ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

• Amarillo Civic Center
  401 South Buchanan • Amarillo, TX 79101
  806-378-4297
  Beautiful and versatile 340,000 square foot civic center that hosts award-winning Broadway shows, concerts, state and regional conventions and special events throughout the year.

Cinema

• Cinemark Hollywood 16
  9100 Canyon Drive • Amarillo, TX 79119
  806-352-7411
  Office phone: 806-352-5200

• UA Amarillo Star Stadium 14
  8275 West Amarillo Boulevard • Amarillo, TX 79124
  806-468-6500
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

Night Life

• Midnight Rodeo
  4400 South Georgia • Amarillo, TX 79110
  806-358-7083
  "The largest honky tonk in the Texas panhandle!" This wonderful night club features over 20,000 square feet of dancing and partying space. The Piranha Room features a jungle theme and plays an array of retro and disco music.

Concerts & Performances

• Amarillo Opera
  2201 S. Washington • Amarillo, TX 79109
  806-371-5340
  Amarillo Opera presents several productions each year, in English, with local and guest performers.

Plays & Productions

• Amarillo Gunfighters
  18 mi. S. on I-27, then 10 mi. E. on SH 217 • Amarillo, TX 79101
  806-379-7667
  Working cowboys, all volunteers, present entertaining drama on the rim of beautiful Palo Duro Canyon, sometimes there is barbecue, some weekend nights, cowboy poets perform by the campfire.

• Amarillo Little Theater
  2019 Civic Circle, near I-40 and Georgia • Amarillo, TX 79109
  806-355-9991
  Started in 1927, this is perhaps the longest continually performing little theater in the nation.

• Kawahidi Indian Dancers
  Kiwi at Plains Boulevard • Amarillo, TX 79106
  806-358-2463
  This unique troupe of Boy Scout Explorer Post youngsters presents Native American dances in costume with music, carefully researched for authenticity.

• Lone Star Ballet
  1000 S. Polk • Amarillo, TX 79105
  806-372-2463
  Formed in 1975 by the dance corps from the outdoor musical Texas! and scholarship students from West Texas State University, the company performs The Nutcracker at Christmas and gives other concerts throughout the year.

• Taste of The Arts
  Westgate Mall Center Court • Amarillo, TX 79121
  7701 W Interstate 40
  806-373-7800
  Arts groups of all kinds, artists, performers, dancers, music, theater, opera and exhibits from local and area museums.

• TEXAS! A Musical Drama
  Take SH 217 12 miles E. to Park Rd.
  806-655-2185
  Nightly, except Sunday, from late June through late August you can relive the exciting story of pioneer life in the Texas Panhandle in this professional musical drama written by Pulitzer prize-winning author Paul Green.

Festivals & Fairs

• Cowboy Morning & Cowboy Evening
  11450 Park Road 5 • Amarillo, TX 79015
  Palo Duro Canyon State Park Canyon, TX
  This is the oldest of the "ranch events" in the Amarillo region, and has become enormously popular, reservations are sometimes made months in advance.

Sporting Events

• Coors Ranch Rodeo
  Tri-state Fairgrounds, 3rd and Grand • Amarillo, TX 79120
  806-355-2212
  Cowboys from more than a dozen ranches compete in bronco riding, wild cow milking, cattle branding, and team penning in this authentic Western tradition.

• Old West Days & Ranch Riders Rodeo
  Intersection of Bell Avenue & Amarillo Boulevard • Amarillo, TX 79107
  806-355-2212
  This annual event features a parade, a dress-up contest, and other fun events, with the traditional rodeo events in the evenings.

• XIT Rodeo and Reunion
  Rita Blance Park • Amarillo, TX 79022
  806-249-5646
  "World's largest amateur rodeo." This event has been held for more than a half century and includes free barbecue. Thousands visit this event each year.