Six Must-Attend Events: Oct. 4-13
The state's top events and offerings, from Johnny Winter playing blues standards at the Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride to the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
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Six Must-Attend Events: Sept. 28-Oct. 4
The state's top event offerings, from the Galveston Island Shrimp Festival to the debut of the new Big Tex.
Six Must-Attend Events: Sept. 21-27
The state's top event offerings, from a new James Turrell exhibition to the West Texas Book Festival.
Six Must-Attend Events: Sept. 13-20
The state's top event offerings, from a motor-coach tour of North Texas horse country to an art fair hosted by the Art Guys.
Six Must-Attend Events: September 5-12
The state's top offerings, from chuck-wagon cookouts at the 25th annual National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration to a performance by Lyle Lovett, without his big band.
Six Must-Attend Events: August 30-September 5
The state's top event offerings, from seeing The Relatives play with Augie Meyers to a showcase of the state's best local art.
Six Must-Attend Events: August 23-29
The state's top offerings, from seeing Jack Black and the School of Rock perform at the tenth-anniversary screening of Richard Linklater's film to enjoying a Maines family throw-down.
Six Must-Attend Events: August 16-August 18
The state's top offerings, from chef Stephan Pyles's farmer's market in San Antonio to the John Wesley Hardin Secret Society's reenactment of Hardin's death in El Paso.
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Six Must-Attend Events: August 9-11
The state's top offerings, from the Polyphonic Spree's hometown CD-release show in Dallas to a celebration of the Astrodome at an exhibit in Houston.
Six Must-Attend Events: August 2-August 4
The state's top offerings, from kayaking Houston's Buffalo Bayou to judging Galveston's Seaweed Art Contest.
Six Must-Attend Events: July 26-August 1
The state's top offerings, from singing along to "Daydream Believer" at a Monkees tribute show featuring Michael Nesmith to honoring the memory of Texas's fifth president, Sam Houston.
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Six Must-Attend Events: July 19-28
The state's top offerings from a screening of a John Wayne classic in Dallas's historic Texas Theatre to getting your fill at the Texas Cheeseburger Festival in Friona.
Six Must-Attend Events: July 12-19
The state's top offerings, from watching Janis take the stage to the opening of a new town called Bikinis, Texas.
Six Must-Attend Events: July 5-July 11
The state's top offerings, from Beyoncé's world tour to listening to symphonic renditions of the Rolling Stones' songs.
Six Must-Attend Events: June 29-July 4
The state's top events and offerings, from Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic to Luling's Watermelon Thump.
Six Must-Attend Events: June 21-30
The state's top offerings, from seeing the stars at the Marfa Film Festival to drinking cheap beers at Gruene Hall in memory of the town's favorite local son, Frank Schlather.
6 Must-Attend Events: June 14-19
The state's top offerings, from a chance to study how bullfighting inspired Ernest Hemingway's work to celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston.
Six Must-Attend Events: June 7–June 15
The state's top offerings, from a tailgate viewing of "Friday Night Lights" in Austin to the Chisolm Trail Roundup barbecue cookoff in Lockhart.
Six Must-Attend Events: May 31-June 2
The state's top offerings, from the Sandcastle Competition in Galveston to the Accordion Kings & Queens festival in Houston.
Six Must-Attend Events: May 24-29
The state's top offerings from seeing some of the top street artists' work to hearing the Sixth Floor Museum's founders talk about the importance of the institution to Dallas and JFK's memory.
Six Must-Attend Events: May 17-22
The state's top offerings, from watching the final installment of the "Before Sunrise" trilogy with Richard Linklater to seeing fourteen-year-old Guan Tianlang try to become the first male amateur to win a PGA tournament since Phil Mickelson.
Six Must-Attend Events: May 10-19
The state's top offerings from hearing Philip Glass perform his score for "Dracula" at Jones Hall in Houston to hearing Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks at their only American tour date currently on their calendar.
Six Must-Attend Events: May 3-10
Some of the state's top offerings, from the Art Car Parade in Houston to Ray Price performing George Jones hits at Gruene Hall.
Six Must-Attend Events: April 26-29
The state's top offering's, from hearing powerful poetry in Round Top to celebrating Willie's eightieth birthday and helping the citizens of West at a benefit concert in Austin.
Six Must-Attend Events: April 19-28
Some of the state's top offerings, from getting retro at the Texas VW Classic in Fredericksburg to eating mudbugs at the Texas Crawfish & Music Festival in Old Town Spring.
Six Must-Attend Events April 12-21
The state's top offerings, from a sneak peek at horse racing's finest thoroughbreds at Grand Prairie's Lone Star Park to the Old Settlers Music Festival in Austin.
Six Must-Attend Events: April 5-April 11
The state's top events and offerings from the Deep Ellum Art Festival (complete with pet parade) to a collection of Dr. Seuss's unusual hats.
Six Must-Attend Events: March 29-April 6
The state's top events and offerings, from the Houston Astros taking on the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball's opening day game to the Texas Dance Hall Preservation concert at Anhalt Hall.
Six Must-Attend Events: Mar. 22-26
The state's top events and offerings, from Houston artists Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen exploring issues of excess and false comforts and Gary Clark Jr.'s new Maverick Music Festival.
Six Must-Attend Events: Mar. 15-21
The state's top events and offerings, from the Buffalo Bayou Regatta, in Houston, to Antone's Farewell to Fifth, in Austin.
Six Must-Attend Events: March 8-10
The state's top events and offerings, from seeing Texas troubadour Ryan Bingham in Fort Worth to the fourth annual Paella Challenge in Houston.
Six Must-Attend Events: March 1-
The state's top events and offerings, like the twentieth anniversary celebration of "Dazed and Confused," Kelly Clarkson in Grand Prairie, and the Dallas Blooms festival.
Six Must-Attend Events Feb. 23-28
The state's top events and offerings, from the last showing of "A Ride With Bob" in Austin to seeing four contestants vie to be the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist.
Six Must-Attend Events Feb. 15-24
The state's top events and offerings, from the last showing of "A Ride With Bob" in Austin to seeing Mike Tyson perform onstage in his one-man show in Grand Prairie.
Six Must-Attend Events: Feb. 8-15
The state's top events and offerings, from parking at a drive-in theater with your sweetheart to channeling your inner cowboy at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
Six Events During February 1–8
Throw your plans out the window. We scoured the state in search of the top events and offerings, from the honoring the death of rock legend Buddy Holly to Mardi Gras in Galveston and Fredericksburg. Here’s our super select guide to the things you absolutely can’t afford to miss.[February…
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