Schedule of Events for Saturday, October 21

Location: 1830s Jones Stock Farm

Hands-on Activities: Cotton ginning and carding, corn husk doll making, historical toys, frontier survival, printing press

Demonstrations: Ongoing log cabin tours, period broom-making, period gun display, cannon drills & firing, open-air cooking demonstrations, Texian and Soldado camp life, beeswax & candle-making, period sewing & clothes-making, scrimshaw demonstration, herbal salves & lotions, cloth dyeing early American music with the Tejas Pioneers

Timed Activities (Times subject to change): 

10 a.m. & 1 p.m.: Texas Revolution battle re-enactment

11:30 a.m. & 3 p.m.: Cavalry demonstration

4 p.m.: A Pioneer Wedding

Location: 1860s Ryon Prairie Home

Hands-On Activities: One-room schoolhouse, period quilting, sugar can press, butter-making, historic laundry, Soldiers’ Aid Society, hoops, sack races

Demonstrations: Ongoing Ryon Prairie Home tours, soap-making, Civil War field hospital, historical storytelling, chuckwagon and Dutch-oven cooking with samples, Civil War Confederate and Union camp life and folk music by Celtaire String Band

Timed Activities (Times subject to change):

11 a.m. & 2 p.m.: Civil War battle re-enactments

Location: 1890s Davis Victorian Mansion

Hands-On Activities: Sharecropper laundry, Graces, Tug-of-War, historical craft tent featuring rag dolls, calling cards, marionette puppets and thaumatropes, knot rugs and baggy wrinkle with the Texas Seaport Museum/ELISSA, railcar tours with the Galveston Railroad Museum, Chinese calligraphy

Demonstrations: Sharecropper farm tours, Victorian dancing, blacksmithing demonstrations, Tanner family camp, Texas artifacts/maps, fast-action shooting & gun displays, prairie restoration tours

Timed Activities (Times subject to change): 

10:30 a.m.: Vintage baseball game
Noon, 2 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.: Dr. Bushrod’s Medicine Show

Location: 1930s George Home & Cattle Complex

Hands-On Activities: Plane spotting & paper airplanes, comic book history & flip books, bull-riding on a practice drum, coffee-can stilts, Hopscotch

Demonstrations: 1930s radio programs, square dancing, vintage crafters, antique cars, antique bicycles, Brazos Bend State Park, Fort Bend Master Gardeners

Timed Activities (Times subject to change): 

Every hour on the hour: Cattleworking demonstrations
9:30 a.m.: Goat-milking demo
10 a.m. & Noon: Fort Bend Rodeo Sweethearts
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.: Houston Square Dancing Association

Cotton & Cane Vintage and Handmade Market

Location: Longhorn Barn

Amy’s Craft & Jewelry: Homemade jellies & jams, repurposed/hand-painted items, handcrafted kids jewelry

Sandy’s Denim Bags: All-handmade purses, bags, dresses, kitchen items, holiday items, etc

SweetNes Honey Beetique: Raw local honey, creamed honey, beeswax candles and more

JD’s Woodworks: Wood spoons, bowls, cups and leather bags, purses and pouches

Exotic Plants & Treasures: Ceramic pumpkins with plants, homemade crafts, metal art, containers and more

Simply Homemade Bakery: Pre-packaged homemade fudge, fudge-dipped Oreos, bear claws, fudge push-up pops, bark bites

Fort Bend Museum Docents: Handmade ornaments and crafts

Unique Floral Designs: Wreaths, centerpieces, garlands, swags, floral candle rings, floral arrangements, Christmas trees (table tops)

Penny Strong Jewelry: Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, scarves and headbands

Lee’s Laser Creations: Home décor products- leather, wood and fabric

Curt Locklear, Author: Civil war novel series

Fort Bend Historical Commission: Information table

Gypsy Owl: Stuffed owls, crows, light bottles, pin cushions

Rods for Soldiers: Custom fishing rods, raffle tickets

DeWalt Heritage Center: Information table

Kathy’s Country Kandles: Handmade soy wax scented candles in hand-painted mason jars

 All We Need Farm: Homemade goat popscicles and goat-milking demonstrations

Historic Sutlers

Location: 1830s Jones Stock Farm

Banjo Eddy’s Fine Powder Horns: Scrimshaw powder horns, handmade walking canes and hiking staffs

Bekka’s Planet: Herbal salves, lotions, creams, lip balms

Dry Creek Trade Company: Candle-making, period clothing & accessories, weaving, and more

Location: 1860s Ryon Prairie Home

Martin Bros. Kettle Corn: Freshly-popped kettle corn

RD Vincent, Author: Writer of American folktales with recipes

Sue’s Creations: Ladies’ attire, men’s and women’s accessories, wooden toys

Festival Food Options

Near the 1890s Davis Victorian Mansion:

Caribbean Chillers – Snow cones and snacks

Cousins Maine Lobster – Maine lobster roll, lobster quesadilla, Connecticut roll, Cousins lobster tacos, smothered and covered tots, lobster grilled cheese, Maine lobster tail & tots, lobster tots, shrimp tacos, New England clam chowder, lobster bisque, tater tots, whoopie pies, drinks (Gluten-free menu also available)

Cebos Smokehouse BBQ – Fried ribs, turkey legs, sausage on a stick, fried pork chops & French fries

Sweet Ride – Ice cream, Italian ice, Sno-cones, sorbet, ice cream nachos, ice cream sundaes, banana splits, ice cream cookie sandwiches, water, cola & Gatorade

Proline Food Truck – Corn dogs, chips, soft drinks

Near the 1930s George Home & Cattle Complex:

Mundy’s BBQ & Grill – BBQ sandwiches (beef, sausage, pulled pork & chicken), Texas-sized baked potatoes w/meat, hamburger, cheeseburger, Mundy burger, sausage on a stick, plain nachos, cheese nachos w/meat, potato chips, Cokes and bottled water

Friohana Shaved Ice – Shaved ice, water and Gatorade

Renegade Food Truck – Texan Sloppy Joe slider, chicken tostada, breakfast tacos, Black bean chili, pulled pork roll, drinks

M&M’s Southern Creole Kitchen – Po boys (sausage, chicken, pulled BBQ, pork and fish), hot dogs, nachos, pretzels, loaded fries, mini dessert pies, soda, sweet tea

Rita’s Italian Ice – Regular Italian ice, large Italian ice, regular gelati, large gelati, custard cookie sandwich, regular custard cup, large custard cup, waffle cone add-on, sprinkles add-on, bottled water

Kona Ice of Houston – Snow cones & novelty ice cream

Schulze’s – Plain/loaded chopped beef baked potatoes

Old West Soda Fountain – Soda & lemonade in refillable mugs, jumbo funnel cakes, jumbo corn dogs, and popcorn chicken basket