Sunday, February 24, 2013

2013 Texas Independence Day Celebrations - Washington-on-the-Brazos

Texas Independence Day Celebration

Washington-on-the-Brazos

March 2-3, 2013

Schedule of Events
 
Ongoing activities, throughout the weekend, 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.:
  • Craft vendors, demonstrators, and musicians located along the trail between the Visitors Center and Museum, the Star of the Republic Museum and Barrington Farm
  • The Social Republic: The Frontier Tavern as a Networking Hub at Washington Inn
  • Descendants of Declaration Signers sign-in at the Visitor Center
  • New Museum exhibit "The Substance of Life: Texas Through the Eyes of Theodore Gentilz"
  • Book signings by Texas authors at the Visitor Center 
 Saturday March 2, 2013
  • 10:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. - Texas Independence Day Commemorative Program at Independence Hall
  • 10:45 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. - William Carroll Crawford: Last Surviving Signer at Independence Hall
  • 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Geocaching 101: Introduction to Geocaching at the Education Center
  • 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Recollections of the Runaway Scrape by Mary Jones at Barrington Farm
  • 11:00 a.m. - Texas Heroes Living History: General Sam Houston at the Museum Theater
  • 11:00 a.m. - No Foolin' String Band at the Amphitheater
  • 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - Firing Demonstrations, small arms and artillery at the Washington Inn
  • 12:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Dave Parsons, Texas State 2011 Poet Laureate at the Amphitheater
  • 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - Independence Hall  Tours at Independence Hall
  • 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. - Craig Toungate presents In the Shadow of Giants at the Amphitheater
  • 1:30 p.m. - Texas Heroes Living History: Col. James Bowie at the Museum Theater
  • 3:30 p.m. - Texas Heroes Living History: General Sam Houston at the Museum Theater
Saturday March 3, 2013 
  • 11:00 a.m. - Texas Heroes Living History: Col. James Bowie at the Museum Theater
  • 11:00 a.m. - The Convention Through a Lady's Eyes at Independence Hall
  • 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Texas 1836:  Virtual Townsite Tour that starts at the Visitor Center
  • 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Recollections of the Runaway Scrape by Mary Jones at Barrington Farm
  • 12:00 p.m. - No Foolin' String Band at the Amphitheater
  • 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - Firing Demonstrations, small arms and artillery at the Washington Inn
  • 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - Independence Hall Tours at Independence Hall
  • 1:00 p.m. - Washington on the Brazos Park Association Commemorative Program on the lawn in front of the Conference Center
  • 1:00 p.m. - Craig Toungate presents In the Shadow of Giants at the Amphitheater

  • 1:00 p.m. - Geocaching 101: Introduction to Geocaching at the Education Center
  • 2:00 p.m. - The War for Texas Independence by Naomi Carrier at the Amphitheater
  • 3:00 p.m. - William Carroll Crawford: Last Surviving Signer at Independence Hall
  • 3:30 p.m. - Texas Heroes Living History: General Sam Houston at the Museum Theater
  • 4:00 p.m. - Texas Independence Day Commeorative Program at Independence Hall