Celebrate Stephen F. Austin’s Birthday at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site
San Felipe, TX – Celebrate Stephen F. Austin’s 233rd birthday on Saturday, Nov. 7 with fun-filled activities during the free Father of Texas event at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site in San Felipe.
Festivities go from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and feature living history demonstrations, hands-on activities, foodway demonstrations, and more. Visitors can also walk through the site’s state-of-the-art museum, reconstructed log cabin buildings, and walking trails.
Cake will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at noon.
The site will also feature five cannon-firing and five militia-firing demonstrations.
Scheduled presentations include authors Edith Pollitz and Gregg Dimmick, regional archeologist Dr. Sarah Chesney, and site manager Jordan Anderson.
For a full schedule of events, visit thc.texas.gov/fatheroftexas.
About San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site
Commemorating the location where, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin established a headquarters for his colony in Mexican Texas, San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site tells the stories of early settlers at the social, economic, and political center of immigration to Texas before independence.
About the Texas Historical Commission
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is the state’s official historic preservation agency. It preserves, operates, and manages 42 state historic sites, the Texas Heritage Trails Program, Texas Main Street Program, Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, and many more heritage tourism and historic preservation initiatives across the state. The THC’s mission is to protect and preserve the state’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, enjoyment, and economic benefit of present and future generations. For more information, visit thc.texas.gov.