Bedford Labor Day Blues & BBQ Festival 
City: Bedford 
Music lovers with an appetite for tasty blues and mouth-watering barbecue will find the 2010 City of Bedford Labor Day Blues & BBQ Festival a feast for the senses. The two-day event returns Sept. 4-5 with blues legends Robert Cray and Taj Mahal and an $8,000 barbecue cook-off. Entry forms and complete details can be found on the event web site: www.bedfordbluesbbq.com. For additional information, contact City of Bedford Special Events Coordinator Wendy Hartnett 817-952-2128.

West Texas Fair & Rodeo 
City: Abilene 
Includes exhibits, rodeo, livestock shows and a carnival. Parade is 10:30 a.m. Sept. 6 in historic downtown Abilene.  

46th Annual National Championship Powwow 
City: Grand Prairie
Features colorful tribal dance contests, arts & crafts, cultural heritage demonstrations, teepees and Indian food. 
www.tradersvillage.com

GrapeFest 
City: Grapevine 
Join wine novices and connoisseurs at the largest wine festival in the Southwest.
www.grapevinetexasusa.com

Hummer/Bird Celebration 
City: Rockport 
Offers informative and educational programming centering around the migrating hummingbirds.
www.rockport-fulton.org

Fiestas Patrias Celebration 
City: Richmond 
Commemorates the day when Mexican patriot Father Hidalgo y Costillo's cry for liberty -- El Grito de Dolores -- called for an end to the Spanish tyranny in Mexico and started the movement for Mexican Independence. 
www.fortbendmuseum.org

Bartlett Friendship Festival
City: Bartlett 
Bartlett comes to life in September with it's Friendship Festival. There are activities for all ages. When the schedule permits the Bartlett Bulldogs have a home game on Friday night and B-B-Q cookers begin setting up for the sanctioned competition. On Saturday the fun begins with a parade featuring bands, horses, floats, bicycles, motorcycles, farm equipment, 4x4s, antique cars, clowns and more. 
www.bartletttexas.net/bartletts_friendship_festival.htm

Washington County Fair 
City: Brenham 
Includes a stock show, craft and food booths, entertainment and a rodeo.
www.washingtoncofair.com

Flights of Our Fathers Fly-In
City: Terrell
Cost: $5-$10
The BFTS Museum is hosting a Fly-In to honor the WWII British pilots who trained here and the American officers and civilians who assisted with that training. This year the theme will include a salute to veterans of all branches of the services, recognizing the honor and valor of our fallen service men and women, and including the ultimate sacrifice of five young men from the City of Terrell.
Contact: Freda Freeman 972-524-1714 or no1bftsmuseum@yahoo.com

East Texas State Fair 
City: Tyler 
For 93 years, this event has provided East Texas a world of fun and excitement.
www.etstatefair.com

EDS Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival 
City: Plano
Includes entertainment on two stages, Saturday evening spectacular fireworks show.
www.planoballoonfest.org

State Fair of Texas 
City: Dallas 
Features 24 days of food and family fun, including many free-with-admission attractions and. concerts. 
www.bigtex.com

Bayfest 
City: Corpus Christi
Includes a colorful explosion of music on multiple stages, art in many forms, special events entertainment and great, family fun. 
www.bayfesttexas.com

Oktoberfest (in September)
City: Addison
In Addison Circle Park, Oktoberfest is one of the most authentic Oktoberfest celebrations outside of Munich. Free parking at Dallas Parkway and Arapaho Road.
www.addisontexas.net/events/Oktoberfest