San Angelo’s Weekly Events and Activities

Get ready for more great concerts this week, along with the Downtown Stroll, Cactus Market Days, Plays, Texas Recycles Days, and much more...

Midnight Rodeo continues to bring you the best in live entertainment. Koe Wetzel packed the house when he played Midnight Rodeo a while back and he will be taking the stage this Sat. night Nov. 18th. Listen for your cue to call in and win your spot on the guest list this week, afternoons from 3-7 pm with Chuck Baker on Kickin' Country 103.1.

Every third Thursday of the month, you're invited to enjoy the monthly 'Downtown Stroll'  in the historic downtown district of San Angelo. Join in the fun this Thursday, Nov. 16th from 5-9 pm. Stop by the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, visit the art galleries, enjoy food, coffee, beer, and wine at some of the best restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in West Texas and shop in unique boutiques. Many of these businesses stay open late for this once a month event. Be sure to ride the trolley for free all evening. For more information, call 655-2345.

Angelo Civic Theater presents 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare' through this Sunday, November 19th. See all 37 plays in 97 minutes including: comedies, histories, and tragedies in one wild ride. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare was London’s longest-running comedy & now you can see it in San Angelo. Call Angelo Civic Theater for showtimes and more information at 949-4400.

Cactus Market Days takes place on the third Saturday of every month. You are invited this Saturday to enjoy dozens of arts and craft and food vendors set up in the parking lot at 13 East Twohig across from the Cactus Hotel from 10 AM to 5 PM. Local crafters sell handmade candles, soaps, cosmetics, clocks and dream catchers, bird houses and feeders, jewelry, paintings, custom knives and so much more. Call Judy Fowler for more information at 949-6200.

Texas Recycles Days are this Fri. & Sat, Nov 17th & 18th at the SAFE Recycling Center at 702 Warehouse Road in San Angelo.The San Angelo Friends of the Environment (SAFE) Recycling Center will offer free appliance drop-off of items such as Appliances and electronics and free document shredding. Many items can also be dropped off at Angelo State Ram's baseball field. Brush may be dropped off across the street from SAFE Nov. 11th - Nov.19th. Donations will be accepted to help fund the operations of SAFE, which is a nonprofit organization.

The 'Play It Again' Concert is this Sunday, Nov. 19th at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts at 2 pm. The West Texas Jazz Orchestra will feature Jazz, big band and dance tunes. Admission is $10 general public, $8 members, $5 for students, seniors & military. For more information, call 653-3333.

The Wall That Heals Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica visits San Angelo this Wednesday, Nov. 15th through Sundat the 19th and will be on display at Fort Concho.
The Wall That Heals is a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., which is one of the most visited memorials in the nation’s capital. There is also a mobile education center for you to visit. The public can visit The Wall and the mobile education center 24 hours a day. For more information, visit thewallthatheals.org.

Goodfellow Air Force Base would like to show their appreciation to our community by opening its gates to the public this Saturday, Nov. 18th from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. for Community Appreciation Day and Santa’s Market. You'll see an Aircraft firefighting demonstration, Santa Claus, martial arts demonstrations, food and more! Santa’s Market will also be open at the fire academy for shopping at local vendors craft booths! Admission is free. For more information, call 654-3876.

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, The Concho Valley Farmers Market’s weekly produce sales begin at 7 a.m. The vendors come from a 75-mile radius around San Angelo offering locally grown and seasonal fruits, vegetables and plants from 7 am until they sell out (typically by noon). The farmers market is held under the pavilion at 609 S. Oakes St. across from Fort Concho. For more information, call 245-3338.

 
The ASU Planetarium presents the full-dome public astronomy show “Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe” at 7 p.m. on Thursdays through Nov. 16th. All shows are open to the public with admission prices of $3 for adults and $2 for children, active military and senior citizens. ASU students, faculty and staff are admitted free. Call 942-2136 for more information.