LIST: Cedar Creek Ribbon Cutting, medication cleanout & other Big Country events this weekend

Shelly Womack
·2 min read

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (BigCountryHomepage.com) – Looking for something fun to do this weekend in the Big Country? Check out this list of events for this upcoming weekend (April 26-28).

Abilene Community Band to host free spring concert

Throughout the weekend:

American Southwest Conference 2024 Track and Field Championships
Thursday through Saturday
Elmer Gray Stadium, ACU – 2117 Campus Court

Abilene Philharmonic to host pops concert at The Abilene Zoo

Friday, April 26:

WASP Homecoming & Airshow – Journey Above the Stars
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
210 Avenger Field Road, Sweetwater

EASL: Every Artist Starts Little
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature – 102 Cedar Street

Science Fair – 2nd Annual
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Rose Park Senior Center – 2625 South 7th Street

Family Fun: All About Cats
4:00 to 4:45 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch – 4310 Buffalo Gap Road

Stand-Up Comedy on the Creek
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The Winery at Willow Creek – 4353 South Treadaway Blvd.

Saturday, April 27:

Pancake Day
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Abilene Convention Center – 1100 North 6th Street

8th Annual Potosi Area Spring Clean
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1622 Key Lane, Abilene

Plant Propagation Seminar
9:00 a.m. to noon
1982 Lytle Way

Cedar Creek Park Ribbon Cutting
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Trail Head on E S 11th Street

Medication Cleanout
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campus -1674 Pine Street

Family Fun Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
NCCIL Art Studio – 102 Cedar Street

Wilderness Hike
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Abilene State Park – 150 Park Road 32

Guardians of the Children Abilene Inaugural Benefit Run
11:00 a.m. to noon
Kent’s Harley-Davidson – 3106 S. Clack Street

Book Signing with Jim Quinnett
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Texas Star Trading Co. – 174 Cypress Street

Basketball Smiles preparing for 25th Anniversary camp in June

Sunday, April 28:

Panto Company USA: Beauty & the Beast
Beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Paramount Theatre – 352 Cypress Street

World Ballet Series: Swan Lake
Beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Abilene Convention Center1100 North 6th St

Live music:

  • Friday at 6:30 p.m. – Matt Stapp at Lytle Land & Cattle

  • Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Stevie G. at Sharon’s Barbeque

  • Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Dark Waters Project at The Ice House

  • Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Austin Mayse at Sharon’s Barbeque

  • Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – Avelino Rosales at The Ice House

  • Saturday at 9:00 p.m. – Def Legend at Heff’s Burgers

  • Saturday at 9:00 p.m. – Chad Miller and The Good Fortune at Dark Horse Dance Hall

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