The Central Texas Region of the Texas Geocaching Association is proud to present:
The 24th Annual Texas Challenge & Geocaching Festival
Texas has put on Challenge twenty-three years in a row and there's no point in stopping now! Expect multiple days of Events, geoarts, gadget caches, vendors, swag, trackables, coins, trail stories, food, frolic, fun, and a number of other surprises, all surrounding the Team and Individual Competitions that separate Texas Challenge from every other Mega in the world! We hope to see you there!
Book a hotel room at Home2Suite by Hilton at a special rate here.
Coins? Shirts? Here's where you can get Challenge merch!
Register here for the Team Challenge! Or here for the Individual Challenge!
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MIDNIGHT TEXAS TIME, MARCH 7th!
Are you willing to help us out with something? We can use some help in a few areas. If you are willing, here's a link to SignupGenius where you can volunteer to help out.
Signup for Texas Challenge Volunteers
Schedule of Events
Wednesday Evening, March 11, 2026, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - GCBAEAY Welcome Wednesday - with Pie!
Thursday Morning, March 12, 2026, 8:00 pm - 9:30 am - GCBAEAZ Not Your Usual Lamppost Cache (Event!)
Thursday Afternon, March 12, 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - GCBJ9BV TXGA Celebrates the FIRST Geocaching Event
Thursday Evening, March 12, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - GCBAEB0 Here's To Dear Old Taylor...
Friday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm GCBH790 Welcome to Taylor & TXGA Hall of Fame Induction
Friday Evening, March 13, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00 pm - GCBAEB2 Friday Night at the Cathedral of SmokeSaturday, March 14, 7:00AM-3:00PM - Texas Challenge and Geocaching Festival
Saturday Evening, March 14, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - GCBAEB3 Texas County Challenge Finishers' ReunionSunday Morning CITO, March 15, 2026, 8:00 am - 9:00 am - GCBGEE0 Thanks for all the fun, Taylor, here's some ART!
Sunday Morning, March 15, 2026, 9:00 am - 10:00 am - GCBGEE8 So Long, Farewell, Announcements and Goodbye!Schedule of Activities
Friday Schedule
8:00am - 2:00pm Event Center - Event Center Setup (Volunteers/Vendors Only)
2:00pm - 6:00pm Event Center - Event Center Open - Vendors, Registration, TXGA Membership, SWAG Pickup/Purchase, Raffle Tickets
2:00pm - 6:00pm Event Center Snack Bar Open
2:30pm - 3:30pm Event Center - TXGA Board Meeting - All are welcome
4:00pm - 6:00pm Event Center - Welcome to Taylor & TXGA Hall of Fame Induction (GCBH790) The ceremony will begin at 5:15 with a recognition of the current Hall of Fame members, then get right to the announcements of the new Inductees.
6:00pm - 8:00pm Louie Mueller BBQ Friday Night at the Cathedral of Smoke (GCBAEB2)
Saturday Schedule
7:00am Event Center Doors Open
7:00am - 5:00pm Event Center - Snack Bar Open
7:00am - 7:30am Event Center - Team Challenge Gathering (All Team Challenge Participants must be in the event center before 7:30am)
7:30am - 8:00am Event Center Doors Locked - Team Challenge Debrief (Announcements, Review of the Rules, Safety Briefing, Hand out Scorecards)
8:00am - 11:00am Various Locations - Team Challenge
8:00am - 5:30pm Event Center - Vendors, Registration, TXGA Membership, SWAG Pickup/Purchase, Raffle Tickets
9:00am - 9:30am Event Center - Let the Festivities Begin! Announcements
9:30am - 10:30am Event Center - Geotour Presentation by Baytown Bert
11:30am - 11:45am Event Center - Group Photo and Individual Challenge Location Announcement
1:00pm - 2:00pm Event Center - Geoart Building Presentation by thewildroseoftexas
1:00pm - 4:00 pm Location TBA - Individual Challenge - Starting location to be announced after Group Photo
4:00pm - 5:30 pm Event Center - 2026 TXGA Board Member Introductions, Raffle Drawings (must be present to win), Silent Auction Winners Announced (must be present to win)
5:30pm - 6:00pm Event Center - Head 'em up & Move 'em out! (Clean up and Pack up)
6:00pm - 8:00 pm The Cotton Country Club Dance Hall in Granger Texas - County Challenge Finishers' Reunion (GCBAEB3)
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