COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Festivals, rodeos, trade days, and seasonal celebrations across the county. Dates are sourced from organizers and verified against local records — when in doubt, confirm before you drive.
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The Montague County Cowboy Church's 7th annual open rodeo, two nights at 7:30 p.m. at the church grounds on FM 455 west of Montague. Free admission. Open-format competition welcoming entries from…
MoCo Creative Arts has built a Renaissance court inside Freedom Life Church in Bowie — and they're letting you eat in it while a story of ambition and betrayal collapses around your table.
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM. Ages 4 years to 5th grade (by June 1). Theme: "Illumination Station — Shining a Light on Who Jesus Really Is" (John 8:12).
6 PM – 8:30 PM. Ages 3–12. Contact: Debi Hamilton, 940-366-9454.
Bowie's monthly open-air market runs the Friday–Sunday before the second Monday of every month at the Pelham Park / Trade City grounds on US Business 81 (Wise Street). Begun in 1893 as a…
A recurring antiques-and-vendor market on Saint Jo's historic courthouse square, held monthly through the favorable-weather season (roughly March through November). Antique dealers, vintage and…
CTAA's monthly meeting brings featured artist demonstrations to Bowie. Doors 5:30 PM, meeting 6:00 PM. Public is invited free twice a year; yearly dues are $35 (family memberships available).
8:00 AM. Early packet pickup Friday 3–6 PM at the Pavilion. Chip-timed by Styles Performance. Finisher medal and event shirt for every registrant. All paces, all ages.
4:30 PM. Headliner: The Lowdown Drifters (Texas Country Music Awards 2025 Americana Artist of the Year). Opening acts: Jesse Wadsworth, Thad Murphy, Monty Dawson Band. Free to public; $5 cooler…
Four days of mud, hill climbs, side-by-side trail runs, and live music at the Rednecks with Paychecks off-road park outside Saint Jo. The summer event in RWP's twice-yearly schedule draws ATV, UTV,…
Bowie's signature week-long celebration marks its 60th annual edition. The festival fills Pelham Park and downtown Bowie with: a UPRA/CPRA/TCRA-sanctioned rodeo (performances Jun 25–27), the "State…
6:00 PM, 3rd Saturday of each month. Family-oriented; singers, musicians, and listeners welcomed. Snacks provided. Contact: 940-453-8619.
Nocona's Independence Day on Lake Nocona: a decorated-boat parade at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Lions Club fireworks display over the water. A long-running town tradition that draws families to the…
Saint Jo's Independence Day at Boggess Park: Old Jo's 5K in the morning, daytime tournaments, food, and the Saint Jo VFD fireworks show after dark — a small-town July 4th built and run by volunteer…
A summer benefit concert and dinner that raises money for the Texas State Fiddle Championship at Chicken & Bread Days. Live music, a community meal, and a silent auction on the last Saturday of July.
Saint Jo's 69th annual rodeo: two nights of rodeo at 8 p.m. at the Saint Jo Riding Club Arena, with the Saturday parade winding through the downtown square at 10:30 a.m. A long-running summer fixture…
"The Biggest Little Rodeo in Texas." Held the second weekend of August at the Forestburg Riding Club Arena, alongside the Watermelon Festival weekend. Two nights of rodeo events draw crowds from…
Forestburg's 46th annual watermelon celebration draws hundreds to this small community for a summer Saturday of watermelon-weighing and seed-spitting contests, a parade (~10:30 a.m.), live music,…
The fall installment of RWP's twice-yearly off-road festival. Four days of mud-bog action, hill climbs, live music, and camping at the Saint Jo off-road park.
A two-day BBQ cook-off paired with a cornhole tournament and a classic-car show in downtown Nocona. The 2024 edition was the 10th annual.
Cord McCoy's PRCA-sanctioned rodeo at the Bowie Community Arena. An early-October two-night fixture that brings professional rough-stock and timed-event competitors to Bowie.
Bowie's heritage festival fills downtown on the first Saturday of October. The Texas State Fiddle Championship, the Piston Heads fall car show, an artisan market, a kid zone, food vendors, and live…
The Montague County Sheriff's Office hosts the national community-and-law-enforcement awareness night on the first Tuesday of October. Free family event with first-responder vehicles, hot dogs, kids'…
Nocona's three-day singer-songwriter festival. Outdoor stages, intimate listening rooms, and downtown venues host Texas songwriters across a mid-October weekend. The 2025 edition was the 5th annual.
Bowie's lighted Christmas parade winds through downtown on the first Saturday of December as part of the city's Fantasy of Lights Christmas Festival weekend. Parade entries are decked in Christmas…
An old-fashioned holiday celebration along historic downtown Nocona, centered on the lighted parade — strolling carolers, hayrides, a fish fry, children's activities, and photos with Santa amid…
A small-community holiday celebration with Santa, a live nativity, a chili cookoff, and a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the local cemetery. A mid-December tradition that pulls Forestburg…
Saint Jo's Christmas parade winds through the historic square at 10 a.m., followed by Santa on the square — photos, hot cocoa, and downtown shopping in one of the prettiest historic squares in North…
The county's annual 4-H and FFA youth livestock show, held each January at the Nocona Agriculture Center and the Montague County Cowboy Church. Market and breeding animal shows, exhibits, and a…
A New Orleans–style Mardi Gras celebration in downtown Nocona, held annually since 2010. The weekend brings a Mardi Gras ball, multiple parades, a 5K fun run, Cajun-style meals, children's…
Nocona's sanctioned rodeo at the Chisholm Trail Arena, held the second weekend of May — one of North Texas's longest-running rodeos (2026 was the 74th annual). Two nights at 7:30 p.m.: bareback and…