Annual Festivals & Events
SIP & SHOP
Second Thursdays
Exciting NEW Shopping Event!
Shop all day and enjoy refreshments from 3 – 6pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Make a $20 purchase at each participating store to have your card stamped to enter the drawing to win 100 DOWNTOWN DOLLARS!
Girls Night Out
Second Saturdays
Win a $50 SHOPPING SPREE! Every 2nd Saturday of the month. Earn a ticket when you shop and spend at least $10. Spend more than $10 and earn MORE tickets to increase your chances. The drawing will take place at 6pm at D’vine Winery, and stay awhile for the AFTER Party! Participating shops will display pink balloons.
Oktoberfest
October 4-6, 2024
Grab your Lederhosen and Dirndls and celebrate in true German Tradition at the Granbury Square and Granbury Square Plaza with vendors located at the Plaza, and the Square. There will be beer hoisting contests, Jenga, Hammerschlagen, lumberjack contests, polka dancing and so much more! This is a family fun event and includes a Kinderplatz to keep your children entertained. Live Polka Music Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon.
Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts
October 26-27, 2024
Surrounding the beautiful and historic Granbury Downtown Square, Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts celebrates the best of fine art and fine craft from artists all over the country. Presented by the Historic Granbury Merchants Association, this long-running juried festival features Artist Gallery Booths, Live Music, a Street Dance, Unique Food Options and new this year…Wine Tastings.
Night of Lights Christmas Parade
November 29, 2024 6:00pm
The Night of Lights Christmas Parade is a longtime holiday tradition in Granbury. A colorful lineup of decorated entries – both lighted floats and walking groups decorated to celebrate the Birth of Christ – wind their way through Granbury’s downtown Historic District. Not only do spectators enjoy pre-parade music and entertainment, but Santa’s arrival marks the beginning of the Christmas season and the city’s Christmas lights are flipped on in nearby Shanley Park and the City Hall Building.
Granbury A Candlelight Tour of Homes
December 6-8, 2024
This is a time when Texas hospitality is irrepressible and the gracious people of Granbury welcome visitors into their historic and private residences.
Friday December 6, 2024 VIP Night 6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday December 7, 2024 1:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday December 8, 2024 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tickets and more detailed information found at https://granburycandlelighttour.com
Chili on the Beach & Cook-Off
January 20, 2025
What is better than Chili on the Beach during Goosebump Jump? Come join Visit Granbury and the Historic Granbury Merchants Association at the Hilton Garden Inn and the City Beach for a Chili Cookoff on Saturday, January 18, 2025 during Goose Bump Jump!
Beginning 11am you taste all of the chili with a $5.00 tasting kit which includes 1 ticket to vote for your favorite.
11am-1pm while the chili lasts!
If you are interested in being in the Chili Competition, please call the HGMA office at 682.936.4550 or email granburyhgma@gmail.com. There will be prizes for the top three Chili Cook-off winners.of $250, $150, and $50 and a trophy for Peoples Choice.
$5.00 TASTING KITS WILL BE AVAILABLE 11AM-1PM
Granbury Founder's Day Jubilee and Cook-off
March 15-16, 2025
Head to Granbury’s Founder’s Day Celebration Weekend, for a weekend of fun, shopping, and celebrations! Put your taste buds up to the challenge by tasting the beans and voting on the Peoples Choice for Best Beans! You may also purchase Ribs and Brisket from some of the best Cookers in the area! Think you’ve got what it takes to win? Share your own barbecue cookin’ in the annual Bean & BBQ Cook-off!
With craft food and shopping vendors, fun activities, live music, and a Street Dance…it’s a great event for the entire family. Don’t miss some of the local artists hitting the stage on the Historic Granbury Square.
Oink, Oink Festival
April 6-7 2024
Come one, come all to an original German Pig Festival. Oink, Oink Fest is a great time for the entire family to enjoy authentic German flavors and Fun! Music, dancing, games for the kids and the adults, with vendors to shop! Vendors will load in Friday afternoon and some will open for the evening….it is optional, but all will be open for business Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 AM. The Festival will end on Sunday at 4:00 PM.
Memorial Day Weekend
May 24-27, 2024
Hosted by Historic Granbury Merchants Association
Memorial Day Monday – This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. Dedications, ceremonies, recognition of Hood County Gold Star Families, poetry reading and at 3pm we will join the nation for a moment of silence with the participation of playing Taps Across America.
Click the link for full event schedule and vendor list.
Labor Day Weekend
2025
To end the Summer, the Historic Granbury Merchants Association is sponsoring another FUN Family Festival – Labor Day Weekend Festival and Sidewalk Sale. Vendors will be selling items around the Square and of course, all of the shops around the square are bristling with signs about great Labor Day SALES!
Granbury After Dark
