ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

Tickets

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Night Life

• Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub
  1226 Speight Avenue • Waco, TX 76706
  254-753-0802
  A great downtown bar with live entertainment, games, and drink specials.

Concerts & Performances

• Waco Symphony
  P.O. Box 1201 • Waco, TX 76703
  254-754-0851
  The Waco Symphony Orchestra brings the best in orchestral music to central texas, with classical performances that often include world-renowned soloists as guest performers. In addition, there are special concert series, such as the Holiday Concerts, and the Sunday Sounds series that offers afternoon concerts at various Waco locations. Both the Waco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Choir promote the musical and cultural education of young people from the area, thus initiating them into the world of classical music and the arts.

• Waco Hippodrome Theater
  724 Austin Avenue • Waco, TX 76702
  254-752-9797
  Run by the Waco Performing Arts Company, this historic theatre, aside from the inherent good it offers by simply being preserved for posterity, is a venue in which the performing arts can offer productions of the highest quality, in order to enrich the cultural life of the community. Built in 1914 as a vaudeville theatre, the Hippodrome now hosts quality performances by both national and local groups, with shows that range from Classical Ballet to Broadway productions.

• Lyric Opera of Waco
  4700 Bosque Boulevard, Suite E • Waco, TX 76710
  254-75-OPERA
  Presenting professional opera for those In Waco and Central Texas, Lyric Opera of Waco wishes to deliver the message that "opera is for everyone!" In addition to major productions, this opera company also hosts events and educational programs in order to "increase awareness and enjoyment of opera for all ages--- children to adults."

Plays & Productions

• Waco Civic Theatre
  1517 Lake Air Drive • Waco, TX 76710
  254-776-1591
  The roots of the Waco Civic Theatre reach back to the 1920s, and the group was further organized and consolidated in 1945, with help from the then head of the Baylor University Drama Department. The company presents five major productions each year that range from Shakespeare to Neil Simon.

• Texas Playhouse Theater
  201 Jack Kultgen Expressway • Waco, TX 76704
  254-755-9521
  This theater puts on various shows throughout the year including "Branson on the Brazos" and "Gospel on the Brazos." The facility is also available for rental.

Festivals & Fairs

• Heart O'Texas Coliseum And Fairgrounds
  4601 Bosque Boulevard • Waco, TX 76710
  254-776-1660
  This multipurpose facility is host to major fairs and other major events; it is also the home court for the hockey team, the Waco Wizards.