Boonville Days Parking Info!

Join the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History on Saturday, October 14, for the 18th annual Texas Heritage Festival: Boonville Days! As part of the festival, runners and walkers of all ages are invited to join in the 15th annual Buffalo Stampede Half Marathon and 5K Race at 7:30 am starting at the Brazos Center. After the race, the entire family can enjoy other fun activities at this free heritage festival!

IMPORTANT Access to Parking at the Museum - on Saturday, the Brazos Center driveway entrance and the front of the first parking bay will be closed until 11 am due to the Buffalo Stampede Race. During this time, visitors MUST enter through Wildflower Dr. from Briarcrest Dr., turn left past Target, and drive into the 2nd and 3rd bays for parking.

From 9 am- 4 pm learn about Brazos County’s pioneer history: visit with characters in period costume, enjoy cowboys, reenactors, musicians, dancers, artisans, and much more.

Visitors will have the opportunity to observe demonstrations of frontier skills and trades including flint-knapping, spinning, weaving, wood carving, and blacksmithing.

This is a family friendly event, so there will be free pony rides, train rides, and other activities for children. The Museum and Boonville Heritage Park will be open free with exhibits and more to enjoy.

Guests can also visit Boonville Heritage Park, a unique local heritage site just a mile from the Museum. Once there, visitors may view a restored & furnished 19th century dogtrot cabin, replica buildings of the Boonville Court House, a smoke house, the Masonic lodge and other re-enactors and booths!

IMPORTANT Access to Parking at the Park: Shuttle buses from the Museum will be going all day, starting at 10 am, and leaving from the Chuck Wagon Area. There is limited handicapped parking at the Park, and additional parking is available in surrounding public areas.