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January 2-13, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: Winter Circuit National Cutting Horse Show. Spectacular Cutting Horse Show. Time: Call. Cost: Call. Location: Taylor County Expo Center, E.S. 11th & Hwy. 36. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-4376, Expo Center. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in January. January 10, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday of the Month. January 26-27, 2007 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: Annual Abilene Kennel Club AKC Dog Show. Enjoy the display and judging of dogs at this AKC points competition. Time: call. Cost: Free. Location: Taylor County Expo Center, E.S. 11th and Hwy. 36. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-4376, Expo Center. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, last weekend in January.
February 6-18, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - Amarillo: National Cutting Horse Association World Championship Finals. Almost 600 of the top cutters and horses in the nation come together for this Super Bowl of cutting events. It is the largest equestrian event in Amarillo. Time: 8am-8pm. Cost: free. Location: Amarillo National Center--Tri-State Fairgrounds at 10th and Grand Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 250,000. For more information, call 817-244-6188 or visit www.nchacutting.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually. February 14, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday of the Month.
March 13, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday.
April 10, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday. April 17-20, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Lubbock: Annual Lubbock Arts Festival. The Lubbock Arts Festival features booths displaying various types of art and international foods, exhibits by the humanities, and several musical performances. Be sure to bring the kids along to visit the children's center, where they can create their own works of art. Location: South Plains Fairgrounds. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 806-744-2787. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually. April 19, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Abilene: Spring Festival at Abilene State Park. Outdoor festival. 10'x10' $50 for crafts. Limited commercial and food vendors. Exhibitor provides display equipment. Time: 10am - 6pm. Cost: Free Admission. Location: Abilene State Park, 16 miles south of Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-660-4013. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, 3rd weekend in April.
May 2-4, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Abilene: 26th Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Dignitary dinner is Friday. Includes softball tournament, food booths, flea market, children's games, horse rides, train rides, ballet folklorico dancers, outdoor dance and more. Time: 10am-11pm Saturday; Noon - 10:30pm Sunday. Location: St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church. Region: Panhandle Plains. For additional information call (325) 676-8975 or visit www.hispanicabilene.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in May. May 8, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday of the Month. May 17, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Graham: Art Splash on the Square. Art Splash offers a rich blend of fine art and quality artisanship, whimsy and entertainment. Includes a national art competition, Lake Country Art Show, Jr. Rembrandt Art Show, artisans selling their work and demonstrating their craft, food and musical entertainment. Open to the public free of charge. Time: 10-6. Cost: Free. Location: Downtown Square. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 1-866-549-0401. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, 3rd weekend in May. May 24 - September 1, 2008 - EXHIBIT - Canyon: Samuel Colt: Arms, Art and Invention. PPHM serves as the only Texas venue for the man who won the west. Learn how Samuel Colt's innovations in manufacturing and marketing changed the way business was done in America. Time: Mon-Sat 9-6, Sunday 1-6. Cost: $12 adults, $6 kids. Location: Panhandle Plains Historic Museum, 2503 Fourth Avenue, Canyon. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: 50,000-200,000. For more information, call 806-651-2244 or visit www.panhandleplains.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring.
June 2 - August 17, 2008 (Tuesday through Saturday) - PLAY OR MUSICAL - Canyon: TEXAS!Outdoor musical drama performed summers in the Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo, TX, sprawled across a 600 foot cliff behind the stage. This production showcases the best in acting, dancing, live music and theatre music that the stage has ever seen. The history of the Panhandle has never been more alive. Time: 8:30pm. Cost: $7.50-$27.50. Tickets during preview week (June 2-5) will be discounted 10%. A steak dinner is available nightly from 6-8 pm for $15.95 per adult and $11.95 for children 10 and under (tax included). Location: Pioneer Amphitheater in Palo Duro Canyon - near Amarillo, TX. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average annual attendance: under 100,000. For more information, call 806-655-2181 or visit www.texas-show.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, Summers in the Palo Duro Canyon. (May 24) thru September 1, 2008 - EXHIBIT - Canyon: Samuel Colt: Arms, Art and Invention. PPHM serves as the only Texas venue for the man who won the west. Learn how Samuel Colt's innovations in manufacturing and marketing changed the way business was done in America. Time: Mon-Sat 9-6, Sunday 1-6. Cost: $12 adults, $6 kids. Location: Panhandle Plains Historic Museum, 2503 Fourth Avenue, Canyon. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: 50,000-200,000. For more information, call 806-651-2244 or visit www.panhandleplains.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. June 6-8, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - Amarillo: Cowboy Roundup USA. Coors Ranch Rodeo & World Championship Chuckwagon Roundup and World's Greatest Horseman Finals. Cowboys from ranches all over the region compete in the ranch rodeo, and chuck wagon cooks guard their recipes carefully to win first prize in the highest-paid chuck wagon cook-off in the country. Location: Amarillo Tri-State Fairgrounds 10th and Grand Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 250,000. For more information, call 806-376-7767. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, first of June. June 12, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday. June 21, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - Wichita Falls: 71st Annual Oil Bowl Football Classic. Texas and Oklahoma football high school all-stars compete. Presented by the Maskat Shrine. Time: 7:30pm. Cost: $9 general admission, $11 reserved. Location: Memorial Stadium, 4709 Barnett Rd. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 940-692-9390 or visit www.oilbowl.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in June.
(June 2) thru August 17, 2008 (Tuesday through Saturday) - PLAY OR MUSICAL - Canyon: TEXAS!Outdoor musical drama performed summers in the Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo, TX, sprawled across a 600 foot cliff behind the stage. This production showcases the best in acting, dancing, live music and theatre music that the stage has ever seen. The history of the Panhandle has never been more alive. Time: 8:30pm. Cost: $7.50-$27.50. Tickets during preview week (June 2-5) will be discounted 10%. A steak dinner is available nightly from 6-8 pm for $15.95 per adult and $11.95 for children 10 and under (tax included). Location: Pioneer Amphitheater in Palo Duro Canyon - near Amarillo, TX. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average annual attendance: under 100,000. For more information, call 806-655-2181 or visit www.texas-show.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, Summers in the Palo Duro Canyon. July 4, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Amarillo: July 4th Fireworks. The Texas Panhandle's largest fireworks display, sponsored by the Amarillo Globe-News. More than 50,000 people gather near Thompson Park to view this spectacular event. Time: Sunset. Cost: Free. Location: Ross Rogers Golf Course in Thompson Park (US Highway 287 north). Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. For more information, call 806-376-4488. Please mention this listing when inquiring. July 4, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Big Spring: Annual Funtastic 4th of July Festival. Don't miss Big Spring Downtown Revitalization Association's Funtastic Fourth of July Festival Featuring: Battle of the Bands- Tejano, Rock, & Country, food, family activities, Entertainment Feature Group, Gospel Music Contests, and lots of family fun. Time: 11am. Cost: Free. Location: Heart of the City Park, Downtown Big Spring, Second and Scurry Streets. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 432-394-4908 or visit www.bigspringmusic.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually on July 4th. July 4, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Lubbock: Fourth on Broadway. A celebration of the 4th of July with a parade and street fair. The parade begins at 10am, followed by live music, and a wide array of food and craft booths lined up along Broadway. The day ends with a concert and fireworks display. Time: All Day. Cost: Free. Location: Broadway Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 250,000. For more information, call (806) 747-5232. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually on July 4th. July 10, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday. July 11, 2008 - CONCERT - Wichita Falls: The Bellamy Brothers. Concert in conjunction with the Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Convention. Concert open to the public. Time: 7:30pm. Cost: $10. Location: Kay Yeager Coliseum 1000 5th Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 940-716-5555 or visit www.wfmpec.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. July 12, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Levelland: Early Settlers Festival. For nearly 40 years, some 15,000 people come to celebrate country, bluegrass and Tejano music performances, old settler activities, more than 50 food booths, games, horseshoes, activities for kids, and a parade that lasts an hour or more. This year, folks will "Do the Drag" on Friday evening before in cars representing our history. Sponsored by the Levelland Area Chamber of Commerce. Time: All day. Cost: Call. Location: Downtown Square, Avenue H. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. For more information, call (806) 894-3157. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually. July 25-27, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Knox City: 20th Annual Watermelon Festival and 9th Annual Classic Car Show. This event features horseshoe pitching, a sand volleyball tournament, food, free watermelon slices a watermelon-eating contest, parade, music and a classic car show. Location: City Park. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. For more information, call 940-658-3442. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, last weekend in July.
(June 2) thru August 17, 2008 (Tuesday through Saturday) - PLAY OR MUSICAL - Canyon: TEXAS! Outdoor musical drama performed summers in the Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo, TX, sprawled across a 600 foot cliff behind the stage. This production showcases the best in acting, dancing, live music and theatre music that the stage has ever seen. The history of the Panhandle has never been more alive. Time: 8:30pm. Cost: $7.50-$27.50. Tickets during preview week (June 2-5) will be discounted 10%. A steak dinner is available nightly from 6-8 pm for $15.95 per adult and $11.95 for children 10 and under (tax included). Location: Pioneer Amphitheater in Palo Duro Canyon - near Amarillo, TX. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average annual attendance: under 100,000. For more information, call 806-655-2181 or visit www.texas-show.com. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, Summers in the Palo Duro Canyon. August 14, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Abilene: ArtWalk. Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and live entertainment await you. Time: 5 pm-8:30 pm. Cost: Free. Location: Historic Downtown Abilene. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held monthly, second Thursday. August 15-17, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - Wichita Falls: Texas Ranch Round Up. A benefit for the North Texas Rehab Center. Real working cowboys from 12 of the largest and most historic ranches in Texas compete in what at times can be the most raucous rodeo you've ever seen. Bit, Spur and Collectibles Trade Show both days. Time: Trade Show 9am-7:30pm. Cost: call. Location: MPEC 1000 5th Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 940-322-0771 or visit www.ntrehab.org/trr.php. For tickets call the MPEC box office 940-716-5555. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in August. August 16, 2008 - FESTIVAL - Amarillo: Polk Street Block Party. One of Amarillo's biggest parties is the Polk Street Block Party. Sponsored by Center City of Amarillo, proceeds help Center City's plans to encourage a re-development and re-birth of downtown Amarillo. Food, drink, music and games highlight this night of celebration. Time: 4pm to midnight. Location: Downtown Amarillo along Polk Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. For more information, call 806-372-6744. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in August. August 22-24, 2008 - SPORTING EVENT - Wichita Falls: 27th Annual Hotter 'N Hell Hundred race and ride. Over 10,000 riders descend on Wichita Falls for the largest sanctioned century bicycle ride in the country. Consumer Show. Time: see web site. Cost: n/a. Location: MPEC 1000 5th Street. Region: Texas Panhandle Plains. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 940-322-3223 or visit www.hh100.org. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually in August. August 22-23, 2008 - OTHER EVENT - Terlingua/Study Butte: Bronze Goat Chili Cook Off. A summer classic. Anyone can enter in any event. Saturday has a fish fry sponsored by Terlingua High school. A chance for the die-hard Chili Cooks to score easy points to qualify for the world championship in November. Time: call. Cost: call. Location: Study Butte Terlingua Community Center TX, Hwy. 118, Behind the Post Office, Study Butte, TX 79852. Region: Texas Big Bend Country. Average attendance: under 50,000. For more information, call 432-371-2595 or visit www.chili.org/terlingua.html. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually, middle of August.
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