Traditional yearly location: Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park, 107 Hwy 71 W, Smithville, TX 78957.

When: Each April, centered on Riverbend Park in Smithville, Texas.

A spring tradition since 1958, the Smithville Jamboree brings three days of live music, a parade, a carnival, a livestock show, and food to this movie-set-pretty railroad town on the Colorado River.

Host / more info: jamboreesmithville.com

See more happenings on our Bastrop County events guide.