{"id":182240,"date":"2026-02-27T02:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/182240\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:04:17","slug":"events-to-celebrate-texas-independence-day-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/182240\/","title":{"rendered":"Events to celebrate Texas Independence Day this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year is the 190th celebration of Texas\u2019 independence, and North Texans who want to honor the day have multiple events to choose from this weekend and into March.<\/p>\n

According to historians, on the first day of the Convention of 1836, the convention president, Richard Ellis, ordered that a declaration of independence be drafted. And on March 2, 1836, the independent Republic of Texas was officially declared and signed at Washington-on\u2013the-Brazos.<\/a><\/p>\n

Texans who want to celebrate can find everything from historic reenactments to chili cook-offs and live music.<\/p>\n

Starting the weekend off, Longhorn fans can attend the Texas Independence Day Scholarship Banquet<\/a> hosted by Texas Exes, a chapter of UT\u2019s alumni association. The event will be Friday at 6 p.m. at the Fort Worth Club. Former TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte<\/a> is the special guest speaker. He is the current director of athletics at UT Austin.<\/p>\n

Also in Fort Worth, The Landmark Bar and Kitchen in Fort Worth is hosting the Big Texas Bash Texas Independence Day Party<\/a> on Saturday, Feb. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. The event will have Texas country music, a mechanical bull contest and special Texas-themed drink and food menus.<\/p>\n

The EECU Texas Independence Jam at Billy Bob\u2019s Texas is March 8,<\/a> though as of Thursday it was already sold out.<\/p>\n

Grapevine\u2019s United by the Vine is hosting the Taste of Texas Independence and Chili Cook-off<\/a> on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Peace Plaza at 815 S. Main St. Proceeds from the event will go to the Grapevine Shield Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the fifth annual event but first on Peace Plaza, and we\u2019re so excited to celebrate Texas Independence Day in a much bigger way in Grapevine where we love to celebrate history,\u201d said spokesperson Luann Chapman in a statement.<\/p>\n

The GSF is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to the family members of police officers and firefighters who are injured or killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s welcome to attend \u2014 to celebrate our history and enjoy some amazing chili and live music while helping raise money for the Grapevine Shield Foundation, heritage preservation and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Admission is free and a $20 taste wristband is required for the chili cook-off. You can also check out the peach cobbler baking contest, watch the historical reenactments, bid in a silent auction and see live music performances featuring artists like Joey Green, Tyler Bond, Johnny Cooper and Bart Crow.<\/p>\n

For those more interested in fitness, Grand Prairie is hosting the Texas Independence Day 5K<\/a>, a race and celebration at The Epic on Sunday March 1, at 2960 Epic Place, from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Registration for adults is $40; veterans and first responders pay $25. Tickets include a free T-shirt and medal.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published February 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM.<\/p>\n


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Fousia Abdullahi is a Fort Worth Star-Telegram news reporter who covers suburban cities including Southlake, Colleyville, Grapevine and Keller. She enjoys reading and attending local events. Send tips by email or phone.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This year is the 190th celebration of Texas\u2019 independence, and North Texans who want to honor the day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,73042,118,117,6572,7431,73043,73044,73041],"class_list":{"0":"post-182240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-events","10":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","11":"tag-fort-worth-news","12":"tag-fort-worth-stockyards","13":"tag-grapevine-events","14":"tag-taste-of-texas-independence","15":"tag-texas-country-music","16":"tag-when-is-texas-independence-day"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}