LIST: Artisan Market, Back-to-School Bash & other Big Country events this weekend

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (BigCountryHomepage.com) – Looking for something fun to do this weekend in the Big Country? Check out this list of events for this upcoming weekend (August 8-10).

Throughout the weekend:

Plants – Animals – People Exhibit
July 3 through August 20
Brownwood Art Association Art Center – 215 Fisk Ave

Retro Rewind Swap-meet
Saturday & Sunday
Retro World Arcade, Abilene

Friday, August 8:

Back-to-School Food Drive
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fast Lane Car Wash, Brownwood

Quilter’s Hideout: Simply Charming Club
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Quilter’s Hideout, Early

Wilderness Survival Hike
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Lake Brownwood State Park

Master Gardeners Series: Fruit Trees
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Abilene Public Library Main Branch

Back to School Neighborhood Block Party
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Lytle South Baptist Church, Abilene

Back to School Community Event
Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Mama Bear Beauty Hair Care LLC, Abilene

LEGO Afternoons
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Abilene Public Library Mockingbird Branch

YA BookTalk Meetup
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Sensory Playdate
4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Imagination City, Abilene

Bruner Pep-Rally
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Bruner Auto Group, Early

FNM Commander Tournament
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Jomio and Rueliete’s Cards and Comics, Early

Summer Movie Night – King of Kings
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Brownwood

Saturday, August 9:

Abilene Farmers Market
8:00 a.m. to noon
Mesquite and North 1st Street

Back to School Resource Fair and Fun Day
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Taylor County Expo Center

Buffalo Gap Farmer’s Market
9:00 a.m. to noon
2026 FM 89

Edible and Medicinal Plant Hike
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Abilene State Park, Tuscola

Cooking on the Dance Floor
9:00 a.m. to noon
Abilene State Park CCC Building

Kicks for Kids
10:00 a.m. to noon
Brownwood Event Center Complex

Bookstore Romance Day
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Seven and One Books

Family Fun Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
NCCIL – 102 Cedar Street

Back to School Bash
Starts at 11:00 a.m.
KingdomKutz Barbershop, Abilene

Teacher Appreciation Brunch
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm.
Grain Theory, Abilene

Family Flix: “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”
11:00 a.m. to 12:45 pm.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Grassroots Lounge: Real-World Self-Defense Class: Empower Yourself
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Grassroots Lounge, Brownwood

Saturday Matinee: “Wonka”
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Magician: Zak Mirz
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Brownwood Lyric Theatre

Reptiles with a Ranger
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Lake Brownwood State Park

Abilene Sunset Market
4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Drug Emporium Vitamin Plus

Dine and Ride #4
Starts at 5:00 p.m.
Silver Buffalo Saloon, Abilene

Bangs Texas Artisan Market
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Bangs City Park

ACU Soccer vs University of Incarnate Word
Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Elmer Gray Stadium, ACU Campus

Sunday, August 10:

Back-to-School Haircuts
Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Big Country Barbershop, Abilene

Free Women’s Intro to Jiu Jitsu Class
Starts at 2:00 p.m.
Killer Bee Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Abilene

Square Dancing Lessons
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Sunday Fun Day: Straw Pan Flutes
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

First Baptist Church of Brownwood End of Summer Swim Party
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Heart of Texas Baptist Camp

Make & Take Butterfly Box
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Ink Therapy Abilene

Back to School Bash
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Milton Baptist Church, Brownwood

Live music:

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