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organization of its kind in the country. Bring SEPTEMBER
your friends, bash the villain with popcorn • Septemberfest • 432-683-2882
and enjoy side-splitting laughter during the Held the first weekend after Labor Day this annual
olio. June through Labor Day. juried arts and crafts festival at the Museum of
the Southwest showcases the works of regional
JULY artists. Activities include live entertainment,
• Children’s Sidewalk Parade festival foods, games and a children’s area.
432-682-3376 • Diez y Seis de Septiembre Parade
Featuring costumed kids on decorated bikes, Celebrating Mexico’s National Independence
trikes, wagons, and strollers, this patriotic Day, this annual event at Citibank Ballpark
Independence Day parade in downtown features live entertainment, food and fun
Midland has been a tradition for over 50 activities for all ages.
years. • Midland Hispanic Annual Golf Classic
• Cactus & Crude Bike Tour • 806-725-0946 432-705-5533
This two-day, scenic bicycle tour starts in The MHCC annual golf classic is a fundraising
Midland and raises money for the National event that provides scholarships and
Multiple Sclerosis Society. educational programs.
• Tall City Blues Fest • St. Ann’s Family Fair • 432-684-6303
This multi-day event, held at Centennial This church fair and fundraiser for St Ann’s
Plaza, is an indoor/outdoor music festival Catholic School features carnival rides, over
featuring more than 20 performers across 50 food and game booths, plus family-
four stages. Offering educational workshops, friendly activities.
great food and activities for all ages, the • The Peddler Show • 512-358-1000
event concludes with a Sunday gospel brunch Held at Midland Center, this popular trade
and blues jam. show offers home décor, handcrafted jewelry,
fashionable apparel, gourmet treats, creative
AUGUST gifts and more.
• Rock the Desert • 432-563-3434
Attracting more than 50,000 Christian music OCTOBER
fans annually, this three-day outdoor festival • Commemorative Air Force AIRSHO
features praise and worship, inspirational 432-563-1000
rock and roll, family speakers, youth leader Held the second week in October, this
training, and a prayer tent. Family-friendly premier aviation event has been delighting
fun includes extreme games, children’s crowds for more than 50 years. Staged at
activities, sports tents and skateboarding. the Commemorative Air Force Headquarters
• Midland County Fair in Midland, AIRSHO has been billed as
The Midland County Fair features fun for all “the greatest warbird show in America.”
ages with carnival rides, creative arts exhibits, Featuring re-enactments of historic battles,
live entertainment, a petting zoo, bull riding, and with World War II and modern military
calf roping, barrel racing and much, much more. aircraft taking to the skies, the event includes
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