Scarborough Renaissance Festival 
City: Waxahachie Date: Apr 5-May 26 
Re-created 16th-century English village offers 21 stages of entertainment, jousting, falconry, music, 200-plus artists and craftspeople, games, rides and foods from around the world. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Open Saturdays and Sundays, plus Memorial Day.
www.scarboroughrenfest.com

Buc Days 
City: Corpus Christi Date: Apr 23-May 4 
Includes Buc Days Golf Classic, Dunking of the Mayor, carnival, pro rodeo, barbecue challenge and Music and Fire on the Bay. 
www.bucdays.com

61st Annual Pilgrimage Tour of Homes & Spring Festival 
City: Jefferson Date: May 2-4 
Stroll through four of Jefferson's most beautiful and elegant homes festooned with fresh flowers.
www.theexcelsiorhouse.com

General Sam Houston Folk Festival 
City: Huntsville Date: May 2-4 
Includes a re-enactment of the life and times of Sam Houston. Enjoy folklife demonstrations.
www.samhouston.memorial.museum

Cinco de Mayo 
City: San Marcos Date: May 2-3 
Texans compete for the coveted State Menudo Champion title. Features exciting live music, arts & crafts and a parade. 
www.sanmarcoscharms.com

Western Heritage Classic 
City: Abilene Date: May 8-11 
Preserves the heritage of the ranch cowboy. Features a parade, ranch rodeo, nightly dances and more. 
www.westernheritageclassic.com

Texas Crab Festival 
City: Crystal Beach Date: May 9-11 
Try tasty crab dishes, compete in crabs legs contest, and cheer on a canine in the Texas Crab Festival Weiner Dog Nationals. 
www.bolivarchamber.org

35th Annual Strawberry Festival 
City: Pasadena Date: May 16-18 
Three-day family event features arts & crafts, carnival, barbecue cook-off, beauty pageant and three entertainment stages. 
www.strawberryfest.org

Stagecoach Day Festival 
City: Marshall Date: May 17 
This historic transportation festival is filled with arts & crafts booths, food vendors, live entertainment, domino tournaments, horseshoe throwing contest and classic car show.
www.marshalltxchamber.com

Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial 
City: Fort Worth Date: May 19-25 
This annual PGA Tour event features the world's top golfers.
www.crowneplazainvitational.com

37th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival 
City: Kerrville Date: May 22-Jun 8 
Each year since 1972, more than 100 performers grace the stages.
www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com

Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair 
City: Kerrville Date: May 23-26 
Features more than 200 Texas artists, music, food and fun. www.tacef.org

National Polka Festival 
City: Ennis Date: May 23-25 
Learn about Czechoslovakian traditions, religious customs, folk dances, tastes, sights and sounds. 
www.nationalpolkafestival.com

77th Old Fiddlers Reunion & Contest 
City: Athens Date: May 30 
Stay until midnight and dance to the tunes of country-and-western swing and more at the street dance. 
www.athenstx.org