Weekend Picks for Nov. 7-9
The Highland Lakes area has much to offer visitors and residents this weekend. Check out our top picks for Nov. 7-9, 2025: Need more fun? Find more weekend events here.
Read moreNovember 3, 2025
Sweet Berry Farm hosts Harvest of Fall Fun
Sweet Berry Farm welcomes autumn with its 2025 Harvest of Fall Fun, which runs through Nov. 30 at the Marble Falls attraction. Admission and parking are free; you pay by activity. Visitors to the farm will find pumpkin patches filled Read more…
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The Rut: Mating season breeds mayhem for white-tailed deer
The highest deer-producing region in Texas (that’s us!) is now at the peak of white-tailed deer mating season (November) when passions and hormones wreak havoc in the wild world of Central Texas big game. Biologists and hunters call this time Read more…
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Fall hikes in the Highland Lakes
Cool fall weather and mostly mild winters make October through February the perfect months to explore the Highland Lakes on foot. The area is a hiking hotbed for easy family outings or significant challenges. Local hiking enthusiasts share several of Read more…
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HAUNTED HIGHLAND LAKES: Badu House haints
Ghosts at the Badu House in Llano have reportedly moved chairs and keys, knocked items off shelves, appeared in windows, left handprints in sawdust, and even been heard conversing in empty rooms. One story tells of a ghost terrifying a Read more…
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HAUNTED HIGHLAND LAKES: Old Bluffton, an underwater ghost town
At the bottom of Lake Buchanan rests in pieces the town of Old Bluffton. The once-thriving Central Texas community was consumed by the lake when Buchanan Dam was built across the Colorado River in 1937. Now, it is a watery Read more…
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HAUNTED HIGHLAND LAKES: The past lives of Six Mile Cemetery and School
About 8 miles west of Llano, Texas, ghost hunters will find a two-for-one haunted habitat. First is Six Mile School, where, according to urban legend, those who wrote their names three times on the (now-gone) chalkboard died within a week. Read more…
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HCCT’s special events spotlight singers, songs, and Shakespeare
The Hill Country Community Theatre in Cottonwood Shores stages several special productions during its 2025-26 season, including odes to iconic singers, songs, and Shakespeare. The events alternate each with the HCCT’s Season 40 lineup of plays. The special schedule starts Read more…
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‘Explore Bowhunting’ at Inks Lake State Park
Learn the finer points of bowhunting during an all-ages workshop at Inks Lake State Park on Saturday, Oct. 11. The event is in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Community Archery Program. “Explore Bowhunting” is from 10 a.m.-2 Read more…
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Go wild for STEM: Science Mill exhibit explores biomimicry
The Science Mill in Johnson City is getting a little “wild” with a new exhibit that blends the wonders of nature and science into an engaging adventure for all ages. The limited-time STEM in the Wild, open from Oct. 1 Read more…
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