BRAZOS VALLEY MUSEUM Booneville Days Cook-Off , Buffalo Stampede , and Heritage Festival
Compiled By INSITE STAFF
Join the Brazos Valley Museum of
Natural History for a fun-filled weekend on Oct . 13 and 14 for the 12th Annual Booneville Days – Texas Heritage Festival . This year also marks the 9th annual Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon and 5K Race and the 6th Annual Chuck Wagon Cook-off .
The weekend starts with the 6th year of the popular Chuck Wagon Cook-Off . Come on Friday afternoon to see the wagon judging and crews in period dress . On Saturday from 9 a . m . to 4p . m ., the chuck wagons will compete in a cook-off with meals for the public . Lunch tickets for the Chuck Wagon Saturday noon meal will be pre-sold at the Museum for $ 10 ( includes bottled water , and chicken fried steak , beans , potatoes , and cobbler ). Tickets are limited , so don ’ t delay ! Pat Gavin and the Buckaroo Band will be providing music to keep your feet tapping .
Early Saturday morning , runners will be stampeding their way through Bryan College Station , at 7:30 a . m . during the 9th annual Buffalo Stampede . Athletes will have the opportunity to show off their skills by running a Half Marathon or 5K Stampede . Runners of all ages are welcome , and female and male winners in each age division ranging from 12-and-under to 70 plus will receive a beautiful custom trophy or medal ! Half-Marathon & 5K finishers will also receive finishers ’
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Booneville Days Planner Friday , Oct . 13 Chuck Wagon Judging
Saturday , Oct . 14 , 9 a . m . to 4 p . m . Chuckwagon Cook-off at Noon Pre-purchase $ 10 lunch tickets
Pre-register for Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon & 5K at brazosvalleymuseum . org Race starts 7:30 a . m ., Saturday , Oct . 14
Admission is free to Booneville Days Texas Heritage Festival . Call ( 979 ) 776-2195 for more information .
awards . Overall male and female winners will receive amazing buffalo hats as well as unique buffalo sculpture trophies . Save money by registering early online at brazosvalleymuseum . org where maps and race details are also available .
Following the Buffalo Stampede is the Booneville Days Festival , which is bigger and better than ever before . This free festival will be held on Saturday from 9 a . m . to 4 p . m . Learn about Brazos County ’ s pioneer history : visit with characters in period costume , cowboys , civil war re-enactors , musicians , dancers , artists , and much more . Professor Paisley from the Texian Institute of Oxenology , will be parading back into town with oxen Justice and Liberty , showcasing Texas culture
from 1830-1845 . Visitors can also observe demonstrations of frontier skills and trades including flint-making , spinning , quilting , weaving , and blacksmithing . This is a family friendly event , so the Museum will have activities to keep the young ’ uns entertained as they learn to make pinch pots and other period crafts .
Visitors can also browse through the Museum ’ s Discovery Room with live animals , and explore other gallery exhibits including a Texas History display . Shuttle buses will also carry visitors to and from Boonville Heritage Park , ( a few blocks away ) where they may view a restored and furnished 19th century dogtrot cabin , replica buildings of the Boonville Court House , a smoke house , the Masonic lodge and other re-enactors .
Those interested in volunteering or being a re-enactor for Boonville Days , contact the Museum at ( 979 ) 776-2195 or email events @ brazosvalleymuseum . org .
This event was made possible in part through Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station and the City of Bryan through the Arts Council of Brazos Valley . Other sponsors include Twin City Properties and the Brazos County Historical Commission .
To learn more about this and other Museum events , activities and exhibitions call ( 979 ) 776-2195 , or visit brazosvalleymuseum . org . i