10th Heritage Award Dinner
Saturday, April 18

Celebrating the 2026 Museum of the Big Bend Heritage Award inductees, Tom and Val Beard

5:30 PM Cocktail Hour and 6:30 PM Dinner

Quaerite et Invenietis

50 Years of Wandering and Wondering
Photography from a lifetime of travel
by Bobby Greeson

June 12–September 12

Spark! Places of Innovation: Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit

July 3–August 8

Alpine has been chosen as one of six Texas communities by the Texas Historical Commission to host a Smithsonian Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit that takes a close look at the many ways innovation has arisen in small rural communities.

The exhibition will be held in the Museum of the Big Bend’s Education Room.

40th Annual Trappings of Texas

September 24–October 31

Three-day event celebrating Western art and culture including the exhibit and sale of contemporary Western art and custom cowboy gear, an opening reception, artist presentations, and a ranch roundup party.