard Texas barbecue lunch on the patio at the Tow winery location, Saturday, 10:30-2. Barbecue sandwich lunch with wine, adults $17.50, kids $11. At the Driftwood winery location, picnic lunches by Chef David Garrido Saturday, Sunday and Monday, $48 per couple, $25 single

Military Families Memorial Day weekend at the Hill Country Science Mill in Johnson City. Special hours on Monday, and Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10% of all proceeds go to Operation Phantom Support, a military nonprofit

Market Days in Johnson City. Food, wine, music, artisans, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Most of the local wineries will have live music on Saturday and Sunday. You can find a schedule with specifics here