Pape’s Pecan and Nutcracker Museum

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – 5440 Texas 123 South

See over 8,000 nutcrackers from around the world depicting everything from animals, celebrities, cowboys and more.  Also find pecans, pecan candies, pecan pralines, and more for purchase inside the Pape’s Pecan Store.

 

Seguin Art League’s Paint Out

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – 104 South Austin Street

Artists meet at the Seguin Art League’s building in downtown Seguin and then spread out over downtown Seguin to paint land marks and scenes from downtown or anything Seguin.  Artists will turn in their artwork by 6:00 p.m.  The artwork will be judged and sold in Central Park on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information and to participate visit: http://www.seguinartleague.com/

 

Tour Sebastopol House

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – 704 Zorn Street

Seguin was once known as “The Concrete City” for constructing many buildings out of one of the first forms of concrete using limestone. This 1856 Greek Revival mansion is one of the country’s best preserved examples of 19th-century experimentation with concrete construction.  Exhibits show the technology used by skilled slaves to build this remarkable house in the years before the Civil War. New exhibits display rare and highly collectible pottery from the Wilson Pottery Foundation.  Visit and learn all the rich history.  Tours begin every hour on the hour with FREE Admission!

 

Pumpkin Patch

9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. – First United Methodist Church, 710 North Austin Street

Take part of a beloved fall tradition and visit the pumpkin patch filled with lots of family activities and photo opportunities.  This is the 22nd year of making memories with pumpkins and the people of Seguin and beyond.

 

Magnolia Hotel Open House Tours

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Magnolia Hotel, 203 S. Crockett Street

Free guided tour of the Historic Magnolia Hotel. The Magnolia Hotel was built in 1840 by co-founder of Seguin and original Texas Ranger, James Campbell.

 

Scarecrow Displays

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Downtown Seguin, 201 South Austin Street

Stroll through downtown to view over twenty scarecrows in our downtown merchants.  This annual tradition is a competition between the downtown merchants to be named the best scarecrow.  The competition pays homage to Seguin’s agricultural roots when the scarecrows served a greater purpose than decoration.

 

Wine Tasting at the Winery

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Blue Lotus Winery/ Texas Mead Works, 5151 FM 20

Enjoy delicious taste of Texas wines and meads (honey wines) made right here in Seguin. Tickets for the tasting are $15 and can be purchased at the door.

 

Pachanga at Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Teatro’s Cultural Arts Center, 921 W. New Braunfels Street 

Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin will open doors to the public with free dancing lessons, followed by a community wide dance.

 

Hats Off to Juan Seguin Pub Crawl

7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Downtown Seguin, 201 South Austin Street

This annual celebration of our city’s namesake is all about fun.  To honor Seguin’s birthday, everyone is asked to show up wearing a fun, creative hat while meeting up with your friends in Central Park and check in at the registration site to get your Pecan Fest Pub Crawl pass. Wear your hat all evening long as you go bar to bar. First 150 registered participants to check in at Central Park will receive a complimentary gift.  To participate in the pub crawl is free, but registration is encouraged as prizes will be available only to those who registered. Register here: https://hatsoffpubcrawl2018.eventbrite.com

 

Playland Productions

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – The Aumont, 301 N. Austin St.

Playland Productions presents The Attach of the Atomic Two Headed Squirrel Play, a Dinner Theater fundraiser for Paws in Prison. Tickets can be purchased at https://playlandproductioneventsandentertainment.com/