Things to Do
Dining Out in Waco on Christmas and New Year’s Day – 2023
Spending the holidays in Waco this year? Here’s a list of restaurants open Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in Waco. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill 614 N. Valley Mills Dr. | 254.751.9084 Open Christmas Eve 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Open Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to midnight. Open New Year’s Eve and New…
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 MoreNew LaSalle-Circle Shuttle for Visitors!
If you’re visiting Waco, you are in for a real treat. Magnolia Table, a breakfast/brunch restaurant owned by Chip and Joanna Gaines, is now open. If parking is tight in that area, we have a solution for you. You can park downtown and ride the free LaSalle-Circle Shuttle. This bus currently runs from 6:40 am…
Read MoreWaco 52 Pop-Up Exhibition
The Waco 52 Pop-Up gallery is a celebration of outstanding artists who live and work in Waco and McLennan County. The exhibit is located at 712 Austin Avenue and will run until September 2. It has input from over 100 artists, performers and creatives organizations in our community. Waco 52 captures the spirit of this…
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 MoreTexas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum sees excellent attendance growth
Byron Johnson, director of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum, recently reported on an excellent upward growth trend in their attendance numbers. Looking at the years 2008 through today, 600,000 people ran the gauntlet of construction on I-35 and visited the museum during this period. And the numbers are on the upswing. Despite…
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 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. –…
Read More6/10/2016 – Brazos Nights
Mark the calendar . . . Free concert, food trucks and family fun in Downtown Waco on June 10! The Old 97s and Shinyribs are up on the stage! For 30 years, the free, award-winning concerts have provided good times and great music along the riverfront with outstanding musicians, food trucks and family fun. The…
Read MoreShow and Tell Antiques – More than an antiques store
Show and Tell Antiques, located at 1525 Morrow Ave in Waco, Texas, is more than an antiques store. It is located in the mansion once owned by Robert S. Lazenby, who was involved in the development of Dr Pepper. Dr Pepper is the world’s oldest soft drink, and was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885…
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