Fort Concho to Host Frontier Day on Saturday

SAN ANGELO, TX — Celebrate San Angelo’s heritage Saturday, April 26, as Fort Concho hosts its annual Frontier Day event, promoting the city’s ranching, pioneer and agricultural traditions.

Fort Concho’s Frontier Day dates to the 1970s and for years was a part of the community’s week-long Fiesta del Concho event. When Fiesta del Concho ended, the fort decided to continue the program.

The day starts with the Lions Club’s Pancake Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on East Avenue D in front of the officers’ quarters. In case of unpleasant weather, the pancake breakfast and some of the outside activities will be moved inside the fort’s Stables Hall on Flipper Street. Accessible parking will be available at a special lot at Oakes and East Avenue D with a shuttle to take guests to the breakfast. For $10, guests can enjoy pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk, which supports the Lions Club’s charities. Tickets can be bought ahead of time from Lions Club members or purchased at the event.

During breakfast, guests can enjoy listening to several bands near officers’ quarters 7 and 8. Later, the Concho Cowboy Company will perform, and staff and volunteers will demonstrate pioneer cooking and baking. Reflecting San Angelo’s wool heritage, sheep shearing will take place on the Officers’ Quarters 9 porch with spinning demonstrations and displays. Officers’ Quarters 8 will host the Mexican House with crafts and children’s activities.

Other displays and activities will include beekeeping, knife making, children’s games, archaeology displays, Fort Concho’s 16th infantry, leather working, candle making, native plants and more.

The event will wind down by noon, but the entire fort will remain open until 4 p.m.