Annual EventsJANUARYMLK CelebrationYouth Livestock Show

FEBRUARYDenim & Diamonds Ball

MARCHArtsFestCajun JamboreeRun to CreateToast to Texas at Sebastopol

APRILEarth Day Trade DaysGRMC Relay for LifeHospice GalaHotshots Fish Fry Just for Kids Fishin’ DayMoonlight and RosesTX Ladies Chili Cook-off

MAYAg Fest at the Big Red BarnCinco de Mayo Mid-Texas Symphony

JUNECinderella BallConcerts in the Park, SundaysTaste of Seguin

JULYBiggest Small-Town 4th of July Parade and FireworksFreedom FiestaTexas Lineman’s Rodeo

AUGUSTCasino Night at Big Red BarnSeguin Birthday Party

SEPTEMBERFiestas Patrias Diez y SeisMid-Texas SymphonyTour de Pecan Bike Ride

OCTOBERBuck FeverD.A.R.E. Safe Haunted HouseFur BallGuadalupe County FairPecan FestPRCA RodeoRiverside Cemetery ToursWilson Pottery Show

DECEMBERCocoa Sip ‘n StrollHeritage Tour of HomesLas PosadasLighted Christmas ParadeRed Barn’s Country ChristmasTLU Christmas VespersYuleFest Arts ‘n Crafts Bazaar

AccommodationsTexas Inn - 807 E. Kingsbury St. • 830-379-2363 Comfort Inn & Suites3013 N. Hwy 123 at I-10 • 830-372-3990Days Inn - 2950 N. Hwy 123 at I-10 • 830-372-0860Hampton Inn1130 Larkin Ave. at Hwy 123 and I-10 • 830-379-4400Holiday Inn Express2801 Jay Rd. at Hwy 123 and I-10 • 830-379-4440 La Quinta Inn - 1501 N. Hwy 46 at I-10 • 830-372-0567Motel 6 - 1826 I-10 West at Hwy 46 • 830-372-4440America’s Best Value Inn - 1525 N. Hwy 46 at I-10 • 830-379-6888Sunrise Inn - 982 E. Kingsbury St. • 830-401-0907TownePlace Suites by Marriott2732 Jay Rd. at Hwy 123 and I-10 • 830-379-2400

BED AND BREAKFASTSCottontail Creek Ranch B&B3767 S. Hwy 46 • 830-379-1693

Olivia Mansion - Victorian B&B409 N. Austin St. • 830-372-9905

RETREATS AND RANCHESDam Camp9035 FM 725, McQueeny, Texas • 210-439-4471 • Over 3 acres of Lake Placid waterfront in McQueeney with a resort atmosphere, Container Cabins, Sand Volleyball, Beach Entry.

Geronimo Creek Retreat2050 Laubach Rd. • 888-993-6772

Lazy U Ranch450 Naumann Rd. • 210-559-1377

RV PARKSD&A RV Resort4000 I-10 West • 830-379-9998

Rivershade RV Park3995 S. Hwy 123 • 830-379-8826

River Bend RV Park1881 S. Hwy 80 at I-10 • 830-875-9548

Seguin Convention and viSitorS Bureau116 n. Camp St., Seguin, tX, 78155

830-401-5000 www.viSitSeguin.Com

BLUE LOTUS WINERY AND TEXAS MEAD WORKS5151 FM 20 • 830-379-9463 • bluelotuswinery.com Tasting Room is open Thu-Sun, 12-5. Hand-crafted wines from Texas-grown grapes, honey meads including peach and blackberry.

SEGUIN BREWING - 111 W. Gonzales St, 210-771-3913, www.seguinbrewing.com BS BREWING COMPANY - 1408 Old Lehman Rd, 830-660-2124, bsbrewingtx.com

Wine, Dine & Shop

You might call it “Real America.”or “Real Texas.”

WE CALL ITSEGUIN

Historic SitesDOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICTCentral Park on the Square - 201 S. Austin St.An art-deco 1930s fountain, a bronze statue of Juan Seguin, an old-fashioned bandstand, granite historical markers, and Victorian gas lamps ornament the square. Courthouse Square - Austin St. at Court St.A Texas-sized Pecan stands on the old Courthouse grounds honoring the sizable crops of pecans that make Guadalupe County one of the nation’s leading producers. Old Stagecoach Route - Donegan St. at Austin St. - A panoramic mural by Brent McCarthy recreates the early pioneers and landmarks along the 1800s stagecoach route.

HERITAGE VILLAGE - S. River St. and E. Live Oak St.Los Nogales - Built in 1849 by slaves for a German pioneer. The adobe bricks are like those used in W. Africa and Mexico.Dietz Doll House - A charming 1910 Victorian doll house built by German-born master cabinetmaker Louis Dietz.Texas’ Oldest Standing Protestant Church - This frontier structure, now more than 160 years old, hosted the 1849 Conference of Texas Methodists. Campbell-Hoermann Log Cabin - John Campbell, an immigrant from Ireland, built this cabin for his 23 family members when they came to Texas in 1850.Calaboose - A wheeled jailhouse used to carry prisoners to work.

THE MOORE HOUSE - 703 Johnson Ave. A Queen Anne home built by one of Teddy Roosevelt’s hunting partners in the same style as Roosevelt’s famous estate, Sagamore Hill.

THE POWER PLANT - 2006 Stockdale Hwy. Built in the 1890s to power a cotton mill and later used to power the City, the plant overlooks the Guadalupe River and is now a destination restaurant.

THE STEPHEN AND MARY BIRCH TEXAS THEATRE425 N. Austin St. • 830-372-6168 • thetexas.orgLive musical concerts and theater productions come alive in this restored historic theater dating back to Seguin’s 1930s oil boom.

MAGNOLIA HOTEL - 203 S Crockett • http://www.haunted-magnoliahotel.com. Once featured on “Texas Most Endangered Places” list by Texas Preservation and destine for demolition, the Magnolia Hotel has now been rescued by owners Jim and Erin Ghedi. The building was the original Stagecoach Route for the City.

SEBASTOPOL HOUSE HISTORIC SITE - 704 Zorn St., 830-379-4833 - Open Thurs-Sun, with free tours at 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3. A Greek Revival mansion built in 1856 by skilled slaves, Sebastopol is one of the finest surviving 19th-century limecrete buildings in America. Once “The Mother of Concrete Cities,” Se-guin boasted nearly 100 limecrete buildings. Remaining relics can be seen on the “Limecrete Architecture” self-guided tour. Wilson Pottery collection is also on display.

MuseumsPAPE PECAN HOUSE AND NUTCRACKER MUSEUM

5440 S. Hwy. 123 • 830-372-2850Open Mon-Fri, 8-5, group tours available. One of the world’s largest collections of nutcrackers with 8,000+ in many shapes and sizes. Nuts, gifts and souvenirs.

SEGUIN HERITAGE MUSEUM114 N. River St. at Gonzales St. • 830-

372-0965 Open Tues-Fri, 10-3, group tours available by request. Filled with rich displays of multi-ethnic heritage and contributions throughout the centuries of Seguin and Guadalupe County, a collection of Native American artifacts and photographic records of days gone by.

TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND HERITAGE CENTER - 390 Cordova Rd. • 830-379-0933 • texagedu.orgA working farm complete with antique equipment and tools, animals, a garden, buggies, blacksmith shop, post office, service station, general store, an 1800s pioneer home, barn, church, and one-room schoolhouse. Home of the World’s Largest Pecan and the new Pecan Museum.

WILSON POTTERY MUSEUMExhibits of historic pottery, rare artifacts and memorabilia from one of the first businesses in Texas operated by freed slaves are on display at Sebastopol House Historic Site (see Sebastopol for information).

RecreationMAX STARCKE PARK - S. Austin St. • 830-401-2480An exceptional public park with golf, volleyball, basketball, tennis, softball, kayaking, picnic areas, hike-and-bike path along the river, kids playscape, wave pool, and fenced-in Barky Park. Starcke Park Golf Course 830-401-2490, open daily. This top-ranked 18-hole course winds along the river lined with mature pecan trees. Cart rental, pro shop, practice tees. Max Starcke Park Wave Pool830-379-7665, open Tues-Sun, Memorial weekend through August. Freshwater waves, splash pool, tubes, picnic tables, snack bar, season passes. Paddling Trails Lake Seguin Paddling Trail at Max Starcke Park: 4 miles. Seguin Paddling Trail at Lake Nolte Meadow Lake: 2-8 miles. Tubing - at Seguin Tubes, 2006 Stockdale Hwy., 830-379-0000

FIELDS AT HUBER RANCH 3000 Huber Rd. • 830-372-3044 - Five softball competition fields, climate-controlled concession, covered seating. IRMA LEWIS SEGUIN OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER 1865 E. Hwy 90 • 830-379-7652 • seguinolc.org - Hiking, birding, fishing, canoeing, zipline, ropes course, archery, biking.PARK WEST - N. Vaughan Ave. and San Antonio Ave.Skatepark, fitness trails, splash pad, playscape, covered picnic.SEGUIN EVENTS COMPLEX Fairgrounds/Coliseum, 950 S. Austin St. • 830-401-2486 Home of the Guadalupe County Fair & PRCA Rodeo. Covered rodeo arena, exhibit buildings, dance hall, animal stalls and RV hook-ups. 18 volleyball courts and four lighted softball fields.SON’S ISLAND - 110 Lee St, 888-993-6772, Fri - Sat, 11am-5pm, www.lakeplacidisland.comWALNUT SPRINGS PARK - 317 W. Court St. - Nature trails.WATER SPORTS ON THE GUADALUPE RIVERBoat ramps, fishing piers, campgrounds and picnic areas. Lake McQueeney: off FM 725 five miles west of Seguin, Lake Placid: exit 605 off I-10, take access road to public ramp under bridge.ZDT AMUSEMENT PARK 301 W Kingsbury Street • 830-386-0151Extreme family fun both indoors and outdoors! Ballocity, Bungee Trampoline, Parachute Drop, Rock Climbing Wall, Silo Climb, Go-Karts, Simulators Viper Hybrid Slide, Mad Raft Hydro-Coaster, Jungle Playland, Arcade video games, and Switchback. Affordable all-day admission and snack bar. Open daily during the summer and on weekends Sept-May. zdtamusement.com

ArtsLIVE THEATER - Downtown’s historic Texas Theatre, thetexas.org, and the Palace Theatre, facebook.com/palacetheatretx, provide live musical and theatrical performances throughout the year.

MID-TEXAS SYMPHONY SOCIETY - 100 S. Austin St, 830-463-5353 - A world-class orchestra - is our area’s only professional orchestra. It features superb professional musicians from across the States. MTS features soloists with national and international reputations for artistic excellence.

SEGUIN ART LEAGUE - 104 S. Austin St. • 830-305-0472seguinartleague.com. Local artists’ ware on exhibit and for sale. Opening Soon!

TEATRO DE ARTES DE JUAN SEGUIN921 W. New Braunfels St. • 830-401-0232 teatrodeartes.org - Mexican-American art exhibits, Ballet Folklorico, Noche de Gala regional mariachi and vocals competition.

TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (TLU) CULTURAL ARTSPerforming arts produced by the music and drama schools and traveling artists including Broadway shows, musicals, dance, and the Christmas Vespers held the first week of December.