• The Texas Renaissance Festival will begin their themed weekends starting Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-Nov. 29. To purchase tickets, visit www.texrenfest.com; to review guidelines regarding COVID visit www.texrenfest.com/safety-guidelines. October 26-November 30 • Blanket and Coat drive going on from now until November 30 at the Grimes Health Resource Center, 210 S. Judson St.