Washington County - Home of Year-Round Festivals and Events

     From a bigger and better Bluebonnet Festival, Scarecrow Festival, Country Flavors Festival and Texas’s oldest county fair to antique shows galore and everything in between, there’s much to see and do in Washington County, Texas! Comprised of the towns of Brenham, Burton, Chappell Hill and Independence, Washington County is a little more than an hour — yet a world away — from the big cities of Austin and Houston. Plan your next great escape here, the birthplace of Texas!