If you’ve been missing classic rodeo and fair food, your wait is over. From Thursday through Sunday, the Extraco Events Center presents the Fair Food Drive-In. Get your fix of midway food items including funnel cakes, turkey legs, snow cones, and all manner of deep fried sweet things.
On Friday night, Texas son Pat Green returns to the Backyard Bar Stage & Grill to perform songs from his extensive catalog of country music classics. Or, if so-bad-they’re-good movies are your thing, Rogue Media Network is hosting a showing of 2012’s President Wolfman.
In our recommended reads and podcasts section, learn about different styles of container plants and how the right tortilla makes Saturday morning breakfast special. Plus, Ashley Bean Thornton investigates the hot springs mineral water craze that swept Waco and the rest of the nation in the late 19th century.
Visit The Waco Insider for complete event details, venue info, and newly added listings.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 13
Fair Food Drive-In | Extraco Events Center | 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Celis Pint Night | Dancing Bear Pub | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Beth Allison Barr & Kristin Kobes Du Mez | Fabled Bookshop & Cafe | Tickets | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night |Truelove Bar | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Songwriter Night | Backyard Saloon | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Waco Famous Trivia Night | Brotherwell Brewing | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Chris Fonseca | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | Tickets | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Open Mic Comedy | Freight Bar | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday, May 14
Fair Food Drive-In | Extraco Events Center | 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Bad Movie Night | Rogue Media Network | Tickets | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday Night Dinner | Lighthouse Coffee & Wine | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Joel Wood | Backyard Saloon | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Sami Brown | Blue Dog Wine & Martini Bar | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Weston Faulkinberry | Papa Joe's Texas Saloon | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pat Green with Aaron McDonnell | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | Tickets | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Saturday, May 15
Waco Downtown Farmers Market | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Bellmead Family Dog Day | Brame Park | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Crawfish Boil | Tokio Store | 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Fair Food Drive-In | Extraco Events Center | 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Morgan Lee | The Minnow at Lake Waco Marina | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
New Live Music Showcase | Rogue Media Network | Tickets | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Union Revival with Daniel Whittington | Freight Bar | Tickets | 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Brazos Brothers | Backyard Saloon | 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
George Dearborne | 5J Dance Hall | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Kody West | Backyard Bar Stage & Grill | Tickets | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Nolan Pick Band | Elk Hall | 8:30 pm – 12:30 am
Treble Soul | Papa Joe's Texas Saloon | 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Sunday, May 16
Fair Food Drive-In | Extraco Events Center | 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Ed Leonard & Friends | Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux & Bar | 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Karaoke & Service Industry Night | Freight Bar | 7:00 pm – 2:00 am
Monday, May 17
Open Mic Night | Klassy Glass Wine Bar & Bistro | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Wednesday, May 19
Geeks Who Drink: Wednesday Edition | Route 77 Food Park | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Recommended Reads & Podcasts
“A Gardener’s Guide to Planters”
Spring’s here, which means it’s time to get your garden into shape. Johanna Silver shares ideas for container planting and an easy-to-use guide to make your own with plants ranging from thrillers to spillers to fillers. Whether you want plants that soak up the sun or embrace the shade, discover your container style and put it into action.
Read the complete article at the Magnolia blog.
“Saturday Morning Breakfast”
As a year plus of quarantine winds down, Saturday morning isn’t just like every other day of the week anymore. Abby and Kevin Tankersley talk with Michael Wyont, owner of Flores Tortillas in Whitney, about the keys to successful breakfast tacos. Plus, check out their recipes for salsa arbol, quick pickled onions, the Mexican coffee cocktail, and more.
Read the full post at the Wacoan.
Fantastical History of Waco: “Escargot”
In her latest fantastical story of dubious veracity about Waco, host Ashley Bean Thornton investigates the “hydrotherapy” craze that came to town in the late 1800s. Could hot water carrying minerals from deep underground miraculously cure all manner of ills? Ardent adherents claimed it could … everything from an upset stomach to heart disease to mental illness.
Listen to the podcast.
Coming in the next newsletter
Katie Stewart, Waco Mardi Gras Ball, and the Sons of Bocephus.