4/1-4/30
Bluebonnet Trails:
Come drive Texas’ Official Bluebonnet Trail from the Official Bluebonnet City of Texas, presented by the Ennis Garden Club. Ennis showcases over 40 miles of beautiful, mapped trails. The Ennis Garden Club will drive the trails and check the bloom status each week in April. Contact the Welcome Center for maps and information. Ennis Welcome Center, 201 NW Main Street. (972) 878-4748, www.bluebonnettrail.org or www.visitennis.org.
4/2
Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off:
Keep Ennis Beautiful joins in this statewide emphasis to clear Texas roadsides of trash. Volunteer with your team to start from various locations across town, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Join The Way, Truth & Life Church at 1700 North Kaufman Street and Keep Ennis Beautiful beginning at the Bluebonnet Market downtown, or from the Ennis Welcome Center at 210 NW Main Street. Get your organization involved. Contact Ginger Gonzales to register as a host. keepennisbeautiful@ennistx.gov or (972) 878-4748.
SPJST Fundraiser Dance and Raffle:
This year’s event features music by Lost Money, a live auction, a cornhole tournament and more. Registration: 1:30 p.m.; BBQ dinner: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Raffle tickets for the triple cash giveaway are available at the event or any Wednesday or Thursday evening at the SPJST bar. Admission: $10; kids 12 and under: free. 5:00-11:59 p.m., SPJST lodge #25, 1901 E. Ennis Avenue. For more information or if you would like to make a donation, call (214) 837-0490.
4/8
Varsity Baseball:
EHS vs. Red Oak. Adults: $5; students: $3. 7:00 p.m., Lions Baseball Field.
4/8-4/10
Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival 2022:
Come downtown for a great family experience with arts and crafts vendors, tasty food and kids’ activities. Live music on the mainstage with Joshua Mather, Haywire, Infinite Journey, The Windbreakers, The PBR Band, Rick Trevino, Josh Dutton, Rich Girls and Allan Conner, plus more artists performing in the Wine Wander Tent. Admission: $5 at the gate only; children under 12: free. See the full festival schedule at www.bluebonnettrail.org. More information is available at the Ennis Welcome Center, 201 NW Main. (972) 878-4748.
4/9
2nd Annual Ennis Youth Rally:
This will be a night you will not want to miss. Free Chick-fil-a sandwiches: 6:30 p.m. while supplies last. Lots of great door prizes throughout the night. Focusing on grades seven-12, but families are welcome to attend. Join us as we unite in prayer against violence and drugs and pray for the future of our teens! Live music performances by D.J. Overcomer, Adrion Butler, J. Woodz, B. Trill and more! Keynote speaker is Mike Ramirez. This is a free event! 6:30-9:00 p.m., San Jacinto Auditorium, 501 North Gaines Street.
4/9-5/30
Scarborough Renaissance Festival:
Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day Monday: 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie. For more information, visit https://www.srfestival.com.
4/14
EHS Band Percussion Concert:
Free Admission. 7:00-8:00 p.m., EHS Auditorium.
4/22-4/23
EHS Lionettes Spring Show:
Come celebrate the Lionettes and their dance performances at their annual spring show. $7 admission at the box office. Friday: 7:00 p.m.; Saturday: 2:00 p.m., Ennis High School Auditorium.
Varsity Baseball:
EHS vs. Waco University (Senior Night). Adults: $5; students: $3. 7:00 p.m., Lions Baseball Field.
4/29
Second Annual Bling Bang Bash Designer Bag Bingo and Gun Raffle:
Presented by CASA of Ellis County and the Ellis County Children’s Advocacy Center. Make your reservations now for a fun evening filled with 20 bingo games where players will have a chance to win one of our gorgeous designer handbags and a single-pool raffle for 10 guns for our firearm enthusiasts! The evening will include dinner by Dove’s Nest, silent and live auctions and more. Admission: $75. 6:00-10:00 p.m., Ellis County Youth Expo 2300 W. 287 Bypass, Waxahachie. For more information, contact https://casaofelliscounty.ejoinme.org/BlingBangBash2022 or Kim Garlitz at (972) 937-1455.