Profile Sheet - Midland, Texas

MIDLAND, TEXAS
Feel the Energy
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TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS
Broadway, musical & entertainment productions,
Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
2 World’s largest collection of antique oil drilling
equipment, Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
3 One of only a few Spitz SciDome HD Star
Projectors in the world, Marian Blakemore
Planetarium
4 Summer Mummers at the Yucca Theatre, the
oldest continuous melodrama in the U.S.
Come to Midland and “Feel the Energy”. West Texas is a unique part of
the state with wide open spaces, cowboy hats, oil wells, and the majestic
Texas mountains. And Midland is the perfect place to start your tour. Our
one-of-a-kind museums, interactive live performances, hospitable dining
experiences, and festive celebrations all make Midland a place everyone
deserves the pleasure of experiencing. “The Tall City” is on Interstate 20,
halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso. Midland International Air &
Space Port is the closest airport to Big Bend National Park. Between
Midland and Big Bend lie several small—but iconic—West Texas towns
that are jewels in themselves. This tour through Midland and the Big Bend
region is an unforgettable trip, set apart from all others.
5 George W. Bush Childhood Home
6 Susie’s South Forty Confections Candy Factory,
a GuinnessTM World Record-Holder for the
largest piece of toffee
7 Birding & nature hike, I-20 Wildlife Preserve
8 Midland RockHounds game, Double A affiliate of
the Oakland Athletics
9 First bell that hung in the Alamo, Haley Library &
History Center
10 Jim Hall’s Chaparral Race Car Gallery, Permian
Basin Petroleum Museum
Credit Steven Tippett
Distance:
Austin: 315 miles
Big Bend National Park: 230 miles
Dallas/Ft. Worth: 315 miles
El Paso: 300 miles
Houston: 490 miles
San Antonio: 320 miles
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PERFECT PLACE TO BEGIN YOUR
BIG BEND ADVENTURE!
Visit area ranches, ride horses, gaze at the stars through
one of the largest telescopes, hike & bike through the
Texas mountains, go birding and see wildlife in their
natural habitats, collect authentic Southwest art, enjoy a
trip of a lifetime!
Midland Convention & Visitors Bureau | 109 North Main, Midland, TX 79701
Brenda Kissko | Tourism & Public Relations Manager | Brenda@visitmidlandtexas.com
(800) 624-6435 | www.VisitMidlandTexas.com | www.WestTexasTrip.com
annual EVENTS highlights
JANUARY
Improve at the Yucca (all year)
Midland Downtown Farmers Market (all year)
Silver Spur Gun & Blade Show
FEBRUARY
Permian Basin Home & Garden Show
OCTOBER
Breast Cancer Chili & BBQ Cook-Off
MARCH
Scottish-Irish Faire
APRIL
Annual Haley Library Art Show and Sale
Midland RockHounds Texas League Baseball
(season continues through August)
Silver Spur Gun & Blade Show
Amazing Performances
Live Music & Nightlife
MAY
Celebration of the Arts
Executive Oil Conference
Gem and Mineral Show
Show of Support Annual Hunt for Heroes Banquet
DECEMBER
Midland Storytelling Festival
Christmas at the Mansion
City of Midland Lighted Christmas Parade
CO2 Conference
Holiday Evening
The Nutcracker Ballet
JUNE
Annual Mariachi Concert
Community Pachanga
celebrating Juneteenth
Great Outdoors Expo
Mex-Tex Family Fiesta
Summer Sunday Lawn
Concerts (through August)
Summer Mummers
(through Labor Day)
JULY
AUGUST
Basin Bridal & Event Expo
Commemorative Air Force
AIRSHO
Midland County Fair
Rock the Desert
Silver Spur Gun & Blade Show
Vibrant Art
Fall Gathering Ranch Story Telling
Fiddlesticks Farms Cornfield Maze & Pumpkin Patch
(through November)
Midland Arts Association Fall Juried Art Show
Midland Southwest Impressionist Art Show and Sale
Permian Basin International Oil Show
Silver Spur Gun & Blade Show
NOVEMBER
Cinco de Mayo Cultural Celebration
Crude Fest Texas Music Festival
Sockers FC United Soccer League (season
continues through July)
Cactus & Crude Bike Tour
Star Spangled Salute
Tall City Blues Fest
SEPTEMBER
Diez y Seis de Septiembre Parade
The Peddler Show
SeptemberFest
St. Ann’s Family Fair
DID YOU KNOW?
Space tourism is coming to Midland!
Midland International Air & Space Port is the very first primary
commercial service airport to to be granted a spaceport license.
Midland is home to XCOR Aerospace’s Commercial
Spaceflight and Research & Development Facility,
selling commercial flights into suborbital outer space
on the XCOR Lynx®. Orbital Outfitters, Ltd., Space
Pressure Suit Manufacturing & Development is also
here!
xcor.com | orbitaloutfitters.com
we cater to TOUR GROUPS
Year-Round Golf
Foodie Eats
AVAILABLE ITINERARIES
MIDLAND CVB SERVICES
GROUP-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
AREA DAY TRIPS
Cowboy Country
Best of the West
Weird & Unusual
West Texas Regional Tour
Under the Texas Stars
Everything’s Bigger in Texas
West Texas Weekend
Petroleum Tour
George W. Bush Tour
Art Tour
Custom
Taste an authentic Texas barbecue dinner and
live music or line dancing lessons.
Savor famous Tex-Mex food and cool down with
a delicious margarita!
Exciting Sports
©Steven Tippett
Experience elegant dining paired with fine
wines.
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Red Carpet Welcome Receptions
Custom Itineraries
Meal & Entertainment Function Planning
Welcome Banner at Hotel
Photos
Destination Planning Guide
Step-on Guides/Docents
Visitor Information & Logo Items
FAM Tours
Complimentary Admission for Tour Operators
& Bus Drivers at most attractions
Alpine
Balmorhea State Park
Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Fort Davis, Marfa, Marathon
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Prude Ranch
U.T. McDonald Observatory
Midland Convention & Visitors Bureau | 109 North Main, Midland, TX 79701
Brenda Kissko | Tourism & Public Relations Manager | Brenda@visitmidlandtexas.com
(800) 624-6435 | www.VisitMidlandTexas.com | www.WestTexasTrip.com
Brenda Kissko