The students perform three plays in the theater barn in the historic settlement, beginning the last week of July and continuing through mid-August. Winedale is about a 90-minute drive east of Austin. It is easy to spot the German influence in this town at any time of the year, but on the third weekend in July, the town celebrates with a citywide celebration of its German heritage. In recent years, cultural happenings with a Mexican-American flavor have been added to the festival of food, dance, music and horse racing. The contest includes best splash, best dive and most-original dive categories.
Participants range in age and their entry fees help fund environmental exhibits.
Local musical groups also perform before and after the diving competition, which takes place on the third Sunday of the month. Flyers advertising the event and containing registration forms are widely distributed at Austin's pools, local grocery stores and other outlets. You can save a few dollars by preregistering. The Capitol 10,000 attracts thousands of runners. There is hardly a town within Central Texas that does not celebrate its founding or history, or simply its survival, with one festival or another.