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Events

• Open Studio

• Oil Painting Class

• Beaumont Farmer's Market

• Wild Beauty: The New Mexico Setting

• Exquisite Miniatures: Nature Paintings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrest

• David Everett

• Sally Chandler: The Lost World

• Artwork by Robert Brickhouse in Café Arts

• BAL National 2013

• Camelot

• Daughters of the Republic of Texas Annual State Convention

• gARTage Sale

• Beaumont Jazz + Blues Fest

• Book Discussion of Bless Me, Ultima

• International Museum Day at the Stark Museum of Art

• International Museum Day at the W.H. Stark House

• Saturday Adventure Series: Flying Dinosaurs

• Moonlight Madness Bicycle Ride

• Daisies and Dragons Duathlon for Kids

• S.A.L.T. Fishing Rodeo

• Up Close with Nature

• Shangri La Memorial Day Ceremony

• Gator Rescue Tournament

• Lotus Garden and Bamboo Festival

• Southeast Texas Baseball Academy Summer Shoot-Out Tournament

• Spindletop Spin: 8th Annual Bike Ride

• Lamar Tennis Summer Camp

• Sea Rim Striders Summer Run Series

• Wild Wednesdays

• Book & Movie Night: Ragtime

• US Fastpitch Association 10U & 12U State Tournament

• SETx Mid-Summer Classic Wakeboarding Tournament

• Spindletop Roller Girls

• Lamar Football Summer Camp

• Lamar Women's Basketball Summer Camp: Shooting & Offensive/Defensive Skills

• Art Quest Summer Camp

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Youth Camp I

• Rao's Bake Camp

• Texas Amateur Softball Association 10U B Tournament

• Texas State USBC Association Youth Championship Tournament

• US Fastpitch Association 8U, 14U, 16U, 18U Texas State Tournament

• Lamar Band Summer Camp: Session I

• ArtVentures Creative Kids Summer Camp

• Lamar Baseball Summer Camp: Session I

• Lamar Men's Basketball Summer Camp

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Individual Skills Camp I

• Juneteenth Celebration

• The Addams Family

• Tim McGraw and Brantley Gilbert

• Texas State USBC Association Youth Championship Tournament

• Southeast Texas Baseball Academy South Zone State Tournament

• Lamar Band Summer Camp: Session II

• EcoRangers Summer Camp: Flocks of Feathered Friends

• Lamar Baseball Summer Camp: Session II

• Lamar Softball Summer Camp: Youth All Skills Camp

• Hebert High School: Mass Reunion

• Texas Energy Museum Presents: Bubble Day

• Roddick Series Beaumont Jr. and Adult Open

• Texas State USBC Association Youth Championship Tournament

• Free Tours of the McFaddin-Ward House

• Up Close with Nature

• 4th of July Concert

• City of Beaumont Fourth of July Celebration

• Texas State USBC Association Youth Championship Tournament

• Kids Gator Rescue Tournament

• Uncle Sam Jam Featuring Gary Allan, Robert Earl Keen and Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson

• Lamar Soccer Summer Camp: Session I

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Individual Skills Camp II

• Lookinback Summer Camp

• Southeast Texas Baseball Academy Select & Elite World Series 11U & 12U Tournament

• Texas Energy Museum Presents: Bubble Day

• AMSET's Permanent Collection

• Earl Staley

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: One Day Varsity Team Camp

• Spindletop Roller Girls

• Tales and Travels

• Lamar Choir Summer Camp: All-State

• Lamar Softball Summer Camp: Elite All Skills Camp

• Lamar Softball Summer Camp: Prospect Scrimmage Camp

• New Zion Temple Church Annual Women's Convention

• Artwork by Kirby Stone in Café Arts

• His and Hers Weekend: The Southeast Texas Great Outdoors Expo and The Peddler Show

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Varsity Camp

• Family Day

• Lamar Football Summer Camp: Junior/Senior HS Camp

• EcoRangers Summer Camp: Plants in Perspective

• Lamar Soccer Summer Camp: Session II

• Bill Gaither

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Setter & Outside Hitter One-Day Clinic

• Lamar Women's Basketball Summer Camp: Team Camp

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Setter, Libero & Middle Hitter One-Day Clinic

• Up Close with Nature

• Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Individual Skills Camp III

• McFaddin-Ward House Summer Camp: "Tried & True: Teaching Traditions"

• Lamar Women's Basketball Summer Camp: Elite Camp

• SpaceVentures Summer Camp

• Free Family Arts Day: AMSET's Permanent Collection

• Spindletop Roller Girls

• Some Other Place Tasting

• Beaumont Labor Day Tennis Classic

• Free Tours of the McFaddin-Ward House

• Lamar Football: Cardinals vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State

• Up Close with Nature

• AMSET Gala 2013

• Dick Dowling Days

• Future Stars Over Texas: College Exposure Tournament

• Anthony Lucas Engineering Day

• Mexican Heritage Fiesta

• County Treasurers Association of Texas Annual Conference

• Texas Pecan Festival

• Lamar Football: Cardinals vs. Bacone College

• Saturday Adventure Series

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Master Series 1 Concert

• Future Stars Over Texas: War Between the States Tournament

• Up Close with Nature

• Art of Beer

• Texas Rice Festival

• Fire Prevention and Family Safety Festival

• Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run/Walk

• Shangri La Orchid Festival

• DOGtober Fest

• Scarecrow Festival

• Texas Cool Autumn Nites Car Show and Events

• Beaumont Blues and Jazz Fest

• Lamar Football Homecoming: Cardinals vs. Central Arkansas

• BBQ Cook-Off

• Dinosaur Day

• Free Family Arts Day: Texas Impressionism, Branding with Brushstroke and Color

• Up Close with Nature

• Spindletop Spookfest

• Lamar Football: Cardinals vs. Nicholls

• Mamie McFaddin's 118th Birthday Celebration

• Conservation Savvy: From Expert to DIY

• McFaddin-Ward House Annual Symposium

• Future Stars Over Texas: Blue Santa Bicycle Round Up Tournament

• Autumn Fair

• Pleasure Island Bridge Half Marathon, 10K and 2 Mile

• Yount-Lee Equestrian Day

• McFaddin-Ward House Holiday Photo Opportunity

• Future Stars Over Texas: Winter Showcase

• Lamar Football: Cardinals vs. Stephen F. Austin

• Lamar Football: Cardinals vs. McNeese State

• Up Close with Nature

• John Jay French Christmas Candlelight Tour

• Lamarissimo! Holiday Concert, A Cappella Choir and Grand Chorus

• The Chambers House Christmas Tour

• Main Street Market

• Beaumont Civic Ballet Presents: "The Nutcracker"

• McFaddin-Ward Christmas Open House

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Master Series 2 Concert

• Eggnog Evening

• Spindletop Anniversary Celebration & Reunion

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Pops Concert

• Southwest Liturgical Conference

• Hot Hearts 2014

• Free Family Arts Day

• Boomtown Film and Music Festival

• Girls Haven Gumbo Festival

• Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Master Series 3 Concert

• Taste of the Triangle

• Lamarissimo! Wind Ensemble and Concert Band

• The Gusher Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K

• Art in the Park

• Big Thicket Bike Tour

• South Texas State Fair

• Marsh Madness

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Master Series 4 Concert

• Earth Week at Shangri La

• Last Days of Christ Outdoor Passion Drama

• Gator Egg Hunt

• Lamarissimo! Cardinal Singers

• Free Family Arts Day

• Gladys City’s Cowboy Ruckus and Camp Out

• Boys Haven Crawfish, Food & Music Festival

• St. Michael Mediterranean Festival

• Moonlight Madness Bicycle Ride

• Gator Rescue Tournament

• Lotus Garden and Bamboo Festival

• Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas Annual Convention

• Great Outdoors Day

• Charlton Pollard High School Mass Reunion

• Biennial Grand Lodge and Court Convention

• Free Family Arts Day

• Cashan Grotto Annual Convention

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Master Series 1 Concert

• Texas Crime Stoppers Advisory Council Annual Conference

• Dinosaur Day

• Free Family Arts Day: “Eat a Bug!”

• Symphony of Southeast Texas: Master Series 2 Concert

Blog posts

• Shopping & hotel deals straight to your phone via text.

• A Texas-size Thank You

• Tis the Season for a Holiday Open House at the Beaumont CVB!

• Beaumont's Christmas Holiday Festival & Parade is here!

• Merry Christmas from the Beaumont CVB!

• 2011 Beaumont Destination Training Dates Announced

• Doesn't gumbo just sound perfect right about now? Yes, I thought so too.

• Please Welcome our Hall of Famers

• Beaumartians Invade Austin

• Beaumont Boomtown Film and Music Festival! Lights, Cameras, ACTION!

• Ben J. Rogers Staff Named CVB Service Award Winners

• Beaumont’s 2nd Annual Gusher Marathon Gets Gushing Reviews

• There's something strange in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Texas Ghost Show!

• WWIII.5 Mud Run = 20 Mind-Blowing Obstacles in 3.5 Miles of Muddy Madness

• Welcome Birders! Great Texas Birding Classic comes to Beaumont & Orange

• We love travelers.

• Get Your Motor Runnin' - the Texas State H.O.G. Rally is Rollin' into Beaumont

• New Visitors Guide Hot Off the Press

• Driving Miss Joplin

• Spindletop Spin - You Ready?

• SETx Wakeboarding Tournament Brings High-Flying Action to Beaumont

• Beaumont Celebrates July 4th

• Old Becomes New in Beaumont, Texas

• 9/11 Remembered in Beaumont

• Turkey Creek Trail Now Open in the Big Thicket National Preserve

• French scarves inspire Bates’ TAM works

• Howard Johnson Beaumont to Host Christmas Stocking Give-a-way

• Museum Capital of Texas?

• Welcome to "Beautiful Mountain"

• Amazing. Grace.

• What Super Bowl? Beaumont, Texas Featured on C-SPAN this Weekend!

• Meetings Mean Business in Beaumont!

• Beaumont CVB Names Charlie Gibbs 2011 Service Industry Award Recipient

• Welcome Runners! Ready to Rush the Gush?

• Enjoy Spring Break in Beaumont!

• Have your Taste of Gumbo at the Taste of Gumbo, Etc!

• Beaumont Texas Blogs We Love

• Summer Fun in The Big Thicket

• Chef’s Picks: Chef Terry Bell of The Grill, Coconut Pie

• Chef’s Picks: Combination Sushi Platter Chef Juan Mejia, Tokyo Steak House & Sushi Bar

• One Cool Find Indeed!

• Cool Pools and Hot Deals in Beaumont

• Red, White & Blue, Beaumont has the 4th of July Celebration for You!

• Happy Birthday Babe

• Don’t forget your life jacket.

• Chef’s Picks: Asian-Style Salmon, Chef John Sipes of Suga’s Deep South Cuisine and Jazz Bar

• Introducing The Event Centre

• We'll treasure this Jewel of a post about visiting the McFaddin-Ward House

• Brewing up a Good Time at the Art of Beer

• Becky Barksdale Live in Concert November 3rd

• McFaddin-Ward to Offer Free Tours Thanksgiving Week

• Announcing 2013 Beaumont Destination Training Dates

• Hey Beaumont! If You’re Flying, Why Drive?

• Happy Anniversary Spindletop!

• Book a Meeting, Win a Cruise!

• CVB thanks planners who brought $22.3 million to Beaumont

• Ava Graves 2013 Service Award Recipient

• We <3 Texas Courthouses!

• Now Accepting Entries: Texas Forest Trail Photo Contest

• "Tiny" is An Understatement with "Exquisite Miniatures"