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
Lakes Trail Region
Pendery’s World of Chiles and Spices
Pendery's Chili & Spice 1407 8th Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76104 (817) 924-3434 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Pike Park/Little Mexico
2800 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75201 (214) 670-4100 Website
Forest Trail Region
The Pines Theater — Lufkin
113 S. 1st Street Lufkin, TX 75901 (936) 633-5454 Website
Independence Trail Region
Pizzitola’s Bar B Cue
Pizzitola's Bar B Cue 1703 Shepherd Drive Houston, Texas 77007 (713) 227-2283 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Playhouse 2000
Cailloux Theater 910 Main Street Kerrville, TX 78028 (830) 896-9393 Website
Independence Trail Region
Plaza Theatre
Plaza Theatre 120 South Houston St. Wharton, Texas 77488 (979) 282-2226 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Point Theatre and Duncan-McAshan Visual Arts Center
120 Point Theatre Rd S Ingram, TX 78025 830-367-5121 or 800-459-4223 Website
Pecos Trail Region
Post Theater at Fort Clark
U.S. Hwy 90 and Fort Clark Road Fort Clark Springs, TX 78832 (830) 563-2493 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Poteet Strawberry Festival
9199 N. St. Hwy 16 Poteet, TX 78065 (830) 742-8144 Website
Forest Trail Region
Prayer Tower in Pittsburg
Intersection of Lafayette and Jefferson Streets Pittsburg, TX 75686 (903) 856-3442 Website
Independence Trail Region
Project Row Houses
2521 Holman Street Houston, TX 77004 (713) 526-7662 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Quality Seafood Market
Quality Seafood 5621 Airport Blvd. Austin, Texas 78751 (512) 452-3820 Website
Forest Trail Region
Quitman Community Theatre
602 McAllister Street Carroll Green Civic Center Quitman, TX 75783 (903) 763-5100
Lakes Trail Region
Red River Valley Museum
4600 College Drive Vernon, TX 76384 (940) 553-1848 Website
Forest Trail Region
Regional Arts Center
321 W. 4th Street Texarkana, TX 75501 (903) 792-8681 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Rialto Theater
327 South Commercial Street Aransas Pass, TX 78336 (361) 758-0383 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Rio Grande City Downtown Historic District
Roughly bounded by Corpus, Second, Wimpy, Mirasoles, and Avasolo streets Rio Grande City, TX 78582 (956) 487-0672 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Rio Medina General Store
Rio Medina General Store 3980 FM 471 Rio Medina, Texas 78066 (830) 538-2441
Plains Trail Region
Ritz Community Theatre — Snyder
Ritz Community Theatre 1810 26th St. Snyder, Texas 79549 (325) 436-0064 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Roberts Jewelry
Roberts Jewelry 216 E. Jackson Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956) 423-4406 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Rockport Center for the Arts
Rockport Center for the Arts 106 Austin St. Rockport, TX 78382 (361) 729-5519 Website
Independence Trail Region
Round Top Festival Institute
248 Jaster Road Round Top, TX 78954 (979) 249-3129 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
The Salt Lick BBQ
The Salt Lick BBQ 18300 FM 1826 Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 858-4959 Website
Forest Trail Region
Sam Houston and Chief Bowles Statue
700 E Main in Eugenia Sterne Park Nacogdoches, TX 75961
Forest Trail Region
Sam Houston Statue/Visitor Center
7600 State Hwy 75 South Huntsville, TX 77340 (936) 291-9726 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Sam’s BBQ
Sam's BBQ 2000 East 12th Street Austin, Texas 78702 (512) 478-0378
Forts Trail Region
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
1 Love Street San Angelo, TX 76903 (325) 653-3333 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
807 Mission Road Mission Concepción San Antonio, TX 78210 210-932-1001 or 210-533-8955 Website
Mountain Trail Region
San Elizario Historic District
1501 Main Street San Elizario, TX 79849 915-851-0093 or 915-851-9997 Website
Independence Trail Region
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
3523 Independence Parkway South La Porte, TX 77571 (281) 479-2431 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Sandy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers
Sandy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers 603 Barton Springs Rd Austin, Texas 78704 (512) 478-6322 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Scholz Garten and Saengerrunde Hall
1607 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-1958 Website
Forest Trail Region
School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University
1936 North St. Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (936) 468-4003 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Historic Scoot Inn
Historic Scoot Inn 1308 E. 4th St. Austin, Texas 78702 Website