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• History in Play

  • When
    5 Dec 2025
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    414 State Loop 92 La Grange, TX

  Join Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill Site Educators to engage with the Outdoor Interactive Exhibit Space through our monthly series of games, crafts, and activities! 

  This month's activity will revolve around German holiday traditions. Come create a fun decoration to take home!

  History in Play is included with regular sites admission. Consider an annual membership for free family admission to all programs!

  Adult attendance required at the playground. For more information, email jennifer.townzen@thc.texas.gov. 

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• History in Play

  • When
    6 Dec 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    414 State Loop 92 La Grange, TX

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• Festival Nights

  • Start
    12 Dec 2025
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  • End
    21 Dec 2025
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    414 State Loop 92 La Grange, TX 78945

  Join us for La Grange’s annual Holiday Extravaganza and Lights Display! 

  Fröhe Weihnachten! From decorations to food and music, the earliest German settlers to Texas brought their holiday customs with them. These traditions come to life each December during Trail of Lights and Festival Nights at Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites. These events feature ten nights to walk along the trail to enjoy lighted displays with family and friends. 

  Join us for even more excitement on our Festival Nights (Dec. 12 & 13, 19-21) for live music, living history, holiday refreshments, family activities, visits with Santa, and more.

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• Trail of Lights

  • Start
    17 Dec 2025
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  • End
    23 Dec 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    414 State Loop 92 La Grange, TX 78945

  Join us for La Grange’s annual Holiday Extravaganza and Lights Display! 

  Fröhe Weihnachten! From decorations to food and music, the earliest German settlers to Texas brought their holiday customs with them. These traditions come to life each December during Trail of Lights and Festival Nights at Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites. These events feature ten nights to walk along the trail to enjoy lighted displays with family and friends. 

  Join us for even more excitement on our Festival Nights (Dec. 12 & 13, 19-21) for live music, living history, holiday refreshments, family activities, visits with Santa, and more.

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• History in Play

  • Start
    2 Jan 2026
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    11:00 AM
  • End
    3 Jan 2026
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    2:00 PM

  Join Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill Site Educators to engage with the Outdoor Interactive Exhibit Space through our monthly series of games, crafts, and activities! 

  To ring in the New Year, come try out some our favorite activities from 2025, including our Dig Pit exploration, School Lessons, and more!

  History in Play is included with regular sites admission. Consider an annual membership for free family admission to all programs!

  Adult attendance required at the playground. For more information, email jennifer.townzen@thc.texas.gov. 

  
  

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• ZZ Trot: Trail Racing Over Texas 5K

  • When
    24 Jan 2026
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    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

  Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill is excited to serve as the backdrop for Trail Racing Over Texas's unique trail run & festival inspired by the iconic Texas rock band, ZZ Top.

  ZZ TROT begins at 9am with the Sharp Dressed 5K and continues with 1-mile Time Trials, and a "Gimme All Your Runnin" Kids run. Celebrate the completion of your run by enjoying a concert by ZZ Top cover band, Three Hombres, the sites' interactive playscape, and taking in the beautiful views.

  Participants Receive:

  • Race Entry (several event options from 5k, two different 1-mile time trials, or all three!)
  • Race Bib Number
  • Race Shirt (included for Sharp Dressed 5k or Tres Hombres Challenge, extra for Kids K or Time Trials)
  • ZZ TROT Fake Beard or Cheap Sunglasses
  • ZZ TROT Temporary Tattoo or Sticker
  • Sites Entry (included)
  • Live ZZ Top Cover Band Concert by the Three Hombres
  • Finishers Medal

  Learn more & register today at: runsignup.com/zztrot

  
  

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• Intro to Interpretation: Volunteer Workshop

  • When
    28 Jan 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  In this two-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of interpretation as a set of skills that anyone can learn and utilize effectively in interactions with the public. Participants will gain helpful tips and tricks that can improve your interpretive skills – no experience required!

  Get the tools to identify your audience, engage their senses, ask purposeful questions, and much more.

  Through informative discussion, real-life examples, and brief interactive activities, you’ll walk away with the skills and knowledge to help create meaningful, relevant, and engaging experiences for a wide variety of audiences.

  
  

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• Intro to Interpretation Part 2: Volunteer Workshop

  • When
    29 Jan 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  In this two-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of interpretation as a set of skills that anyone can learn and utilize effectively in interactions with the public. Participants will gain helpful tips and tricks that can improve your interpretive skills – no experience required!

  Get the tools to identify your audience, engage their senses, ask purposeful questions, and much more.

  Through informative discussion, real-life examples, and brief interactive activities, you’ll walk away with the skills and knowledge to help create meaningful, relevant, and engaging experiences for a wide variety of audiences.

  
  

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• Red, White, & Stew

  • When
    28 Feb 2026
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

  Join living history interpreters for a celebration of America’s unique and multicultural food history from the Republic of Texas era. Stop by the Kreische house for a campfire cooking demonstration using recipes recorded during the Dawson and Mier Expeditions. 

  Smell the delicious ingredients of our Thomas Jefferson Green and Company stew, and learn some of the history of foodways on-the-go for long journeys in the early 19th century. 

  
  

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