Bond's Alley Weekend Events

Bond’s Alley Art Festival SATURDAY June 13th 2026
Bond’s Alley | 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Spend Saturday at the Bond’s Alley Art Festival with local artists, handmade goods, food trucks, and a great downtown atmosphere. This is a perfect opportunity to support local art, shop unique items, and enjoy the creative energy of Hillsboro.

Fireflies on the Fairway
Hillsboro Country Club | 7:00–10:00 PM
End the weekend with Fireflies on the Fairway, featuring a guided firefly walk with Ben Pfeiffer, live Bossa Nova music, and themed food and cocktails available for purchase.

The Brazos Brothers - Free Concert
The Yard @107 E Elm Street | 8:00–11:00 PM
Enjoy a high-energy blend of Texas country, Southern rock, and familiar crowd favorites. The Brazos Brothers are known for crowd interaction, taking requests, and covering a wide variety of familiar sing-along songs.

If you need information, please call the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce at 254-582-2481 or visit our full community calendar and city information https://business.hillsborochamber.org/

Bond's Alley Art Festival is a production of the Hillsboro Arts League and Hillsboro Main Street
https://www.hillsboromainstreet.org/
https://www.hillsborotxarts.org/

Origins: The festival began in June 1965 in the tucked-away alley behind the historic Hill County Courthouse. It was originally established to give local artists a venue to display their work and to raise funds for the Hillsboro City Library.

The Location: Bond's Alley is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (1969). Historically a gathering place for locals, it is nestled between the Old Rock Saloon and the T.B. Bond Drug Store, which operated as Texas' oldest pharmacy since 1881.

Historical Marker: Local site for politics, peddlers' shows, whittling, cockfights, fisticuffs. Named for Bond's Drug Store, located here since 1881, and sheltering in bad weather people who usually sunned in alley. Early neighbors varied from a Chinese laundry to an auto assembly shop. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1969

Evolution of the Festival: Over the decades, the festival expanded beyond the alley into surrounding downtown sidewalks. Today, it features live music, hands-on workshops, food trucks, and interactive community art projects.

Community Impact: The event is organized by local organizations, and any proceeds from the festival weekend activities and related art sales, directly support arts and other local initiatives.

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