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Welcome to our Community!
Whitewater Express Carwash
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Congratulations on your Growth!
Highland Acres Homestead
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Welcome to our Community!
Kodiak Self Storage
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Transit planning is happening now!
We welcome feedback from everyone. You can:
· Take the Short Survey to share your thoughts on investing in public transit for rural communities.
OR
· Take the Detailed Survey if you'd like to provide more detailed input on transportation needs and priorities.
You only need to complete one.
SHORT SURVEY (3 MIN) HERE
DETAIL SURVEY (12 MIN) HERE
The future is moving. Are you on board?
Hop on, speak up, shape the future of public transit and mobility in our urban and rural communities.
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🌵 Join us for CrafTEA: Succulent Teacups, an evening of creativity, tea, and a little plant therapy hosted at Crow & Cactus in Belton.
Enjoy a cozy Cream Tea while we guide you through creating your own succulent teacup arrangement. Choose your plants, get creative, and leave with a charming little piece of living décor to take home.
Menu:
🫖 Premium loose leaf tea
🥐 Freshly baked scones with jam & cream
🍓 Fresh fruit
🍬 Sweet surprises
✨ All supplies are included, and each guest will take home their handmade succulent teacup arrangement.
📅 September 3rd, 6 PM to 8 PM
📍 Hosted at Crow & Cactus
Tickets are limited, so don’t wait to claim your spot!
Please Note: Gluten-free Cream Tea is available with at least 3 days' advance notice. For food allergies or special accommodations, please contact the tearoom prior to booking.
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A little tea. A little magic. And perhaps a midnight margarita... ✨
Inspired by the return of a beloved story of sisterhood and magic, join us Friday, September 11th at 6 PM for Practical Magic High Tea at Ruby Tearoom.
This enchanting five-course High Tea experience begins with an amuse-bouche paired with our special margarita-inspired tea mocktail, followed by a delicious hot savory course. Then, settle in for the main event: a three-tiered tower filled with handcrafted savories, fresh-baked scones, and decadent sweets inspired by the sisters and their magical world.
✨ Five-course themed High Tea experience
🍸 Amuse-bouche paired with a margarita-inspired tea mocktail
🔥 Hot savory course
🫖 Three-tiered tower of savories, scones & sweets
🌿 Premium loose leaf tea throughout the evening
Come for the tea. Stay for the magic. And remember, there’s a little witch in all of us. 🔮
📅 Friday, September 11th
🕰️ 6 PM
📍 Ruby Tearoom, 126 N East St., Belton
Reservations are required, and seating is limited.
| | This annual concert featuring Infinite Journey - The Music of Journey, Little Queen - Music Inspired by Heart and Scratch 3 benefits The Clements Boys and Girls Club and the Belton Tiger Athletic Booster Club. | | |
Calling all Swifties! 🎤💖 It’s time to Shake It Off at Ruby Tearoom’s SwifTEA Sing & Dance Along, hosted at Pinky’s in Belton!
Join us Sunday, September 13th from 2 PM to 4 PM for an afternoon packed with live music, Swiftie party games, prizes, singing, dancing, and plenty of SwifTEA fun.
Each guest will enjoy a Ruby Tearoom Cream Tea box along with a selection of Ruby’s favorite loose leaf teas while we sing and dance our way through the eras.
✨ Live music featuring Taylor Swift favorites
🎉 Swiftie party games and prizes
🫖 Ruby Tearoom Cream Tea box included
🍵 A selection of Ruby’s favorite teas
💖 Friendship bracelets and concert outfits encouraged
🎤 Singing, dancing, and plenty of SwifTEA fun
📍 Hosted at Pinky’s in Belton
Grab your fellow Swifties, dress for your favorite era, and get ready to sip, sing, play, and ParTEA!
Please Note: This event features a set menu, and unfortunately we cannot offer substitutions for dietary needs or allergies.
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Grab your stein and dust off your lederhosen—Creektoberfest is back at Nolan Creek Brewery! Join us Friday & Saturday, September 18th & 19th for a full weekend of German-inspired food, craft beer, games, and Oktoberfest fun.
ALL WEEKEND LONG
We’ll be serving up:
• Big hot pretzels
• Foot-long beer brats
• German potato salad
• Plenty of delicious Nolan Creek craft beer!
FRIDAY NIGHT
Kick off the weekend with Oktoberfest-themed Music Bingo 7-9PM! Expect great music, cold beer, prizes, and plenty of PROST-ing.
SATURDAY
We’re taking the celebration throughout Downtown Belton with the Downtown Belton Oktoberfest Pub Crawl!
Grab a pub crawl card, visit participating downtown spots, make a purchase at each stop to earn your punches, then finish the night back at Nolan Creek Brewery for your chance to win a prize! 4- 10 pm, with a raffle happening at 9:30pm and a Stein Holding Competition.
Friday, September 18th + Saturday, September 19th
Nolan Creek Brewery | Downtown Belton, TX
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UMHB Family Weekend ~
Crusaders vs. Endicott
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Ruby Tea Room ~ Dolly ParTEA & Book Drive
A Celebration of Dolly Parton
Some people leave the world a little brighter than they found it. Dolly Parton certainly did. Join us Saturday, September 19th from 12 PM to 2 PM for a very special Dolly ParTEA, celebrating the music, kindness, generosity, humor, and unforgettable sparkle of Dolly Parton. Inspired by Dolly's Southern roots, we'll be serving a special Dolly-inspired Cream Tea featuring freshly baked scones with cream, fresh fruit, sweet treats, premium loose leaf tea, and, of course, Dolly's Sweet Iced Tea.
And we're celebrating Dolly the best way we know how, with good food, good music, A LOT of bling, and giving back.
$5 from every ticket will be donated to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, supporting the work she cared so deeply about and helping put books into the hands of children. Bring a new children's book to donate! We're also inviting guests to help us collect books for children in our own community. As a special thank you, guests who donate a book will receive a little gift from Ruby Tearoom.
What to Expect
Dolly-inspired Cream Tea
Dolly's Sweet Iced Tea
Premium loose leaf tea
Children's book drive in Dolly's honor
$5 from every ticket donated to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Special raffle featuring Tea Time for Two at Ruby Tearoom plus goodies from our friends at Crimson Spine Books
Boots, hats & LOTS of bling encouraged!
Rhinestones, sequins, big hair and all things Dolly welcome
So tease up that hair, dust off your boots, grab your rhinestones, and join us for an afternoon filled with tea, music, laughter, and a whole lot of Dolly.
Saturday, September 19th
12 PM to 2 PM
Ruby Tearoom, 126 N East St., Belton, Texas (inside Arusha Coffee Co)
Bring a book. Wear the bling. Raise a teacup to Dolly.
Please Note: This event features a set menu, and unfortunately we cannot offer substitutions for dietary needs or allergies.
TICKETS
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Be a Part of History: The Temple College Centennial Gala
Celebrate 100 years of transforming lives—and help us build the next century of student success! Your investment today secures a brighter future for our students and leaves a lasting legacy.
Where: Harry B. Macey Jr. Conference Room inside the Temple College Main Building. 2600 S. First Street, Temple, TX 76504.
When: September 22, 2026, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
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Our Hospice House
SAVE THE DATE!
Mark your calendars now for one of the most anticipated nights of the year!
Turquoise & Boots 2026
September 24, 2026
Benefiting ‘Our Hospice House’
We’re bringing back an unforgettable evening filled with great food, live music, auctions, and plenty of Texas charm, all in support of the guests and families we serve every day at ‘Our Hospice House’.
Because of generous supporters like you, families facing the end of life can receive compassionate, around-the-clock care in a peaceful, home-like setting at no cost to them. Every ticket purchased, sponsorship secured, and donation made helps make that possible.
More details, sponsorship opportunities, and ticket information will be coming soon!
We can’t wait to celebrate with you while helping make every moment count for the families we serve.
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10th Annual Belton’s Bacon, Blues, & Brews Festival!
Historic Bell County Courthouse Square
Friday & Saturday, September 25–26, 2025
Two days of live entertainment, food, cold craft brews, and bacon! Enjoy:
Live Music, Bacon-Inspired Dishes, Breweries & Wineries, Art & Craft Vendors
Pig Calling Contests (Youth & Adult Divisions!)
Food Trucks
| | UMHB Crusaders vs. Keystone | | |
Get your kroje and dancing shoes ready for Polka on the Square!
Enjoy two days filled with authentic traditions — from lively polka music to local breweries, wineries, and delicious Czech-inspired dishes!
Event Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 9 - 5-10 PM
Food Vendors, Breweries, and Wineries: 5–10 PM
The Fritz Hodde Fabulous Six Band: 5:30–7:30 PM
The Praha Bros: 8–10 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 11 AM-10 PM
Food Vendors, Breweries, and Wineries: 11 AM–10 PM
Jerry Haisler & the Melody Five: 5:30–7:30 PM
Brave Combo: 8-10 PM
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UMHB Homecoming ~
Crusaders vs. Howard Payne
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Registration is OPEN!
Join us at the 10th Annual RMHC / Kids & Clays Sporting Clay Tournament on October 16th at Weber’s Shooting Range!
The day is filled with prizes, breakfast, lunch, Clay Shooting and so much more! Help support the Ronald McDonald House Charities and have some outdoor fun!
Sponsorships, Teams, and TICKETS
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Temple Civic Theatre Fall Fest & THRILLER
Vendors, music, food, pumpkin patch, and more! This annual event and fundraiser returns October 24th at 10am.
Attend the Fall Fest and stay for THRILLER. Our resident Choreographer will teach you the full Thriller dance. Wear your best zombie outfit and our talented makeup artists will make you up in custom zombie makeup.
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Grab your boots, sparkle up your denim, and join CASA of Bell & Coryell Counties for an unforgettable evening of bingo, fun, and fundraising at our Denim, Diamonds & Daubers Bingo Night!
✨ Dress in your favorite denim and bling
🎁 Win exciting bingo prizes, raffles, and giveaways
🍽️ Enjoy delicious refreshments and snacks from Wings Pizza N Things
🎶 Experience a night filled with music, laughter, and community spirit
Whether you're a seasoned bingo player or just looking for a fun night out with friends, Denim, Diamonds & Daubers is the perfect way to support a great cause while making lasting memories.
Every ticket purchased helps CASA of Bell & Coryell Counties provide trained volunteer advocates for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. Your support helps ensure that children in foster care have a dedicated voice advocating for their safety, well-being, and future.
Gather your friends, bring your lucky dauber, and get ready to shine for a cause that changes children's lives—one bingo card at a time!
💙 All proceeds benefit CASA of Bell & Coryell Counties and the children we serve.
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Randall King w/ Kylie Frey gates at 6 pm. Must be 18 or older or with an adult.
https://ticketing.roninpos.app/events/RandallKing
No outside chairs, no outside food or drinks, and appropriate attire required. We offer a full bar. General admission, VIP Tables, and Reserved Tables as available. Each table purchase comes with 6 tickets.
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UMHB Hometown Heroes ~
Crusaders vs. Schreiner
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UMHB Military Appreciation ~
Crusaders vs. Hardin Simmons
| | American Legion Post 55 Belton is holding a shoe drive collecting used, not torn-up shoes. They have a metal box on their porch at 101 W. Avenue A , Belton, to drop them off. They will be cleaned and then recycled to children without shoes all around the world. | | The Bell County Business Group meets every Friday morning from 8:15-9:30 at Dead Fish Grill, in Belton, TX. | | |
This event is dedicated to the BISD Delta 18+ students & TISD Work-Based Learners who were the backbone in making those events successful. They have a long overdue reward, and Kimberly's mission is to make sure they receive it. Kimberly has helped start 2 Central Texas senior events, and helped triple the size of another.
We are seeking businesses interested in branding visibility + Purpose, and models who want to showcase their Inner Royalty.
This uplifting event is open to anyone who wants to be a positive role model to others in the community.
Monthly get togethers for Dream Sponsors and models will start soon. We would love for you to join us! Please visit Sites.Google.Com/View/FWMTexas for more information and to get started!
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Welcome to The Tea Club — Ruby Tearoom’s weekly CommuniTEA Table!
Every 3rd Thursday of the month at 3 PM, we set the table for connection, conversation, and a good cup of tea. Whether you’re coming solo, with a friend, or just curious to try tea & find communiTEA, this is your chance to join the club.
✨ Free to join — simply RSVP below so we know to save you a seat!
RSVP
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