Red River Valley Museum

10/15/2026

Happy Bacon City week from the Red River Valley Museum! While the town fires up the griddle, we’re celebrating in our own museum-y way!

Our staff is recataloging the Taylor Dabney mineral collection and this specimen caught our eye today. Nature’s own thick-cut! 🥓

10/13/2026

🎨🎶 THE DEADLINE IS ALMOST HERE! 🎶🎨

Calling all young artists ages 5–17! There’s still time to create something wonderful for the Red River Valley Museum’s Youth Art Show Entry Deadline

🎵 Theme: MUSIC: Rhythm and Hues

How does music make you feel? What colors, shapes, and images come to mind when you hear your favorite song? We can’t wait to see how our young artists turn music into art!

📅 Entry Deadline: Saturday, October 24, 2026

How to enter:
🎨 Create 1–2 original artworks inspired by music.
📍 Drop off your artwork at the Red River Valley Museum, 4600 College Drive, Vernon, TX.
🖌️ Please frame or mat artwork that isn’t on canvas or sculptural.
📝 Include the artist’s name, age, parent/guardian name, contact information, artwork title, and medium on the back or on an attached slip of paper.

An artist’s statement is optional but encouraged! Need help preparing your artwork or have questions? Email [email protected] or call 940-553-1848.

10/10/2026

🥓🎨 ONE WEEK AWAY from Bacon City! 🎨🥓

Calling all artists, families, and kids! The Chalk Full of Bacon chalk art competition is almost here, and there’s still time to sign up!

Flex your artistic talents with an original chalk creation inspired by Vernon, Wright Brand Bacon, and/or breakfast foods for a chance to win a gift card to local businesses! 🏆

📍 Downtown Vernon
📅 October 17, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

✨ Open to all ages | Free to enter | One day only
🗳️ Viewers’ Choice voting will take place during Bacon City Fest, so come cast your vote for your favorite!

Sign up today to claim your chalking space!

10/08/2026

Last week, we were thrilled to welcome Vernon Elementary School 3rd graders for a specialized tour all about animals!

Our curious young scientists got up close with real-life examples of scales, feathers, and fur, then put their super-sleuth observation skills to work classifying animals like true naturalists! Our staff made the day extra special with a hands-on touch exhibit packed with textures from across the animal world. Soft, bumpy, smooth, and everything in between!

The stars of the show? Museum team member Faith brought out her scaly friends, Cornbread the Corn Snake and Beans the Hognose Snake. These two slithery celebrities helped students see just how different animals can be, even within the same kingdom!

We LOVE helping teachers make their lessons come alive and leave a lasting impact. With enough notice, we’re happy to curate a tour to fit your TEKS. Help us help you!

Ready to plan your class’s visit? Reach out to book your tour today!
940-553-1848

10/06/2026

Our temporary exhibit “Forgotten Founders” will be up for a few more months. Be sure to stop by and see it before these artifacts and objects return to the archives!

Local historians Tony & Gavin are deeply invested in learning more about all things Vernon, including photographer D.P. Sink. We were thrilled to be able to give them a closer look at the photos on display so they could see the details up close and inspect handwritten notes on the backs!

10/02/2026

Can you believe it's already October?! The Red River Valley Museum is excited to help out with Bacon City again this year, and we'd love for you to join the second ever Bacon City chalk art competition!

Create an original chalk artwork inspired by Vernon, Wright Brand Bacon, and/or breakfast foods.

📍 Downtown City of Vernon, Texas | Vernon Main Street
📅 October 17, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

✨ Open to all ages | Free to enter | One day only
🏆 Viewers' Choice Awards

Register now to secure your spot!
https://forms.gle/fqdazSSaajkSZvmFA

Once we receive your registration, we'll reach out with your chalking space details. Kids 15 & under must be supervised by a parent or guardian. Only soft, non-oil-based chalks/pastels permitted. Full rules are included on the registration form.

Grab your chalk and bring on the bacon! 🥓

09/25/2026

The RRVM is closing just a bit early today to participate in Homecoming festivities!

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!
Our Lions Roar Homecoming Tailgate Party will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in front of the Vernon Elementary School!! Come on and join in the community fun!! There will be plenty of games to play and delicious food to try from the different food trucks! When the party closes down, head across the street and cheer on the Lions as they battle the Iowa Park Hawks in the Homecoming Game!! And, witness the crowning of the 2026 Homecoming Queen during halftime ceremonies!!

09/22/2026

This week has been full of transformation! Lighting is going in, and our walls are being textured to echo the stucco Spanish-style architecture of Electra Waggoner Biggs' home near Santa Rosa Lake. We're also cleaning and prepping objects for their return to display!

Take a look at this saddle and head stall. 👀 Any guesses on who it belonged to?

Drop your guess in the comments!

09/17/2026

We're a little over a month away from this year's Youth Art Show Entry Deadline!

If your little artists haven't started working on their entries, now is the time. We have already had some early birds drop off their work with us... and we can tell it's going to be a good show!

Visit our website for more info and don't hesitate to call or message us with any questions!
https://www.rrvmuseum.org/kids-teens-art-show