Welcome to the
Kerrville River Festival
September 17, 2022 at Louise Hays Park
A Free Celebration of Heritage and culture
Brought To You By The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department
The Kerrville River Festival is a celebration of the heritage and culture of Kerrville, Kerr County, and the Texas Hill Country.
The 2022 Kerrville River Festival is scheduled for September 17, 2022, at Louise Hays Park.
The 2022 event will build on last year’s successful event and will be expanding again to make it bigger and better. There will be more community performances, more exhibitors, a bigger KIDS Zone, pre-festival events, more vendors, and other activities for a full day of family fun. This year’s Festival features a separate community stage with performers from local community performing arts organizations showcasing the culture they bring to the area.
Follow that with a big evening of great concert and thrill show entertainment. The evening ends with a video fireworks display (drought conditions necessitate the cancelling of this year’s firework) celebrating the 133rd Anniversary of the City of Kerrville’s incorporation. It all adds up to a FREE fun-filled event for the whole family.
The River Festival Takes Place with the TexFest and Texas Heritage Days at Schreiner University
See the schedule of activities to see all of the events taking place from Friday to Sunday. Lots of family entertainment with concerts, games, exhibitors, activities and community showcase performances.
Scheduled Exhibitors & Activities: Sign Up Now to reserve your 2022 spot
Exhibits, games, kids’ zone, exercise classes, fun run, volleyball tournament, performances and much, much more.
Go to the the “Becoming an Exhibitor or Vendor” Page to learn more and submit your interest.
The H-E-B Kids Zone and Exhibitors (Noon to 6:30 p.m.)
The Kerrville River Festival expanded H-E-B KIDS’ Zone will have lots of things to occupy kids throughout the afternoon. This fenced off area will offer an array of great fun activities. There will be bounce houses, rock walls, bungee jumping, face painters, a trackless train, and other pursuits to occupy them while their parents get to visit with exhibitors.
The 2022 Kerrville River Festival KIDS Zone is sponsored by H-E-B Corporate Public Affairs Division.
With the help of additional sponsors we hope to add a KIDS Stage featuring kids acts as well as additional activities and strolling characters to the event. Our hope is to make this a major focus of the Kerrville River Festival.
With even more Exhibitors and vendors at this year’s festival, there will be a lot to see. Come visit with the volunteers staffing the booth for community organizations as well as those selling items at this year’s expanded Kerrville River Festival.
Community Performing Arts Organizations Showcases
(20-to-25-minute performances).
A brand new "community" stage has BEEN ADDED TO to the 2022 Festival to PROVIDE UP TO 7 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO SHOWCASE THEIR LOCAL TALENT
Texas Heritage music Foundation
Texas Heritage Music Foundation was founded to perpetuate the traditions of Texas music, to examine the background of Texas music, to trace influences and patterns in Texas music, to document the role Texas music has played in society, and to provide free educational programming to the Texas community. Texas heritage music foundation will be presenting performer Anthony Garcia - a solo artist who plays guitar/keyboards.
Anthony Garcia is a songwriter, guitarist, and classically trained pianist based in Austin, Texas. Versatile is the best word to describe his live performance; Garcia often switches between genres within a set, and sometimes switches between instruments within a single song. A lover of rock, blues, classical piano, and Spanish guitar, and a fan of soulful vocals and old standards, Garcia’s musicianship and eclectic song choices always keep the audience enraptured and inspired.
Performing arts school of classical ballet
The dance company of the Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet blends traditional Ballet with fluidity of Lyrical dance. The Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet has been providing dance lessons to students of all ages for over fifty years. Our goal is to introduce each student to the joy of dance in a wholesome, supportive atmosphere while presenting it in the purest form of classical ballet lessons we can provide.
Big Seed
Local Big Seed musicians will take the community stage to show off their creative talents as part of the Kerrville River Festival. Big Seed provides a medium for young creatives throughout the Texas Hill Country to explore and develop their artistic passion.
tivy high school marching band
The Tivy Highschool Marching Band will be performing a few of their spirited marching songs on the festival field.
Fireworks are Back! the day will be capped off by a fireworks display to celebrate the anniversary of Kerrville's incorporation. A great way to cap a great day
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Scheduled Performers: Great concerts and thrill shows
Kyle Park
Michael Salgado
Cirque Akrobat Thrill Show
Smoking (including Vaping), Coolers, Dogs, outside alcohol and glass containers not permitted in festival area
strictly enforced
Major Sponsors: Sign up now to help make this a great event
Ranch Radio Group
Ken Stoepel Ford
Schreiner University
State Aire
H-E-B
Live Oak
Gravity Check
Contributors: In-kind as well as cash contributions
Big Seed
Performing Arts School of Classical Ballet
Schreiner Band
Texas Heritage Music Foundation
Movement & Motion
The Center for Fitness
Tivy High School Marching Band
Atmos Energy
Camp Gladiator
Inn of the Hills Hotel
