Planned Activities for 2015
Texas Independence Day Celebration of North Texas at Granbury
Tentative Schedule , subject to change
Saturday, February 28, 2015
9:00-5:00 Exhibitors: Square, Langdon, Beach
9am-10am
- Passing Through Band
- Student History Fair – Celebration Hall on the Square
- Children’s Games, Handicrafts – Langdon
- Silent Auction opens at Texas Heroes Foundation booth
- Re-enactors, Indians, Living History at Langdon
10:00 Parade around the Historic Granbury Square!
11:00 Buttermilk Junction
12:00 Opening Ceremony – Stage
- Master of Ceremony: Commissioner Steve Berry
- Welcome to Granbury – Mayor Nin Hulett
- Invocation – Rev. Glenn Ward
- Presentation of the Proclamation – James Veale Day: County Judge Darrell Cockerham
- Texas Our Texas – Ridge Roberts
- Pledge to the Texas Flag – 2014 SHF Champion – Rachel Mastick
- Remarks – Boots Hubbard
- Concluding Remarks – President of the Texas Heroes Foundation Cullen Crisp
1:00 Western Re-enactment on the Square
1:00 – 2:30 Mutton Bustin’ on the Beach
1:00 – 5:00 Historical Granbury Courthouse OPEN to Public
1:30-2:30 Wild West Music of the Buffalo Bill Cowboy Band
2:30 Prairie Wind Band
3:15 Western Re-enactment on the Square
3:30 Buttermilk Junction
4:00 Silent Auction Closes
4:30 – 6:30 Live Bull Riding on the Beach & Calf Scramble for kids
Sunday, March 1, 2015
10:00 AM Cowboy Church – Rev. Glenn Ward, Baggy Bottom Boys -Stage
11:00 – 5:00 Exhibitors: Square, Langdon & Beach
Re-enactors, Indians, Living History – Langdon
Children’s Games, Handicrafts – Langdon
Student History Fair- Celebration Hall on the Square
12:00 Baggy Bottom Boys
1:00 Ridge Roberts & Bobby Don Shelton
2:00 Prairie Wind Band
2:15 Western Re-enactment on the Square
3:00 Student History Awards presented – Celebration Hall, Square
4:00 Bobby Don & Ridge Roberts
5:00 TIDC Vendors and Re-enactors and Downtown Activities Close.
Monday, March 2, 2015
- 12:30 Elizabeth Crockett Memorial Ceremony – Acton Cemetery
Welcome, Prayer – Rev Glenn Ward - Recognition of attending Crockett Family members – Sylvia Hickey
- Memorial for Ken Hendricks – Sons of Confederates
- Historical Presentations – Brandy Herr
- David Crockett comments – Rich Merrill
- Amazing Grace – Fiddlin’ Ridge Roberts
- Placement of 13 Yellow Roses – Cullen Crisp
- Color Guard-Black Powder Musket Volley, Cannon Fire, Benediction
- Closing Remarks – Sylvia Hickey
- Closing Prayer – Rev Glenn Ward
All information is subject to change.
Texas Independence Day Celebration of North Texas at Granbury is supported by:
