Come and Take It Celebration

The Come and Take It Celebration usually lands in early October as a multi-day gathering centered on Independence Square in Gonzales, where the town remembers the first shot of the Texas Revolution. You can expect a parade, live music, heritage re-enactments, cook-off style competitions, carnival energy, and arts and crafts woven through the historic core, all framed by the 1896 courthouse and the walkable squares that make downtown feel like a stage set for Texas storytelling. Days are often warm and sunny with that Central Texas humidity easing toward evening, so late afternoons can still feel like summer while nights invite a light layer for open-air concerts and strolling vendors. Travelers come for the cannon lore, stay for the hospitality, and leave with a sharper sense of why Gonzales calls itself the Lexington of Texas. An RV gives you a private base minutes from the square, so you can slip back for meals, rest, and outfit changes without hunting hotel blocks during the busiest hours. You can stage gear for kids, dogs, and lawn chairs, share costs across a group, and still roll out before dawn for a quiet coffee along the Guadalupe corridor. After the music fades, your rig becomes the calm room where you plan the next day of museums, barbecue stops, and slow drives through Gonzales County.