HIGHLAND INN - ALPINE TEXAS

MONTH                EVENT                                                                                                           PLACE

January               Big Bend Livestock Show                                                                       Alpine

February             Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Trappings of  Texas                            Alpine

April                     Big Bend Gem & Mineral Show                                                             Alpine

May                      La Fiesta de Cinco de Mayo                                                                    Alpine

June                     La Fiesta del Sol - Summer Solstice Weekend                                    Alpine

July                      Kiwanis Club Fourth of July Parade                                                      Alpine

                              Festival in Kokernot Park and Fireworks Display

August                WRCA Big Bend Ranch Rodeo                                                              Alpine

September         Big Bend Balloon Bash - Labor Day Weekend                                      Alpine

                              Marfa Lights Festival - Labor Day Weekend                                        Marfa

October               NIRA Rodeo at the SALE Arena                                                             Alpine

                              Annual "Heaven to Hell and Back" Bike Ride                                      Alpine

November          Gallery Night                                                                                              Alpine

                              Terlingua International Championship Chili Cook-off                        Terlingua

December          Mountain Country Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair                                  Alpine

RESTAURANTS

Reata

La Casita

Texas Fusion

Longhorn Steakhouse

Bread & Breakfast Bakery

Alicia's Burrito Place

La Trattoria

Magoo's Place

Oriental Express

Panda's Buffet

Penny's Diner

AREA ATTRACTIONS

Museum of the Big Bend

Sul Ross State University

Marfa Lights

Big Bend National Park

Historic Fort Davis

McDonald Observatory

Davis Mountains State Park