Outdoor Opportunities Abound in Athens at Spring Break

With spring just around the corner, the City of Athens Department of Tourism is preparing to welcome nature lovers to its outdoor activities and diverse venues.

Known for its natural beauty, Athens provides an array of activities for visitors to enjoy the outdoors including bird watching, fishing, boating, nature walks and golfing, just to name a few.

Athens offers several activities to families at spring break. On March 7, Keep Athens Beautiful will transform the Henderson County Regional Fair Park grounds and Senior Citizens Building into a marketplace for the annual Home and Garden Show. The lawn mower races, hosted by the Lone Star Mower Racing Association, is a new addition to this year's annual event.

On March 14, the Cain Center will host its first St. Patrick's Day fun run Come Jig & Jog With Us. Participants can choose to participate in the 5K or 1 mile run/walk and participants may register their dog to join them in the fun. The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will have its monthly Bird and Nature Walk and they will host the annual Fly Fish Texas on March 14. Fly Fish Texas is aimed at the novice fly fisher and will teach you how to tie a fly, cast it and catch a fish with it, all in the same day. Food vendors will be on site every day from March 10-14 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center so families can spend the day enjoying the outdoors this spring break.

Visit the Henderson County Regional Fair Park Complex for several free events coming up on March 14-15 for Fire It Up Productions, a two-day team roping event; the following Saturday on March 21, the complex will host the World Series Team Roping; and March 27-29 will be the Texas High School Rodeo Association.

Participants come from across the country to showcase their personal recipes, meet with fellow Eggheads and share some great food with the crowd at the 5th Annual Athens EggFest on April 11 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.

The Henderson County Go Texan Rodeo, hosted by the Athens Chamber of Commerce, will take place April 24-25 at the Henderson County Regional Fair Park Complex. Contestants will compete in events including team roping, barrel racing, calf roping, the popular 21 and Older Women's Calf Scramble, and Bull Riding.

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