Bandera Music Fest

🎶 Celebrating Bandera’s Rising ⭐️

The Linda Wilder Musician Scholarship Fund proudly awarded $7,000 to four outstanding Bandera High School seniors tonight!
• Tristan Gonzales — $2,500
• Kynedy Mitchell — $1,500
• Mackenzie Kennedy — $1,500
• Adan Sixtos — $1,500

Huge thanks to every supporter of the Bandera Music Fest — your generosity helps uplift and honor these talented young musicians.

And a special shout‑out to Linda Wilder & Jen Endresen for passionately representing our cause and keeping the music alive in Bandera! 🎺💙

The Bandera Prophet thank you!

Bandera’s music community delivered big this year. At its annual Bandera Music Fest, held April 19, at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar, the Linda Wilder Musician Scholarship Fund announced it surpassed fundraising totals from the previous two years—an achievement powered by the generosity and spirit that define Bandera, the Cowboy Capital of the World.
Please see more at https://www.banderaprophet.com/community.html

In a rural county like Bandera, having 71 people come out just to hear a youth rock band play is a pretty big deal.
In April, The Bad Bombs, a youth rock band made up entirely of Bandera County students ages 12–16, put on a free concert at Bandera High School and drew a crowd of local supporters. It shows that people in Bandera County will support young musicians who are willing to work hard, take creative risks, and perform live.
Please see more at https://www.banderaprophet.com/community.html

Tonight, May 12, 2026, we celebrate four incredible Bandera High School seniors who will receive scholarships from the Linda Wilder Musician Scholarship Fund 501(c)(3).

Their dedication to music has shaped their high‑school journey, and now it’s helping launch their next chapter. This community — donors, sponsors, and everyone who supports the Bandera Music Fest — made these scholarships possible.

Bandera invests in its youth, and tonight proves it.
Congratulations to our Bulldog Seniors! 🎓💙

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In the year 2026, the Charlie Robison Foundation has also started scholarships for Bandera youth and high school seniors. Although their scholarship criteria is different from the Linda Wilder Musician Scholarship Fund, we thought we’d share their information here as well.

Scholarships — My Hometown, The Charlie Robison Music Foundation For Youth Through a series of Charlie Robison Legacy Scholarships beginning in 2026, the foundation is committed to giving a hand up to other small-town kids with similarly narrow horizons. With your help, we can grow our reach each year and shine a spotlight on the youth who show up in life in unique and aut...

Bandera showed up big! 🎶 The 2026 Bandera Music Fest broke fundraising records, helping the Linda Wilder Musician Scholarship Fund award four scholarships to Bandera High School students. Proud of this community. 🤠

Applications are in and recipients have been selected!!!

Find out Tuesday, May 12th at the Bandera High School-Bandera ISD Scholarship night!

Send a message to learn more

Today is the deadline for applications! Get yours in before midnight!!!!

Bandera Music Fest Nonprofit music scholarship fund in Bandera, Texas, USA

Applications due May 5!! Spread the word!

Bandera Music Fest Nonprofit music scholarship fund in Bandera, Texas, USA

Spread the word! Scholarship Applications are due May 5, 2026!

Please help us get the word out to our graduating Seniors and share this link!

Bandera Music Fest Nonprofit music scholarship fund in Bandera, Texas, USA