Rockwall's fall calendar brings together events hosted by local organizations and community groups. From mid-September through October, the schedule includes theater, a farmers market, live music, and seasonal gatherings.
Residents can use the calendar to find opportunities to take part throughout the season, including community fundraisers.
A Six-Week Snapshot of the Fall Calendar
A Rockwall Herald roundup lists several events in this stretch of the calendar:
- Thursday, Sept. 17 — the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce's 10th annual Red, White and Boom clay shooting tournament, capped off with a Cigars & Cards after-party featuring food, drinks, and live entertainment.
- Through Sept. 27 — Rockwall Community Playhouse's season opener, "The Immigrant," running Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at 609 E. Rusk.
- Saturdays through September — the Rockwall Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon in Historic Downtown Rockwall, closing out its season.
- Fridays and Saturdays through October — the San Jacinto Plaza Music Series, free live music from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 to 5 p.m. — Scare on the Square, downtown's Halloween send-off.
The dates span several weeks and include events hosted by different local organizations.
A Fantasy Football Fundraiser
One local fundraising effort takes the form of a fantasy football league.
The Rockwall Gridiron Gang is a 12-member fantasy football league made up of local business owners and civic leaders. Its in-season challenge for whoever finishes last is a 24-hour "Waffle Challenge," which has raised thousands of dollars for Rockwall-area nonprofits over three seasons.
These examples illustrate the range of fall activities in Rockwall, from community theater to fundraising events and seasonal gatherings.
Rockwall Community Playhouse is presenting Mark Harelik's The Immigrant as it marks 31 years of community theater this season, entirely volunteer-run and entirely local.
How the Events Are Organized
Scare on the Square is sponsored by Friends of Downtown and the Downtown Rockwall Association, with support from Main Street. The Rockwall Farmers Market and the San Jacinto Plaza Music Series run through the same association's calendar. The Chamber runs Red, White and Boom. The Waffle Challenge is organized by the Rockwall Gridiron Gang.
The events and their listed organizers are summarized below:
| Event | Date | Run By | Event description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White and Boom | Thursday, Sept. 17 | Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce | Clay shoot plus a Cigars & Cards after-party, now in its 10th year |
| "The Immigrant" | Through Sept. 27 | Rockwall Community Playhouse | Season opener for an all-volunteer theater marking 31 years |
| San Jacinto Plaza Music Series | Fri/Sat, 7 to 9:30 p.m., through October | Downtown Rockwall Association | Free weekly live music in the plaza |
| Rockwall Farmers Market | Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, through September | Downtown Rockwall Association / Main Street | Closes out the vendor season downtown |
| Scare on the Square | Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 to 5 p.m. | Friends of Downtown, Downtown Rockwall Association, Main Street | Family Halloween event on the square |
| Waffle Challenge | Ongoing, tied to NFL standings | Rockwall Gridiron Gang | Fundraising challenge that has raised thousands for local nonprofits over three seasons |
The table has six rows and shows several organizing groups, including some that appear in more than one row.
Planning Around Rockwall's Fall Calendar
If you're weighing which weekends are worth carving out, the honest answer is that the free, recurring ones give you the best return on a Friday night with the least commitment. The San Jacinto Plaza Music Series runs every Friday and Saturday through October, so you don't need to plan around a single date the way you would for Scare on the Square or Red, White and Boom. The Farmers Market is on its way out for the year, so the next few Saturdays in September are what's left of that season before it picks back up next spring.
If you'd like to know more about the groups behind these events, the table above offers a starting point. Attending more than one this fall can help you become familiar with the organizations and volunteers involved. That's a different kind of local knowledge than knowing which restaurant just opened: it's a sense of the groups that help shape Rockwall's fall calendar.
None of this requires a real estate transaction to appreciate. It's a look at the local events and groups that help shape Rockwall's fall calendar.
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