With summer approaching, grandparents are often planning for things to do with grandchildren visit. Georgetown offers a fun variety of things to do and places to go for kids of all ages to get out and play! Two extremely popular venues are the Creative Playscape and the Outdoor Play Pool at the Georgetown Recreation Center. […]
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The Red Poppy Festival Is On Fire In Georgetown, Texas
Following the spectacular springtime gift of the bluebonnets, Georgetown’s famous red poppies are coming ablaze, just in time for the 16th Annual Red Poppy Festival. Said to be a gift from a young US doughboy who sent home poppy seeds from Flanders’ Fields during World War I, the Red Poppies grew wild and became a […]
Gobble, Gobble…Dazzle, Dazzle…Lighting The Square In Georgetown, TX
Rest up after all that Thanksgiving Turkey, because when Friday comes around Georgetown flips the switch on the holiday season with blazing lights on the Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas. It’s the event I look forward to all year long! Annual Lighting of the Square While the whole shebang kicks off at 5:30 pm […]
Georgetown Toasts The Arts At Georgetown Art & Wine in the Square!
Get ready for a vintage weekend of art and entertainment in the most beautiful town square in Texas when Georgetown Art & Wine in the Square hosts a juried art and crafts festival. It’s happening Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26 — 28, 2014 and includes music, hand-made fine art and crafts, and great Texas wines. […]
Once Again, Georgetown, Texas Is Ablaze for The Red Poppy Festival
Popular history reports that a young soldier sent home poppy seeds from Flanders’ Fields during World War I. Soon, Red Poppies grew wild and became a Georgetown and Central Texas tradition. Today, citizens of Georgetown, especially residents of Historic Old Town, have cultivated these wonderful Red Poppy flowers in locations across town. This year, The […]
Bluebonnet Season Is Upon Us In Georgetown, TX, And The Hill Country!
It’s that time of year when Texans everywhere — and especially in and around Georgetown and throughout the Hill Country — anxiously await the first sightings of our state flower, The Bluebonnet! Soon, fields of intense blue flowers will cause us to stop our cars, grab our kids and grandkids, and welcome these precious gifts […]
Stuff the Turkey, Light the Square…It’s Holiday Time in Georgetown, TX
After a day of Thanksgiving feasting, the official start of the holiday season kicks off in Georgetown, TX on Friday, November 29. Merchants may call it “Black Friday,” but the bright lights on the Square ignite the night! Don’t Miss The Annual Lighting of the Square — Friday, November 29! Festivities begin at 5:30 pm on […]
The charm of Old Town enhances every Georgetown, TX retirement lifestyle.
Perhaps you’re intrigued by the possibility of living in a breathtakingly preserved Victorian home within steps of “The Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas.” Or you find it appealing to share your hometown with Georgetown’s amazing collection of late 19th century Victorian homes, early 20th century cottages and bungalows built in the 1920’s. Old Town […]
US News Likes Austin, But Loves Georgetown More!
The Georgetown, Texas Red Poppy Festival — Nature Paints The Town Red!
The Red Poppy flower has become an integral part of Georgetown history, since a young soldier sent home seeds from Flanders’ Fields during World War I. The Red Poppies began to grow wild and became a Georgetown and Central Texas tradition. The flowers no longer grow wild but the citizens of Georgetown have cultivated these […]