LIST: WASP Homecoming, spring markets & other Big Country events this weekend

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 25-27).

Throughout the weekend:

WASP Homecoming
Friday and Saturday
210 Avenger Field Road , Sweetwater

Lightning Thief, the musical
April 24-27
ACU Fulks Theatre – 1548 N Judge Ely Boulevard

Tire Amnesty Days
Friday and Saturday
Environmental Recycling Center – 2209 Oak Street

2025 ASC Women’s Golf Championship
Friday through Sunday
The Hideout Golf Club & Resort – 185 Hideout Lane, Brownwood

STS Softball Tournament
Saturday and Sunday
Massey II Sports Complex – 2301-2399 Dickman Drive, Brownwood

TCL Super Regionals
Saturday and Sunday
Heart of Texas VFW Post 3278 – 2300 Stephen F Austin Drive, Brownwood

Smithsonian in the Gap
March 15 through April 27
133 William Street, Buffalo Gap

Friday, April 25:

Trail of Turquoise Longhorn Show
Starts at noon
Taylor County Expo Center – 1700 State Highway 36

German Lunch & Learn
Starts at 12:30 p.m.
Lyndale Abilene Memory Care – 6568 Central Park Boulevard

LEGO Afternoons
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Mockingbird Branch Abilene Public Library – 1326 North Mockingbird Lane, Abilene

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

Opening Reception: Echoes of the Future & Heirloom
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Center for Contemporary Arts – 220 Cypress Street

Liverpool Legends “The Complete Beatles Experience”
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Paramount Theatre – 352 Cypress Street

Student Talent Showcase
Starts at 7:30 p.m.
McMurry’s Ryan Little Theatre – 1642 Sayles Boulevard

Coffee Connections
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Common Grounds Coffeehouse – 809 Main Street, Brownwood

Saturday, April 26:

Take Back Sparkle City: 2025
7:00 a.m. to noon
Towle Park Armory – 4416 Avenue V, Snyder

13th annual Beat the Street 
7:15 a.m. to noon
411 Cedar Street, Sweetwater

Official Search Party for Jeremy Neves
8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Buffalo Gap Store – 2026 FM 89

FREE Vaccine Clinic
8:00 to 11:00 a.m.
610 East South 11th Street, Abilene

Elm Creek Nature Trail
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Abilene State Park – 150 Park Road 32, Tuscola

Cars and Coffee
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Up in Smoke BBQ – 231 Parkway Drive, Early

A Meal with the CCC
9:00 a.m. to noon
Abilene State Park – 150 Park Road 32, Tuscola

League of Trucks
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Shotwell Staduim – 1478 Play Street

‘Building Block for Liberty’ Constitution Class
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Laguna Room, Myrtle Wilks Community Center – 1498 West I-20, Cisco

Spring Fling
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
309 Conrad Hilton Avenue, Cisco

Adult Paint Party
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Rocking Oak Woodworks – 101 Fisk Avenue, Brownwood

Spring Market at the Plaza
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Chimmey Plaza Shopping Center – South 27th Street

Zephyr Artisan Market
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Mill at Zephyr – 3951 FM 590 S, Zephyr

Numerology Class with John Cappello
10:00 a.m. to noon
Cassy’s – 141 Ruby Street

Family Fun Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
NCCIL – 102 Cedar Street, Abilene

Spring Market
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Elmwood West Methodist Church – 1302 South Pioneer Drive

Big Country Sports Card & Comic Show
Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Courtyard Abilene – 4350 Ridemont Drive

Coffee, Donuts and Medicare
Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Myrtle Wilks Community Center – 1498 West I-20, Cisco

Meet the Author: Jenni Stand
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Seven and One Books – 1138 North 2nd Street

Aim for Autism
Starts at 11:00 a.m.
Breakers Sports Bar Abilene – 1930 US-277

Brownwood’s Cards & Collectibles Expo
2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Adams Street Community Center – 511 E Adams Street, Brownwood

Kid’s Paint Party
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Rocking Oak Woodworks – 101 Fisk Avenue, Brownwood

Geocaching 101
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Abilene State Park – 150 Park Road 32, Tuscola

A Game of Trap Ball
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Abilene State Park – 150 Park Road 32, Tuscola

Zoobilation Gala
6:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Abilene Zoo – 2070 Zoo Lane

Restoring the American Dream: Inspiring the Next Generation – Gala
6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
MCM Elegante Suites Abilene – 4250 Ridegmont Drive

Party on the Patio
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Kent’s Harley-Davidson – 3106 S Clack Street

Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra Presents “To Whitney, With Love”
7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Abilene Convention Center – 1100 N 6th Street

Brownwood Lyric Theatre Concert: TexasCellos
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Brownwood Lyric Theatre – 318 Center Avenue, Brownwood

Star Party at Abilene State Park
Starts at 9:00 p.m.
Abilene State Park – 150 Park Road 32, Tuscola

The First-Annual BCB Crawfish Boil!
Starts at 2:00 p.m.
806 South 2nd Street, Abilene

2nd Annual Benefit Car Show
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
13973 US 277 South, Hawley
315 North Street, Tye

Local Yarn Store Day 2025
Starts at 10:00 a.m.
3909 South 7th Street Suite I, Abilene

Sunday, April 27:

Free Women’s Only Jiu-Jitsu
Starts at 2:00 p.m.
Killer Bee Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Abilene – 3648 North 6th Street

Women’s Tea Party
Starts at 3:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church Sweetwater – 213 East 3rd Street

Live music:

• Friday at 6:00 p.m. – Dueling Pianos at Potosi Live
• Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Jacob Stelly at the Big Country Beer Garden
• Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Lucius Sousa at Heff’s Burgers
• Friday at 7:00 p.m. – Divorced Dad Rock Night at the Zone
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Shane Terrell & The Stumblers at the Ice House
• Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Richard Clift Jr. at the Wild Duck Bar & Grill, Brownwood
• Friday at 9:00 p.m. – Strange Whiskey Project at the Stairs
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Erick Willis at the Big Country Beer Garden
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Secondhand Prophets at Heff’s Burgers
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – McKenna Kasowski at the Mill at Zephyr
• Saturday at 7:30 p.m. – JAK Creek Band at the Ice House
• Saturday at 9:00 p.m. – Allen Ray & Southern Comfort at the Stairs
• Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – The Jon Young Band at Pioneer Tap House, Brownwood
• Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – Cash and the Change at Muddy Mikes, Cisco

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