Texas · 2026 Dance Calendar
Every Texas dance event worth the drive, on one page. Festivals, church picnics, honky-tonk nights, and more. New here? Read our guide to Texas Czech church picnics or catch up on the latest honky-tonk news.
| October 2026 | ||||
Oct 16Friday2-Day Fest · Oct 16-17 |
Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center's fall weekend of Czech music, food, and cultural demonstrations. Starts Friday afternoon on the TCHCC grounds.
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La Grange | Polka / Czech | 1 hr 15 min from Austin |
Oct 18Sunday |
Traditional German dance-hall festival with polka and dance music at the historic Germania Farmer Verein hall. Noon-6pm, free admission.
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Anhalt Hall, Spring Branch | Polka / German | 1 hr from Austin |
Oct 22Thursday4-Day Fest · Oct 22-25 |
Magnolia's annual fall festival at the Silos: three days of live music (The Fray, Dylan Gossett), 90+ vendors, and family fun, free to attend. Runs Oct 22-25.
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Waco | Special | 1 hr 40 min from Austin |
Oct 23Friday3-Day Fest · Oct 23-25 |
Flatonia's German and Czech heritage festival. Biergarten, polka and waltz dancing, a parade, and a carnival. Fourth weekend of October every year.
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Flatonia | Polka / Czech | 1 hr 20 min from Austin |
Oct 23Friday3-Day Fest · Oct 23-25 |
Red Steagall's Stockyards gathering with a Western swing dance tent. Two-steppin' and swing under the Fort Worth sky.
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Fort Worth | Western Swing | 3 hr from Austin |
Oct 30Friday |
The best Cajun and zydeco festival in the South. Multiple stages. Lafayette, Louisiana road trip. Worth every mile.
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Lafayette, LA | Cajun / Zydeco | 5 hr from Austin |
| November 2026 | ||||
Nov 6Friday |
Ten days of polka, waltz, and Bavarian dancing. 40+ bands on five stages. Opening ceremonies Nov 6, runs through Nov 15. "A 10-Day Salute to Sausage" and the best ten days in sausage history.
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New Braunfels | Polka / German | 45 min from Austin |
Nov 12Thursday |
Fort Worth honors the music that started it all. Western swing bands, dancers, and history in the original home of Bob Wills.
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Fort Worth | Western Swing | 3 hr from Austin |
Nov 14Saturday |
A full day of honky-tonk bands on two stages, chicken shit bingo, art, and vintage shopping. Double or Nothing Two-Step teaches lessons on site. Moved venues for 2026 (previously Jester King Brewery).
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Star Hill Ranch | Honky-Tonk | 45 min from Austin |
| December 2026 | ||||
Dec 4Friday |
All-day social dancing to Texas fiddle music in a historic 1870s dance hall. Waltz, two-step, polka, and schottische, plus dance workshops.
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BlancoTwin Sisters Dance Hall | Special | 50 min from Austin |
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