Events in Texas this February: We have some awesome local events going on this month. The Fort Bend Master Gardeners group will hold the first two events listed. This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening, plants, and our local agronomy.

The group’s events for the months of February and March will include:

• Fort Bend Master Gardeners Spring Fruit Tree Sale Event which will be held February 10^th at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds
• Fort Bend Master Gardeners Spring Vegetable and Herb Plant Sale which will be March 9^th at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds 

In addition to the Master Gardeners group events, there will also be an Edible Earth Festival. It is scheduled for next month on March 23. The local YMCA is hosting it.

All of these events are an awesome opportunity to expand your garden and your pantry early on in the year, while also getting the opportunity to meet other interested growers in your community. 

In addition to local events:

• San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo – February 8^th – 25^th – In San Antonio. Since 1949, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has grown to become one of the largest, most prestigious single events in the city of San Antonio, with approximately 1.5 million visitors entering the grounds each year. Learn more here.
• Mardi Gras in Galveston – February 2^nd – 13^th – In Galveston. Mardi Gras! Galveston is held annually during the two weeks preceding Lent. Learn more here.
• Matagorda County Fair – February 10^th – March 2^nd – In Bay City. Have a meaningful Agricultural learning experience. The entertainment format will have lifelong memories for the young and the young at heart. The Fair runs for three weekends. The fourth and final week is filled with Livestock Shows and the PRCA Rodeo. Learn more here.
• Whooping Crane Festival – February 22^nd  – 25^th – In Port Aransas  – Each year since 1996, the Whooping Crane Festival has celebrated the annual return of the cranes to their wintering habitat at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The Texas Coastal Bend is the only place where you can see the world’s last naturally occurring population of Whooping Cranes. Learn more here.