Waco Walks: Annual Tornado Remembrance

The Tornado Memorial Corner of 4th St and Austin Ave

On May 11, 1953, at about 4:30 in the afternoon, a terrible tornado swept through downtown Waco with winds so strong that 114 lives were lost and almost 200 buildings were either destroyed outright or were damaged to the point that they later had to be torn down. Beginning at the Teardrop Memorial on Austin...

Art on Elm

Elm Avenue East Waco, Waco, TX, USA

Event location will be from Mann street to Dallas street. We will have Arts & Crafts Market, Youth Art Exhibition, Art Activities, and Food Vendors Accepting volunteer sign-ups on our webpage!

Free

Cooking with Cultures: Mediterranean

South Waco Library 2737 South 18th Street, Waco, TX, USA

The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service will be at the South Waco Library to promote dietary diversity with cooking classes that showcase the flavors of different cultures. They’ll demonstrate how to cook each dish while focusing on the culture it represents. The focus for this month’s class is Mediterranean. (And yes, there will be samples!)...

Mother’s Day Specials at Fish City Grill and Half Shells

Fish City Grill 5401 Crosslake Pkwy, Waco, TX 76712

  It’s time to celebrate Mom for who she is and all she does. Fish City Grill and Half Shells will participate in the celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 14 with two special dishes and a seasonal favorite cocktail. The restaurants will feature Herb Crusted Alaskan Halibut with ombre cherry tomato relish, fresh...

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Waco Couch Potato Festival

FREE EVENT! Over the past few years, talented Waco artists from our community have chalked streets and buildings in Downtown Waco. Now MANY of them are unleashing their creativity on…couches! Unique, painted couches will be showcased at the first-ever “Waco Couch Potato Festival.” These gems will be offered for sale over Baylor Graduation weekend with...

FREE

Mini Monday Storytime Luau

On Monday at 10:30 am, drop in for storytime and crafts geared toward children ages five and under. Guests will explore the beauty and customs of Hawaii as well as the wonder of volcanoes. Storytime is included in general admission.

The Young Festival Stage presents LEONARDO AND THE FLYING MACHINE at Ball Performing Arts Center, McLennan Community College

Ball Performing Arts Center, MCC Campus 1400 College Dr, Waco, TX 76708, USA

An introduction to Leonardo Da Vinci and other key historical figures of the Italian Renaissance, our play focuses on the well-known legend of Leonardo’s attempts at making the first flying machine. Threatened by this success, his nemesis Michelangelo… devises a plot! This hybrid theatre piece was conceived and written by Michael Sullivan and staged by...

$15

Leonardo and the Flying Machine

Ball Performing Arts Center, MCC Campus 1400 College Dr, Waco, TX 76708, USA

Come join at the Young Festival Stage here in Waco where we will be putting on a play entitled, “Leonardo and the Flying Machine” at the Ball Performing Arts Center on the campus of McLennan Community College. We are providing Student Matinee performances as well as shows open to the general public! Group tickets for...

$20

Houston Astros 2022 World Series Trophy tour

Texas Sports Hall of Fame 1108 S University Parks Dr, Waco, TX 76706, USA

 The Texas Sports Hall of Fame is hosting the World Series Commissioner’s Trophy as part of the Astros Championship Trophy Tour presented by Woodforest National Bank.   The trophy will be on display at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Friday, May 19 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.   The Houston Astros are the...

free

William Lee Golden & The Goldens

Waco Hippodrome 724 Austin Ave, Waco, TX 76701, USA

There are few things more powerful than family harmony and rarely has that been more evident than on the three new albums recorded by Country Music Hall of Fame and Oak Ridge Boy member, William Lee Golden who, along with his talented sons have created William Lee Golden and The Goldens. The Brewton, Alabama native...

$39 – $79
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