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Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
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November 26 - December 2, 2019
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Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day
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• 1887 Social House - 550 S. Buchanan
• Applebee's - 2810 S. Soncy Rd
• Asian Buffet - 3347 Bell St.
• The Big Texan Steak Ranch - 7701 I-40 E
• Cattleman's Cafe - 3801 E. Amarillo Blvd.
• Cracker Barrel - 2323 I-40 E
• Denny's (All Locations)
• Furr's Fresh Buffet - 2221 S. Soncy Rd
• Golden Corral - 7220 I-40 W
• Grills Gone Wild - 5120 Canyon Dr.
• Hooters - 8101 I-40 • Iron Skillet - 8500 I-40 E
• It's a Punjabi Affair - 4201 Bushland Blvd.
• Saltgrass Steakhouse - 8300 I-40 W
• Waffle House (All Locations)
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There's Always More to Do!
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The events below are listed in chronological order, but this isn't everything! Amarillo is full of fun and exciting things to do. For more information on these and other events visit our website at VisitAmarillo.com
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Geeks Who Drink Trivia!
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Head out to Six Car Pub & Brewery November 27th at 7:30 PM for a fun night of trivia with prizes!
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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas returns to Amarillo on November 27th starting at 7:30 PM at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex! This year marks the 35th Anniversary of the Christmas Tour, making it the longest-running consecutive concert tour in the entertainment industry!
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Tangled Lights
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Are you wanting to see Christmas lights dance to music?! Come see us this Christmas for year 5 of our public displays! The show is FREE to everyone, so invite your friends and family. The Christmas light show will run from November 28th to January 6th. The show plays every 30 minutes from 7 PM through Midnight. Tangled Lights Productions is located at 11816 Flying W Trail.
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The Lights at Town Square
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Head over to Town Square on November 29th from 5 to 9 PM to celebrate the ceremonious lighting of their 45' tree. Shop for all your loved ones in their Holiday Market and enjoy the Christmas attractions including free pictures with Santa and milk and cookies, holiday activities like writing letters to Santa, beer, and wine, food trucks and photo ops with your favorite Christmas characters!
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Black Friday Comedy Show
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Come celebrate surviving Black Friday with a free comedy show at RR Bar! The show will be headlined by Corey Evans on November 29th from 9 to 11 PM.
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Christmas in the Gardens
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Come out to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens starting November 30th and see over 300,000 Christmas Lights! The lights will be on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays until December 22nd from 6 PM to 8:30 PM. There will be pictures with Santa, hot chocolate, coffee, and much more!
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Recurring Events
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Here's a list of events so great they had to stick around for a while!
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Horseback Riding
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Cowgirls and Cowboys in the West offers a western adventure tour that celebrates the heritage of the Real West with their various tour offerings and horseback ride tours on the edge of Palo Duro Canyon!
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Cattle, Cowboys, & Culture
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This is a special exhibition at PPHM, showcasing the shared heritage between Amarillo and Kansas City through material objects and artifacts, including saddles, photographs, letters, architectural renderings other functional goods in the PPHM collections. See this exhibit during regular museum hours until December 2019.
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Sounds of Shapes
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Discover the properties of sound and vibration. What do sounds feel like? What is the difference between the meow of a kitten and the roar of a lion? How does the mass of an object affect the way it vibrates or the sounds that it makes? Find out this summer with this BRAND NEW exhibit produced by the Don Harrington Discovery Center! See this exhibit during regular hours until December 2019.
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Biennial 600: Textile + Fiber Exhibition
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AMoA Biennial 600: Textile + Fiber is the eighth in an ongoing series of juried biennial exhibitions exploring specific areas of artistic practice, material, and content. Artworks were selected from entries submitted by artists residing within a 600-mile radius of Amarillo, Texas. AMoA received over 500 artwork entries for this year’s Biennial 600. Artworks from more than 60 artists are included in the exhibition. Come to the Amarillo Museum of Art during regular museum hours to check out this inspiring exhibit on display until December 22nd.
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All Charged Up
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The Don Harrington Discovery Center wants to spark your curiosity of the wonders of electricity in this interactive exhibit. Just as Ben Franklin engaged in hands-on experimentation, you will too! Come by during regular museum hours for this hair-raising exhibit.
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Native Lifeways of the Plains
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This exhibit showcases the material culture of the indigenous people of the Great Plains. Among the key artifacts featured are Quanah Parker’s headdress and lance, the Kiowa calendar, and a recently conserved breastplate dating circa 1880. Select pieces from the museum’s art and photographic collections are included to help contextualize the objects within the scope of traditional lifeways. See this exhibit during regular museum hours until May 2020.
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Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
1000 S. Polk, Amarillo, Tx 79101 | 800.692.1338
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