The ninth annual Texas Arts & Music Festival in historic Downtown Brenham is just around the corner! Join us October 18-20, 2024, for a family-friendly weekend of art, music, street food, and activities in the streets of Downtown Brenham.
Each year the Texas Arts & Music Festival brings live music and world-renowned mural artists for live art installations for the public to enjoy. This year for the first time, the festival will host a juried art show alongside the expected slate of activities. The show is eligible for any artist to enter and will be open during festival operating hours on Saturday and Sunday, with an added invite-only opening Friday evening.
Texas Arts and Music Festival will feature live music throughout the day on Saturday, October 20 with Brazos Valley’s own Kane Alvarado opening with a rock and blues set from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Willow Creek Junction will follow from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Based out of Magnolia, the band offers a balanced repertoire of original compositions and cover renditions embodying the essence of Texas Country.
Next will be the Americana and Indie Rock musical stylings of Susto from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Originally from South Carolina, he now lives in Austin, and his music reflects his new southwest style.
This year’s headliner will be Jomo and the Possum Posse, playing from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Self-described as “The Greatest Band in the World. Possibly Ever”, the group combines a unique style of original music with comedy and honky-tonk. The concert, along with the festival, are family-friendly and FREE to the public. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy live music and delicious food and refreshments from local restaurants and food trucks.
The Art Village will be open on Saturday, 10am-8pm and Sunday, 10am-2pm. Artists and Craftsmen from across Texas will be set up offering their unique handmade creations to the public.
The Texas Arts & Music Festival is the perfect weekend to enjoy all that historic Downtown Brenham has to offer! Check out our lodging partners, and plan your weekend now.
For more information, visit the TAMF website.
Photography by Natalie Lacy Lange
I was just wondering why the mural of Sam Houston on the side of a building in Brenham had obviously been defaced.But someone chose to put it on here and in a brochure I saw.So what does the darkened eyes and blood streaming down mean anyway ??? I personally don’t think he shud be depicted in this way.Please tell me why !!!!
Thanks for reaching out. Actually, the mural has not been defaced and the artist, Tra Slaughter, intended for it to look like that. You may not know, but Sam Houston, was baptized nearby in Independence, TX and his wife lived there until her death in Independence as well. Sam Houston lived with an Indian tribe for several years as a young boy. His Indian name was Black Raven, hence the large black Raven to the left of his head and the war paint on his face. The other bird is the Texas state bird, mockingbird.