🌱 2026 Calling All Authors 2nd Book Festival and 4 more events

Cheers Floresville! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Calling All Authors 2nd Book Festival at Sam Fore, Jr. Wilson County Public Library
• Carr & Others Fall Sale
• Helton Nature Park Fall Fest at Helton Nature Park

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway’s navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Floresville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17

• 2026 Calling All Authors 2nd Book Festival →
  Sam Fore, Jr. Wilson County Public Library, 1103 4th St, Floresville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10

• Carr & Others Fall Sale →
  Floresville TX

Saturday October 17

• Helton Nature Park Fall Fest →
  Helton Nature Park, 15662 FM 775, Floresville
  12:00 pm

Friday October 23

• 2026 Calling All Authors 2nd Book Festival →
  Sam Fore, Jr. Wilson County Public Library, 1103 4th St, Floresville
  10:00 am

Sunday November 1

• COURAGE RANCH BINGO - PURSE BINGO →
  Floresville Event Center, 600 TX-97, Floresville
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 23

• Tasman Sharp Live @ LaVernia's Den →
  La Vernia's Den, 484 Bluebonnet Rd, La Vernia
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Smoked Apple & Peach Pies.
  Worked on the Tractor, the truck, fixed a light outside.. just chores on a Sunday.. Felt like kickin back for a spell, so I threw a Porterhouse on… (Nextdoor Hwy 181 north)

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader - Unit 952 in Floresville. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for Meat/Produce Team Supervisor in Floresville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Floresville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Converse

• New H-E-B headed to booming San Antonio area suburb near Loop 1604 (newsbreak.com)

San Antonio

• Things To Do This Weekend in San Antonio – October 9 – October 11, 2026 (sanantoniothingstodo.com)
• Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Mainframe - USAA - SAN ANTONIO, TX, US (dice.com)
• Temps to drop 20-30 degrees daily in South Central Texas this week (mysanantonio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway’s navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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