Upcoming Special Events

     The Texas Renaissance Festival is one of the nation's largest, most acclaimed renaissance theme parks where the sights, sounds, tastes and beauty of the 16th Century come alive Saturdays and Sundays throughout October and through the first 3 weekends of November, from 9 AM to dusk. On your way back from or on the way to the festival, if you are traveling down Hwy 105, please stop in at beautiful, historic Montgomery and grab and bite to eat and do a little shopping.

Lone Star First Saturday – Historic Montgomery Farmers' Market and Acoustic Music Jams

Calling all folks who appreciate homemade, homegrown goodness! The Historic Montgomery Business Association is hosting an old-fashioned Farmers’ Market on the first Saturday of every month, weather permitting, at the corner of FM 149 and College Street in Montgomery, Texas.

The Historic Montgomery Farmers' Market is held each month in conjunction with "Lone Star First Saturday," with the exception of May. It's a fun and educational shopping experience for the whole public, while supporting local farmer's dairies and nurseries. This local market features a wide variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, eggs, plants, honey, farm products turned into baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles, and salsas, along with homemade wares produced by local artisans. Many participating shops and restaurants offer specials that day. The Market is located at the intersection of FM 149 and College Street. Plus, as an added bonus, "Acoustic Music Jam Sessions" take place on many of the porches of the shops and restaurants from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Grab your violin, guitar, harmonica, or banjo, and come on down and sit a spell!

The cost to vendors for this once-per-month market is $20 per event. Setup starts at 7:00 a.m. and must be completed by Market opening at 9:00 a.m. and continues until 2:00 p.m. Open to local gardeners, growers, canners, cooks, crafters and creators, egg ladies and milk maids. School groups, church groups, and non-profit groups are invited. All items for sale must be homegrown, homemade, or locally-produced, and must be approved in advance.

To sign up for the Market or for more information, please e-mail Claudia Childress at homestead_mercantile@cebridge.net or contact her by phone at: Homestead Mercantile (936) 597-4566, home phone (936) 597-7303, or cell phone (936) 520-6952. For information on the Acoustic Music Jams, please contact Lonnie Clover at (936) 597-5002.