Memorial Day Weekend at Dripping Springs

Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Event Center is packaging its Memorial Day weekend programming around the 2026 Dripping Springs Rodeo, with events scheduled for Friday, May 22, through Sunday, May 24, according to the park and ticket listings. The Hays County venue said in a May 5 announcement that the weekend will include rodeo performances on all three nights and additional free activities for families. Austinot also included the rodeo in its 2026 Memorial Day events roundup for the Austin area. ### When is the Dripping Springs Memorial Day weekend event? May 22-24, 2026, is the date range listed by Dripping Springs Ranch Park for its Memorial Day weekend rodeo programming. The ranch park’s official fair and rodeo page says the event will mark its 15th year and advertises three days of activity at the Event Center Drive site. A May 5 post on the ranch park website said, “Come join us Memorial Day Weekend at Dripping Springs Ranch Park for a weekend of family fun,” and said rodeo performances are scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (drippingspringsranchpark.com) Eventbrite lists the same dates for ticketed entries. ### What is actually on the schedule at Ranch Park? Three 7:30 p.m. rodeo performances are the clearest timed events now publicly listed for the weekend. (drippingspringstx.gov) Eventbrite says tickets are sold by performance date for Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. Free activities are also part of the weekend, though the park’s public announcement does not spell out a full lineup in the material currently indexed online. (drippingspringsranchpark.com) The ranch park said there will be “plenty of free events all weekend,” while the city’s fair and rodeo page points visitors to separate schedule and entertainment information. Austinot’s holiday guide describes the stop as a family-friendly outing built around barrel racing, bronc riding and dinner at the venue. (eventbrite.com) That description appears in a roundup format rather than a published event schedule from the park itself. ### Where is it, and how much does it cost? Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Event Center lists its address as 1042 Event Center Drive, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620. (drippingspringsranchpark.com) The venue is west of Austin and is operated as the city’s ranch park and event center. Tickets start at $13.54, according to the Eventbrite listing for the 2026 Dripping Springs Rodeo. (austinot.com) The same listing says online ticket sales end the day of each performance to allow will-call printing. ### Does the public schedule show parades, live music or a vendor market? Austinot’s broader Memorial Day roundup mentions live entertainment and holiday activities across the Austin area, but the park and city pages surfaced in public search results do not currently verify a parade tied to the ranch park event. (drippingspringsranchpark.com) The official materials available in search results center on the rodeo, family activities and entertainment pages rather than a parade notice. (eventbrite.com) The City of Dripping Springs does operate a farmers market, and city calendar material confirms regular market programming elsewhere in town. But the indexed sources reviewed for this story do not show a Memorial Day weekend vendor market schedule at the ranch park itself. ### Where can readers check for updates before they go? The ranch park website is carrying the May 5 announcement and calendar pages for upcoming events. (austinot.com) The city’s fair and rodeo page also directs visitors to event schedule and entertainment information for the 2026 run. May 22 is the next key date for attendees, when the first rodeo performance is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., according to Eventbrite. (cityofdrippingsprings.com) Austinot’s Memorial Day events roundup also lists the Dripping Springs stop alongside other Austin-area options for the holiday weekend. (eventbrite.com) (drippingspringsranchpark.com)