Bandera - where the fun never sets - really comes alive on Labor Day weekend. That's when Bandera returns to its roots. It is the time of the cowboy - and music, horses, longhorn cattle, gunfights, American Indian Powwow, gospel singing and cowboy church on the river. It's Celebrate Bandera 2010 organized by the Bandera Community Foundation.

Get an early start on Celebrate Bandera with all the Friday night events:

COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTERS; CIRCLE OF LIFE INTERTRIBAL POWWOW WITH THE BLESSING OF THE CIRCLE AND THE GRAND ENTRY, THE NATIVE AMERICAN SILENT AUCTION; AND THE WELCOME TO BANDERA DANCES.

 

Labor Day week-end Saturday and Sunday will find the whole town alive with cowboys and dudes and little buckaroos jostling for position to see Dr. E.T. Bushrod's Medicine Show, the San Antonio Living History Association, the Concho Cowboys, the famous Brazos Bottom Cowographers, a chance to ride in a stagecoach, The Texas Longhorn Riders and the Buffalo Soldier’s Camp. Folks will be scramblin’ to watch the Fancy Dancers and ceremonial dances of the Celebrate Bandera Circle of Life Intertribal PowWow.

Saturday morning kicks off with the opening ceremony, parade and a cattle drive down Main Street. A cattle drive with real longhorns.

The great thing about Saturday and Sunday is that every event on the river and on Main Street is FREE. And that includes the juried Arts and Crafts Show, the Living History and re-enactors and the Antique Chuck Wagons.

You can move to Mansfield Park and catch the Grand Entry of the Circle of Life Intertribal Pow Wow and the afternoon performance of the Invitational Roping and Barrel Racing.   Saturday evening catch the Cecil Adkinson Ford’s Cowboy Mounted Shooters ,the new and exciting Wild West Show and the Invitational Rodeo Finals.

Sunday brings back the Western Heritage Cowboy Church services on the banks of the Medina River. Country Gospel Music is featured most of the afternoon. A Native American Church service will also be held at Mansfield Park at the Intertribal PowWow.

Sunday evening it the Hottest 8 seconds of the year at the National Professional Bull Rider’s Challenge at Mansfield Park. Cowboys from all over the U.S. will gather to ride some of the best bucking bulls in the United States.

Each year, a number of civic and church groups benefit from participation in Celebrate Bandera. To learn more about how you or your group can participate, call Genie Strickland at 830-796-4447.

Notice: Some outfitters charge fees for their rides such as stage coach, pony or horseback riding.

 

Voted one of the TOP 101 WESTERN EVENTS by

American Cowboy Magazine!

 

Buddy's Water Well & Septic Service

Roger, Karen and Buddy Byrd

Twin Elm

Cap'n Kury & Miss Victoria

Running R Ranch

Diane Migliaccio

Crawford Pharmacy

(Left to Right) Luke Crawford, Dennis Crawford, Niki Collins & Wayne Antenen

Silver Spur Ranch

Gary and Kay Waltsmith

  

        Flying L Guest Ranch

Susan Jenkins

Purple Sage Ranch

Ron Yaeger

 

 

City of Bandera

Mayor Horst Pallaske

 

Bandera City Council

The Almost Patsy Cline Band

Lanette Pennell

 

American Indian Store

Judy Klein

 

Boyle's Bandera Hardware and Just Ask Rental

Johnny Boyle and Nick Phelps

 

Dixie Dude Ranch

Clay and Diane Conoly

 

Bandera's Economic Development Corporation

 

Margaret Paradee, owner of the Gingerbread House &

President of the Bandera Business Association, Both Proud Sponsors

 

O.S.T. (Old Spanish Trail Restaurant)

Michelle Armstrong, Amanda Martinez and Bekah Boyd

 

Shoe Biz

Peggy Ashmore

 

Skyline RV Resort

Bob Shaw

 

Cow Creek

Allen Strong

 

The Lodge at San Julian Creek

Randy and Burma Kincaid

 

Dr. Margo Denke

 

Love Creek Orchard The Apple Store

Norma Jean

 

Modern Woodmen

Larry Richardson and Bret Davenport

 

Indian Creek Internet Services

Marian McCurdy

 

Janna Ivy Lindig, Attorney at Law

 

Super S Foods

Stuart Wagner

 

Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Debbie Corley

 

Bandera Veterinary Clinic

Mark Richardson, DVM

 

Bandera County Chamber of Commerce

Cerise Ripps

 

Bandera County Convention and Visitor's Bureau

 

Starlight Bookkeeping

Bruce Hanks

 

Chicago Brothers

Rick Pusateri

 

Bandera Bulletin

Christina Ryrholm

 

The Cowboy Store

Mickey Bloxham & Denise Beaseley

 

McMullan Insurance

Kirk & Hooter McMullan

 

Stagecoach Realty

Martha Bodiford & Rene' Leith

 

Bit of Mexico

Skye Holt & TJ Fernandez

 

Bandera Bank

Ken Finley

 

Rane Roofing

Dave Vogelsang, Judi Mullins, AJ Martinez & Diana Tatum

 

Comprehensive Physical Therapy& Bandera Fitness

Carmon Gascot, LPT

 

Wells Fargo

David Geisweidt & Sharon Treece

 

Brick's River Cafe'

Brick Gibson

 

Blue Gene's

Laurie King & Melinda Sullivan

 

Bandera First State Bank

Anthony Richards & James Wilson

 

Bandera County Courier

Gail Joiner

 

Bandera Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

Peter Tierney & Staff

 

Braun Medicine Chest

Leticia Henk & Staff

 

Band-Aire Heating & Cooling

Bobby W.

 

Pioneer Rv Resort

Lloyd & Linda Randall

 

Gunslinger

Melissa Benge

 

Old West Imports

Abel & Alea Loredo

 

Bandera Star Steakhouse

Mike Lynch

 

Gray Realty

Steve Stone

 

Bandera General Store

Georgia & Gail Click


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Photo Credits James Taylor and Jessica Hawley of the Bandera Bulletin
Carl Holt from the Bandera County Courier

And Chuck Murphy ~~ ALL PROUD SPONSOR PICTURES with

Bandera Community Foundation President Dave Demers taken by Jackie Demers