Celina's 150th-Anniversary Fall: Oktoberfest, Beware! of the Square and a Packed December

Celina is spending the back half of 2026 the way it has spent the front half: with its downtown Square working overtime. The city's official 2026 events calendar, published under the Celina150 mark for the city's 150th anniversary year (1876-2026), lists a fall and holiday schedule that runs nearly every weekend.

All dates below are from the city's calendar, which notes events may be subject to change.

August and September

• Aug. 21 - Movie Night at the Park
• Sept. 4 - Celina Friday Night Market
• Sept. 11 - 9/11 Anniversary Ceremony
• Sept. 19 - Fire Station #2 Open House

October

• Oct. 3 - Oktoberfest, sharing the day with the citywide Clean Sweep
• Oct. 6 - National Night Out
• Oct. 9 - Celina Friday Night Market
• Oct. 24 - Beware! of the Square, the Halloween event that anchors Celina's claim as the Halloween Capital of North Texas

November

• Nov. 6 - Celina Friday Night Market
• Nov. 7 - Police Department Ruck March
• Nov. 14 - Fire Station #1 Open House
• Nov. 26 - Celina Turkey Trot, on Thanksgiving morning

December

• Dec. 2 - Christmas on the Square
• Dec. 5 - Celina Gift Tour
• Dec. 12 - Reinsteer on the Square, with Coffee with a Cop the same day
• Dec. 19 - Santa on the Square

The bigger picture

The city says its events calendar draws more than 100,000 attendees across more than 25 events a year, and 2026 carries extra weight as the sesquicentennial. Details for each event are on the city's special events pages as dates approach.

Sources

https://www.celina-tx.gov/1751/Special-Events

https://www.celina-tx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14797/2026-Event-Calendar