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, 3/9

Rooftop After Hours

• When: 5:30 PM
• Where: 111 E Erwin St, Tyler
• Cost: Free

We are THRILLED to be having our March After Hours on the Rooftop of Venue One Eleven in beautiful Downtown Tyler! This is one you aren’t going to want to miss! Refreshments provided by R&K Distributing.

The Art of Zine Making at the Library

• When: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
• Where: The Longview Public Library, Longview
• Cost: Free

Find out what goes into making your own zine!

They have a funny name, but zines (sounds like “zeen”) are actually sophisticated mini-magazines, comics, and pamphlets that are usually created by hand.

Free Dance Lesson & Social Dance to Live Music

• When: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: ETX Brewing Co, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Come join us at ETX brewery for a short FREE 30 min dance lesson and dance the night away to LIVE jazz music from the UT Jazz band!

Mini lesson is from 6:30-7p | Social dancing to the UT jazz band 7-9pm

SFA Gardens Lecture Series

• When: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
• Where: 2900 Raguet St, Nacogdoches

Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. March 9, 2023 in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center’s Brundrett Conservation Education Building.

TJC College Choral Program Spring Concert

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

Come and join us as we explore the themes of Creation through music! We will be performing a varied concert of composers such as: Haydn, Verdi, Lauridsen, and more!

FRIDAY, 3/10

80 Acre Market

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

Mom & Me Candle Craft - Make a mod podge flower votive with your little one(s) at the Kids’ Activity Tent - $5 all weekend long

FREE Face Painting - Saturday, March 11, 12-6PM & Sunday, March 12, 12-6PM

Canvas Painting - Spring designs, $10 all weekend long

FREE Coloring Pages - Let your little one(s) express themselves through art - all weekend long

FREE Kids Crfats - 2-3 Free special crafts at the Kid’s Activity Tent all weekend long

Casting Crowns Concert

• When: 7:00 PM
• Where: Belcher Center, Longview
• Cost: $29-$71

Multi-platinum selling Grammy winners Casting Crowns will take their powerful live performances on the road this spring with The Healer Tour. Featuring hit songs from the band’s current chart-topping Healer album (“Scars In Heaven,” “Crazy People”), concert goers will also experience a night of worship like no other with some of the group’s most beloved songs like “Only Jesus,” “Nobody,” “Praise You In This Storm,” “East To West” and many more. With more than 12 million albums sold and multiple Grammy, Dove and American Music Awards to their name, Casting Crowns might be best known for their fan-favorite live concert events – and The Healer Tour promises to be no different, with additional performances by special guests We Are Messengers and Ben Fuller.

Movies @ The Barn

• When: 7:00 PM
• Where: The Barn of Emory, Emory
• Cost: Free

Join The Barn for our 2023 Movie Series. The perfect date night. Movies will vary and a surprise each week. Concessions available for purchase!

First Time Hurts Comedy Show

• When: 7:30 PM
• Where: The Texas: A Landmark Venue
• Cost: $20-$25

First Time Hurts Comedy Show is a unique event featuring professional comedians as well as individuals performing stand up comedy for the very FIRST time! Audience members will vote on their favorite first timer to determine a winner for a cash prize.

Roast Battle League Finals

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

The FINALS of the Roast Battle League March 10th!!

SATURDAY, 3/11

Spring Community Sale

• When: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Where: Glass Recreation Center, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Mark your calendars for the annual community sale! This is a great opportunity for everyone to get a jump start on spring cleaning. Bargain hunters searching for great deals will find plenty to choose from during this event. Whether you are looking to participate, or you just want to shop, this is the place to be!

Beginner Beekeeping Class

• When: 8:00 AM
• Where: Plants of Texas, Flint
• Cost: $25

This class will cover beginner beekeeper basic knowledge and much more. We will have a bee expert leading this class. This class will cover PPE and safety, the hive components and tools needed, what’s inside a hive, comb, propolis, worker bees, drones, queens and much more. You will also have the opportunity to purchase a nuc and beebox at this class (to be picked up at a later date). Plants of Texas is excited to make all your bee dreams come true in one stop.

A&A Spring Craft Market

• When: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Where: A&A Academy, Mineola
• Cost: Free

This will be our first Spring market! So many of our great Christmas vendors from the past 2 years will be here with Spring and Easter things, graduation gifts and end of year teacher gifts too! Lots of surprises in store! 9am till 5:00pm March 11th. There will be a food truck for lunch.

Longview Jaycees Trade Days

• When: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Where: Longview Exhibit Center, Longview
• Cost: Free

Vendors of all kinds come to buy, sell, trade and swap. Admission and parking are free. Longview Jaycees Trade Days is held the second weekend of every month, with the exception of September.

Loving Vendor Events

• When: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Where: Pacific Street Trader’s Mall & Village, Gladewater
• Cost: Free

Vendor event & Tradeshow.

Winter Market

• When: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Where: ETX Brewing Co, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Enjoy local produce, pasture raised meats, eggs, breads and pastries, spices, and arts.

February Only activity for Kids seed planting. February your local Farmers are ramping up their seed planting Join Rose City Farmers to come plant a seed, get your hands dirty with Texas Organic Soil’s Raised Bed Blend.

Minibike Races

• When: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• Where: Lone Star Harley-Davidson, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Come to LSH-D to watch some of the finest Minibike Racing action in the country! Races start at Noon. NTX MB will be doing Oval Pavement races. Thayer and Good Company Live! Patch sewing by Karen at Seems So Blessed.

Taco Plates provided with donation to Mile Monsters Inc. Charity. Money raised goes to help children affected by disease, injuries and circumstances out of their control. Free Admission

Spring Pop Up Market

• When: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• Where: Hinds Fine Art Gallery, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Monthly pop up market filled with local vendors! From hand crafted artisan goods to the latest runway styles , our local pop up markets have something for everyone! Shop local art, baked goods, creatives, artisans and boutique shops! Live music! Come for the shopping. Stay for the fun!

Tyler Public Library Book Sale

• When: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Where: Tyler Public Library, Tyler
• Cost: Free

The Library Book Sale will be March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.! Stop by to find some new-to-you books, CDs, and more! Prices are the following: Hardbacks-$2, Paperbacks-$1, Audiobooks-$5, CDs & DVDs-$1. Additional prices after 3 p.m. only: Items by the Bag-$10 and Items by the Box-$15. A special selection of items will be available by list tag price. No prior browsing ahead of 10 a.m. start time. $5 minimum is required for purchases using a credit card. Additional free parking is located in the Fair Parking Garage on College St. across from the Library.

80 Acre Market

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

Mom & Me Candle Craft - Make a mod podge flower votive with your little one(s) at the Kids’ Activity Tent - $5 all weekend long

FREE Face Painting - Saturday, March 11, 12-6PM & Sunday, March 12, 12-6PM

Canvas Painting - Spring designs, $10 all weekend long

FREE Coloring Pages - Let your little one(s) express themselves through art - all weekend long

FREE Kids Crfats - 2-3 Free special crafts at the Kid’s Activity Tent all weekend long

East Texas Psychic Fair

• When: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Where: Courtyard by Marriott Tyler, Tyler
• Cost: Free

Join us for a day of fun! We will have an assortment of vendors, psychics, and more!

Abundant Life Ladies Tea

• When: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
• Where: 409 Money St, Gladewater
• Cost: $5

Come join us for a wonderful time. Speakers Darla Tovar and Shanna Travis. Lunch will also be served. Price for the tea is $5 per person. Please let us know if you plan to come!! Excited to see you all there!!!

Cornhole Tournament

• When: 11:00 AM - Registration | Noon - Tournament
• Where: Cedar Creek Brewery, Seven Points
• Cost: $20 Per Team

Cornhole Tournament! Registration begins at 11am and the tournament kicks off at 12pm. Cost is $20 per team and all proceeds benefit the Cedar Creek Lake Humane Society.

Introduction to Beekeeping

• When: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
• Where: Marshall Fire Department, Marshall
• Cost: $80-$120

We now have our dates for the Annual class. Price is $80.00 for individual and $120.00 for Couple. Class size is limited. Payment secures your place in class.

Monster Truck Wars

• When: 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM
• Where: Rusk County Expo Center, Henderson
• Cost: $25-$50

Get the chance to ride in a REAL monster truck!

BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! America’s Wildest Monster Truck Show is coming to Henderson, TX! We’re excited to be bringing you a GREAT SUPERSTAR lineup of Monster Trucks and Thrill Show! For this event on March 11, 2023 there will be TWO GIANT SHOWS.

Reptile Friends with East Texas Herpetology Club

• When: 1:00 PM
• Where: Nacogdoches Public Library, Nacogdoches
• Cost: Free

The members of East Texas Herpetology Club will talk about the importance of reptiles and you will get to meet some beautiful and unusual reptiles. Among the specimens that you will see are snakes, skinks, and bearded dragons.

Annie (1982)

• When: 2:00 PM
• Where: Liberty Hall, Tyler
• Cost: $6-$8

A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.

Come see Annie at Liberty Hall and you’ll be entered into a random drawing to win two tickets to see the Broadway performance Annie at the Cowan Center on March 22!

St. Paddy’s Day Concert at the Stone Fort Museum

• When: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Where: Stone Fort Museum, SFA Campus, Nacogdoches
• Cost: Free

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with music by El Camino Real de Nacogdoches Band at the Stone Fort Museum. Enjoy traditional music from Ireland and music that celebrates the rich history of Texas while relaxing under a big tent with a plate of traditional Irish treats! The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact museum staff at (936) 468-2408 or stonefort@sfasu.edu.

Poses & Pints

• When: 2:15 PM
• Where: Oil Horse Brewing Company, Longview
• Cost: $20 per person

Come join us for 1 hr of Yoga follow by pints of beer(and or rooter). Kait will walk us through our class and this is meant for all levels of yogis! $20 a person includes Yoga and a Beer or a Rootbeer!

Beyblade in the Park

• When: 3:00 PM
• Where: Hallsville City Park, Hallsville
• Cost: $5 per player

All ages are welcome to compete, we will be playing 1 on 1 matches with Hasbro and Takara Tomy beyblades only. If you have any questions please ask.

Second Saturday Bluegrass & Country Music Jam

• When: 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
• Where: Kilgore Mercantile & Music, Kilgore
• Cost: Free

Open Country, Gospel, & Bluegrass jam session for all musicians held every second Saturday of every month inside the store. You are invited to join in or sit and listen.

4th Annual Downtown Mineola St Patty’s Pub Crawl

• When: 4:30 PM
• Where: Historic Downtown Mineola
• Cost: Free

It’s time for the 4th Annual Downtown Mineola St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl!! Come celebrate Mineola’s 150 year anniversary at every pub crawl this year. For this first one, dress as your favorite Old West character to celebrate the founding of Mineola in 1873, and tour our historic downtown, making your stops at the participating locations as you go.

Nac First Annual Alt-Rock Fest

• When: 5:00 PM
• Where: Maklemore’s Ale House & Bistro, Nacogdoches
• Cost: $10

We are ready for the Nac First Annual Alt-Rock Fest March 11, are you? Join us for good food, beverages, and that live Alt-Rock you know you’re craving! We hope to see you there!

Craft Beer Event

• When: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
• Where: Queen St. Grille, Palestine
• Cost: $59

Everything Tastes Better with Beer. Enjoy food stations paired with a Smoked Porter, Hazy IPA, Lager, Ale and Blueberry Lambic.

Reservations Encouraged.

Wild Wild West Awards Dinner

• When: 5:30 PM - 11:00 PM
• Where: Eagles Nest Preserve, Murchison
• Cost: $40

Annual Awards Dinner honoring Citizen, Business, Teacher, Police Officer and Fireman of the Year, along with a live and silent auction and music by Don Louis and the Drifting Sage Band.

Resist Fest 2023

• When: 6:00 PM
• Where: Green Room, Tyler
• Cost: $12

Resist Fest Returns! 8 bands!

Pat Hazell’s ‘Permanent Record’

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

Your permanent record holds the secrets that can dramatically impact your future. Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell uncovers his own Permanent Record in a confessional night of humor, heart and humanity. From his early addiction to card tricks (up to three packs a day) to his recent divorce living happily ever after, Pat opens the vault to all his faults to turn a stroll down Memory Lane into a high-speed chase down Memory Highway. If you can’t laugh at yourself, why not laugh at him?

All Star Improv

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

Improv Comedy from some of the best in Texas

SUNDAY, 3/12

Longview Jaycees Trade Days

• When: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Where: Longview Exhibit Center, Longview
• Cost: Free

Vendors of all kinds come to buy, sell, trade and swap. Admission and parking are free. Longview Jaycees Trade Days is held the second weekend of every month, with the exception of September.

80 Acre Market

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

Mom & Me Candle Craft - Make a mod podge flower votive with your little one(s) at the Kids’ Activity Tent - $5 all weekend long

FREE Face Painting - Saturday, March 11, 12-6PM & Sunday, March 12, 12-6PM

Canvas Painting - Spring designs, $10 all weekend long

FREE Coloring Pages - Let your little one(s) express themselves through art - all weekend long

FREE Kids Crfats - 2-3 Free special crafts at the Kid’s Activity Tent all weekend long

Longview WOW - Tinkering Club

• When: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
• Where: Longview World of Wonders, Longview
• Cost: Free

Longview WOW inspires a sense of wonder by giving children the experience to become lifelong learners.

Tinkering Club provides an instructor-supervised maker-space the second Sunday of the month for children 8 years+.

*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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