SpringsFest ’23 will celebrate history of Comanche Springs – both past and present – with a series of events from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Comanche Springs Swimming Pool and James Rooney Memorial Park.

The celebration will include a tour of Belding Farms (sign up for the tour here), live music, food trucks, and a scavenger hunt with featured station stops, including a frontier days reenactment at the fort grounds, a visit to Comanche Creek Trail and a look at the springs, which have recently begun flowing again in the late winter months when the aquifer rebounds from summer irrigation pumping. (The springs stop will include a look at the openings to the cave passages that lie beneath the historic pool and bathhouse.)

The event is free of charge, courtesy of Texas Water Trade, a nonprofit organization that is working to restore Comanche Springs using voluntary water transactions.

Highlights will include the following:

Texas Water Trade CEO Sharlene Leurig will lead an informal discussion at 1 pm at the pool deck with local leaders about Comanche Springs, both past and present.
The scavenger hunt will run from 1:30 to 3 pm and will be followed with live music on the pool deck from 3 to 5 p.m.
Food trucks will be on site at Rooney Park starting at noon.
It will be a day for local residents and out-of-town visitors to reflect on a rich history that includes many icons of the west and to capture new memories.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kristin Rodriguez at 713-471-8358 or rodriguez@texaswatertrade.org

To make a donation, visit www.texaswatertrade.org/donate.