St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Type: Cultural (Irish)
Location: Downtown Wichita Falls
Month: March
Description: Celebrate Irish culture with live music, a children’s play area, food, and green beer.
Official Website: https://stpatricksfestival.ie/
Cajun Fest
Type: Food and Music
Location: Downtown Wichita Falls
Month: April
Description: Experience Louisiana culture with live music, crawfish boil, amusement rides, and a gumbo cook-off.
Official Website: https://cajunfestwf.com/
Hotter’N Hell Hundred
Type: Sports (Cycling)
Location: Multiple locations
Month: August
Description: Three days of cycling events, including a nationally famous race, attracting biking enthusiasts.
Official Website: https://www.hh100.org/event-info/
Red River Wine Festival
Type: Food and Drink
Location: J.S. Bridwell Ag Center
Month: October
Description: Sample premium Texas wines and specialty beers with live music at the largest wine-tasting event.
Cowboy True
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Kemp Center for the Arts
Month: October
Description: Fundraiser celebrating cowboys and Western art with an exhibit, steak dinner, and auction.
Legends of Western Swing Music Festival
Type: Music (Western Swing)
Location: Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall
Month: June
Description: Three days of dancing to Western swing bands, from noon to midnight, featuring local artists.
Official Website: https://thelegendsofwesternswing.com/
Mayday! Mental Health Awareness Arts Festival
Type: Arts and Culture
Location: Downtown Wichita Falls
Month: May
Description: Annual event focusing on mental health awareness through arts, with music and activities.
Arts Alive! Home & Garden Festival
Type: Home and Garden
Location: Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall
Month: March
Description: Spring show featuring vendors, seminars, and demonstrations on landscaping and home products.
Los Muertos WF
Type: Cultural (Day of the Dead)
Location: 806 Travis St, WF 76301
Month: November
Description: Celebrate Day of the Dead with art, music, and community activities, honoring deceased loved ones.
Official Website: https://www.facebook.com/losmuertoswf/
THOR (Texas High Octane Race)
Type: Sports (Racing)
Location: 101 Sunset Dr., WF 76302
Month: September
Description: High-energy racing event with fun obstacles, popular among local and regional racers.
Downtown Farmers Market (Art Walk)
Type: Art and Culture
Location: Downtown WF Farmers Market
Month: Monthly, esp. first Thursday
Description: Art studios, galleries, and shops open late, with special events starting at the farmers market.
Official Website: https://farmersmarketwf.com/artwalk-at-the-farmers-market/
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra Concerts
Type: Music
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Month: Year-round, key in fall/spring
Description: Classical music performances, sometimes part of larger festival events, community-focused.
Official Website: https://wfso.org/
Backdoor Theatre Productions
Type: Arts and Culture
Location: Backdoor Theatre
Month: Year-round, festivals in fall
Description: Theater shows with community involvement, sometimes tied to cultural festivals.
Official Website: https://www.backdoortheatre.org/
Wichita Falls Museum of Art Events
Type: Art and Culture
Location: 2 Eureka Circle, WF 76308
Month: Year-round, key in spring
Description: Art exhibits and events, sometimes part of larger cultural festivals, educational focus.
Official Website: https://wfma.msutexas.edu/events/programs/index
Holiday Lights at MSU
Type: Holiday
Location: Midwestern State University
Month: December
Description: Fantasy of Lights display, family-friendly with festive decorations and community activities
Loco for Cinco
Type: Cultural (Mexican)
Location: Downtown Wichita Falls
Month: May
Description: Cinco de Mayo celebration with music, food, and cultural activities, community-oriented.
Official Website: https://www.facebook.com/locoforcinco/
Red River Valley O&D Dance Assn. Events
Type: Dance and Culture
Location: Various venues
Month: Year-round, festivals in summer
Description: Dance events, sometimes part of larger cultural festivals, community and family-focused.
Official Website: https://rrvsda.org/events/
Wichita Falls Gun & Knife Show
Type: Collectibles
Location: Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall
Month: February/March
Description: Shop collectors items, militaria, and more, with family-friendly activities and vendors.
Official Website: https://wfmpec.com/
Kids Engineering Expo
Type: Educational (STEM)
Location: Likely educational venues
Month: April
Description: Free event for kids with educational activities in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Clear Fork Cook-Off and Keaton Wade Music Festival
Type: Food and Music
Location: Likely downtown WF
Month: July
Description: Cook-off competition with live music, family-friendly, featuring local and regional artists