
Get Together
Events
Film screenings, community forums, and gatherings from across the Big Bend conservation community — some organized by us, many by neighbors and community members we amplify.
Upcoming Events
No events on the calendar right now
New screenings and forums are announced as they're scheduled. Join the email list or follow @nobigbendwall on X to hear about the next one first.
Past Events
Community-organized events we helped publicize.
Alpine Border Wall Forum & Film Screening
Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 7pmAlpine, Texas
A 7pm screening of The River and The Wall at The Granada Theatre. Directed by conservationist filmmaker Ben Masters, this documentary follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes.
A community forum followed the screening, where residents discussed the impacts of the proposed wall on the region.
Make a Button
Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 12:30pmMarathon, Texas
Community button-making at Eve's Garden, organized in collaboration with Yellow Brick Art Co. All supplies provided.
The River & The Wall Film Screening
Sunday, March 8, 2026 | 6pmMarathon, Texas
Film screening and conversation at the Ritchey Brothers Building. "As a landowner in Big Bend National Park, I vehemently oppose the construction of an aesthetically and environmentally destructive wall through the land that I, and so many others, hold so dear." – JP Bryan
A community conversation about the proposed wall and its impacts followed the screening.
Marfa Border Wall Forum & Film Screening
Friday, March 6, 2026 | 7pmMarfa, Texas
A 7pm screening of The River and The Wall at the Crowley Theater. Directed by conservationist filmmaker Ben Masters, this documentary follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes.
A community forum followed the screening, where residents discussed the impacts of the proposed wall on the region.