San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | March 2026

Events

BY AMANDA CUTSHALL

April

Farmer Fred’s Garden Spring Carnival Easter egg hunts, carnival games, photos with the Easter bunny and more will ll San Marcos City Park.

• April 2, 6-9 p.m. • Free (admission) • San Marcos City Park, 170 Charles Austin Drive, San Marcos • www.visitsanmarcos.com

Kyle Market Days: Spring Celebration Monthly market with local vendors, arts and crafts, farm-to-market items and live music, themed for spring. • April 11, 2026, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. • Free (admission) • Mary Kyle Hartson Park, 101 S. Burleson St., Kyle Buda’s birthday The three-day festival will mark the city’s 145-year anniversary, and feature a carnival, vendors market, food, live art sessions and more. Festivalgoers can also sign a giant birthday card. • April 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • Buda Amphitheater, 204 San Antonio St., Buda • www.budaamphitheater.com/budasbday Buttery Festival A rain-or-shine, family-friendly day will showcase butter“y releases and kid-friendly activities. • April 18, 2026, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free (admission) • EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens, 1101 FM 2325, Wimberley, TX 78676 • www.emilyann.org • https://www.cityofkyle.gov/living-here/ parks-and-recreation/community-events Earth Day San Marcos Festival The family-friendly event will o™er hands-on activities, performances and demos, vendors, and exhibitors at Spring Lake. • April 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Free (admission)

Just for Fun Parade Participants and attendees are encouraged to dress in colorful costumes and join in on the parade—which kicked o™ as an annual event in 1978. • April 25, 10 a.m. (parade participants meet);

11 a.m. (parade starts) • Free (admission) • Industry parking lot, 110 E. Martin Luther King Dr., San Marcos • Facebook: Just for Fun Parade

Operation: Hats O For Veterans Family BBQ & Veterans Resource Fair The community will gather to support and honor veterans and their families. The BOYB event will feature barbecue, auctions, resource vendors and more. Kid-friendly activities will also be available. • April 19, 2-6 p.m. • $20-$75 (admission) • Texas Old Town, Tejas Hall, 1205 Roland Lane, Kyle • www.ohofv.org/events

• The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos • www.meadowscenter.txst.edu/ education/earth-day.html Buda in Bloom Vendors will o™er a selection of plants ranging from tropicals to succulents and more. Related accessories, such as pottery, and a community chalk-art project, will also be available. • April 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • Buda Welcome Center parking lot, 303 Main St., Buda • www.discoverbudatx.com

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