Subject: Things to do in Amarillo, Texas

Here's what's happening in Amarillo this week!

Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau

October 20 - 26, 2020

For information on COVID-19 and travel to Amarillo, please visit www.amarilloalerts.com and www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus

News

Mask Mandate

As you're enjoying our city, please remember to wear your masks! Beginning Friday, July 3rd, Texas Governor Greg Abbot issued an executive order requiring face covering to be worn in public spaces. If you have children under the age of 10, in the process of eating, exercising outdoors, or have certain medical conditions, this executive order does not apply.

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Sign-Up for the Panhandle Savings Pass!

The pass works as a digital coupon book that gives you discounts on entry to attractions, free apps, and perks at bars and restaurants, along with access to discounted rates at hotels. Once redeemed, you can easily access your pass via text, email, or “app”. The pass will guide you through the Panhandle based on your location, so you never have to worry about your next stop or wasting time. 

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New Exhibits

The Panhandle Prohibition

The Panhandle Prohibition Exhibition takes you back to the Texas Panhandle in the 1920s. Learn the diversity of music and opinions in our very own recreated speakeasy complete with augmented reality and get your very own mugshot. Understand fashion, consumerism, and politics of the day while listening to some great jazz.

Art Space: Home

Precipice is the title given to a series of concurrent exhibitions by three artists: David Maisel, Jess Benjamin, and Mark Messersmith. Each artist is uniquely concerned with the interaction between humans, nature, and the impact that this interaction has on the environment. Each artist’s unique interpretation encourages inquiry and reflection about the fraught relationship between humanity and the environment in the area.

Events

An Evening with Texas Whiskey Makers

Join Six Car Pub & Brewery on October 22nd for an intimate night with Texas whiskey makers! The night will feature a curated tasting with Brandon Choate from Lone Elm Wheat Whiskey, Ty Phelps from Andalusia Whiskey, and Chris Seals from Still Austin Whiskey Co.

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Paranormal Cirque

It's spooky season! Come celebrate Halloween with Paranormal Cirque and their creatures of the night at Starlight Ranch Event Center! Shows will be held on October 22nd - November 1st. Get ready to enter another realm that you'll never want to leave. Their special concoction will elicit a truly unforgettable mixture of fear, amusement, surprise, and much more!


THIS IS AN AGE RESTRICTED SHOW

13+ ONLY, minors require a chaperone 21+

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play. This adaptation by the acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens is a profoundly moving play about adolescence, fractured families, mathematics, colors, and lights. This dazzlingly inventive show is among the “Top Ten most produced plays in the country!". Don't miss this Amarillo Little Theatre performance on October 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th!

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Amarillo Scaregrounds

Amarillo's largest haunt is open for the 2020 Halloween season! Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11:30 PM make your way over for FOUR different scare experiences, escape rooms, axe throwing, and more!

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Silver Dollar Shootout

Silver Dollar Speedway (205 SE 58th Ave) is the new home of "Where the Love of Racing Begins"! This facility is a 1/7 mile semi-professional dirt track who's drivers start at the age of 5 and go up to adults. Celebrate the power of racing on October 23rd at 7:30 PM. 

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Fall Days & Giant Maze

Head out to Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm on October 23rd (from 10 AM to 9 PM) and 24th (from 1 to 9 PM) for tons of family fun! There will be pumpkins, photo ops, attractions, farm food, and memories that will last a lifetime!

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Craftership Market

Located in Wolflin Village, the market features local goods from flowers, beef, fresh bread, and more! The market is open from 11 AM until sold out on October 24th.

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Exhibits

Amarillo Flights: Aerial Views of the Llano Estacado Country

Beginning July 17th, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum premieres the work of Paul Chaplo. The one person exhibit will showcase his personal aerial photography of the high plains of the Llano Estacado. Come see nearly 40,000 square-miles in a new way at PPHM during regular business hours until January 2021.

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Art Space: Home

Explore the idea of home through artworks from AMoA’s Permanent Collection.  Georgia O’Keeffe chose to paint the view out her window.  Douglas Kent Hall captured the ‘magical’ light of the ancient Taos Pueblo.  Russell Lee photographed the homes of everyday Americans during the Great Depression.

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Self-Guided Tours

Amarillo Haunts Tour

Take a self-guided driving tour around Amarillo to the most haunted places in town! You'll hear spine-tingling stories of some of the most gruesome events in Amarillo's history. Don't miss out!

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Downtown Historic District

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Route 66 Historic District

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Hoof Prints

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Amarillo Murals

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Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1000 S. Polk, Amarillo, Texas 79101, United States

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