Annual Events

May

• Starlight Theater Free Summer Concert Series offers free music, local food trucks, vendors and family-friendly fun Tuesday evenings at Sam Houston Park from 7PM to 9PM from the end of May to the end of August.

June

• Coors Cowboy Club Ranch Rodeo pits area’s ranches in friendly but serious competition. The Coors Cowboy Club Cattle Drive kicks off the weekend. Early June. coorsranchrodeo.com. 806-376-7767.
• June Jazz is held every Tuesday in June on the Amarillo College campus offers a free Jazz concert featuring different local Jazz bands each week. 
• Amarillo Community Market is held Saturdays, Mid-June through mid-October, 8 am - 12 pm, 1000 S. Polk Street. 806-335-6360
• Starlight Theater Free Summer Concert Series offers free music, local food trucks, vendors and family-friendly fun Tuesday evenings at Sam Houston Park from 7PM to 9PM from the end of May to the end of August.

July

• Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo - local cowboys have been gathering over the July 4th holiday for more than 70 years. willrogersrangeriders.com. 806-622-2102.
• National Day of the Cowboy helps everyone understand what it takes to be a cowboy. Last Saturday in July. aqha.org 806-376-4811.
• Starlight Theater Free Summer Concert Series offers free music, local food trucks, vendors and family-friendly fun Tuesday evenings at Sam Houston Park from 7PM to 9PM from the end of May to the end of August.

August

• Amarillo Community Market is held Saturdays, Mid-June through mid-October, 8 am - 12 pm, 1000 S. Polk Street. 806-335-6360
• Starlight Theater Free Summer Concert Series offers free music, local food trucks, vendors and family-friendly fun Tuesday evenings at Sam Houston Park from 7PM to 9PM from the end of May to the end of August.

September

• Boys Ranch Rodeo +adventureFEST is all about the boys and girls of Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. Saturday, Labor Day weekend. calfarley.org 800-687-3722.
• Tri-State Fair & Rodeo is one of Amarillo’s oldest events with rides, food, exhibits, and action. Mid-September. tristatefair.com 806-376-7767.
• Good Times Celebration® Barbecue Cook-Off brings together over 100 cooking teams with thousands of barbecue fans. Second Thursday of September. amarillo-chamber.org 806-373-7800.
• Amarillo Community Market is held Saturdays, Mid-June through mid-October, 8 am - 12 pm, 1000 S. Polk Street. 806-335-6360

October

• Jazztober by Center City Free Jazz concerts held every Tuesday evening in October on the lawn of the Historic Bivins Home in downtown Amarillo. centercity.org 806-372-6744.
• Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association Wrangler World Championships determines who is the fastest and most accurate shot from horseback. Mid-October. cowboymountedshooting.com 806-376-7767.

November

• WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo is the real deal. Cowboys from ranches across the West are in town for this serious rodeo. The second weekend of November. wrca.org 806-374-9722.
• Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show is one of the nation’s largest indoor farm & ranch shows. The week after Thanksgiving. ideaggroup.com/amarillo  806-378-4297.
• Christmas in the Gardens gets you ready for the Holiday Season with a stroll through the Amarillo Botanical Garden’s glowing foliage. End of November through right before Christmas. amarillobotanicalgardens.org 806-352-6513.

December

• Center City Electric Light Parade kicks off the holiday season. The first weekend in December. centercity.org 806-372-6744.
• Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Christmas Open House, with singing and treats and Santa lining the halls of the state’s largest history museum. The first weekend in December. panhandleplains.org 806-651-2244.
• The Nutcracker attracts generations of fans each year. The second weekend of December. lonestarballet.org 806-372-2463.
• Christmas in the Gardens gets you ready for the Holiday Season with a stroll through the Amarillo Botanical Garden’s glowing foliage. End of November through right before Christmas. amarillobotanicalgardens.org 806-352-6513.

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