Arts and Culture
So you think you can dance? Texas does too! The state celebrates its music, arts, and dance year round with live performances, concerts, exhibits, and festivals that are sure to soothe your soul.
Cue The Music, Maestro. Ready? Dance!
Two left feet? Relax instead and listen to the accordion wheeze of biergarten music around the gazebo, Mozart beneath the stars, or Mariachis on the courthouse lawn. Communities across the state sponsor musical performances, many of them outdoors, to suit all tastes from baroque to big band, and much of it is free! Looking for inspiration? Local artists and craftspeople exhibit routinely all over the state, offering insight, imagination, and made-in-Texas canvases, sculptures, photographs, and wares, making art some of the state's most valued home grown handiwork. Feeling creative? "All art requires courage," says Houston Museum of Fine Art photography curator Anne Wilkes Tucker. So don't be shy, participate or spectate but be seen on the Texas art scene.
Explore Arts and Culture Sites & Attractions
Independence Trail Region
Bill Miller Bar-B‑Q
2750 Bill Miller Lane San Antonio, TX 78223 (210) 533-5143 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Bishop Arts District — Dallas’ Most Independent Neighborhood
419 N Bishop Ave Dallas, TX 75208 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
The Original Black’s Barbecue
The Original Black's Barbecue 215 North Main Street Lockhart, Texas 78644 (512) 398-2712 Website
Forest Trail Region
Bodacious Bar-B‑Q
Bodacious Bar-B-Q 2227 South Mobberly Ave. Longview, Texas 75602 (903) 753-8409 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Bonham Walkabout Tour on the Square
327 N. Main St. Bonham, TX 75418 (903) 583-5947 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
2501 Flora Street Dallas, TX 75201 (972) 925-1200 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Bosque Arts Center
215 S. College Hill Drive P.O. Box 373 Clifton, TX 76634 (254) 675-3724 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
1700 University Drive Fort Worth, TX 76107 (817) 332-4441 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Brackenridge Park
3700 North St Marys San Antonio, TX 78212 (210) 207-7275 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Briscoe Western Art Museum
210 W. Market St. San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 299-4499 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Briscoe-Garner Museum
333 North Park Street Uvalde, TX 78801 (830) 278-5018 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78704 (512) 442-6189 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Bronze Cattle Drive Depictions
8400 Gaylord Parkway Frisco, TX 75034 (877) 463-7472 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum
318 East Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 247-4000 Website
Plains Trail Region
Buddy Holly Center
1801 Crickets Avenue Lubbock, TX 79401 (806) 775-3560 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Buescher State Park
100 Park Road 1E Smithville, TX 78957 (512) 237-2241 Website
Mountain Trail Region
Buffalo Soldier Memorial Fort Bliss
Robert E Lee Gate Fort Bliss El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 568-3390
Mountain Trail Region
Building 98 — POW Murals
705 West Bonnie Street Marfa, TX 79843 (432) 386-3212 Website
Forest Trail Region
Camp Street Café & Store
215 South Third Street Crockett, TX 75835 936-544-8656 or 877-544-8656 Website
Forest Trail Region
Carnegie History Center
125 South College Tyler, TX 75702 (903) 592-5993 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Castell General Store
Castell General Store 19522 Ranch Road 152 Castell, Texas 78643 Website
Independence Trail Region
Cat Spring Agricultural Society Hall
13035 Hall Rd Cat Spring, TX 78933 (979) 627-5072 Website
Forest Trail Region
Centennial Statue of Jim Bowie
800 State Line Avenue Texarkana, TX 75501 Website
Independence Trail Region
Center for the Arts & Sciences
400 College Blvd. Clute, TX 77531 (979) 265-7661 Website
Mountain Trail Region
Chamizal National Memorial
800 South San Marcial Street El Paso, TX 79905 (915) 532-7273 Website
Pecos Trail Region
Chandler Ranch
535 Independence Creek Road Dryden, TX 78851 (713) 703-6615 Website
Forts Trail Region
Charles H. Noyes Statue
Intersection of Hwys 83 and 67 Ballinger, TX 76821 Website
Forts Trail Region
Chicken Farm Art Center
2505 Martin Luther King San Angelo, TX 76903 (325) 653-4936 Website
Plains Trail Region
Childress Veterans Memorial
Hwy 287 at the Courthouse Lawn Childress, TX 79201 (940) 937-2221
Mountain Trail Region
Chinati Foundation/Fort D.A. Russell
1 Cavalry Row Marfa, TX 79843 (432) 729-4362 Website
Mountain Trail Region
Chinati Hot Springs
1 Hot Springs Road Presidio, TX 79845 (432) 229-4165 Website
Independence Trail Region
Christie’s Seafood & Steaks Restaurant
6029 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77057 (713) 978-6563 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Cisco’s Restaurant Bakery & Bar
1511 E. 6th Street Austin, Texas 78702 Website
Plains Trail Region
Citadelle Art Foundation Museum
520 East Nelson Avenue Canadian, TX 79014 (806) 323-8899 Website