Events in San Angelo

Visit San Angelo at any time of the year and you’ll soon discover there’s always something going on here. The local events calendar is jam-packed with some of the most exciting events in all of the Lone Star State. Discover many of the annual events in San Angelo worth traveling for, then start planning your trip to the pearl of West Texas. 

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February

San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo

One of the top large indoor rodeos in the country, the San Angelo rodeo features Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) events, livestock competitions and sales, calf scrambles, slack, a parade, and much more.

Festival Ground
200 West 43rd Street
San Angelo, TX 76903

 

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March

Crazy Desert Trail Race

Local running club San Angelo Road Lizards hosts this annual race that includes a 50K, 10K, marathon, and half-marathon. 

3900 Mercedes Street
San Angelo, TX 76901

San Angelo Wine & Food Festival

Enjoy excellent wines, craft beers, and fantastic food pairings from local chefs at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Tickets to this one-evening event are available online.

Multiple Location
San Angelo, TX 76903

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May

Simply Texas Blues Festival

On the second Saturday of May, get the blues in historic downtown San Angelo at this annual festival. In addition to the blues competition, there will be food, vendors, a car show, and a rib cook-off.

Corner of Oakes & Twohig 
San Angelo, TX 76903

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June 

Showdown in San Angelo

This nationally televised annual drag boat race is a high-octane good time. Pro racers push their vessels up to 250 miles per hour while they compete for the top spot on the circuit.

Spring Creek Marina
Lake Nasworth
San Angelo, TX 76901

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July

Wake the Desert

Texas' longest-running wake event celebrates all things boarding, surfing, and skating. Watch top athletes from all over the U.S. and Canada compete alongside youth and amateur boarders in this stop on the Tige Boat's Endless Wave Tour.

Middle Concho Drive
San Angelo, TX 76904

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August

San Angelo Triathlon

Complete the third leg of the “San Angelo Hat Trick” (the others being the Nasworthy and Goodfellow races) with this long-running triathlon in San Angelo.

Spring Creek Marina
2600 Camper Road
San Angelo, TX 76904

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September

River Fest

Party on the Concho at River Fest, featuring three concerts; washer, golf, and basketball tournaments; and kids’ activities including pony rides, a petting zoo, and bounce houses.

Bill Aylor Sr. Memorial RiverStage
16 East Avenue A
San Angelo, TX 76903

Lily Fest/Strollin’ the Lilies Wine & Food Sampling

Admire the largest collection of colorful waterlilies on display in the United States, and enjoy a fun evening of food, music, and wine at this popular annual event in San Angelo.

Civic League Park
2 South Park Street
San Angelo, TX 76901

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October

Cinch Roping Fiesta

Held annually the last weekend in October, the fiesta brings calf and match roping and a cowboy collectibles show to the San Angelo coliseum.

CRC Roofers Coliseum
50 East 43rd Street
San Angelo, TX 76903

En Plein Air

Every year in late October, top-class artists from around Texas converge on San Angelo for this juried art competition. Throughout the event you’ll find artists painting in various places around town, including in the downtown area and along the Concho River. It all culminates with a chuck wagon breakfast and a final sale and exhibit of the works produced during the event.

Various Locations
San Angelo, TX 76901

Ride with the Monarchs

As the majestic butterflies arrive, head to San Angelo State Park for a weekend of guided trail rides and hikes, chuck wagon meals, live music and skits, auctions, and lots of photo opportunities.

San Angelo State Park
362 South FM 2288
San Angelo, TX 76901 

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December

Concho Christmas Celebration

Also known as the “Tour of Lights,” this month-long holiday extravaganza comprises a tree-lighting ceremony, parade, tuba Christmas concert, bike ride with Santa, fun run, and 2.5-mile display with three million Christmas lights.

Various Locations
San Angelo, TX 76903

 

Christmas at Old Fort Concho

The fort’s biggest event of the year takes place over the first weekend in December. Christmas shopping, music and dance, crafts, and other activities augment a full lineup of living history demonstrations at the historic fort.  

Fort Concho
630 South Oakes Street
San Angelo, TX 76903