In Touch With Tourism
by ALISHA BURROW
While school will be in session soon, it’s never too late to make your fall vacation plans. As we say goodbye to those “hot summer nights,” Buda welcomes cool weather with some even “cooler” fall events.
Buda Fine Arts Festival
October 1- 3, 2010
The festival opens Friday evening with a Premier Art Event with live music from Austin featuring jazz performer, Liz Morphis, wine tasting and hors d’oeurves. Meet the artists, purchase fine art and select your favorite artist for the “Peoples Choice Award.” Plan to participate in the silent auction of donated artwork. Saturday and Sunday’s festival brings over 50-juried artists to Buda to exhibit fine art for sale.
Admission is free to the festival on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss the paper sculpture demonstrated by our 2010 featured artist, Shou Ping.
Oils, pastels, pottery, glass, mixed media, photography, sculpture, acrylics and fine jewelry from artists across Texas will be featured. The Buda Fine Arts Festival Committee brings fine art, Texas artists and a weekend full of live music and children’s events to Buda’s Historic Downtown. Proceeds from the festival support student artists from the Buda community by providing an opportunity to show their work as well as scholarships to Hays ISD students.
Fire Fest Texas
October 1-2, 2010
Don’t miss this fun-filled weekend benefiting the Buda Fire Department to support the Buda Fire Department’s Regional Live Fire Training facility. Enjoy events including Firefighter Challenges, Kids Firefighter Challenge and live entertainment. This event is a time-honored tradition honoring firefighters in Central Texas for over 51 years, and more than 10,000 Texans attend annually to honor our Texas heroes.
First Thursday
October 7, 2010, 5-9 p.m.
First Thursday takes place on the first Thursday of each month, throughout downtown Buda, and focuses on providing downtown visitors the chance to stroll through the unique antique and specialty shops in downtown, while enjoying food from downtown restaurants.
Boo-Da Halloween
October 28, 2010
Downtown Buda serves as a safe and fun opportunity for children to trick-or-treat for Halloween and includes Halloween stories, crafts, games and more Halloween fun at the Buda Public Library.
Submit your events! Do you have an event happening in Buda? Submit your event for inclusion on the City of Buda website. Visit www.ci.buda.tx.us to complete the event submission form.
Calling all Farmers & Gardeners!
Plans are underway to revitalize the Buda Farmers Market! The Buda Downtown Merchants Group is seeking interested farmers and gardeners to sell their produce and goods. If interested, please contact Jennifer Denton, Market Manager at budafarmersmarket@gmail.com or call (512) 773-7128.
Discover what Buda has to offer and take advantage of the tools and resources the City of Buda Tourism Department can provide. From maps to attraction brochures, visit our office at City Hall located at 121 S. Main Street in Historic Downtown Buda for local and state tourism information. Experience great lodging options, meeting facilities, restaurants and a vibrant Historic downtown. Discover Buda!
