Community Activities
Karnes County's rich heritage is also host to many festivals and events each highlighting their ancestry, with Polish sausage, Czech kolaches, Mexican fajitas and barbecue.
In addition, Karnes County is a popular hunting ground for doves, and host to The Lonesome Dove Fest, an annual event held in conjunction with the opening of dove hunting season.
Events
Lonesome Dove Festival
(Karnes City)
Held annually the first two days of dove hunting season in the South Zone.
Features sporting clays and skeet shooting events, retriever
demonstrations, archery displays, kids' fishing pond, barbecue and beverages and other
family activities. Karnes County Showbarn.
Phone (830)780-3112 or (830)780-2471 for more information.
Town and Country Days
(Karnes City)
A three day festival held annually beginning the third
Thursday in September, Karnes City Fairgrounds.
Features entertainment, music, dancing, fiddler's contest, lots of food,
Crazy Red Horse Saloon,
special exhibits, and arts and crafts.
For more information please contact:
(830) 780-3112
(830) 780-2376
(830) 780-2431
Runge 4th of July Celebration
July 3rd, 1999
Runge VFW Hall Post 9189
(830) 239-4880
At
the VFW Hall:
Arts and Crafts booths, Game booths, Food booths.
BBQ served from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Live Entertainment from 1:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fireworks at After Sundown.
Free Dance after Fireworks.
Booth Information available from: Beverly at: (830) 239 4121
Downtown Runge
"Western Daze" parade to 10:00 a.m.
Entry forms available for Parade floats at most businesses in Runge.
Falls City Picnic
(Falls City)
Always Held in September, Labor Day Weekend!
Holy Trinity Church
For more information please contact:
(830) 254-3539
Falls City City Hall
(830) 254-3242
Indian Summer Fest
(Helena)
Annual Event Held in the Month of October.
Helena Museum
For More information please call:
Helena Museum
(830) 780-3210.
Kenedy Bluebonnet Days
(Kenedy)
Annual event held the 3rd
weekend in April.
For more information please contact
Kenedy Chamber of Commerce
(830) 583-3223
Christmas Along the Corridor
(Karnes County)
Annual Event held the first Saturday in December.
Official Pony Express
Christmas Couriers, decked in the holiday spirit, carry the season's greetings along the
historic,
90 mile Alamo-La Bahia Corridor, from Goliad to
San Antonio. Special Pony Express postal cancellations are available at temporary postal
stations in several communities along the courier route.
In Karnes County, various activities, including arts and crafts, food, and entertainment,
are built around this event at the following locations;
| Kenedy City Hall | Runge Post Office |
| Karnes City Fire Station | Helena Post Office |
| Hobson Post Office | Panna Maria Church |
| Falls City Post Office | Cestohowa Church. |
Source of some event information provided by: www.Traveltex.com