Springtime in Heaven...
This is the season that has blessed our country with every moment of the day drenched in beauty. Morning to evening, you can find nature's own commercial playing and the Llano Chamber of Commerce doesn't have to work so hard as long as people still want to spend time listening to the crickets & the birds while watching the sun perform miracles, hike along an Indian trail alongside critters, take drives on country roads splashed with wildflowers, lounge during longer days on the Llano River, listen to good old country music and this month... even enjoy a few thousand pounds of boiled CRAWFISH!  Just follow those bluebonnets, 'cuz they are all in Llano County this year!

Here in Llano, we serve the best of all of it... If you haven't made plans yet to head this way for the day or the weekend - you may want to right now, because our little town does fill up for April and May.    Download the Llano, TX app , check us out on Facebook , and visit us online ; but be sure to friend us in person!   The Llano Visitor Center has the best coffee, local maps, clean restrooms and kind smiles in town! Stop to see Kim & Briley for shopping, lodging & restaurant directions, information and advice.  The center is open Monday - Friday 9 to 5 & Saturdays 10 to 4 and is located at 100 Train Station Drive on the north side of the Llano Bridge; look for the train depot, next to the red caboose.  

While you are here, please enjoy the beautiful native gardens kept by our Llano County Master Gardeners and peruse the sculptures within, donated by local artists.

LLANO FIDDLE FEST:  
First Weekend in April

MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2017

The Llano Fiddle Fest is here and we hope you are going to join us at the Badu House for the ever-historical Air Fiddle Contest on Friday night and a super-talented whiz-bang show of Anything Goes - Tricks & Licks...  You just can't go wrong having fun like this!

See you Saturday at the Lantex Theater for the 40th Open Fiddle Contest and Saturday night for the Elana James concert.  Check with the Llano Chamber for tickets at 325-247-535.

For more information visit www.llanofiddlefest.com.
LLANO CRAWFISH OPEN 2017
If you've never been, just ask your friends... it's the best time on a river in the Hill Country you could ask for!   The LLANO CRAWFISH OPEN always delivers a great boot-scootin', golf-swingin', calf-ropin' time - music, action, relaxing, roping, FOOD & BEER, playtime for the kiddos and great Hill Country vendors. We've got it all!  There's even a 5K & a motorcycle run.  Be sure to check us out and make plans now.

What began more than a quarter of a century ago as the brainstorm of local residents and a group of hunters from Beaumont, is now quite the Cajun festival right here in beautiful Texas Hill Country on the Llano River!  This year Jake Hooker plays on Friday night and Kyle Park headlines on Saturday!  Be sure to get your wristbands and join us for the fun at Robinson Park.  You can call the Llano Chamber for details at 325-247-5354.   

COME RUN, ROPE & RIDE THE LLANO
April 21 & 22! 
Welcome
NEW MEMBERS!
Thank you & welcome to all who have come to join the Llano Chamber of Commerce!

The following businesses, individuals & non-profits have recently become part of our local community and we encourage you to click on their links, visit their sites, come to our ribbon-cuttings to meet and greet the owners, check out their Facebook pages and go to their locations to shop locally because that is what Llano is all about... SUPPORTING OUR TOWN!

  • Core24 Fitness Club!
    Locally owned by Lisa Miiller & located on Ford Street, you can call
    325-248-8877 for membership details on this awesome new come & go gym right here in Llano!  Recently renovated and ready for you!
    Core24

  • Fortress is a very recently opened vintage shop just off the Llano Courthouse Square at 719 Ford Street.  They are located between Fantasy Florals & Rose Nails and are open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm & you may give Maggie or Jesper a call at (325) 248-7089 or visit their Facebook or Instagram!  

  • McKenzie Jones Entertainment!
    Our very own local McKenzie Jones & JoneSING Entertainment offers music and entertainment to Central Texas and the surrounding areas. She is available for fundraisers, festivals, and private events & provides quality family music.  (Click here for a YouTube clip of her Patsy Cline performance!) 
    A full PA systemcan be rented with a sound tech for special occasions.
    www.McKenzie-Jones.com

  • Kelli Tudyk,
    Landmasters Real Estate Agent!
     
    at 801 Bessemer is back to help you find the perfect home or piece of land right here in the Hill Country for your family.  Give her a call at 325-247-8612 and allow her extensive local knowledge of the area & business work for you!  Visit the Landmasters website for great property previews.

  • TexStar Laundry!
    Opening on April 1st at 410 West Young Street in Llano!
    We do love our river, but this town sure needed a laundromat!

    Llano is happy to have you, Nick!

  • Individual members, Randy & Patricia Hurst moved here from Indiana a few years ago & Llano loves our local folks who care enough to become involved & join the Llano Chamber as members; we embrace that enthusiasm!  Randy & Patricia are avid Opry-goers and belong to the Llano Art Guild where Randy participates as a very accomplished carver.

  • Weathermen Mechanical, an air conditioning & heating repair company out of Castell, TX that services 100-mile radius in the Hill Country.  Give them a call at 325-216-2903  or 512-713-4080 and visit the website here

  • Texana Outfitters, located at 110 East Main Street, & formerly A Rosy Outlook, has joined the Llano Chamber.  We are very excited to have this wonderful Texas-owned boutique as part of our business district.  Visit their website and become a fan of their Facebook page


There is a new initiative led by the Llano Chamber of Commerce called "LLANO FRIENDLY HAPPENS HERE!".   As we begin our busiest time of year:   Llano Earth Art Fest, wildflower season, Llano Fiddle Fest, and the Llano Crawfish Open, we are encouraging our businesses to open their arms and shops with a great big Llano welcome!  "LLANO FRIENDLY" is an earned tag that will go on front doors and at check-out stands; look for businesses that have gone the extra mile in welcoming our visitors to Llano! We will post pictures on our Facebook page and on the Llano App of our Llano Friendly businesses. We Llove Llano and want our visitors to feel the same way!

Inman's Kitchen & Catering!... Our first "LLANO FRIENDLY" recipients!
Congrats & THANK YOU, Grant & Kayla Morgan!

Llano Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Air Evac Lifeteam to offer you, as a member, the opportunity to join AirMedCare Network’s Membership Program at a special “members-only” discounted rate!   Click here to download the form to take advantage of this great offer!

Exciting things are rolling down Main Street and COMING SOON in Llano is our hometown RODEO PARADE on Saturday, JUNE 3rd at 10 am!  To take part this year, contact the Llano Chamber, or just print the form below! EVERYONE can be part of the fun.  Rain or shine this year... we promise!!!
Llano Rodeo Form & Information Letter

Summer comes slow for the kids, but early for you parents!  Plan now for Hill Country Science Mill's Summer Camp in Johnson City!  Week-long fun-packed learning sessions that keep their brains & bodies engaged is just what they need to break up a long hot couple months.
Llano Visitor Center & Chamber of Commerce
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