Throughout the weekend:
Plants – Animals – People Exhibit
July 3 through August 20
Brownwood Art Association Art Center – 215 Fisk Ave
Retro Rewind Swap-meet
Saturday & Sunday
Retro World Arcade, Abilene
Friday, August 8:
Back-to-School Food Drive
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fast Lane Car Wash, Brownwood
Quilter’s Hideout: Simply Charming Club
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Quilter’s Hideout, Early
Wilderness Survival Hike
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Lake Brownwood State Park
Master Gardeners Series: Fruit Trees
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Abilene Public Library Main Branch
Back to School Neighborhood Block Party
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Lytle South Baptist Church, Abilene
Back to School Community Event
Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Mama Bear Beauty Hair Care LLC, Abilene
LEGO Afternoons
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Abilene Public Library Mockingbird Branch
YA BookTalk Meetup
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch
Sensory Playdate
4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Imagination City, Abilene
Bruner Pep-Rally
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Bruner Auto Group, Early
FNM Commander Tournament
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Jomio and Rueliete’s Cards and Comics, Early
Summer Movie Night – King of Kings
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Brownwood
Saturday, August 9:
Abilene Farmers Market
8:00 a.m. to noon
Mesquite and North 1st Street
Back to School Resource Fair and Fun Day
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Taylor County Expo Center
Buffalo Gap Farmer’s Market
9:00 a.m. to noon
2026 FM 89
Edible and Medicinal Plant Hike
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Abilene State Park, Tuscola
Cooking on the Dance Floor
9:00 a.m. to noon
Abilene State Park CCC Building
Kicks for Kids
10:00 a.m. to noon
Brownwood Event Center Complex
Bookstore Romance Day
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Seven and One Books
Family Fun Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
NCCIL – 102 Cedar Street
Back to School Bash
Starts at 11:00 a.m.
KingdomKutz Barbershop, Abilene
Teacher Appreciation Brunch
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm.
Grain Theory, Abilene
Family Flix: “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”
11:00 a.m. to 12:45 pm.
Abilene Public Library South Branch
Grassroots Lounge: Real-World Self-Defense Class: Empower Yourself
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Grassroots Lounge, Brownwood
Saturday Matinee: “Wonka”
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch
Magician: Zak Mirz
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Brownwood Lyric Theatre
Reptiles with a Ranger
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Lake Brownwood State Park
Abilene Sunset Market
4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Drug Emporium Vitamin Plus
Dine and Ride #4
Starts at 5:00 p.m.
Silver Buffalo Saloon, Abilene
Bangs Texas Artisan Market
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Bangs City Park
ACU Soccer vs University of Incarnate Word
Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Elmer Gray Stadium, ACU Campus
Sunday, August 10:
Back-to-School Haircuts
Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Big Country Barbershop, Abilene
Free Women’s Intro to Jiu Jitsu Class
Starts at 2:00 p.m.
Killer Bee Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Abilene
Square Dancing Lessons
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch
Sunday Fun Day: Straw Pan Flutes
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Abilene Public Library South Branch
First Baptist Church of Brownwood End of Summer Swim Party
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Heart of Texas Baptist Camp
Make & Take Butterfly Box
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Ink Therapy Abilene
Back to School Bash
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Milton Baptist Church, Brownwood
Live music:
- Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Zac Wilkerson at the Big Country Beer Garden
- Friday at 8:00 p.m. – Allen Ray at the Ice House
- Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Sterling Wilson at The Mill, Abilene
- Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Zack Crow at Betty Rose’s South
- Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Abby French at The Mill, Abilene
- Saturday at 7:00 p.m. – Outta the Blue at The Western Edge
- Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – Dave Hobbs Band at the Big Country Beer Garden
- Saturday at 8:00 p.m. – Dark Waters Project at the Ice House
- Saturday at 8:30 p.m. – Huser Brothers at Heff’s Burgers & Bar
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