Texian Market Days Festival Set For Oct. 24 at George Ranch
A living history festival for the entire family
Experience the sights, smells and activities of days gone by at the 26th annual
Texian Market Days festival.
The family-friendly living history festival will take place on Saturday, Oct.
24, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the George Ranch Historical Park, 10215 FM 762 in
Richmond. The festival features interactive activities, Civil War camps and
battle re-enactments, historic home tours, archeological digs, food and live
entertainment.
“We’re really excited to offer families an affordable and educational weekend
immersed in hands-on history,
” said Executive Director Candace Jones. “Our greatest desire is to make Texas history come alive for our visitors.”
The festival is roughly divided into four historical eras: the 1830s, 1860s,
1890s and 1930s.
Early settler life is featured at the 1830s site. Activities include pioneer
food demonstrations, pioneer activities, Texas Revolution battle skirmishes and
ongoing tours of the
“dog-trot” log cabin.
Picture life in post-Civil War Texas at the
1860s site with Confederate and Union soldier camps, a Civil War battle
reenactment, historic food tasting, prairie home tours and interactive one-room
schoolhouse programs.
Experience Victorian splendor by visiting the 1890s area. Visitors can tour the
grandiose Davis mansion (an original structure), watch live blacksmithing
demonstrations, walk through the family cemetery and learn to write with quill
pens. The 1890s sharecropper farm is part of the 1890s complex and portrays
what life was like as a freed slave during the Victorian era. The chuck wagon
camp is also set up with food samples hot off the open fire.
The 1930s site area features a real archeological dig and tours of the George
family
’s ranching home. Watch as the authentic cowboys give cattle roping and dipping
vat demonstrations.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-15. Children four and
under are free. For more information, visit
www.texianmarketdays.com or call 281-343-0218.
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