For a rural Texas eclipse-viewing experience, book a daypass at Eclipseboro Park. Location features playgrounds, nature trail, butterfly garden, yard games, and a stellar view of the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse like a local at Main Street Eclipseboro, your cosmic hometown.

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Featuring live music, vendors, food trucks, face and body painting, lawn games, and dozens of pre-clipse and eclipse events. Our local businesses are showing out! 

The Cosmic Cowboy Eclipse Festival is located directly on the path of totality at Eclipseboro Landing - formerly the Outlets at Hillsboro. This event is your passport to a three-day country music festival with great music and good old-fashioned fun, followed by the incredibly rare opportunity to see the cosmic wonder of a total eclipse!

Enjoy exclusive access to restricted photographers-only space at Eclipseboro Park. Mix and mingle with other astrophotographers in a secured space - no kids or pets to bump your gear. 

Join us the Friday before the eclipse at Eclipseboro Park (aka Wallace Park) for a spectacular stargazing experience. Hear from Hill College experts, retired National Parks astronomy ranger Larry Smith, and special guests from the Dubai Astronomy Group!

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Bring your telescope or use ours!

FREE EVENT!

Pregame the total eclipse on Thursday, April 4th with a galactic voyage through Hillsboro night life. 6:00 to 10:00 pm. FREE EVENTS!

Tailgate the eclipse with a day parking pass at Eclipseboro Landing. Reservation includes access to on-site carnival and short walk across the mall Cosmic Cowboy Eclipse Fest (not included). Monday only!

Celebrate the total solar eclipse with carnival rides, midway games, and concessions from Triple T Amusements.

• Thurs., April 4 open 5pm

• Fri., April 5 open 4pm

• Sat., April 6 open 1pm

• Sun., April 7 open 1pm

• Mon., April 8 open 10am - ECLIPSE DAY!

Free parking until Monday!

Get ready for an out-of-this-world experience at First Methodist Church!

Parking spaces as rare as shooting stars and pancakes as fluffy as clouds await you for the celestial event of the year:  the total solar eclipse!

Join us for a pancake breakfast that will eclipse all others, and park your worries away as you witness this once-in-a lifetime spectacle.  It’s a day of heavenly delights, right here on earth. 

Don’t miss out on the most scrumptious and convenient spot to observe the eclipse.

Reserve your parking space, and/or your pancake plate today!

Dr. Benford’s astronomical research interests are in extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology, with an emphasis on the formation and evolution of galaxies and their stars. His primary technology research background is in the development of instrumentation for far-infrared and submillimeter astronomy and supporting technologies. Dr. Benford joined NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland in 2001, where he had been a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow with Harvey Moseley. He earned the Ph. D. degree from the California Institute of Technology in 1999 under the supervision of Tom Phillips, and the B. A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992 working for Paul Richards. Dr. Benford has been at NASA Headquarters in the Astrophysics Division since 2013.

- 20 rare meteorites on display including the large "Monahans" specimen

- Kids play area

- Meteorite presentation

- NASA astronomer presentation

- Gift shop

Join us for a very special, out-of-this-world, FREE family outdoor movie to celebrate the Great American Solar Eclipse. E.T.!!!! The 1982 Sci-fi family classic produced by Stephen Spielberg: rated PG.

Bring a chair, byob and enjoy a family friendly evening under the stars on Saturday, April 6. Show Time is 8:30pm
 

Concession stand with hot food, cold drinks & candy available for purchase by Texas Through Time. Cash & card accepted.

Immerse yourself in an uncrowded, serene setting across our expansive 80-acre site, guaranteeing an uninterrupted view of the celestial spectacle. 

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Your Exclusive Benefits:

• Access to premium club facilities

• Hassle-free parking for a stress-free arrival

• Scrumptious brunch

• Bottomless mimosas and bloody marys to enhance your experience

• Choose your viewing spot on our expansive 80-acre golf course

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Premium add-ons:

• Exclusive astrophotography zone

• VIP package with curated wine and picnic basket. 

Discover the art of self-expression with Totality Tattoos Event. Our experienced artists create unique designs using high-quality ink, ensuring your tattoo is a masterpiece that lasts a lifetime. Specific art has been selected for this event to celebrate the eclipse!

PACKAGES AVAILABLE

Come out and join First Baptist Church as we host Overcoming Obstacles. There will be ninja warrior obstacles set up in our Franklin Street parking lot for all to enjoy. Be our guest at this free event and test your strength and ninja warrior skills. This is an event for the whole family. Please know every participant will have to complete a waiver and release of liability form electronically when you get here if you would like to participate.

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Saturday, April 6th - FREE

Park & View on the The Hill in Hillsboro, Texas. Cars of 1-8 people $50.00 per car, Passenger vans $75.00 per van. Parking pass gets you indoor facilities, grassy areas for sitting or walking. Lunch can be purchased as can eclipse glasses to view the total solar eclipse.

Monday, April 8th from 8:00 am-5:00 pm.

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Friday - Sunday parking is also available with shuttle to Eclipseboro Landing for The Cosmic Cowboy Eclipse Fest and Eclipse Carnival. Must have tickets to park.

ONE EVENING IN OUR RESTAURANT WILL STICK IN YOUR MEMORY FOREVER!
Taste Our Food Strait Out The Mexican Kitchen!
Home Of All Your Tex-Mex Favorites 
~Tex-Mex~Margarita~Pupusas~

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Live Music plus DJ starting at 5pm,. Bar & Food Specials. Enjoy some live music with some margaritas & your meal.

Voted most unique attraction! Roadside America Museum will have special hours 8am to 8pm, April 4 - 9, 2024 (with paid admission). Classic Car Cruise-In / Show on the day of Eclipse (FREEto public outside show).  Just a block and 1/2 east of the Hill County Courthouse. RAM is located in the 115-year-old Ford building in Downtown Hillsboro, which now houses a fantastic collection of 40s & 50s advertising memorabilia, over 70 advertising and cartoon character statues, classic cars and hotrods, and nostalgic Americana. Children 8 and under FREE.

Enjoy a stroll around historic downtown Hillsboro! Eight local artists will exhibit their work in various locations around town, and each location will feature a Texas adult beverage. Proceeds support the arts in Hillsboro.

When in Texas, eat tacos. Join the Hillsboro Boy Scouts for sizzing carnitas street tacos on Saturday and kickstart your eclipse Monday with delicious breakfast tacos. Support out local Boy Scouts while feasting like a local!

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915 Corsicana Hwy. Hillsboro, TX 76645

We are selling homemade cookies for $5 a bag. All proceeds benefit CASA of Hill County which is a non-profit organization supporting Hill County children in foster care.

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Sat. & Sun. 10am-2pm on the Downtown Square!

66 W Elm St, Hillsboro, TX 76645

301 Old Brandon Road. 

12:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults: $15.00
Children: $10.00 (12 and under)
CASH ONLY
Dine in or take out
Spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and drink

Flying in for the total eclipse? Reserve a spot for your aircraft at Hillsboro Municipal Airport, managed April 8th by the Civil Air Patrol. Park your plane and head into town, or settle in for a spectacular eclipse-viewing experience.

Aircraft only! No car or RV parking.

White Bluff Resort is hosting a 3-Day Celebration of a Once in a Lifetime Event! Visit our spectacular Eclipsefest with lodging available. Daily fun and activities will be held for all ages with meals and commemorative items for purchase. Check out our website today to see the full itinerary, and don't forget to bring your lawn chairs!

Join us at the Hillsboro City Library for a fun-filled and family-friendly experience in anticipation of the total solar eclipse. 

In expectation of the total solar eclipse on April 8, Leticia Ferrer, a Dallas-based author, podcast host, and eclipse expert, will share her experiences and knowledge about the joy, wonder, and awe of a total eclipse. This year’s event will be her 21st time observing a total solar eclipse. Over the years, she has traveled to seven continents and six oceans to view this cosmic phenomenon.

Hill College faculty members Dr. Anthony Ololo and Dr. Sagar Paudel will also guide participants through proper eclipse viewing techniques, including how to use a telescope and pinhole cameras.