Texian Market Days set next weekend at George Ranch

A youth attemps to rope a set of bull horns during last year's Texian Market Days at George Ranch in Richmond. This year's 24th Annual even will be held next Friday and Saturday.

Texian Market Days has grown into a favorite fall tradition.

For 24 years, Texans (longtime residents, new neighbors and "temporary" Texans) have gathered at the Fort Bend County Museum Association's Annual Texian Market Days to enjoy a living view of Texas' past.

The festival will be held On October 26-27, at the George Ranch Historical Park near Crabb which is located 5 miles outside of Richmnd.

Activities include battle reenactments, live music, cowboy demonstrations, children's activities, farm animals, an antique tractor show, interactive living history exhibits with costumed interpreters and guided historic home tours.

Guests may also browse the Texian Arts and Crafts Marketplace which features items provided by regional craftsmen, artisans and gourmets.

Texian Market Days is a celebration of Texas history that includes costumed historical interpreters and volunteers presenting vignettes of daily lives and heroic moments spanning from the early days of Stephen F. Austin's colony (1830s) through the late years of the Great Depression and World War II (1940s).

There will be toe-tapping old-time tunes, an antique tractor show and pull (in collaboration with the Texas Antique Tractor Pull Assoc.), arts and crafts from around the region and so much more.

Texian Market Days is a fund-raising event supporting the educational programs of the Fort Bend County Museum Association, including the George Ranch Historical Park and the Fort Bend Museum.

Festival hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Call 281-342-1256 until Oct. 25 to order advanced tickets for $8 per adult and $4 per child.

At the gate, admission is $10 per adult and $5 per child.

For more information check the website out athttp://www. georgeranch.org/annualevents/ tmd/