20TH ANNUAL BOONVILLE DAYS

An older man on set of the 18th Annual Boonville Days.

Location

3232 Briarcrest Drive

Bryan, Texas 77802

Chuck Wagon
Lunch Tickets

$20 Each

Sold at Museum

Date and Time

Saturday, October 18

9 am - 4 pm

A Texas Heritage Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025
9 am - 4 pm

Join the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History on October 18, 2025, for the 20th annual Boonville Days: Texas Heritage Festival!

To kick off the festival, runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to join in the 17th Annual Buffalo Stampede 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run at 7:30 am starting at the Brazos Center.

After the race, the entire family can enjoy other fun activities highlighting Texas History at this free heritage festival!

Two longhorns at the Texas Heritage Festival.

An old chuck wagon on display at the Texas Heritage Festival.

From 9 am - 4 pm learn about Brazos County’s pioneer history: visit with characters in period costume, enjoy cowboys, reenactors, musicians, dancers, artisans, and much more.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to observe demonstrations of frontier skills and trades including flint-knapping, spinning, weaving, quilting, and blacksmithing.

This is a family-friendly event, so there will be free pony rides, train rides, and other activities for children. The Museum will be open free with more exhibits, activities, and demonstrators inside!

This event was made possible in part through Eugene Edge III Charitable Trust, Wakefield Foundation, Twin City Properties, Brazos County Historical Commission, and the Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station and the City of Bryan through the Arts Council of Brazos Valley.

About Boonville Days

Chuck Wagon Lunch

Location: Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History

Price from: $20.00

Chuck Wagon Tickets are Now on Sale at the Museum!

Visitors can also savor delicious cowboy lunches prepared by authentic Chuck Wagons teams! Wagon teams in period dress complete set up on Friday and cook and serve lunches at from 12-1pm on Saturday. Lunch tickets for the Chuck Wagon noon meal will be pre-sold at the Museum for $20 or by phone at 979-776-2195 (includes bottled water, chicken fried steak, beans, potatoes, corn bread or biscuit, and cobbler—big enough for two!).

Pat Gavin and the Buckaroo Band will also be back to perform great old time cowboy music in the Chuck Wagon area as you enjoy your lunch under the big tent. Tickets are limited to 160 lunches, so buy your tickets today!

Lunch Tickets

A young girl riding a mechanical bull at Boonville Days.

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Festival Activities

Visitors to Boonville Days and the Boonville Heritage Park on Saturday, October 18, 9 am—4 pm, will learn about Brazos County’s pioneer history: see characters in period costume; enjoy cowboys, civil war reenactors, musicians, dancers, artists, and much more.

The public will also have the opportunity to observe first-hand demonstrations of frontier skills and trades including flint-making, spinning, quilting, weaving, print-making, and blacksmithing. There will also be a variety of fun period crafts designed to keep children & adults entertained!

Interested in being a demonstrator? Fill out our form and email it to: events@brazosvalleymuseum.org.

Call 979-776-2195 for more information!

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Museum and Exhibits

In addition to all the demonstrations of pioneer history and fun children's games, crafts, and other activities, families can view a variety of live animals, and browse through the Museum's Discovery Room, library, and exhibition gallery. Visitors can also explore the Museum's Texas History display and the current special exhibit: Rocks: Earth’s Majestic Building Blocks, on display through October 25.

Boonville Heritage Cabin

Like historic buildings? Don't miss a chance to see inside the restored and furnished 19th c. dogtrot cabin, replica buildings of the Boonville Court House, a smokehouse, the Masonic lodge, educational activities, booths, and other re-enactors at Boonville Heritage Park! Learn about the fascinating history of the town of Boonville, the original Brazos County seat.

Staff will be on hand to share stories about the park and the colorful history of the town of Boonville, the original Brazos County seat.

*IMPORTANT Access to Parking at the Park: Shuttle buses from the Museum will be going all day, courtesy of Sterling Auto Group, starting at 10 am, and leaving from the Chuck Wagon Area. There is limited handicapped parking at the Park, and additional parking is available in surrounding public areas.