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
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
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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
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Roberts Jewelry
Roberts Jewelry 216 E. Jackson Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956) 423-4406 Website
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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
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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
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
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
807 Mission Road Mission Concepción San Antonio, TX 78210 210-932-1001 or 210-533-8955 Website
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San Elizario Historic District
1501 Main Street San Elizario, TX 79849 915-851-0093 or 915-851-9997 Website
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San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
3523 Independence Parkway South La Porte, TX 77571 (281) 479-2431 Website
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Sandy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers
Sandy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers 603 Barton Springs Rd Austin, Texas 78704 (512) 478-6322 Website
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Scholz Garten and Saengerrunde Hall
1607 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701 (512) 474-1958 Website
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School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University
1936 North St. Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (936) 468-4003 Website
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Historic Scoot Inn
Historic Scoot Inn 1308 E. 4th St. Austin, Texas 78702 Website
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Seagraves-Loop Museum and Art Center
201 Main Street Seagraves, TX 79359 (806) 546-2810 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Second Monday Trade Days
1517 E. Wise Bowie, TX 76230 940-872-4861 or 940-841-1550 Website
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Segundo Barrio and Magnolia Park
Bounded by Clinton Dr., Lockwood Dr., and Lawndale St. Houston, TX 77011
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Select Theater & Lake Country Playhouse
114 N. Johnson Mineola, TX 75773 (903) 569-2300 Website
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Selena Museum
5410 Leopard St. Museum housed at Q-Productions Corpus Christi, TX 78408 (361) 289-9013 Website
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Sengelmann Hall
531 North Main Street Schulenburg, TX 78956 (979) 743-2300 Website
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Shady Villa Hotel & Stagecoach Restaurant
401 S. Stagecoach Road Salado, TX 76571 (254) 220-4251 Website
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Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
3648 Staff Sgt. Lucian Adams Drive Port Arthur, TX 77642 (409) 962-6777 Website
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Sid Richardson Museum
309 Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76106 (817) 332-6554 Website
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Six Square: Austin’s Black Cultural Heritage District
Six Square: Austin's Black Cultural Heritage District 6001 W Parmer Ln Ste 370 PMB 3413 Austin, TX 78727 (512) 505-8738 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Southside Market
Southside Market 1212 Hwy. 290 Elgin, Texas 78621 (512) 281-4650 Website
Independence Trail Region
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
821 Farm to Market Road 1295 Flatonia, TX 78941 (361) 596-4674 Website
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Stafford Opera House
425 Spring Street Columbus, TX 78934 (979) 732-5135 Website
Forest Trail Region
Stanley’s Famous Pit Barbecue
Stanley's Famous Pit Barbecue 525 South Beckham Ave. Tyler, Texas 75702 (903) 593-0311 Website
Independence Trail Region
Stanton’s Shopping Center
Stanton's Shopping Center 219 N Taylor St Alvin, TX 77511
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Startz Café
Startz Cafe 10350 Startz Rd. Canyon Lake, Texas 78133 (830) 899-7522 Website
Lakes Trail Region
State Fair of Texas
3921 Martin Luther King Blvd Dallas, TX 75210 (469) 945-FAIR Website
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Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel
Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel 701 Congress Ave. Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 457-8800 Website