Uvalde County Event Center

Uvalde County Event Center is a catering business in Uvalde, Texas. It holds a rating of 4.70 from the customers who have reviewed it.

Uvalde sits at the crossing of U.S. highways 83 and 90, roads that run from Canada to Mexico and from Florida to California. The town was first laid out in 1855 as Encina, named for the live oak trees along the Leona River, and was renamed Uvalde in 1856 when the county was established. The railroad arrived in 1881 and the community has grown steadily since. Uvalde County covers 1,588 square miles, while the city itself covers 5.47 square miles, and other communities in the county include Knippa, Sabinal, Utopia, Cline, Montell, Concan, and Reagan Wells.

The area around Uvalde includes Cook's Slough Nature Park, a 25-acre park with two miles of hiking and biking trails and eight viewing areas that draws migratory and nesting birds and other wildlife from fall through spring. The Briscoe-Garner Museum, at 333 N. Park St., occupies the 1920 National Historic Landmark home of Vice President "Cactus" Jack Garner and is dedicated to his legacy and that of Governor Dolph Briscoe. El Progreso Memorial Library, founded in 1903, moved into a 36,000-square-foot building in 2004 that houses a modern library, regional archives, and a museum. The Janey Slaughter-Briscoe Grand Opera House, built in 1891, is the oldest operating opera house in Texas with the most original features, and it reopened in 1982 after a renovation. The Sahawe Dancers have performed in Uvalde for more than seventy years, combining Scouting, lore, leadership development, and performance.

The event center's 4.70 rating reflects positive feedback from the customers who have reviewed it.