Texas Lakes Trail Region

10/14/2026

This past weekend we visited our friends with the Denton County Office of History & Culture for a tour of the Courthouse on the Square Museum as well as a spooky evening at the Bayless-Selby House Museum for Park After Dark! Follow them for their upcoming historical programs!

Discover Denton and enjoy a month full of thrills and chills! Visit Denton Halloween for a calendar of events for the month of October!

10/13/2026

Discover Denton, the Halloween Capitol of Texas!

All month long, Denton Halloween hosts special events throughout Historic Downtown Denton! From Halloween markets, Movies in the Park, to Mannequin Night, there are plenty of frights and delights for families ready to dive into spooky season!

10/09/2026

Join our friends at the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site this Saturday!

Help celebrate Dwight Eisenhower’s 136th birthday this Saturday, October 10, between 9:45 am and 3 pm: farmer’s market, military vehicles, bike parade, children’s book readings, musical entertainment, activities, and more. Birthday cake at 12:15 p.m.

Free to the public!

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09/30/2026

Visit Pilot Point for the 15th Annual Bonnie & Clyde Days on Saturday, October 10th from 2 - 9pm!

Enjoy reenactments, live music, food, and more! Follow the link below for shuttle details and more information!

https://www.pilotpointtx.gov/304/Bonnie-Clyde-Days

09/24/2026

Congrats to our friends with Visit Cleburne for becoming Tourism Friendly Certified through Travel Texas!

🎉🤠 Big news, Cleburne! We’re officially Tourism Friendly Texas Certified!

We’re celebrating Cleburne’s Tourism Friendly Texas Community Certification, a recognition of our community’s commitment to welcoming visitors and showcasing everything that makes Cleburne special!

This achievement wouldn’t be possible without the amazing partners who help make Cleburne a destination worth discovering. ❤️

A big Texas-sized THANK YOU to Travel Texas and the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office of the Governor for this recognition, and to our local partners for helping Cleburne shine!

🌟 Here’s to growing tourism, celebrating our community, and welcoming even more visitors to Cleburne!


Carnegie Players Songbird Stone Trough
Cleburne State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife Cleburne Parks and Recreation
Pollo Rosa Vineyard and Winery Cleburne Golf Links.

Travel Texas Texas Economic Development Chisholm Trail Museum Johnson County Sheriff's Posse Plaza Theatre Company

09/23/2026

Hello Boils and Ghouls! 🎃

Are you a Heritage Partner? If so, how is your community and local museums celebrating the Fall season and Halloween? Email our Executive Director to let him know and your event may be featured in our monthly newsletter and forthcoming blog! 🧟

As a Heritage Partner, did you know you can submit your heritage events to our Texas Time Travel Events page? Yeppers! Check out the link below! 💀

https://texastimetravel.com/events/submit-your-event/

09/16/2026

Last evening, Executive Director Wade Dillon joined Author and Mumologist Amy J Schultz for her lecture on Mumentous: The Texas Homecoming Mum project at the Carrollton Public Library!

The Mumentous Traveling Exhibit is currently on display at the Carrollton Public Library until Halloween! Learn about this Homecoming tradition and how it has evolved over the decades!
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Note: Our Traveling Exhibit program is currently being restructured and thus exhibit rentals are on hold. Check back for forthcoming information!

09/08/2026

Heritage Partners! The cut-off date to submit your ad and participate in our new Regional Map is September 15th!

Email our Executive Director to receive an Insertion Order form. Invoices will be sent via Quickbooks.

Less than 10 ad spots are left. We are printing 75,000 maps to be distributed for two years across all Texas Travel Information Centers and trade shows that the Texas Heritage Trail Regions participate in.

Jump on this today! Our next map will not be produced until 2028.

09/02/2026

Let's give a big HOWDYDOO to The Museum of North Texas History as our new Heritage Partner! 🤠

At the Museum of North Texas History, every artifact, photograph, and exhibit invites you to take a closer look at the people and events that shaped this dynamic region. From Native American heritage to frontier life, oil booms, military history, and modern growth, our galleries are a window into the culture, grit, and ingenuity of North Texas. Whether you’re a local resident or a curious traveler, you’ll find something meaningful in the tales of pioneers, soldiers, innovators, and everyday families who called this land home. Come see how history lives on right here in the heart of North Texas.

Thursday - Saturday 10:00-4:00
$5 Adults, $2 Children 6 & over 5 & under free.