San Jacinto Day — April 25th

Event: San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment Date: April 25, 2009 Location: La Porte (Houston) San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site 3523 Battleground Road, LaPorte TX 77571 Celebrate the battle that won Texas’ independence in 1836. This event offers a full day of live music and entertainment, children’s activities, living history camps, craft demonstrations, food vendors and much more. In the afternoon, hundreds of historical re-enactors gather at the San Jacinto Battleground to stage the state’s largest battle re-enactment. Free to the public. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/