At 9:30 a.m., several period games and amusements from the Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone era, historic figures Fess Parker portrayed in movies and television, will be offered.

Fess Parker, star of numerous Disney movies (Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier)—and TV’s Daniel Boone— has died at age 85.

To mark his success and honor his roots, Fort Concho is hosting the second annual Fess Parker “Fess-tival” on Aug. 16 with special programs and activities in the morning and the evening at the site’s ...