LIST: Railroad Festival, Markets & 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 (September 12-14).

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class="wp-block-heading">Throughout the weekend:

Abilene Railroad Festival
Friday & Saturday
Downtown Abilene

Legends Dove Hunt
Friday through Sunday

National Championship Sports Fastpitch Tournament
Saturday & Sunday
Bert V Massey Sports Complex, Brownwood

West Texas Fair & Rodeo
September 4-13
Taylor County Expo Center

Fiber Art Exhibit: The Threads that Binds Us
Through October 1
Brownwood Art Association Art Center

Mini-Art Exhibit: Registration & Kit Pick-Up
Through September 30
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Friday, September 12:

EASL: Every Artist Starts Little
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
NCCIL

United for the Community: 4 Man Scramble Golf Tournament
Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Brownwood Country Club

Master Gardeners Series: Overwintering Your Plants
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Abilene Public Library Main Branch

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

Drum Circle
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Brownwood Art Center

Phantom of the Universe show
Starts at 6:00 p.m.
Morgan Jones Planetarium

Dancing Under the Stars
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Clyde City Park

FNM Commander Tournament
7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Jomio and Rueliete’s Cards and Comics

Saturday, September 13:

Hunter Education Course
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Brownwood Claybird Club

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

Lake Brownwood Artisan Autumn Market
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lake Brownwood Community Center

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

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

Cooking on the Dancefloor
9:00 a.m. to noon
Abilene State Park

Wildflower Walk
9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Lake Brownwood State Park

MEDICATION CLEANOUT • Sept 13th
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campus, Abilene

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

Family Flix: “Elemental”
11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

CCC Trail Hike
11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lake Brownwood State Park

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

Saturday Matinee: “A Minecraft Movie”
2:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Vintage Vibes: Victorian Puzzle Purses
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Abilene Public Library Main Branch

Star Party at Abilene State Park
8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Abilene State Park

Sunday, September 14:

Fall Market
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
The Mill, Abilene

Sunday Market at Clyde
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
106 Cedar Street

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

Sip & Soak Self-Care at Skies Over Texas Winery
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
6037 County Road 291, Early

Sunday Fun Day: Clothespin Butterflies
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch

Live music:

• Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Victor Y Los Diamantes at the Expo Center
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Happy Fat, WTF at the Big Country Beer Garden
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – The Shiners at the Ice House
• Saturday at 9:00 p.m. – Mike Ryan at the Expo Center
• Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – Christopher Wright at the Ice House
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Colton Fox at Betty Rose’s South

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