Events
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL
Bastrop Splash Bash Individuals can get to know city o©cials and neighbors during the community water battle. The evening will also o¥er waterslides, a dunk tank, bounce houses, yard games, live music and food vendors. • June 12, 5-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • Fisherman’s Park, 1200 Willow St., Bastrop • Facebook: Bastrop Splash Bash
Bastrop Juneteenth 40th anniversary celebration banquet and parade Event options span two days and kick o¥ Friday with a banquet. Celebrations will continue Saturday with a parade along Main Street, followed by a festival with live music, vendors, games and a street dance. • June 19, 10 a.m. (banquet); June 20, parade (7 a.m.), festival (after parade), 7-11 p.m. (dance) • Free (admission) • Downtown Bastrop and Fisherman’s Park, 1200 Willow St., Bastrop • www.bastropjuneteenth.com
Bastrop’s Annual Big Bang Celebration The Fourth of July event includes a Pet & Pedal Parade, a downtown scavenger hunt, live music, lawn games, bounce houses, water slides, an obstacle course, concessions and reworks. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. • July 4, 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • Downtown Bastrop and Fisherman’s Park,
1200 Willow St., Bastrop • www.visitbastrop.com
17th Annual Blue Flame Cruisers Car and Motorcycle Show The car and motorcycle show will feature classic vehicles, custom cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Resurrection: Nine Souls a Traveling” will follow. • June 21, 6 p.m. (walk); 7 p.m. (concert) • Free (walk); monetary donation (concert) • Starts at Paul Quinn AME Church, 1108 Walnut St., Bastrop; ends at Calvary Episcopal Church, 603 Spring St., Bastrop • Facebook: Freedom Colonies Museum 57th annual Western Days Elgin’s three-day annual homecoming celebration will include a pageant, golf tournament, pub crawl, parade, vendors, live music and family activities. • June 25-27, times vary • Prices vary by activity • Festival takes place at Elgin Memorial Park, 1127 Main St., Elgin; other locations vary by activity • www.elgintxchamber.com
June
Family Make ‘n Take: Spark Learning Families can explore electricity through interactive activities and simple experiments during the grand opening of the Sparks exhibit, created in partnership with Bluebonnet Electric. The program will introduce children to electrical circuits in a safe, hands-on way. • June 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • Price included with museum admission ($8); free (children ages 12 and younger, museum members, military members and veterans) • Bastrop County Museum & Visitor Center, 904 Main St., Bastrop • www.bastropcountyhistoricalsociety.com
• June 20, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. • $30-$35 (registration) • Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center, 1408 Chestnut St., Bastrop • www.blueflamecruisers.com
Walk of Love Organized by nonprots Bastrop Heal Alliance and the African-American Cultural Center, the community is invited to wear white for the walk, which begins at Paul Quinn AME Church and ends at Calvary Episcopal Church. A performance of Hannibal Lokumbe’s “Crucixion
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