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Billy the Kid Film Festival

The Billy the Kid Film Festival is a nonprofit festival in Hico, the hometown of "Brushy Bill," who claimed to be Billy the Kid. Its theme is the outlaw in the broad sense: films about the disenfranchised, outcasts and characters who go against the grain, not only westerns. It screens features, shorts, music videos and other work at venues around Hico, with winners shown at the Cliftex Theatre, plus a masterclass, a photo contest and an awards party. Named awards honor Ruth Buzzi, Michael Martin Murphey and Barry Corbin. The 2026 edition, billed as its fifth anniversary, runs November 6–8.

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Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Hico Community Center; Hico Mercantile/Green Canoe
Billy the Kid Film Festival (501(c)(3); festival directors Philip Vasquez, Luci DiGiorgio Vasquez, Kina Bale-Reed)
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Categories
Narrative Feature
Shorts
Music Videos
Commercials
Prizes
Sculpture awards by potter Scott Carlson; named awards including the Ruth Buzzi Award (comedy), Michael Martin Murphey Award (music film) and Barry Corbin Award (western outlaw); studio-time prizes from Pine Moore Studio.

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2026 billed as the festival's fifth-year anniversary; partners include the City of Hico, Tarleton State University and the Bosque Film Society ↗︎
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