Experience Independence Day in Granbury - The Celebration Capital of Texas! 🎆

🇺🇸Are you as excited about the Granbury Fourth of July as we are? We were so excited to capture the trucks, horses, boats, floats and amazing displays of creativity featured during last year’s parade. 🇺🇸

🥳 We are proud of live in and encourage others to visit the Celebration Capital of Texas because there is always a celebration, festival, or special event held in Granbury. Granbury is in Central Texas and it 35 minutes from Interstate 20 and around 45 minutes form Interstate 30.

🚎 We love the trolley and it is an incredible way to travel from place to place in Granbury. 

🏨The hotels are top notch and the staff members are always open to a conversation about their love for the city! In fact, we were eating breakfast in the Hilton Garden Inn and a guest asked me was I vistiting. I replied that I was not, but I love living in the city of Granbury! 

🌟The grandson of the Granbury Hilton Garden Inn’s manager overhead us and chimed in too! He said, “I LOVE Granbury!”

We hope you feel the same way when visiting our town. Visit our small town during Independence Day week and stay awhile! You might like it enough to stick around for a few years… We did!

Here’s the usual schedule for Independence Day!

9am - The parade!

The two-mile long parade begins at Granbury High School and stretches around town. There is not a bad place to view the parade along the route. We were actuallly located by the downtown car wash last year and it was a great location!

After the Parade - There are many opportunities to hear music and see local demonstrations of karate and dance!

7:30pm - The Independence Day Rodeo

9:45pm(ish) - Get ready to view the fireworks from almost every corner of town! We can actually see the fireworks from our backyard!

📍Hilton Garden Inn Granbury (Granbury, TX)

📍Visit Granbury

📍City of Granbury

📍Hood County News

We loved seeing the following floats!

📍Angela Parker State Farm

📍 Granbury United Methodist Church

📍Hood County Library

📍Empire Realty Group LLC

📍Daffan Cooling & Heating 

What is your favorite picture from the group?

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5 Dining Deals in Granbury Texas - Daily Deals and Kids Eat FREE

Are you ready for your next road trip? Perhaps you are headed to Waco, Fort Worth, Stephenville, Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, or to the celebration capital of Texas...Granbury! Where we are always having a family-friendly party! 

If you are headed to Granbury, be sure to check out our amazing hotels (like the Granbury Hilton Garden Inn) or bed and breakfast options (like Hotel Lucy). You need to budget for these hotels because they offer a great deal with a free (or low-cost) breakfast option. Just ask!

After breakfast, we encourage you save on your dining budget and check out these daily deals from local chain restaurants. All of these restaurants are in Granbury, but they are also available in other cities. Use them for future budget friendly road trips across Texas.

Let's explore a list of five dining deals in Granbury, Texas! 

Free Fries Fridays at McDonald's! (with the App)

Free Medium Fries when you make a medium $1 purchase in the app. Here's more information - https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/free-fries-friday.html

$6 Sushi Wednesdays at Kroger!

We love sushi, but sometimes it can be so expensive for our family. So, when visiting Granbury (or another similar town, we always check out $6 Sushi at Kroger)!

Buy One, Get One Pizzas at Schlotzsky's! (with the App)

One of the ladies at work loves this deal and convinced me to download the app. Well, the rest is history. Our family will get this pizza when we are on the go!

Here are some kid's eat free deals in Granbury:

Cotton Patch Cafe

They have several deals throughout the week, but Thursday is a great day for families because kids eat free when dining with an adult who purchase's an entree which costs$10 or more.

Dickey's Barbeque Pit

On Sundays, head to Dickey's Barbeque Pit for a free kid's meal with an adult's entree purchase.

🍟🍟🍟Do you know of other restaurants that we need to add to the list? Type them below!🍟🍟

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Our La Madeleine Express Taste Test - La Madeleine Express at Walmart in Granbury, Texas

Guess What? La Madeleine Express JUST ARRIVED in Granbury, Texas. We were SO excited to see this located in Walmart on Highway 377 and to try several NEW foods. You definitely need to check out this review video.

These dishes were delicious! In our review, we sampled the following:

- Chicken Penne Pasta

 - Chicken Parisien

https://order.lamadeleine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=item&item-id=1750&restrictByDayPart=false#product_264

- Baguette

- Pasta Salade

- Caesar Salade

https://order.lamadeleine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=item&item-id=1713&restrictByDayPart=false#product_263

You have to watch this video to determine our FAVORITE dishes!

La Madeleine are even planning a holiday menu for Thanksgiving. This is especially exciting for busy moms and dads. Here's their menu:

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes

Sourdough Breadsticks

Wild Mushroom Sauce

Cranberry Apple Stuffing

Green Beans Almondine

Cranberry Chutney

https://lamadeleine.com/holiday-feast

They also deliver via GrubHub, Uber Eats, and Door Dash!

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Let's Explore La Madeleine Express at Walmart in Granbury, Texas!

We love traveling and discovering different types of food along the way. However, it is great to walk along a street and to see a sign letting you know that your favorite restaurant is up ahead. This is the RUSH that I feel when I see the La Madeleine sign. Especially, now that the restaurant is in our town - Granbury, Texas!

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This is ONE MORE option for visitors who are discovering our town to experience - the food that they know and love. They can grab a cup of coffee and head to our city's walking trail. Or they can grab a soup and have a fun afternoon in the park! I am excited that I can drive a mile to my favorite restaurant to experience the Tomato Basil Soup! This is going to be especially important since it is officially soup weather!

La Madeleine in Granbury, Texas!

We love La Madeleine and we would travel to Fort Worth FREQUENTLY to experience the amazing baguettes and delectable soup. This was UNTIL I discovered La Madeleine expanded to our local Walmart store with their La Madeleine Express locations. I was SO excited to track the days until they opened. 

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Just in case you were wondering, here's their menu! It featured breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, soups, and my daughter's favorite pizza and pasta!

Which one would you choose? We are a fan of the soups and the salads! Yes, it sounds simple, but these items are OH SO GOOD!

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Recently, we explored their location in Granbury, Texas. Yes, it was an amazing experience! From the baguettes and sandwiches to the classic Chicken Penne Pasta to the amazing coffee selection, this was an experience unlike any other in Granbury. We have the chance to experience food from an amazing restaurant without traveling 40 miles to the DFW area! I was beyond excited!

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Holiday Dinner to Go!

They are even planning a holiday menu for Thanksgiving. This is especially exciting for busy moms and dads. Here's their menu:

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes

Sourdough Breadsticks

Wild Mushroom Sauce

Cranberry Apple Stuffing

Green Beans Almondine

Cranberry Chutney

https://lamadeleine.com/holiday-feast

They also deliver via GrubHub, Uber Eats, and Door Dash!

Our family is planning to visit once (if not twice a week). I am a definite fan of their menu and the prices are super affordable! Try them today!

Sincerely,

The @WeekendsCount Family!

Thanksgiving on the Granbury Square! - Paradise Bistro

This Thanksgiving we decided to have lunch on the Granbury Square at Paradise Bistro.  If you have never experienced the Granbury Square, the holidays are a great time to visit!

Paradise Bistro was open for Thanksgiving and offered a tasty Thanksgiving plate that was just the right amount of food so that we didn't overeat.

If you need to watch your portion sizes or are trying to stick to a healthy diet, eating out for holiday meals is a great strategy.