Weekend Entertainment Await You At These 9 East Texas Events

For East Texans looking for something to do this weekend, they shouldn't have a problem finding something to do.

Get your adrenaline pumping on one of the carnival rides at the Gregg County Fair. Catch a Texas-made movie at the Tyler Film Festival. See some hot air balloons in Paris. Play some pickleball or cornhole, visit an art fair, visit a psychic, or see some big rigs and a concert in Nacogdoches this weekend.

Here's a look at events happening across East Texas this weekend.

For more information or to purchase tickets to listed ticketed events, click or tap on the event name to be redirected to their official page or website.

Gregg County Fair

nightly thru Saturday, September 14
Gregg County Fair Grounds - Longview

The annual Gregg County Fair kicks off the East Texas Fall fair and festival season. Hundreds of exhibitors will be in the exhibit hall, there will be pig races, a petting zoo, live entertainment nightly, and lots of fun on the midway too. Carnival games, rides, and of course fair food! Don't miss out on the fun. This is a ticketed event.

Tyler Film Festival

Thursday - Saturday
Liberty Hall - Tyler

The Tyler Film Festival is a celebration of storytelling through film in East Texas and across the world. Each night, we will have a Q&A with our judges and attending filmmakers. Stick around after the movie showings to vote for your favorite film to win Audience Favorite. At the end of Night 3, we will announce our winners! This is a ticketed event.

Paris Balloon & Music Festival

Friday 5p-9p
Lamar County Fairgrounds - Paris

The Festival starts at 5 pm on Friday and Saturday. We can’t wait to Glow with you! Grab a lawn chair and bring the family out to the CUTX Paris Balloon and Music Festival at the Lamar County Fairgrounds. Gates open at 5:00 pm
We will have a wide variety of really cool market vendors, food vendors, live music, kids' fun zones with games, and petting zoo, and tethered balloon rides, and we will have a beautiful balloon glow at dusk each night.

Indoor Moneyball Pickleball (and Cornhole) Tournament

Saturday @ 9a
Maude Cobb Activity Center - Longview

Are you tired of the heat? Indoor pickleball (and cornhole) tournament coming to Maude Cobb Convention Center! There is an entry fee for the tournament. This is a benefit for the Longview chapter of the Boys And Girls Club.

20th-anniversary Celebration Of The Children's Park

Saturday - 10a-4p
S Broadway Ave - Tyler

For one weekend only we are transforming The Children’s Park of Tyler into a Mini Golf Paradise with 18 unique mini golf holes! Attend our FREE public celebration on Saturday where there will be mini-golf, a vendor market, food trucks, and fun! Donations will be accepted to continue funding the park.

https://childrensparktyler.org/20th-Anniversary/

Remember 9|11 Tribute Festival

Saturday 10a-5p
Hwy 84 W - Rusk

Car, Truck & Bike Show at The Old Foundry! Live music, food, kiddos play area, tons of vendors & literally something for the entire family! The event is free. Parking is $5 and there is an entry fee to participate in the car and truck show.

Tyler Arts Festival

Saturday 1a-6p
downtown Tyler - Tyler

The 2024 Tyler Art Festival is hosted by the City of Tyler's Main Street Department and Tyler Art Lift, a non-profit organization that supports local artists. The event will feature artist booths, a scavenger hunt, live music, live painting, a community canvas and more!

Tyler Art Festival is a free community event designed to increase local artists' visibility and attract people to Downtown Tyler.

https://www.visittyler.com/business/tyler-art-festival

East Texas Psychic Fair

Saturday 11a-5p-9p
Maude Cobb Activity Center - Longview

Join us for a day of fun! We will have an assortment of vendors, psychics, and more! Updates coming soon!

Old Town Rig Down 2024

Friday and Saturday 5p-11p
downtown Nacogdoches - Nacogdoches

Old Town Rig Down is the 3rd Annual Big Rig Truck Show taking place in Downtown Nacogdoches, on September 13-14th 2024!

The biggest, baddest rigs in the country will be on display in Downtown Nacogdoches, on the beautiful brick streets!
Food, games, live auction, live music, and more!

Friday Night:
Concert featuring 2109 Band at 7:30 pm on Pilar St. (CVB Stage)
Tony Justice at 9 pm on Pilar St. (CVB Stage)

Saturday Night:
Concert featuring Neal McCoy at 7 pm in Festival Park
Randy Houser at 8:30 pm in Festival Park

No tickets are needed, free community event.