Closing Night of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
27
8:30 PM20:30

Closing Night of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

Come relive the pride and the pageantry of the Fort Griffin Fandangle 2020, Texas’ oldest outdoor musical. Experience the life of the cowboy, the Indian, and the settler.  Hear the songs and watch the dances played out by a cast of local townspeople who share a direct heritage with the characters they portray.  Horses, wagons, trail drivers, buffalo hunters, saloon girls, and some good hard-working honest folk.

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Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
26
8:30 PM20:30

Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail. Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights. It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
20
8:30 PM20:30

Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail. Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights. It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade
Jun
20
5:00 PM17:00

Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade

Head downtown for the annual Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade held annually on the First Saturday of Fandangle! This event is the highlight of the Fandangle season with real cowboys, stagecoach, cast, and many more highlights of western heritage. Come be one of the hundreds of spectators lining the streets of Downtown Albany to watch this spectacular annual event. 

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Opening Night of the 82nd Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
19
8:30 PM20:30

Opening Night of the 82nd Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail. Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights. It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Closing Night of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
29
8:30 PM20:30

Closing Night of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

Come relive the pride and the pageantry of the Fort Griffin Fandangle 2019, Texas’ oldest outdoor musical. Experience the life of the cowboy, the Indian, and the settler.  Hear the songs and watch the dances played out by a cast of local townspeople who share a direct heritage with the characters they portray.  Horses, wagons, trail drivers, buffalo hunters, saloon girls, and some good hard-working honest folk.

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Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
28
8:30 PM20:30

Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail. Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights. It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
22
8:30 PM20:30

Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail. Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights. It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade
Jun
22
5:00 PM17:00

Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade

Head downtown for the annual Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade held annually on the First Saturday of Fandangle! This event is the highlight of the Fandangle season with real cowboys, stagecoach, cast, and many more highlights of western heritage. Come be one of the hundreds of spectators lining the streets of Downtown Albany to watch this spectacular annual event. 

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Fandangle Sampler Party
Apr
20
6:00 PM18:00

Fandangle Sampler Party

  • Griffin Flat - Collins Creek Ranch (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come see a sampling of what the show is going to look like this year, it will be held at Griffin Flat on Collins Creek Ranch.  There will be  singing, dancing, horses, wagons and maybe some tomfoolery thrown in too.  There will be a wonderful barbecue provided after the show.

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Closing Night of the 80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
30
8:30 PM20:30

Closing Night of the 80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

It's the closing night of the 80th anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle so watch out for songs you haven't heard in so years.  There's a rumor around the campfire that we're bringing back the SNAKE too!

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across prairie land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail.  Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights.  It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Events for Saturday, June 30, 2018
Jun
30
8:00 AM08:00

Events for Saturday, June 30, 2018

All Day Events:

8 AM - 4:30 PM   FORT GRIFFIN STATE PARK

10 AM - 6 PM   Experience downtown!  Shopping, longhorns and much more

10 AM - 8 PM   Indulge your passion for art at the OLD JAIL ART CENTER

Afternoon Events:

12 PM - 8 PM   Flying A Car Museum is open

1:30 - 3:30 PM Kid's Corral (kid’s games & stick races horses) at Bank Park in Downtown Albany

3 PM   AZTEC THEATER - One-act play “Antic Spring," written by Robert Nail - FREE

3 PM - 7 PM   Historic Picket House open for viewing, located at the First National Bank Park

3 PM - 7 PM   Quilt Show at the WHITNEY THEATER, located across from the Shackelford County Courthouse

4 PM - 5 PM   Tracker Organ Concert at MATTHEWS MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Performed by Sandy Abel

Dinner:

5 PM - 8 PM   Food trucks and food vendors at the First National Bank Park in Downtown Albany

Show Time:

7 PM   Gates open at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater                                (Prairie Theater: 1490 Fm 1084, Albany, TX 76430) 

8 PM   Calliope Concert at the Fort Griffin

8:30 PM - 10:15 PM   Fort Griffin Fandangle begins!

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80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
29
8:30 PM20:30

80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail.  Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights.  It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Events for Friday, June 29, 2018
Jun
29
8:00 AM08:00

Events for Friday, June 29, 2018

All Day Events:

8 AM - 4:30 PM   FORT GRIFFIN STATE PARK

8 AM - 4 PM   Tour the beautiful historic SHACKELFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE

10 AM - 6 PM   Experience downtown!  Shopping, longhorns and much more

10 AM - 7 PM   Indulge your passion for art at the OLD JAIL ART CENTER

Afternoon Events:

2 PM - 8 PM   Flying A Car Museum is open

3 PM   AZTEC THEATER -One-act play “Antic Spring,” written by Robert Nail - FREE

3 PM - 7 PM   Historic Picket House open for viewing, located at the First National Bank Park

3 PM - 7 PM   Quilt Show at the WHITNEY THEATER, located across from the Shackelford County Courthouse

4 PM - 5 PM   Tracker Organ Concert at MATTHEWS MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Performed by Sandy Abel

5 PM   Fandangle Pet Parade at the First National Bank Park

Dinner:

5 PM - 8 PM   Food trucks and food vendors at the First National Bank Park in Downtown Albany

Show Time:

7 PM   Gates open at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater                                (Prairie Theater: 1490 Fm 1084, Albany, TX 76430) 

8 PM   Calliope Concert at the Fort Griffin

8:30 PM - 10:15 PM   Fort Griffin Fandangle begins!

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Parade Night of the 80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
23
8:30 PM20:30

Parade Night of the 80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across prairie land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail.  Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights.  It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Events for Saturday, June 23, 2018
Jun
23
8:00 AM08:00

Events for Saturday, June 23, 2018

All Day Events:

8 AM - 4:30 PM   FORT GRIFFIN STATE PARK

10 AM - 6 PM   Experience downtown!  Shopping, longhorns and much more

10 AM - 7 PM   Indulge your passion for art at the OLD JAIL ART CENTER

Afternoon Events:

12 PM - 8 PM   Flying A Car Museum is open

1:30 - 3:30 PM Kid's Corral (kid’s games & stick races horses) at Bank Park in Downtown Albany

3 PM   AZTEC THEATER: Film - Making a Difference, Robert Nail & The Fandangle

3 PM - 7 PM   Historic Picket House open for viewing, located at the First National Bank Park

3 PM - 7 PM   Quilt Show at the WHITNEY THEATER, located across from the Shackelford County Courthouse

4 PM - 5 PM   Tracker Organ Concert at MATTHEWS MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Performed by Sandy Abel

5 PM   Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade comes thru Downtown Albany!

Dinner:

5 PM - 8 PM   Food trucks and food vendors at the First National Bank Park in Downtown Albany

Show Time:

7 PM   Gates open at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater
(Prairie Theater: 1490 Fm 1084, Albany, TX 76430) 

8 PM   Calliope Concert at the Fort Griffin

8:30 PM - 10:15 PM   Fort Griffin Fandangle begins!

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Opening Night of the 80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
22
8:30 PM20:30

Opening Night of the 80th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail. Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights. It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Events for Friday, June 22, 2018
Jun
22
8:00 AM08:00

Events for Friday, June 22, 2018

All Day Events:

8 AM - 4:30 PM   FORT GRIFFIN STATE PARK

8 AM - 4 PM   Tour the beautiful historic SHACKELFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE

10 AM - 6 PM   Experience downtown!  Shopping, longhorns and much more

10 AM - 7 PM   Indulge your passion for art at the OLD JAIL ART CENTER

Afternoon Events:

2 PM - 8 PM   Flying A Car Museum is open

3 PM   AZTEC THEATER - One-act play “Antic Spring,” written by Robert Nail - FREE

3 PM - 7 PM   Historic Picket House open for viewing, located at the First National Bank Park

3 PM - 7 PM   Quilt Show at the WHITNEY THEATER, located across from the Shackelford County Courthouse

4 PM - 5 PM   Tracker Organ Concert at MATTHEWS MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Performed by Sandy Abel

Dinner:

5 PM - 8 PM   Food trucks and food vendors at the First National Bank Park in Downtown Albany

Show Time:

7 PM   Gates open at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater                                (Prairie Theater: 1490 Fm 1084, Albany, TX 76430) 

8 PM   Calliope Concert at the Fort Griffin

8:30 PM - 10:15 PM   Fort Griffin Fandangle begins!

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Fandangle Sampler
Apr
14
5:30 PM17:30

Fandangle Sampler

Come see a sampling of what the show is going to look like this year, it will be held at Griffin Flat on Collins Creek Ranch.  There will be  singing, dancing, horses, wagons and maybe some tomfoolery thrown in too.  There will be a wonderful barbecue provided after the show.

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Closing Night of the 79th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
24
8:00 PM20:00

Closing Night of the 79th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

Covered wagons and buggies, replica of the first Texas Central railroad train, galloping prairie fires, frontier town street, gushing oil derricks, more than 250 performers - the Fandangle recaptures with theatrical charm the look and feel of the Old West.

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail.  Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights.  It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Events for Saturday, June 24th
Jun
24
8:00 AM08:00

Events for Saturday, June 24th

All Day Events:

8 am - 4:30 pm   Fort Griffin State Historic Site & Griffin Flats                                                   (North of Albany, directions and info @ Fandangle Office)

10 am - 6 pm   Experience Downtown!  Shopping, Longhorns and much more

10 am - 8 pm   Indulge your passion for art at the Old Jail Art Center

Morning:

7 am - 10 am   Western breakfast at the Icehouse

Noon:

11 am - 1 pm   Prairie Star BBQ Brigade lunch at the First National Bank Park

12 pm   Aztec Theater: the one-act play "Antic Spring" will be performed (free)

Afternoon Events:

2 pm - 7:30 pm   Come to the Flying A Car Museum in downtown Albany and see a variety of restored cars, trucks and other memorabilia.

1:30 - 3:30 pm  Kid Corral, Build your own stick horse race, the race is at 2:30, water gun shootout, calf roping a boot race!

3 pm   Aztec Theater: Film-Making a Difference Robert Nail & the Fandangle

3 pm - 7 pm   Quilt Show at the Whitney Theater, located across from the Shackelford County Courthouse

4 pm - 5 pm   Tracker Organ Concert at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, performed by Sandy Abel

Dinner:

5 pm - 8 pm   Food trucks and food vendors located at the First National Bank Park

5 pm - 8 pm   Prairie Star Chuck Wagon BBQ at  Prairie Star Cook Shack (122 Ellison St.) 

Show Time:

7 pm   Gates open at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater                                        (Prairie Theater: 1490 FM 1084, Albany, TX 76430)

7:30 pm   Calliope Concert at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater, performed by Luann George.

8 pm - 10 pm   Fort Griffin Fandangle;

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79th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
23
8:00 PM20:00

79th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

Covered wagons and buggies, replica of the first Texas Central railroad train, galloping prairie fires, frontier town street, gushing oil derricks, more than 250 performers - the Fandangle recaptures with theatrical charm the look and feel of the Old West.

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail.  Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights.  It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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Events for Friday, June 23rd
Jun
23
8:00 AM08:00

Events for Friday, June 23rd

All Day Events:

8 am - 4:30 pm   Fort Griffin State Park & Griffin Flats                                                   (North of Albany, directions and info @ Fandangle Office)

8 am - 4 pm   Tour the beautiful, historical Shackelford County Courthouse

10 am - 6 pm   Experience Downtown!  Shopping, Longhorns and much more

10 am - 8 pm   Indulge your passion for art at the Old Jail Art Center

Noon:

11 am - 1 pm   Prairie Star BBQ Brigade lunch at the First National Bank Park

Afternoon Events:

2 pm - 7:30 pm Come to the Flying A Car Museum in downtown Albany and see a variety of restored cars, trucks and other memorabilia.

3 pm   Aztec Theater: Film-Making a Difference Robert Nail & the Fandangle

3 pm - 7 pm   Quilt Show at the Whitney Theater, located across from the Shackelford County Courthouse

4 pm - 5 pm   Tracker Organ Concert at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, performed by Sandy Abel

5 pm - 5:45 pm  Fort Griffin Fandangle Pet Parade, in downtown Albany by the Picket House in the First National Bank Park

Dinner:

5 pm - 8 pm   Food trucks and food vendors located at the First National Bank Park

5 pm - 8 pm   Prairie Star Chuck Wagon BBQ at  Prairie Star Cook Shack (122 Ellison St.) 

Show Time:

7 pm   Gates open at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater                                        (Prairie Theater: 1490 FM 1084, Albany, TX 76430)

7:30 pm   Calliope Concert at the Fort Griffin Fandangle's Prairie Theater, performed by Luann George.

8 pm - 10 pm   Fort Griffin Fandangle;

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Parade Night, 79th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle
Jun
17
8:00 PM20:00

Parade Night, 79th Anniversary of the Fort Griffin Fandangle

Covered wagons and buggies, replica of the first Texas Central railroad train, galloping prairie fires, frontier town street, gushing oil derricks, more than 250 performers - the Fandangle recaptures with theatrical charm the look and feel of the Old West.

The Fandangle stagecoach rumbles behind its team across pasture land once passed by the Butterfield Overland Mail.  Cowboys whose ancestors pushed longhorn herds up the nearby Western Trail relive that period as they drive descendants of the cattle through the Fandangle spotlights.  It fuses past and present as ranch country heritage us unlocked from dusty trunk of memory, polished bright and transformed into enchanting entertainment.

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