Twin Sisters Historic Dance Hall is located 7 miles South of Blanco, HWY US 281. Since the early to mid-1800’s Twin Sisters Hall has maintained a tradition of families coming together to enjoy music and dance. This historic community gathering place provides a focus on cultural education, historic preservation and a way of life in the Texas Hill Country. This Historic Hall was originally built to serve as a warehouse and then became the community gathering place for the community providing music and fellowship which served the German Community of Twin Sisters. The Twin Sisters Community was named after the Two Twin Mountains that can still be seen from a distance.

1875, German immigrant Max Krueger bought the hall and turned it into a Dance Hall, including having a regular Twin Sisters Band in which many of the descendants of these band members still live in and around Blanco County. There are many colorful stories about Twin Sisters, such as some of the elders would handcuff young men that were out of line to one of the beautiful Oak Trees outside the hall till the dance was over, Or the times the young man that came on horseback, and after the dance headed home waking up the next morning in front of his house that was over 15 miles away. Or one New Year’s Eve a young man rode into the hall on horseback shooting out the lamps hollering HAPPY NEW YEAR and don’t forget about the many young couples that met there, and then got married there.

After the huge drought of Blanco County hit, Mr. Krueger sold his ranch and the hall to Henry Bruemmer. In 1918 Mr. Bruemmer sold the hall to the Twin Sisters Hall Club for $5.00. This Historic hall has been run by volunteers and kept open for the first Sat. of the Month Dance ever since.

The upkeep of this hall is a tremendous challenge due to the historic nature and the materials used on this hall. March of 2018 the Twin Sisters Hall received a new roof, with the help of grants and the grass roots fundraisers. As they were taking the old sheet metal off, the original Cypress Shingles were exposed from the 1800’s. It was like stepping back into time and very emotional to see. This year on Sept. 22 2018 Twin Sisters will host its 4th annual RAISE THE ROOF FESTIVAL with live Music, Chili and BBQ Cook Off, along with Venders for shopping, Food Venders, Silent Auction, 42 Domino Tournament, Washing Pitching Contest as well as a dance to bring awareness to the need and upkeep of this unique and historic hall.

Twin Sisters has been working continuously with the Texas Dance Hall Preservation and has been one of many halls hosting the Texas Dance Hall Tour, as well as featured in the Documentary of the Texas Dance Halls, On the Texas Dance Hall Tapes, Hosting the South Texas Fiddling Festival, Blanco School Prom, and the Festival of Fiddlers.

Twin Sisters is also the Texas Dance Hall featured in the Hit Song Video “HEAD OVER BOOTS” by Country Music Artist Jon Pardi.

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