McDade is having it’s 76th Watermelon Festival July 12th and 13th!
Friday night is the street dance and Saturday is the parade and festival. We will be at the festival selling Vino Sandia (watermelon wine), Watermelon Coolers, Sangria, Watermelon Seltzer, and our brand new homemade Root Beer all day Saturday!
More info and details about the festival can be found Here
Join us for Cinco Weekend May 4-5th this year for taco pizzas, live music, and drink specials!
We have live music with Elisa Jade Peña on Saturday, May 4th from 4-7pm. Elisa has a beautiful voice and can sing a range of genres! She will be bringing a Tejano flare to her performance to celebrate Cinco Weekend!
Saturday and Sunday we will have the following specials:
$10 Taco Pizzas, $5 Micheladas, $5 Wine-O-Ritas
We also have $3 mocktails and sodas so the whole family can enjoy the Cinco celebration.
Come out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us this year!
Saturday Hours: 12-9pm; Music 4-7pm; kitchen closes at 8:30pm
Sunday Hours: 12-6pm; kitchen closes at 5:30pm
Join us for live music with the Shop Dawgz from 4-7pm! The Shop Dawgz are local rockstars in our area and they are always a good time.
Enjoy a glass of award-winning wine, craft beer, and delicious food from our kitchen while experiencing this phenomenal band!
Join us for a great musical performance by Larry Wilson, who you may also know as the owner of Larryland Music store in Bastrop, TX. Larry is a wonderful performer and often brings friends along to jam with him. Having Larry on our stage is always a treat!
Enjoy our award winning wines or house-crafted beer and our monthly kitchen special while you listen to Larry play.
Texas Independence Jam
Three Day Music Festival
March 1st-3rd
Our annual Texas Independence Jam is back!
Do you love live music? You won’t want to miss this jam-packed weekend🎸
Cost of entry: FREE (donations for music and food are encouraged)
Bands performing throughout the weekend: South Austin Jug Band, Tony Kamel & Kym Warner, Jack Barksdale, Marshall Hood Band, Ben Zuniga Band, Jeff Robertson and Friends, Dave Becker, Jeremy McCarroll Band, Girl Haggard, Big Eyes Parker, Charlie and Anji Day, Elle Townley, Parker Jensen, Thursday Night Jeffersons
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Food:
Friday Night – New Mexican style red chili asado dinner
Saturday Night – Pig Roast BBQ
Sunday Morning – Bloody Mary Gospel Brunch
We have a kitchen on site at our brewery that will be open during regular business hours and we will be serving our full food menu.
We are a family and pet friendly establishment (pets on leashes), so feel free to bring out the whole crew!
*Bring your own lawn chairs*
Bring your tents or campers and stay the whole weekend. Dry camping, generators welcome.
Would you like to be a sponsor for this event? We have sponsorship opportunities available! Please follow this link for more information.
The Shop Dawgz will be on our stage from 4-7pm. You don’t want to miss this!
The Shop Dawgz are a very lively band with songs you know and love from “the good old days” of 80’s and 90’s classic rock music.
Join in on the fun and sing and dance along with this group. They are a Bastrop County favorite!
Elle Townley is taking the stage at Rising Sun Vineyard from 2-5pm. Elle is a wonderful young country musician with a very mature voice. Join us if you’re in the Bastrop or McDade area for a beautiful countryside view with a stunning performance.
Enjoy live music with Paul Finley from 4-7pm on our winery and brewery stage in McDade, TX.
Paul’s sound harnesses the breadth of Jimmy Page, the passion of Rodrigo y Gabriela, and the intimacy of Leo Kottke. He is a true journeyman who explores the depths of human joy and pain through the universal language – music.