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| 5244 Hwy 71 East * Del Valle, Texas 78617 * (512) 247 - 5119 Find Us On Facebook and Myspace www.myspace.com/waterholesaloon - Click Here |
Want to Rent The Waterhole?
The Waterhole Saloon is able to host your private party... and we can provide you with the whole
enchilada too.
Rent our back room, back yard or the entire bar! Our back room comes with a stage, buffet tables, big
screen television, and dart boards and patio. We can section you off from the main bar to keep your
guests comfortable if you desire. Take advantage of three horseshoe pits in our backyard, assorted
patio furniture and picnic tables, a BBQ Pit and outdoor food preparation area. Don't want to deal with
the hard work associated with a great party? Let our event coordinator handle everything for you.
We can provide entertainment of any kind: karaoke, DJ's, live music, Avon or even naughty adult
themes. We can provide a full catered menu, decorations for any budget, a personal wait staff, a
private bartender, keg beer, tables, chairs, utensils - the WORKS! Please contact Alanna for more
information. Email her at alanna@waterholesaloon.com or give her a call at (512) 237-0161.
You can bring your entire family (guests under 21 must be accompanied by a legal guardian AT ALL
TIMES after sunset, but children of all ages are welcome during daytime events. Parties must be
booked at least 3 weeks in advance and will be accepted only if availability allows on a first come,
first served basis.
Please contact Alanna for more information. Email her at alanna@waterholesaloon.com or giver her a
call at (512) 237-0161
The Waterhole Saloon is able to host your private party... and we can provide you with the whole
enchilada too.
Rent our back room, back yard or the entire bar! Our back room comes with a stage, buffet tables, big
screen television, and dart boards and patio. We can section you off from the main bar to keep your
guests comfortable if you desire. Take advantage of three horseshoe pits in our backyard, assorted
patio furniture and picnic tables, a BBQ Pit and outdoor food preparation area. Don't want to deal with
the hard work associated with a great party? Let our event coordinator handle everything for you.
We can provide entertainment of any kind: karaoke, DJ's, live music, Avon or even naughty adult
themes. We can provide a full catered menu, decorations for any budget, a personal wait staff, a
private bartender, keg beer, tables, chairs, utensils - the WORKS! Please contact Alanna for more
information. Email her at alanna@waterholesaloon.com or give her a call at (512) 237-0161.
You can bring your entire family (guests under 21 must be accompanied by a legal guardian AT ALL
TIMES after sunset, but children of all ages are welcome during daytime events. Parties must be
booked at least 3 weeks in advance and will be accepted only if availability allows on a first come,
first served basis.
Please contact Alanna for more information. Email her at alanna@waterholesaloon.com or giver her a
call at (512) 237-0161
Crazy, Once-A-Year, or Regularly Random Events
We love to have fun in any and every way possible. Please check out our schedule to see our weekly
events but here I'm going to tell you about the once-a-year or every-so-often things that keep us
entertained.
We love to have fun in any and every way possible. Please check out our schedule to see our weekly
events but here I'm going to tell you about the once-a-year or every-so-often things that keep us
entertained.
- Gypsy Fest - Similar to Open Mic, Gypsy Fest is a collaboration of musical characters with the
backing of a full band. The inspiration, host, and court minstrel for this florid affair is Teye,
renowned designer of the hand-crafted Electric Gypsy guitar and El Jefe of Teye Guitars of
Austin, Texas. Teye, a Netherlands native, has played guitar for many decades, trained with the
flamenco masters of Southern Spain, and even lent the flamenco flavor to Joe Ely, which can
be found on Ely's Letter to Laredo album released in 1995. Teye brought Gypsy Fest to The
Waterhole and even offered us a 'house band' to sweeten the deal. The band is Teye's pet
project, The Barbarians of Sevilla. The entire evening of Gypsy Fest is vivacious, fun, and
powerful. Anyone can come out, pick up one of the many guitars laying about, swap places with
the drummer on stage, or join in with your own instrument or vocals. Just jam with the band,
have fun, and play LOUD! This is an evening for Rock and Roll baby! Next one is... when Teye
returns from Spain... soon...
Crawfish Festival (April or May, always depends on those darn mud bugs) - Our annual
Crawfish Festival is an extraordinary event that takes place in late April or May, depending
upon the size of those tasty critters that come fresh from Louisiana. We order several hundred
pounds of the delectable Southern treasure and combine them with potatoes, shrimp, and corn
in a ragin' pot of boiling Cajun spices, garlic, and lemon. We also offer other Cajun fare as well
but the menu changes from year to year depending on the whims and moods of "The Two Crazy
Women," but boudain, jambalaya, gumbo, red beans and rice, and of course bread pudding
have all made appearances at previous festivals. We always have a good Cajun-influenced
group to delight us as well. It has been a tradition from the start that Slim Bawb and Gator Bait
perform for us, with their "swampgrass" sound it is a perfect fit for a Ragin' Cajun afternoon
and the dancing is 'oh so fun!' For the kiddos - make sure you get a crawfish painted on their
face by our face painters and sign them up to compete in the crawfish races. Everyone is a
winner after a fun filled day of peelin' and eatin' crawfish at The Waterhole Saloon. Look for it
April or May.
- Hip Hop with SHSM (Hip/HopRap and Free Style) - That's right, SHSM (Southside Hatchet
Swangin Mob) of Truth Records, bring The Waterhole, a sampling of the Hip Hop culture that is
flowing through the 'underground' of Cedar Creek, Bastrop, and East Austin. Reminiscent of
Insane Clown Posse, SHSM delivers a startling narrative of growing up and surviving in the
East Austin/Bastrop area from a view point that is under-represented in Central Texas. SHSM,
the headline act of the evening, is a duo comprised of Joe Breezy and Mike D. aka "Hard Jaws".
Preceeding them on stage, a continuous flow of rappers, free style, and hardcore artists serve
up their individual rhythm and rhymes to complete a montage of local talent including MADD tha
Gangsta, Kevin Bleu, Pookie Lee, Corey B among many others. This event is always planned
well in advance so keep an eye open for the next appearance of SHSM and come out to show
some support for the talent that is coming from this area.
Outlaws and Ladies BBQ and Chili Cook-Off - Yes, we love food. We admit it, we cannot deny it
and we welcome every opportunity to cook and eat as much Texas BBQ as possible. With that in
mind, we bring you the Outlaws and Ladies BBQ and Chili Cook Off. The main event is a
sanctioned cook-off with regulation and governance provided by The Lone Star BBQ Society
(LSBS). They provide the equal ground for both experienced and amateur cooks to compete
with one another fairly. The categories we compete in are Brisket, Pork Spare Ribs, Chicken,
Chili (sometimes we are sanctioned for Terligua points but not always - please see individual
cook off details to confirm sanctioning), Pinto Beans, Margaritas, and Bloody Marys. Our cook-
off is always a fund raiser or benefit for a local area school, so in addition to the fabulous food
that is available ALL DAY LONG, we have an auction (live or silent), a raffle drawing, 50/50 Split
Pot and sometimes a drive to gather school supplies or materials. What is so fun about a cook-
off, is that the party begins Friday night, even though the actual competition doesn't begin until
Saturday. Camping in the field across Granny Lane is available for BBQ Rigs/trailers, RVs, and
tents, of course. We have karaoke Friday night and the party often spills over to late night
conversations alongside the fire and begins anew with a morning of judging bloody marys,
margaritas, and wonderful food. Even if you have never owned a BBQ pit, the Cook-Off is a
great time and is guaranteed to be a fun filled day. We are always needing judges to rate the
food entries - so sign up and enjoy yourself at the next one.
Lance's Wild Hare - Lance is the powerhouse behind The Waterhole and he has these crazy
ideas that come to him sporadically and seemingly without reason. It has been said that Lance
is visited in his dreams by an 8 foot rabbit named Harvey. Harvey instructs Lance on what he
must do and if he follows all the instructions perfectly: a million dollars will be delivered to his
door by Angelina Jolie and Pamela Anderson. Well, obviously Harvey the Wild Hare cannot be
ignored but the regularity of these events and how quickly they are put together depends
entirely... on the hare. Previous Wild Hare events have included a Saint Patrick's Day Beer
Special - where a pint was sold for 25 cents at opening and increased a quarter every hour until
it reach it's regular price. Coming up in January is the Willie Nelson Biscuit and Gravy
Breakfast. Breakfast will cost you $1.50 unless you either dress like Willie (bandanna not
provided) or sing a Willie Nelson song to Lance when you arrive, if you satisfy one of those
requirements, then you eat for free. Look for the Willie Nelson Breakfast in an upcoming
newsletter or on the calendar.
- Hawaiian Luau - Every year, a Hawaiian Luau is held at The Waterhole - most times during the
summer months but to mix things up, it was held in January one time. There was Ice on the
bridges and everyone had frost on their windshields but the coconut bras and Bermuda shorts
were rockin' the night away. We mix things up every time we have this event. One year we
roasted a whole pig in the backyard and the next we brought in professional fire dancers. You
can watch the videos by clicking here. We always do something fun so find the right sized
coconuts or un-bury those Bermuda shorts and we'll see you at the next one.
The Waterhole Saloon
The Oldest Texas Dive Bar on Hwy 71