Celebrating Dripping Springs

The annual Founders Day Festival will take over the streets of downtown Dripping Springs this weekend, celebrating the city’s heritage and pioneer spirit.

The three-day celebration will officially kick off on Friday, April 26, with the Founders Day 35 th Anniversary Parade at 6:30 p.m. The parade will run through the middle of Dripping Springs, along Mercer Street. The event will continue on Friday with a carnival and free, live music until 11:30 p.m.

The main portion of the festival will run on Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Food and drinks will be available for purchase until close both days, with over 150 vendors from around the Hill Country and beyond. Free, live music and entertainment will be available throughout the day, and carnival rides and activities will be open.

A barbecue cook-off competition will run throughout the day on Saturday with an awards ceremony held the next day at 2:30 p.m. There will also be a Sunday church service at 10 a.m.

The Annual Founders Day Festival honors and celebrates the founding of the Dripping Springs community in 1850 by the Moss, Wallace and Pound families, according to the Founders Day Commission.

For more information on parking and transportation, visit cityofdrippingsprings. com/foundersday.