WindowFest 2026 · Uvalde, Texas
LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR HISTORIC WINDOWS.
6–7
NOVEMBER
2026
WEEKEND PASS
Friday: live instruction, 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM, then Duffy Hoffman's keynote, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Saturday: WindowLympics, from 8:00 AM
Uvalde Grand Opera House
104 W. North St., Uvalde, TX
Spend Friday with experienced craftsmen who show you, step by step, how old wood windows work and how to bring them back: windows that stick, rotted wood, broken glass, failing putty and peeling paint. Then hear Duffy Hoffman's evening keynote.
✓ Full day of live instruction ✓ Ask the craftsmen ✓ Duffy Hoffman Keynote ✓ No experience needed
FRIDAY · NOVEMBER 6
BRING YOUR WINDOW PROBLEMS.
LEAVE KNOWING WHAT TO DO
Friday is a full day of live instruction across four tracks. Pick the sessions that match the problems in your own house. Every presenter works on real windows in front of you, and you can ask questions as they go.
The Mechanical Makeover: reroping · 9:00 AM
Jim Baxter, Duncan Brown
The Mechanical Makeover: tuning · 11:00 AM
Jim Baxter
Ropes, pulleys, weights, balancing, parting beads and stops: how to get a double-hung window working again.
WINDOW THAT STICK OR WON'T STAY OPEN
Dutchman and wood repairs · 2:00 PM
Jim Baxter, Scott Whobrey
How damaged sash can be made sound again with dutchman repairs, epoxy repairs, or a combination of the two.
ROTTED OR DAMAGED WOOD
Glass cutting, glazing and finish prep · 11:00 AM
Caitlin Mee
Measuring and cutting glass, bedding the pane, setting glazing points and applying traditional glazing putty.
CRACKED GLASS AND FAILING PUTTY
Paint and finish removal · 9:00 AM
Scott Whobrey, John Rodgers, Caitlin Mee
Primers and paint systems · 2:00 PM
Duncan Brown
Safe removal methods and tools, then the primer and paint sequence that lasts.
WINDOW SASH MAKEOVER
Understanding paint coatings · 9:00 AM
Duffy Hoffman
Surface preparation, coating compatibility, moisture, oil and latex systems, linseed-oil putty, and why paint fails.
PAINT THAT KEEPS FAILING
Sash making · 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM
Steve Quillian
How replacement sash are made: setting up the Sash Factory, diamond-lite sash, and radius and curved sash.
MISSING OR WORN-OUT SASH
ASK DUFFY ABOUT YOUR OWN WINDOWS
Open preservation table · 11:00 AM. An informal conversation with Duffy Hoffman about traditional paint, coatings, tools, materials and the problems you're running into
FOR CONTRACTORS AND TRADESPEOPLE
Pricing window projects · 2:00 PM, Duffy Hoffman. Scoping projects, hourly work, window schedules, working with architects and owners, billing and collecting payment.
Between sessions there's time at the exhibits and tool tables, a community lunch with the presenters, and open demonstrations where you can talk directly with the craftsmen.
CHOOSE YOUR PASS
WEEKEND PASS
$119 / person
✓ The complete Friday program: live instruction in window mechanics, wood repair, glass and glazing, paint and finishing, sash making and preservation practice
✓ Community lunch on Friday
✓ Duffy Hoffman's evening keynote
✓ Saturday's WindowLympics: competitions, hands-on activities and awards
FRIDAY ONLY
$89 / person
✓ Joinery and Sash Making
✓ Carpentry and Mechanics
✓ Glazing and Finishing
✓ Preservation Practice
✓ Open Demonstrations, Exhibits & Fellowship
✓ Building Capacity
✓ Friday Evening Keynote With Duffy Hoffman
Only coming for the evening? Keynote only · $39 · Saturday only? WindowLympics Pass · $49
🔒 Secure checkout · 🎟️ PDF pass sent after purchase
DUFFY HOFFMAN - FRI 5:30PM
FRIDAY · 5:30 – 7:00 PM
DUFFY HOFFMAN'S, EVENING KEYNOTE.
Duffy is a third-generation craftsman with nearly four decades in historic preservation and a co-founder of the Window Preservation Standards Collaborative. On Friday evening he brings the day's lessons together into the larger history and practice of traditional painting and window preservation.
FRIDAY AT A GLANCE
9:00
Sessions · 4 tracks
10:30
Break, exhibits and live demonstrations
11:00
Sessions · 4 tracks
12:30
Community lunch, exhibits and fellowship
2:00
Sessions · 4 tracks
3:30
Open demonstrations, talk with presenters
4:00
Building Capacity: closing conversation
5:30
Duffy Hoffman keynote
7:00
Dinner break
Full session descriptions: Friday demonstrations and classes
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
STAY SATURDAY AND SEE THE WORK IN ACTION
On Saturday, experienced craftspeople put these same skills to work in judged competitions on Uvalde's downtown square. There are hands-on activities set up for the public, demonstrations throughout the day, and an awards celebration in the evening.
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Ready for a challenge? If Friday's classes leave you wanting to try it yourself, ask about entering a competition. Entries are at the discretion of WindowLympics leadership.
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