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Upcoming Events in Amarillo
Amarillo
Jazztober
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27
Bivin’s Home Lawn, 1000 S. Polk St.
Jazztober is a free jazz concert on Tuesday nights in October. Bring a lawn chair and a picnic to the lawn of the historical Bivins Home in Center City. The porch of the Bivins Mansion becomes the stage.
International Film Festival
Oct. 8-10
Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.
Celebrate storytelling from around the world with diverse films, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities.
Good Times Barbecue
Oct. 8
Amarillo Tri-State Fairgrounds, 3301 SE 10th Ave.
Over 100 cooking teams compete to serve up the best barbecue, while thousands of fans get to enjoy the feast.
Boys Ranch Rodeo and Fall Fest
Oct. 17
Cal Farley Boys Ranch, 8 Julian Bivins Blvd.
The Boys Ranch Rodeo is a Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch tradition that dates to 1945. Youth ages 5 to 18 compete in more than a dozen rodeo events, ranging from stick horse racing to bronc riding. The event also features a cornhole tournament, food trucks, and vendors.
Trail of 1,000 Jack-O-Lanterns
Oct. 21-24
Amarillo Botanical Gardens , 1400 Streit Drive
See the Amarillo Botanical Gardens in a whole new light with 1,000 lit-up jack-o-lanterns.
Christmas Roundup
Nov. 6-8
Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
Shop over 100 merchants and get a head start on your holiday gift-giving at this event hosted by Amarillo Museum of Art. This celebration of the season also offers cocktails, entertainment, and door prizes.
WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo
Nov. 12-15
Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
At this competition, working ranch cowboys battle it out for top honors in an authentic Western rodeo.
Farm and Ranch Show
Dec. 1-3
Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
The Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show brings together agriculture professionals, equipment exhibitors, and industry experts for one of the region’s largest agricultural trade events.
Center City Electric Light Parade
Dec. 4
Downtown , Polk Street, 11th to Fourth avenues
The holidays shine extra bright as colorful floats, lights, and music light up downtown Amarillo.
“The Nutcracker”
Dec. 13-15
Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
Lone Star Ballet presents the holiday classic and beloved Amarillo tradition.
First Friday Art Walk
Jan. 27
Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.
First Friday is a free, kid-friendly event held the first Friday evening of every month. Come and go as you please, and enjoy music, food trucks, and artwork from local artists.
The Amarillo Symphony in Concert: “Gershwin and All That Jazz!”
Jan. 15-16
Globe News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Enjoy the dazzling jazz rhythms of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with Grammy Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann, followed by the bustling charm of music from “An American in Paris.”
“And Then There Were None”
Jan 21-23, 28-31
Amarillo Little Theatre Mainstage, 2019 Civic Circle
Amarillo Little Theatre presents this stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery. A mysterious host lures 10 strangers to a secluded island, where guests begin to disappear, mirroring an old nursery rhyme. Tensions rise as they race to find the killer among them.
Shen Yun
Jan. 26
Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
This two-hour live theatrical performance revives 5,000 years of traditional Chinese civilization and culture through classical Chinese dance, ethnic folk dances, story-based vignettes, a live orchestra, and animated backdrops.
Chamber Music Amarillo in Concert: “Saxophone and Strings: Loops and Lullabies”
Jan. 30
Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1400 Streit Drive
Amarillo Symphony Music Director George Jackson conducts a vibrant program featuring West Texas A&M University School of Music saxophone professor James Barger performing Glazunov’s dazzling concerto, alongside beloved works by Barber, Gershwin, and John Adams.
First Friday Art Walk
Feb. 5
Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.
First Friday is a free, kid-friendly event held the first Friday evening of every month. Come and go as you please, and enjoy music, food trucks, and artwork from local artists.
“Beehive”
Feb. 11-14, 18-21
Amarillo Little Theatre Adventure Space, 2019 Civic Circle
Amarillo Little Theatre presents the ultimate celebration of 1960s female empowerment. This jukebox musical is a wild, toe-tapping tribute to everyone from Lesley Gore to Janis Joplin, the Shirelles to the Supremes, Aretha Franklin to Tina Turner. Six young women come of age through song, documenting the dramatic changes America underwent in the ’60s.
Pioneer Gun Show
Feb. 20-21
Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
Pioneer Gun Collectors Association hosts this gun show, with exhibitors buying, selling, and trading merchandise.
Chamber Music Amarillo in Concert: “Makers at Play: Ravel and Baker”
Feb. 20
Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.
Amarillo Symphony Concertmaster Espen Lilleslåtten joins LSU colleagues Dennis Parker and Willis Delony for a virtuosic trio program exploring the intersections of jazz, folk, and classical traditions in music by Ravel and David Baker. There’s also a pre-show talk.
Amarillo Symphony in Concert: “Mahler’s First”
Feb. 26-27
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Feel the might of a gigantic brass section in this unique collaboration with the West Texas A&M University School of Music Trumpet Studio, featuring trumpet professors William Takacs and David Lough, before the titanic triumph of Mahler’s First Symphony.
First Friday Art Walk
March 5
Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.
First Friday is a free, kid-friendly event held the first Friday evening of every month. Come and go as you please, and enjoy music, food trucks, and artwork from local artists.
“Spongebob the Musical”
March 5-7, 12-14
Amarillo Little Theatre Mainstage, 2019 Civic Circle
Amarillo Little Theatre presents this musical, where the stakes are higher than ever as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the annihilation of their undersea world. Just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up in this award-winning musical based on the beloved animated series.
Chamber Music Amarillo in Concert: “An Evening with Beethoven”
March 6
Saint Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, 1200 S. Washington St.
Experience an evening of masterful chamber music by Beethoven, featuring the dramatic “Razumovsky” String Quartet Op. 59, No. 1 and the charming Septet performed by members from the Harrington String Quartet and West Texas A&M University School of Music Instrumental Faculty.
Amarillo Symphony in Concert: “Beethoven’s Sixth”
March 12-13
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Experience the beauty of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” alongside the English folk melodies of Vaughan Williams and a virtuoso marimba spectacular with the Amarillo Symphony’s own Ryan Boehme.