175th Anniversary Events
photo by Claire McCormack
Schedule of Events for 2022
Fredericksburg’s 175th Anniversary Grand Finale Weekend
May 5-8, 2022
The weekend will include:
Thursday, May 5 - FHS Auditorium
6:00 p.m. Community-wide worship service for National Day of Prayer and commemorating Fredericksburg’s 175th anniversary
Friday, May 6 - Marktplatz
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Indian Market Day Vendors (no admission fee)
Friday, May 6 - Gillespie County Fairgrounds
6:00 pm “Lasting Friendship” ceremony – seating in the grandstand (free)
7:15 pm Cowboy cookout serving begins – sausage and potatoes (by donation)
7:30 pm Beard contest winners announced
8:00 pm Music on the outdoor stage begins (no admission fee)
9:30 pm 175th Grand Finale Fireworks visible from fairgrounds
10:00 pm Music resumes on the outdoor stage
Friday, May 6 - Lady Bird Municipal Park
9:30 pm 175th Grand Finale Fireworks (rain date is Friday, May 13) (no admission fee)
Saturday, May 7 - National Museum of the Pacific War
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Exhibit of the 1847 Meusebach-Comanche Peace Treaty (on loan from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission) (no admission fee)
Saturday, May 7 - Main Street
10:00 am 175th anniversary parade on Main Street
Saturday, May 7 - Pioneer Museum
11:00 am to 3:00 pm Food, entertainment and cultural interpretation for families to celebrate Founders’ Day (free admission to museum and grounds for Founders’ Day – food and beverages available for purchase)
“Main Street Mockingbirds” book launch – come meet the author, illustrator and sculptor.
12 noon Free community ice cream social on the grounds
Saturday, May 7 - Marktplatz
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Indian Market Day Vendors (no admission fee)
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Traditional Comanche Dancers (no admission fee)
5:00 pm to 11:00 pm Pat’s Hall Night (no admission fee)
Sunday, May 8 - National Museum of the Pacific War
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Exhibit of the 1847 Meusebach-Comanche Peace Treaty (on loan from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for a two day exhibition) (no admission fee)
Sunday, May 8 - Marktplatz
11:00 am Commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the Vereins Kirche, reading of the peace treaty, and wreath laying at Meusebach bust in front of Vereins Kirche (no admission fee)
Noon to 1:00 pm Pioneers’ Dinner – for descendants of the original pioneers listed on the 1850 Fredericksburg census who are 75 years and older (no charge for meal; reservations required at 830-990-8441 by April 22)
