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Waco Tourism Industry Partner Resources
Our Waco area tourism partners frequently ask how they can better promote their tourism-related business and events, and what resources are available to support them. This is a compilation of marketing opportunities, grant resources, and other useful information for attractions, lodging properties, festivals and events, and other tourism and hospitality-related businesses and services. Note that…
Read MoreIce Shaker to Attempt Guinness World Record for “Most Protein Shakes Shaken Simultaneously”
Ice Shaker is ready to SHAKE up history! Join us as Ice Shaker attempts to make the Guinness World Record of Most Protein Shakes Shaken Simultaneously and supports student athletes via Dragon Youth Football Program. This event will take place on Saturday, October 21 at the Dragon Football Field in Southlake at 4pm CT. Tickets…
Read MoreWorld Cup Cafe & Fair Trade Market
Fair Trade Market features unique gift items from all over the world, such as jewelry, handbags, picture frames, clothes, home decorations, and much more, bringing hope and resources both globally and locally. See pictures for a sample of what we sell. You can shop anytime we’re open. The cafe offers the best burgers in Waco,…
Read MoreAfrican American Preaching Conference
Truett Seminary’s Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching is proud to present the annual African American Preaching Conference on September 26-28, 2023 in Waco, Texas. The African American Preaching Conference emphasizes uniquely the work and witness of ministry as it intersects with the academy. Shaped by a steering committee of 30 African American leaders, the…
Read MoreAmerican Indian Heritage
The city of Waco is named after the Waco Indians. The first mention of the area came from an expedition led by Athanase de Mésières, a Frenchman. During a trek up the Brazos River in 1772, he noted two large villages, stretching from the site of present day Waco for several miles northward. In 1824,…
Read MoreSkate World
Skate World is a full service Family Entertainment Center offering roller skating for all ages, Laser Blast, the only indoor Laser Tag arena in Central Texas, and a great quick-service snack bar offering a variety of choices. Features Laser Blast Laser Tag – 20 minutes of excitement with 2,000 sq. ft. arena, black lights, and…
Read MoreWorld Whisky Day 2023 Festival Tasting
Join The Scotch Malt Whisky Society on World Whisky Day at Balcones Distilling. As whisky lovers around the world raise a glass to celebrate this occasion, this event will feature an exceptional set of whiskies from Scotland’s 5 Scotch-producing regions: Speyside, Highlands, Lowlands, Campbeltown, and Islay. Over one dozen whiskies will be poured, and a…
Read MoreHAWAIIAN FALLS TO HOST WORLD’S LARGEST SWIM LESSON JUNE 22ND
WHAT: Hawaiian Falls Waco will host the 14th Annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim to help prevent drowning. The 2023 WLSL will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 22. Swimming is a life-saving skill for children and a vital tool to…
Read MoreWorld’s Largest Dinosaurs
The World’s Largest Dinosaurs, a major exhibition on view at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum from June 5 to September 26, 2021, explores the amazing biology of a group of uniquely super-sized dinosaurs: the long-necked and long-tailed sauropods. Organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the exhibition draws on paleo-biological research that…
Read More“American Eclipse” the Musical
“American Eclipse,” a musical set in 1878, is a story about three American pioneers of science and their ambitions, failures, and resilience that laid the foundation for America’s rise to scientific greatness. Click for tickets. Sunday, April 7 Performances: 1 p.m. · 6:30 p.m. Jones Theater at Baylor University
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