If you’re looking for fun things to do in East Texas this weekend, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s our rundown of some fun things happening around the area! For a look at live music around East Texas, check out our Live Music Lineup!

If you know of another event, or see an inaccuracy below, please let us know here.

THURSDAY, 2/23

Angelina College Student Music Forum

• When: 11:00 AM - Noon
• Where: Angelina College Hudgins Hall, Lufkin
• Cost: Free

Come enjoy the music of the Angelina College Music Department, led by Beckie Compton. Time: 10:55 AM Location: Hudgins Hall Poetry Open Mic performances and contest awards will take place in the Angelina College Student Center following.

February Open Mic Night

• When: 6:00 PM
• Where: Books & Barrels, Longview
• Cost: Free

Join us at Books & Barrels on February 23 for an unforgettable open mic night with Longview Unplugged! Whether you’re a musician, comedian, poet, or just looking for a good time, we’ve got something for everyone.

Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert

• When: 7:30 PM
• Where: Rogers-Palmer Performing Arts Center, TJC, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Join the Tyler Junior College Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for their first concert of the Spring semester.

Admission is free and open to the public.

SFA School of Theatre presents “Everybody”

• When: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Kennedy Auditorium, SFA, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $5-$15

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play “Everybody” has something for everybody. It’s classic and contemporary, serious and humorous, approachable and accessible yet full of surprises.

Included in this year’s Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s Mainstage Series, “Everybody” is a “multi-faceted opportunity for our students and audience,” said theatre Professor Scott Shattuck, the play’s director. “Everybody” runs Feb. 23 through 26 in Kennedy Auditorium on the SFA campus.

Theatre TJC presents: An Evening of Eugene O’Neill The Glencairn Sea Plays

• When: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
• Where: Jean Browne Theatre, TJC, Tyler
• Cost: $5-$10

Known as the first great American playwright, Eugene Gladstone O’Neill was an American playwright who won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.” More than any other dramatist, O’Neill introduced American drama to the dramatic realism pioneered by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg, and was the first to use true American vernacular in his speeches.

ETX Regulars Show

• When: 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
• Where: Rose City Comedy Club, Tyler
• Cost: $10-$25

It’s another fun night of Stand-Up at Rose City Comedy! This show features some of ETX’s local talent like Clyde Williams & Mark Pugh!

FRIDAY, 2/24

80 Acre Market

• When: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Where: 80 Acre Market, Gilmer
• Cost: Free

Kids Crafts - 2-3 FREE special crafts at the Kids’ Activity Tent all weekend long

FREE Face Painting - Saturday, Feb. 25, 12-6PM & Sunday, Feb. 26, 12-6PM

Canvas Painting - Spring designs, $10 all weekend long

Honoring Dunbar, Remembering Brilliance

• When: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Location
• Cost: Free, please RSVP

Angelina College invites the community to celebrate and honor Dunbar, remembering brilliance at this two day event.

First Black Families

• When: 6:00 PM
• Where: Liberty Hall, Tyler
• Cost: Free

The program will recognize the first African American families of Tyler and Smith County through a series of presentations. The East Texas Genealogical Society will honor the descendants of early trailblazers from 1846 through 1855. The research on these families was conducted by Dorothy Franks, Founder of the Texas Slaves History and Inventory Preservation Project and Councilwoman Dr. Shirley McKellar.

Flights & Bites: Mardi Gras Edition

• When: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Where: Fresh by Brookshire’s, Tyler
• Cost: $7, ages 21+ only

Complimentary wine glass for samples and to take home.

Live music by Eve’s Road inside the store and Mardi Gras trivia by DJ Steven Todd outside on the patio.

Wear your best Mardi Gras attire to claim the title of King or Queen of Mardi Gras and a chance to win a $100 gift card! Ask for Emilie at check-in to participate. All ages welcome to join in the fun. Voting will be done through our Facebook page. Whoever has the most likes by 11:59 PM wins!

Deep in the Heart Women’s Conference

• When: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: South Spring Baptist Church, Tyler
• Cost: $45

A conference centered around real women, real stories, and a real Jesus.

Life is full of challenges. People hurt people; we hurt people; tragedies & loss occur. It’s difficult to talk about the things we have buried deep in our hearts, but there is a Jesus who wants to go DEEP into YOUR heart.

The Jersey Tenors

• When: 7:30 PM
• Where: Memorial City Hall Performance Center, Marshall
• Cost: $30-$40

The Jersey Tenors is the newest Opera/Rock Mash-up sensation that creates an explosive blend of the most iconic Opera classics alongside such Rock ‘N Roll greats as Queen, Journey, Elton John, and Billy Joel to name a few. But we are also “Jersey Proud” and we do not forget where we came from as we highlight some of Jersey’s finest like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Sinatra, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Kool and The Gang, and even Whitney Houston!!

SFA School of Theatre presents “Everybody”

• When: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Kennedy Auditorium, SFA, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $5-$15

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play “Everybody” has something for everybody. It’s classic and contemporary, serious and humorous, approachable and accessible yet full of surprises.

Included in this year’s Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s Mainstage Series, “Everybody” is a “multi-faceted opportunity for our students and audience,” said theatre Professor Scott Shattuck, the play’s director. “Everybody” runs Feb. 23 through 26 in Kennedy Auditorium on the SFA campus.

SFA Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces Concert

• When: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Cole Concert Hall, SFA, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $3-$8

The Swingin’ Axes and Swingin’ Aces jazz bands at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform works by Mike Tamaro, Sammy Nestico, Alan Baylock and other jazz legends when the ensembles take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The Swingin’ Axes will perform “Rivers” by Mike Tamaro, “Us” by Thad Jones,“JEN-TEN” by Greg Yasinitsky, and “But Beautiful” by Lennie Niehaus. The Swingin’ Aces will perform “Dindi” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, “Things Are Getting Better” by Julian Adderly, “Swampwater Blues” by Les Hooper, “Two Seconds to Midnight” by Alan Baylock, and “Tribute to the Count” by Sammy Nestico.

Theatre TJC presents: An Evening of Eugene O’Neill The Glencairn Sea Plays

• When: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
• Where: Jean Browne Theatre, TJC, Tyler
• Cost: $5-$10

Known as the first great American playwright, Eugene Gladstone O’Neill was an American playwright who won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.” More than any other dramatist, O’Neill introduced American drama to the dramatic realism pioneered by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg, and was the first to use true American vernacular in his speeches.

Roast Battle League II

• When: 8:00 PM
• Where: The Understudy, Tyler
• Cost: $15

The 2nd Round of the Roast Battle League February 24th!!

SATURDAY, 2/25

40th Community Expo of Health & Wellness

• When: 9:00 AM - Noon
• Where: Yamboree Event Center, Gilmer
• Cost: Free

Lots of activities and vendors representing a wide variety of the health & wellness field will be on hand to share with you their resources...or how they can HELP YOU!! Come on down...be there no later than 11:30 receive some awesome door prizes!

Deep in the Heart Women’s Conference

• When: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• Where: South Spring Baptist Church, Tyler
• Cost: $45

A conference centered around real women, real stories, and a real Jesus.

Life is full of challenges. People hurt people; we hurt people; tragedies & loss occur. It’s difficult to talk about the things we have buried deep in our hearts, but there is a Jesus who wants to go DEEP into YOUR heart.

Mosaic Market

• When: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Where: Sola Bread Co, Tyler (Under the True Vine Pavilion)
• Cost: Free

The Mosaic District will be hosting our SECOND WINTER MARKET! Pastry, sourdough, wood fired pizza, mimosas, LIVE music on the pavilion stage and the absolute best local artisans, farmers & creatives. Shop small & support your local businesses with a little something for everyone!

Winter Popup Market

• When: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• Where: Downtown Square, Tyler & Hinds Fine Art Gallery, Tyler
• Cost: Free

2 Pop Up Markets at once! Over 60 vendors!

Baby it’s cold outside but the fun doesn’t stop this winter! Shop local with us all winter long. Our monthly winter pop up market will feature local artisan goods & crafts, delicious local goodies and a shoppers market to brighten even the coldest days!

80 Acre Market

• When: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Where: 80 Acre Market, Gilmer
• Cost: Free

Kids Crafts - 2-3 FREE special crafts at the Kids’ Activity Tent all weekend long

FREE Face Painting - Saturday, Feb. 25, 12-6PM & Sunday, Feb. 26, 12-6PM

Canvas Painting - Spring designs, $10 all weekend long

Lena & the Dragon Launch Party

• When: 10:30 AM
• Where: Books & Barrels, Longview
• Cost: Free

Join us for the official Lena & the Dragon launch party! We will have story time, coloring pages & activities, snacks, and book signing.

This your chance to get your copy two days before the official publication day when it will be made available to the public. Come have some fun and meet Lena!

Mardi Gras Pop Up Shop

• When: Noon
• Where: Nickel Manor, Palestine
• Cost: Free

This a vendor pop up shop for local and surrounding area vendors to set up and sell their goods! There will be music, raffle giveaways and FOOD! Who doesn’t wings and a good daiquiri! Join us for some Mardi Gras Fun!

Mardi Gras Party

• When: Noon - Until the crawfish is all gone!
• Where: Cedar Creek Brewery, Seven Points

Join us for a Mardi Gras Party with a crawfish boil, live music, and our delicious brews! Party will last until the crawfish are gone. See you then!

Benefit Fish Fry for Mex

• When: 1:00 PM
• Where: Outlaws Longview Bar

LIVE MUSIC, RAFFLES.50/50, DOOR PRIZES AND FISH PLATES.

SFA School of Theatre presents “Everybody”

• When: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Kennedy Auditorium, SFA, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $5-$15

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play “Everybody” has something for everybody. It’s classic and contemporary, serious and humorous, approachable and accessible yet full of surprises.

Included in this year’s Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s Mainstage Series, “Everybody” is a “multi-faceted opportunity for our students and audience,” said theatre Professor Scott Shattuck, the play’s director. “Everybody” runs Feb. 23 through 26 in Kennedy Auditorium on the SFA campus.

Honoring Dunbar, Remembering Brilliance

• When: 2:00 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: Location
• Cost: Free, please RSVP

Angelina College invites the community to celebrate and honor Dunbar, remembering brilliance at this two day event.

Theatre TJC presents: An Evening of Eugene O’Neill The Glencairn Sea Plays

• When: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
• Where: Jean Browne Theatre, TJC, Tyler
• Cost: $5-$10

Known as the first great American playwright, Eugene Gladstone O’Neill was an American playwright who won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.” More than any other dramatist, O’Neill introduced American drama to the dramatic realism pioneered by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg, and was the first to use true American vernacular in his speeches.

Kilgore Cruise Night

• When: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• Where: Historic Downtown Kilgore
• Cost: Free

Cars! Trucks! Motorcycles! If it’s got wheels it’s welcome to our ‘Shine & Show’ every Last Saturday of Every Month in Historic Downtown Kilgore, Texas. 3-6pm in the winter, 5-8pm in the summer Daylight Savings Time. It’s always a fun time and 50 - 250 cars arrive every Last Saturday.

Mardi Gras Celebration

• When: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Where: Henderson Civic Center, Henderson
• Cost: Free

Laissez le bon temps rouler at Henderson’s Mardi Gras Celebration with live entertainment from Swampland Revival Zydeco Band, an old fashioned cake walk, Cajun food, and plenty of beads!

Feed the Fight

• When: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Where: Northeast Texas Cancer & Research Center, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Please join us for a delicious cooking demonstration with local chefs, as they showcase nutritious foods and recipes to Feed the Fight against cancer, before and after the diagnosis. Learn how nutrition can help prevent cancer and improve your overall health.

2nd Annual Community Chili Cook-Off

• When: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Where: Gilmer Square
• Cost: $10

Put on your stretchy pants and get ready to eat! We’re hosting a community Chili Cook-Off for the second year in a row that will knock your socks off. All proceeds will benefit the Upshur County Community Fund.

Game Night

• When: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce
• Cost: Free

Suggested Donation $5

Food, drinks, and card & board games are provided! As usual Game Night will be from 6-9pm in the Genecov Room at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce.

For TAG’s Fourth Quarter Charity Drive we are collecting Binders, Packers, and materials to make trauma kits for Transgender Equality Network East Texas (TENET)

A portion of all proceeds goes to TENET. (Donations are not required to participate in Game Night)

Outdoor Movie Night - Frozen

• When: 6:30 PM
• Where: Just 4 U Creations, Gladewater
• Cost: Free

This is a Free Movie Outside. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, to watch the movie.

Popcorn, Hot Dogs, Drinks donations only.

2nd Chance Prom

• When: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
• Where: The Barn at The Silver Spur Resort, Canton
• Cost: $35-$50

Whether you want to make up for a less-than-desirable high school prom experience, never went to your prom, or want to re-live those perfect prom moments, our 2nd Chance Prom will be a night to remember!

Dance with the Viola

• When: 7:30 PM
• Where: UT Cowan Center, Tyler
• Cost: $12-$69

Join the ETSO for an evening featuring the often-overlooked member of the string family, the viola. The orchestra’s principal violist, Ute Miller, will take center stage with Richard Lee and ETSO for a concert featuring works by Vaughan Williams, Bartok, and Bloch, along with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

Jazz & Poetry in tha Basement

• When: 8:00 PM
• Where: 119 W Ferguson St, Tyler
• Cost: $20

Something New Coming to East Texas!

Come out and enjoy a night of Live Music and Poetry!

Bobby Sparks & The Sparkedelics will be performing live!

Open Mic for Poetry With Featured Poets!

Stand Up Comedy: Barry Whitewater

• When: 8:00 PM
• Where: The Understudy, Tyler
• Cost: $20

Come out to The Understudy on Feb. 25th and see classic Stand Up Comedy with special guest Barry Whitewater!!

Saturday Night Stand-Up with Shiva Ary

• When: 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
• Where: Rose City Comedy Club, Tyler
• Cost: $15-$30

It’s another amazing night of Stand-Up! This Saturday Rose City Comedy features a local favorite, Shiva Ary!

SUNDAY, 2/26

80 Acre Market

• When: Noon - 6:00 PM
• Where: 80 Acre Market, Gilmer
• Cost: Free

Kids Crafts - 2-3 FREE special crafts at the Kids’ Activity Tent all weekend long

FREE Face Painting - Saturday, Feb. 25, 12-6PM & Sunday, Feb. 26, 12-6PM

Canvas Painting - Spring designs, $10 all weekend long

SFA School of Theatre presents “Everybody”

• When: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
• Where: Kennedy Auditorium, SFA, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $5-$15

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play “Everybody” has something for everybody. It’s classic and contemporary, serious and humorous, approachable and accessible yet full of surprises.

Included in this year’s Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s Mainstage Series, “Everybody” is a “multi-faceted opportunity for our students and audience,” said theatre Professor Scott Shattuck, the play’s director. “Everybody” runs Feb. 23 through 26 in Kennedy Auditorium on the SFA campus.

East Texas Youth Orchestra’s Spring Concert

• When: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Where: Chapel Hill ISD, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Join us in this beautiful FREE event of orchestra music on February 26 at 4 & 6 PM. We promise to give you a refreshing night of performances worth sharing not just with your loved ones but also with your friends. Tag them all along, and let’s celebrate life!

Texarkana Regional Chorale presents Requiem

• When: 4:00 PM
• Where: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Tyler
• Cost: Free, donations accepted

Mr. Bougie, who conducted the New York premiere of his Requiem at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in March 2022, will be sharing his original composition in Tyler at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

With solo soprano Candace Taylor, solo baritone Thomas Irwin, and pianist Mary Scott Smith.

Pineywoods Camerata Concert

• When: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Where: Cole Concert Hall, SFA, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $3-$8

The Pineywoods Camerata at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform Baroque music from Germany and Italy when faculty members and students present a recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in Cole Concert Hall in the Wright Music Building on the SFA campus.

The Pineywoods Camerata is a string faculty-led, conductorless ensemble dedicated to performing Baroque works with an informed stylistic approach. New faculty member Pablo Moreno Holguin, oboe, will be featured as a soloist on Alessandro Marcello’s Concerto in C minor, one of the best known works of the period for oboe. The concert also features Dr. Minhae Lee, harpsichord, and SFA string students.

*All dates and information are subject to change. Contact us if there are changes to the schedule or if we left anything out

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