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San Jacinto Monument & Museum
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOVEMBER 5:
Bird Watching at the Battlefield; 7:00 a.m.
– 9:00 p.m.; free Every first Saturday of the month, we open two hours early so birders and photographers can enjoy early morning at the site. Location: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
NOVEMBER 5:
San Jacinto Fall Fandango; 10:00 a.m.
– 3:00 p.m.; free Join us for a day of fun for the whole family. We’ll have saloon games, period music and dancing, arts and crafts, and hands-on living history activities, plus food trucks and vendors. Location: Outside the San Jacinto Monument
NOVEMBER 12:
Cycling Saturday; 7:00 a.m.
– 9:00 a.m.; free Every second Saturday of the month, we open the site two hours early just for cyclists. Come and bike the Birthplace of Texas without worrying about cars. Location: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
NOVEMBER 12:
Battleground Bike Tour; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:30 p.m.
– 3:30 p.m.; free Stretch your legs and honor the memory of the Texas Revolution with a guided bike tour of the battleground. Location: Meet in front of the San Jacinto Monument by the flag poles
NOVEMBER 13:
Battleground Van Tour; tours are one hour and start at 12:45 p.m., 1:45 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.; free Discover the San Jacinto Battleground like you've never seen it before on a staff-led van tour of the battlefield. Tours start shortly after the showing of Texas Forever!! Location: Gather in the main lobby of the San Jacinto Monument. Ask at the ticket kiosk to sign up.
NOVEMBER 19: History Under the Star – Sam Houston, Scots-Irish Military Traditions, and the Victory at
San Jacinto; 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.; $5 per person/$3 per museum member; students are free. Lecture with historian David Furlow about how the memory of the American Revolution impacted the soldiers fighting in the Texas Revolution. Location: San Jacinto Museum
NOVEMBER 20:
Make Your Own Corn Husk Dolls; 1:00 p.m.
– 4:00 p.m.; included with the price of admission to the San Jacinto Museum. Learn how to make the must-have toy of 1836: the corn husk doll! Location: San Jacinto Museum
NOVEMBER 26:
Battleground Van Tour; tours are one hour and start at 12:45 p.m., 1:45 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.; free Discover the San Jacinto Battleground like you've never seen it before on a staff-led van tour of the battlefield. Tours start shortly after the showing of Texas Forever!! Location: Gather in the main lobby of the San Jacinto Monument. Ask at the ticket kiosk to sign up.
NOVEMBER 27:
Texas Revolution Touch Table; drop in between 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; included with the price
of admission to the San Jacinto Museum Stop by the San Jacinto Museum for a chance to play with replicas of 19th-century toys, weapons, tools, food, clothing, and much more. Location: San Jacinto Museum
