Midland is the home for several festivals throughout the year such as Celebration of the Arts, The Blues Festival, and Mardi Gras. Enhance your conference or event with attractions such as the American Airpower Heritage Museum, The Petroleum Museum, Midland Community Theater, Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale, The Midland RockHounds professional AA baseball team, golf, tennis, and several major shopping centers.

When your event calls for a pre or post trip, allow the Midland Convention and Visitors Bureau to help you make arrangements for a variety of Big Bend National Parks excursions.

JANUARY Improve at the Yucca Back by popular demand! The laughter inducing show is completely made up, on the fly, right onstage. Who knows what will happen? The only thing that is gauranteed is that you will laugh till you cry. For more information call, 432-570-4111.

FEBRUARY Permian Basin Home & Garden Show features the areas tope home builders, remodelers, landscaping professionals, and related industries all underneath one roof. Industry professionals will be on hand to show the public how to enhance, beautify, and upgrade their homes and gardens. Call 432-520-7914 or 432-553-7111.

MARCH Annual Scottish-Irish Faire Always the 2nd weekend in March held at the Midland County Horseshoe Arena Complex. Weekend activities include Celtic music, Scottish & Irish dancers, Scottish Clans, geneology seminars, bagpippers & drummers workshop, and all types of Celtic jewelry, clothing, crafts and more for all ages. Call 432-559-5155 for more information.

APRIL Midland Rockhounds Texas League Baseball: Citibank Ball Park Season opener, Mid-to Late April. Call 432-520-BALL for tickets and times, or, www.midlandrockhounds.org

MAY Cinco De Mayo; Celebration of Mexico’s Independence from France with a parade and soccer tournament. Early May.  Call 432-682-2960 Celebration of the Arts; Centennial Plaza. Three days of art, entertainment, food and fun featuring juried artists, five stages of entertainment, the annual ‘Run for the Arts’, children’s activities and ‘Experience the Arts’. Late May. Call 432-687-1149 or ww.artsassemblyofmidland.org

JUNE Mex-Tex: Menudo, Chili, Fajita Cook-Off and Family Festival. Premier Tejano and mariachi music and some of the best Mex-Tex food in Texas. Call 432-682-2960  Juneteenth: Commemorating the end of slavery; come help celebrate with a parade each year in June. Call 432-682-2864

JULY Star Spangled Banner Salute: Midland’s biggest summer gathering. Visit downtown’s centennial plaza during the July 4 holiday period as Midlander’s show their support and love for country. Music, food and fireworks highlight the festivities. Call 432-683-7111

AUGUST Rock the Desert: This annual multi-day festival attracts over fifty thousand Christian music fans. Friday nights feature praise and worship, Saturday has inspirational rock and roll.  Also featured; skateboarding, sports tents, family speakers, youth leader training extreme games, kid’s activities, a prayer tent and ‘Talk Back Live’ with bands. Call 432-697-4548 or www.rockthedesert.com Shades of Blues Festival: Blues rocks Midland with tunes for music lovers of all ages. This annual event is an event created to diversify Midland's community activities. It is a family event lawn concert with food and beverages sold. Call 432-683-3381

JUNE - AUGUST Summer Concert Series: Enjoy Sunday evening concerts on the lush Museum of the Southwest grounds. Bring a picnic and spend an hour entertained by the best local jazz, pop, country and folk music groups. June-August. No admission. 1705 W. Missouri, 432-682-2653