Events
FREE Safe Ride Home on New Year’s Eve
Celebrating this New Year’s Eve? Plan ahead and schedule your FREE ride to and/or from your destination! Call (254) 750–1620 to book your ride with our partners at Waco Transit System! Our goal with Safe Ride Home is simple – to keep the streets of Waco safe on New Year’s Eve. Our purpose is accomplished…
Read MoreWaco Holiday Events – Nov. and Dec. 2023
The holidays are a special time in Waco. Holiday gift markets, Christmas trees, special holiday-themed musical programs, and plenty of twinkling lights set the stage. This year, there’s even a real ice rink for you to try ice skating! Here is a listing with links to some of the upcoming happenings: Waco Cultural Arts Fest…
Read MoreNational Travel & Tourism Week – Waco, Texas
4/20 Event
Hit up Dancing Bear Pub for some brews and food from Guess Family BBQ. Live music provided by Josh Roberts and Caleb Roberts.
Read MoreTourism-Related Closures in the Waco Area
Here is a list of tourism-related closures and COVID-19 changes in the Waco area. This is a rapidly changing situation, so if you know of anything that needs to be added, please email [email protected]. The Governor’s Report to Open Texas Sheltering in Place Waco Vacation Rentals is renting their short term rental properties as mid-term…
Read MoreWaco Restaurant Week – Sept. 6-14, 2019
Waco Restaurant Week is a one-week, city-wide event taking place at local restaurants, coffee shops and bars across Waco. Restaurant weeks are held across the country to introduce people to restaurants and places they haven’t had a chance to visit. All menu items sold under the Waco Restaurant Week menu specials will donate 10% to…
Read MoreThere’s an App for That!
Introducing the new official Waco visitor app. It’s free to download at the Play Store and Apple Store. Once you’ve downloaded it, you will have a handy guide during your visit to Waco. It includes much of the information found on our website. Information is updated instantly as we add or change it, so it…
Read MoreOrdinary People, Extraordinary Lives – Photo exhibit on notable African-Americans in Waco
Opening on Thursday, August 18, Baylor University presents a new African-American photo exhibit, “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives.” The exhibit will be on display in Carroll Library from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, through December, 2016. Carroll Library can be found at 1429 S. 5th St., Waco, Texas. The exhibit featurea 28 black-and-white…
Read MoreKey Downtown Exits Closed
Due to construction, some of our key downtown exits will be closed this summer. These include 4th/5th St. exits (335A) and University-Parks Drive (335B). To get to Downtown Waco, including the Convention Center, hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, and Magnolia Market please use the following exits. From Dallas, Exit 335C, Martin Luther King Dr. From Austin,…
Read More4th on the Brazos Details
SCHEDULE Here’s the schedule for this year’s Fourth on the Brazos, presented by H-E-B and the City of Waco. The free, riverside event will take place at Touchdown Alley, next to McLane Stadium. 5 p.m. – Gates Open 6 p.m. – Smooth Jazz Generation 7:15 p.m. – The 5th Annual Corndog Classic 7:30 p.m. –…
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