Subject: Things to do in Amarillo, Texas

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

Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau

October 27 - November 2, 2020

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

News

Weather Advisory

Bundle up! Most people don't know that Amarillo actually has all four seasons, and this week we're expecting snow!

Heavy mixed precipitation is expected with total accumulations of 1 to 10 inches across the panhandle. Ice is also expected, so please drive with caution.

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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.

Precipice:  David Maisel, Jess Benjamin & Mark Messersmith

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

Grand Opening of Stage 1

The Venue Downtown Theater is a new theater located at 617 N Buchanan. Come support local talent as they perform a live production based on Disney's Beauty and the Beast at their grand opening on October 30th and 31st at 7 PM! There will be a candy giveaway on the 31st after the production!

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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 28th - 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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Fall Fest Jamboree

Bluegrass jamboree held at 1Hotel from 1 to 3 PM. A family weekend with no planned program, just lots of jamming, lots of music, fun, and laughter!

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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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Fall Days & Giant Maze

Head out to Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm on October 30th (from 10 AM to 9 PM) and 31st (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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Route 66 Renaissance Faire

An open street & outdoor open-air Renaissance Faire event with social distancing along our one mile of Historic Route 66/6th Avenue. The Historic 6th on Route 66 Association is hosting a day of Shopping, Dining, Quarter Games, Costume Contest (done with photos no large group gathering), Outdoor Vendors, Food Trucks and much more from 10 am-5 pm. There will also be special Royal Visitors on the Street from 11 am-5 pm!

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The Iron Cowboy

On October 31st from 1 to 10 PM, head to 8827 Farm to Market Rd 1541 for the 1st annual Iron Cowboy event! One man, three events. Come out, watch and cheer on the guys competing for the title!

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Nightmare on 45th Street

Join the Drunken Oyster on October 31st from 11 AM to 2 AM for the best Halloween party in town! A Town Rockers will be playing all your favorite ghoulish tunes. Prizes for best costumes and other fun contests. They will have a menu full of spooky cocktails and devilishly delicious food!

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Mini Monster Bash

Calling all goblins, ghosts, and princesses! Don Harrington Discovery Center will be hosting their annual Monster Bash on October 31st from 4 to 7 PM. Come and experience a safe environment with spooky activities while experimenting with spine-chilling science!

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Hoctober Festival

Join the Amarillo Bulls for their FIRST game of the season against the Lone Star Brahmas on October 31st at 1:30 PM! They will have special Halloween bags for kids, a trunk-or-treat, drink specials, and $1 hot dogs.

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Halloween at Amarillo Opera

Bring your trick-or-treaters for a fun Halloween evening with the Amarillo Opera at 2223 S. Van Buren on October 31st from 5 to 7 PM. There will be plenty of candy and fun! Please bring your mask and practice social distancing.

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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 Belt Buckle