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Welcome to Waxahachie, Texas |
The Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas!
Less than 40 miles south of Dallas on Interstate 35, the "Picture Perfect" city of Waxahachie is a step back to a simpler time. |
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So Much To See |
| You’ll want to start your visit on the steps of the historic Ellis County Courthouse. Built in 1895 this working courthouse provides the focal point for Waxahachie’s thriving downtown shopping district. Ringed with buildings built over 100 years ago, Waxahachie’s downtown is a shopper’s paradise. Whether you’re looking for antiques, collectibles, gifts, crafts, or women’s apparel you’ll find something wonderful around every corner. You’ll find a number of restaurants, cafés and pubs perfect for a leisurely lunch or a quick snack. No visit is complete without a tour of the hundreds of historic homes quietly nestled in the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Waxahachie. Over 20% of the Texas entries on the National Register of Historic Places can be found in Waxahachie. A quick trip to the Ellis County Museum and they will provide you a driving tour to all these historic locations. |
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So Much To Do |
| Downtown Waxahachie provides the backdrop for hundreds of festivals and events, large and small, all throughout the year. There are large events like the Bob Phillips Texas Country Reporter Festival and Waxahachie’s Cinco De Mayo Festival. Events for history buffs like the Gingerbread Trail Tour Of Homes, Annual Chautauqua Assembly, WWII Veterans’ Day Reenactment, Bethlehem Revisited and the Christmas Candlelight Tour Of Homes. There are parades at Mardi Gras, the Fourth of July (the best small town parade around), a Christmas Parade complete with the arrival of Santa Claus on a fire truck and Christmas caroling through the downtown streets during our moonlight Victorian Christmas Stroll. And the slightly quirky events like the Lions Club Mini Grand Prix race and an Ice Skating Rink during the Christmas holidays. You’ll find music, theater, moonlight movies, the farmers market, and for shoppers a monthly Second Saturday Sale. You can see why Waxahachie definitely deserves more than a weekend visit. |
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