What's happening in East Texas
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598 events to look forward to · 18 towns with dates in the collection
- Food & drink
Mahj on Tap at Oil Horse
6:30 PM CDT
Longview · Oil Horse Brewing Co.
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Festivals
Harvest Festival & Livestock Show
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Conversations Through Collage
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Waltz Across Texas
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Community
Prenatal Stretch and Release
12:30 PM CDT
Longview · Cedar & Honey Birth Co.
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- MarketsNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails Trade Day and Swap Meet
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Winnsboro · Winnsboro City Park
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- FestivalsNeeds a fresh check
East Texas Oil Men’s Chili Cookoff
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Kilgore · World’s Richest Acre
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Festivals
Harvest Festival & Livestock Show
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Conversations Through Collage
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Waltz Across Texas
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Food & drink
Paint Pitt Pink Chili Cook Off
11:00 AM CDT
Pittsburg · Pittsburg Camp County Chamber of Commerce
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From Visit Pittsburg · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Community
Stitch & Scream
5:00 PM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Music
Music in the Gardens Present Covie The Band
6:00 PM CDT
Longview · Longview Arboretum
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Sports
Trivia Night at Tapshot
7:00 PM CDT
Longview · Tapshot
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Festivals
Harvest Festival & Livestock Show
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Music
Homecoming Bonfire & Concert
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Nacogdoches · Stephen F. Austin State University
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Rocky Horror Live Shadow Cast Night 1
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Tyler · Liberty Hall
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From Liberty Hall · Tyler · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Food & drink
Seniors Coffee Time - Puzzles
9:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Public Library
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Conversations Through Collage
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Waltz Across Texas
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Food & drink
Nac Snack Friday
11:00 AM CDT
Nacogdoches · Visit Nacogdoches
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- Music
Bach's Lunch
12:20 PM CDT
Longview · Trinity Episcopal Church or Longview
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Community
8th Annual Boo-tique Crawl
5:00 PM CDT
Nacogdoches · Texas Size Bling
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- Music
Downtown Live
5:00 PM CDT
Longview · Heritage Plaza
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Music
Patrick James Play'n @ The Bourbon Alley
7:00 PM CDT
Longview · The Bourbon Alley
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Music
Talgate Poets (90's Country)
7:30 PM CDT
Longview · CARGO
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Music
An Evening with Kristin Chenoweth Featuring the East Texas Symphony Orchestra
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Tyler · UT Tyler Cowan Center
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From UT Tyler Cowan Center · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Arts & historyNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails “Fashion Through the Eras”
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Winnsboro · Vanora Studio
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- CommunityNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails Antique and Classic Car Parade and Show
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Winnsboro · Downtown
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- CommunityNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails Arts and Crafts Show
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Winnsboro · The Bowery
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Food & drinkNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails Lone Star Pepper Palooza
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Winnsboro · The Bowery
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Food & drinkNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails Model A Club Barbecue and Tour
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Winnsboro · Winnsboro Civic Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- FestivalsNeeds a fresh check
Autumn Trails Pet Show and Beard and Mustache Contest
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Winnsboro · The Bowery
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Community
Green Street Monster Fest
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Longview · Downtown Longview
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Festivals
Harvest Festival & Livestock Show
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- CommunityNeeds a fresh check
Parktober
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Tyler · Tyler State Park
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Food & drinkNeeds a fresh check
Prowl-O-Ween
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Tyler · Tiger Creek
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Arts & history
Rocky Horror Live Shadow Cast Night 2
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Tyler · Liberty Hall
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From Liberty Hall · Tyler · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Markets
The Big Green Marketplace
8:00 AM CDT
Longview · Mobberly Baptist Church - Back Parking Lot
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Outdoors
From Bulbs to Blooms Conference and Sale
9:00 AM CDT
Tyler · Pollard United Methodist Church
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From Visit Tyler · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Arts & history
Conversations Through Collage
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Floral Pumpkin Workshop
10:00 AM CDT
Tyler · Scoop and Grind
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From Visit Tyler · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Festivals
October Arts Market
10:00 AM CDT
Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches Arts Collaborative
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- Community
Touch A Truck - Feed A Family
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Film Alley
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Waltz Across Texas
10:00 AM CDT
Longview · Longview Museum of Fine Arts-T
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
- Arts & history
Pioneer Harvest Festival
11:00 AM CDT
Nacogdoches · Millard's Crossing Historic Village
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- Community
Books, Boooooos, and Burgers- Indie Horror Author Event
12:00 PM CDT
Nacogdoches · Banita Creek Hall
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- Sports
SFA Volleyball vs Northwestern State
12:00 PM CDT
Nacogdoches · SFA Athletics
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- Sports
TJC Homecoming Football Game
1:00 PM CDT
Tyler · Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium
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From Visit Tyler · checked Oct 3, 2026
- Sports
Alumni Corner
2:00 PM CDT
Nacogdoches · Pineywoods Dining Hall
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