Midland Celebrates America 250 | Arts & Culture Day: The Open House
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★ BLOCK 2 EVENT — Arts & Culture Day: The Open House
Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 10 AM – 5 PM
Citywide · Free · All ages
Block 2 of three. The morning starts at the market; the night ends downtown — but the middle of the day belongs to Midland's cultural anchors, who throw their doors open across the city. Here's how the day unfolds. Roam at your own pace and collect stamps as you go.
THE DAY, HOUR BY HOUR
8:00 AM — Courts of Liberty: America 250 Tennis Tournament · Bush Tennis Center, 5700 Briarwood (runs to 11 AM)
10:00 AM — The Open House opens citywide:
★ Art, History & Hands-On Heritage · Arts Council of Midland, 806 S. Main (to 1 PM)
★ Chaps Create: Student Art & Family Fest · Midland College, 3600 N. Garfield (to 2 PM)
★ Red, White, and Blue PAINT OUT · Palette Club, 907 W. Wadley (to 4 PM)
★ Prairie Trails & Patriot Tales · Sibley Nature Center, 1307 E. Wadley (to 4 PM)
★ West Texas Stories: Art, Energy, & Imagination · Downtown Library, 301 W. Missouri (to 4 PM)
★ America 250: Bigger in Texas · Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W. Missouri (to 5 PM)
11:00 AM — Party for the Patriots: Saturday Spectacular · Basin PBS, 203 N. Main (to 12:30 PM)
12:00 PM —
★ Free pickleball begins (RSVP, no court fees) · Bush Tennis Center (to 5 PM)
★Cinema Under the Stars: Hamilton — doors open · Wagner Noël PAC, Facility Tours, UTPB Students pop-up in lobby 1310 N. FM 1788
★ Living in America Art Market (Cultura West + MCT) · Midland Community Theatre (to 4 PM)
★ Blakemore Planetarium dome show · Museum of the Southwest
2:00 PM —
★ Turner Mansion guided tour ($20) · Museum of the Southwest
★ Blakemore Planetarium dome show · Museum of the Southwest
2:30 PM — Hamilton screening begins · Wagner Noël PAC
3:00 PM — Store opening + artist meet & greet · Cotton Flat Records, 1402 Cotton Flat Rd.
4:00 PM —
★ Blakemore Planetarium dome show · Museum of the Southwest
★ Museum of the Southwest opens its doors FREE (4–5 PM)
5:00 PM — The Open House wraps.
Next stop: the Evening Finale Concert downtown at 6 PM.
★ Stamp your way through the day: 4 = Pathfinder · 8 = Trailblazer · 12 = Storykeeper · 16 = Midland Patriot.
midlandcelebrates.org · #MidlandCelebrates250
Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 10 AM – 5 PM
Citywide · Free · All ages
Block 2 of three. The morning starts at the market; the night ends downtown — but the middle of the day belongs to Midland's cultural anchors, who throw their doors open across the city. Here's how the day unfolds. Roam at your own pace and collect stamps as you go.
THE DAY, HOUR BY HOUR
8:00 AM — Courts of Liberty: America 250 Tennis Tournament · Bush Tennis Center, 5700 Briarwood (runs to 11 AM)
10:00 AM — The Open House opens citywide:
★ Art, History & Hands-On Heritage · Arts Council of Midland, 806 S. Main (to 1 PM)
★ Chaps Create: Student Art & Family Fest · Midland College, 3600 N. Garfield (to 2 PM)
★ Red, White, and Blue PAINT OUT · Palette Club, 907 W. Wadley (to 4 PM)
★ Prairie Trails & Patriot Tales · Sibley Nature Center, 1307 E. Wadley (to 4 PM)
★ West Texas Stories: Art, Energy, & Imagination · Downtown Library, 301 W. Missouri (to 4 PM)
★ America 250: Bigger in Texas · Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W. Missouri (to 5 PM)
11:00 AM — Party for the Patriots: Saturday Spectacular · Basin PBS, 203 N. Main (to 12:30 PM)
12:00 PM —
★ Free pickleball begins (RSVP, no court fees) · Bush Tennis Center (to 5 PM)
★Cinema Under the Stars: Hamilton — doors open · Wagner Noël PAC, Facility Tours, UTPB Students pop-up in lobby 1310 N. FM 1788
★ Living in America Art Market (Cultura West + MCT) · Midland Community Theatre (to 4 PM)
★ Blakemore Planetarium dome show · Museum of the Southwest
2:00 PM —
★ Turner Mansion guided tour ($20) · Museum of the Southwest
★ Blakemore Planetarium dome show · Museum of the Southwest
2:30 PM — Hamilton screening begins · Wagner Noël PAC
3:00 PM — Store opening + artist meet & greet · Cotton Flat Records, 1402 Cotton Flat Rd.
4:00 PM —
★ Blakemore Planetarium dome show · Museum of the Southwest
★ Museum of the Southwest opens its doors FREE (4–5 PM)
5:00 PM — The Open House wraps.
Next stop: the Evening Finale Concert downtown at 6 PM.
★ Stamp your way through the day: 4 = Pathfinder · 8 = Trailblazer · 12 = Storykeeper · 16 = Midland Patriot.
midlandcelebrates.org · #MidlandCelebrates250
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