Weekend Round-Up & Look Ahead: What’s Happening Across Milam County Today

CAMERON, TX — Milam County is bustling this Saturday with small-town celebrations, charitable tournaments, historic meetings, and evening dances across the area.

Whether you’re heading out to support volunteer first responders, teeing off for local families, or hitting the dance floor tonight, here is your guide to what is happening today, Saturday, September 26, 2026, along with key events on the horizon.

Happening Today: Saturday, September 26

• Gause Founders Day (All Day):

   Hosted and organized by the Gause Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary, the community celebration takes place under the big oak trees at the corner of Main Street and Walnut Street in Gause.

• 9:00 AM: Vendor and concession booths open.
• 10:00 AM: Downtown parade featuring local fire trucks, civic groups, and horses down Main Street.
• 11:00 AM: Hot fish fry plates served to benefit the Gause VFD.
• 1:00 PM: Annual homemade cake auction.
• All Day: Live DJ music, games, raffles, and a 50/50 drawing.
• 6th Annual Sheriff David Greene Brown Santa Golf Tournament:

   Presented by the Milam County Sheriff’s Office, golfers are teeing off at the Rockdale Country Club. The annual benefit tournament honors the late Sheriff David Greene’s mission to provide Christmas gifts and holiday support to hundreds of low-income children and families across Milam County.

• Rice Cemetery Association Annual Meeting:

   Starting at 9:00 AM at 1881 County Road 241 in Cameron, members, families, and descendants are gathering for their yearly business session. The agenda covers cemetery grounds maintenance, upcoming improvement projects, financial reporting, and open community discussion.

• Tejano Dance at The Kay:

   Put on your dancing boots tonight as The Kay in Cameron hosts a Tejano Dance featuring DJ Ant from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

• Black Jack & Boots Gala (Temple):

   For those traveling toward Bell County tonight, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas presents its Black Jack & Boots: Give Child Abuse the Boot benefit starting at 5:30 PM at the Harry B. Macey Conference Center on the Temple College Main Campus. The evening includes casino games, live and silent auctions, Texas Chic dining, and cocktails supporting child abuse victims and families.

Looking Ahead: Mark Your Calendars

• Weekly Rockdale VFW Pool Tournament (Tuesdays):

   Rockdale VFW Post 6525 hosts its weekly double-elimination 8-ball tournament every Tuesday evening at 8:00 PM ($10 entry per player). The house matches half the pot for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

• Tex-Mex Loaded Potato Benefit for the Smart Family (Friday, Oct. 2):

   Cameron United Pentecostal Church (U.P.C.) will host a benefit lunch from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM behind the church at 707 W. Main Street in Cameron. Plates feature a large loaded baked potato with chili, cheese, sour cream, onions, jalapeños, and dessert. Delivery is available within the Cameron city limits.

• Danny Worsnop & The Fallback Plan (Friday, Oct. 2):

   Rock and acoustic fans can head to Come and Take It Live on October 2, featuring Danny Worsnop alongside Mark Morales and Nicole Destiny-Mabrey Scott (doors open at 6:00 PM).

• Cameron Community Pumpkin Patch (Mid-to-Late October):

   First Methodist Church and Cloud Nine Coffee team up at 505 W. 4th Street to bring back the downtown pumpkin patch, photo backdrops, and youth fundraiser.

• Cameron Chamber Annual Trunk or Treat (Saturday, Oct. 31):

   Downtown Cameron Square welcomes little ghosts and goblins from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for safe trick-or-treating and the Chamber’s annual costume contest.

Immediate Action Steps

• Gause Fish Fry & Cake Auction: Head to Main and Walnut in Gause by 11:00 AM for fish plates, and stay through 1:00 PM to bid in the cake auction.
• Brown Santa Online Contributions: If you missed tournament registration, make checks payable to Milam County Brown Santa at 512 N. Jefferson, Cameron, TX 76520, or donate online via Givebutter.
• Pre-Order Tex-Mex Potatoes: Contact Cameron U.P.C. ahead of Friday, October 2, to secure individual or workplace delivery orders.