THINGS TO DO ~ December 9-15
MONDAY 12/9:
Adult Coloring Group. Midland Centennial Library. 3pm. Coloring reduces stress, improves focus, and stimulates creativity. Newcomers welcome. FREE! DETAILS HERE.
TUESDAY 12/10:
GRAND OPENING: ECISD Reading Garden. ECISD Development Office. 2pm. You are invited to the grand opening of the ECISD Reading Garden, a peaceful, inspiring space for the Odessa community to enjoy. Whether you’re an avid reader, a nature lover, or simply looking for a quiet place to relax, the ECISD Reading Garden is the perfect place to escape. This garden is a gift to our community, designed to encourage reading, learning, and connection with nature and features artwork from talented ECISD students, teachers and others. INFO HERE.
THURSDAY 12/12:
Midland Art Crawl Holiday Edition. Citywide, Midland. 6-9pm. Celebrate the holidays with the Midland Art Crawl Holiday Edition! Explore the work of talented local artists, enjoy festive entertainment, and discover unique venues throughout Midland. Participating venues each have different onsite happenings, including S’mores, live Christmas music, Cocktails and Mocktails, and plenty of shopping! Most venues are dog friendly, so be sure and bring your four-legged bestie along! Plan to visit all or multiple venues for the full experience! DETAILS HERE.
FRIDAY 12/13:
Odessa Jackalopes vs Corpus Christi Ice Rays at Ector County Coliseum 7:15 PM. Get tickets and more information HERE.
Vitalant Blood Drive at Southwest 66 Credit Union. 4041 E. 52nd St. 10am-2pm. Our local blood bank invites you to give the gift of life. GET MORE DETAILS AND SIGN UP HERE.
Cookies with Santa. Frost Bank Midland Drive Branch. 3-5pm. Head to the Frost Bank Midland Drive Financial Center for a little holiday cheer. They’ll have cookies and a special appearance from Santa Claus. Bring your camera for a day to remember. Be sure to invite your family and friends. FREE!! INFO HERE.
SATURDAY 12/14:
Vitalant Blood Drive at Midland College. 9am-12pm. Our local blood bank invites you to give the gift of life. GET MORE DETAILS AND SIGN UP HERE.
Odessa Jackalopes vs Corpus Christi Ice Rays at Ector County Coliseum 7:15 PM. Get tickets and more information HERE.
Christmas Shopping Market. Main Street, Andrews. 11am-5pm. Come shop unique vendors and get your last minute Christmas shopping done! There will be a hat bar, T-Shirt bar several clothing boutiques, homemade goods, Christmas cookies and so much more! INFO HERE.
Cafe Connect: TikTok Scrapbooking. Midland College. 9:30am-12noon. Come to the Jack E. Brown Conference Center for a festive spin on the TikTok journaling scrapbooking trend! You’ll use various materials like stamps, stickers, stencils, inks, and more to bring your journal pages to life just in time for the holidays. INFO HERE.
Christmas Open House. Museum of the Southwest. 10am-3pm. Annual Open House with Santa, Trains and Trucks, a Gingerbread Workshop (10am-2pm), cookies and more! This event is free, no reservations required. *Must provide your own Gingerbread house for the workshop. We will have a free option if you are unable to provide your own. DETAILS HERE.
Sensory Friendly Movie. Midland and Odessa Cinergy. 9:30am. Enjoy a family friendly film at no cost for attendees in an auditorium dedicated to guests and their families affected by autism and sensory processing disorders. Seating is based on a first come first served basis. These showings feature brightened light levels, reduced sound volume, and room for guest interaction and movement. Movie today is Moana 2! DETAILS HERE.
Permian Basin Comic Con: Holiday 2024. Midland Horseshoe Arena. 9:30am-7pm. PB Comic Con is back with all of the holiday fun you have come to love! Get your Christmas lists ready and shop with over 200+ vendors for those hard-to-find collectibles. Cosplay, interact with over 20 different Christmas activities, Meet Santa, Meet Celebrities like Chris Sarandon of Nightmare before Christmas, Billy West from Futurama and more from all over pop culture! DETAILS HERE.
An Aaron Watson Family Christmas. Ector Theatre. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. is the perfect holiday event for the whole family. The event will be packed full of Christmas classics and songs from his critically-acclaimed Christmas album of the same name, plus some of Aaron’s most popular hits, performed by Aaron and the band, along with special appearances from the Watson family. TICKETS HERE.
Parks Legado Christmas Market. Parks Legado Town Center. 5-9pm. The Parks Legado Christmas Market is ready to fill your holiday season with festive cheer! They’ll be selling Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands, and beautiful poinsettias to make your home merry and bright. DETAILS HERE.
SUNDAY 12/15:
A Cowboy Christmas Market. The Tailgate. 1-6pm. Come shop at some amazing local small businesses and enjoy all the Christmas fun! INFO HERE.
VFW Post 4149 Christmas Party. 409 Veterans Airpark Lane. 2-5pm. Come enjoy pictures with Santa, fun Christmas games, cookie decorating, silent auction and more! DETAILS HERE.
Permian Basin Comic Con: Holiday 2024. Midland Horseshoe Arena. 10:30am-5pm. PB Comic Con is back in action with all of the holiday fun you have come to love! Get your Christmas lists ready and shop with over 200+ vendors for those hard-to-find collectibles. Cosplay, interact with over 20 different Christmas activities, Meet Santa, Meet Celebrities like Chris Sarandon of Nightmare before Christmas, Billy West from Futurama and more from all over pop culture and win prizes! DETAILS HERE.
Odessa Jackalopes vs Amarillo Wranglers at Ector County Coliseum 4:15 PM. Get tickets and more information HERE.
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