LIST: CareFest, Reptiles with a Ranger & 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 15-17).

Throughout the weekend:

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

AISD 2025 Bev Ball Classic
Friday & Saturday
Various Locations in Abilene

Public Show – Messengers of Time and Space
6:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Morgan Jones Planetarium

Scrambler Pro Series Shootout
Friday & Saturday
Westx Abilene Raceway

Friday, August 15:

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

Education in Brown County Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Early Visitors & Events Center

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

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

Saturday, August 16:

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

Commissary Days Flea Market
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Hoosegow, Brownwood

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

Elm Creek Nature Hike
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Abilene State Park, Tuscola

Back-to-School Family Craft Day
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
McCoy’s Building Supply

Leisure Market
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Brownwood Train Depot

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

Yo-Yo Club Meetup
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Beer, Bangers & Brunch
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Grain Theory

Book Launch tour with Author Mark A. Daniel
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble

South STEAM: Water Filter Experiment
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

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

CareFest 2025
Starts at 3:00 p.m.
Albany, Texas

Back to School Bash
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Clyde Methodist Church

Star Party at Abilene State Park
Starts at 9:00 p.m.
Abilene State Park

Sunday, August 17:

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

Square Dancing Lessons
2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Round Up Pig Sale
Starts at 4:00 p.m.
962-994 First Street, Tuscola

The Tea Club
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Sway Cafe & Wine Bar

Live music:

• Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Blan Scott at The Mill, Abilene
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Colton Fox at the Ice House
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Free Ride Band at Heff’s
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Kody West at the Big Country Beer Garden
• Saturday at 6:30 p.m. – Colby Lee Swift at the Lonestar Stage, Snyder
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Ryan McCorkle & Danny Ellison at Betty Rose’s South
• Saturday at 7:30 p.m. – The Bellamy Brothers at The Paramount
• Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – Self Family Band at the Ice House

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