Venues & Things to Do in
Big Sandy
Event spaces, museums, golf, fitness, bowling, and family entertainment in Big Sandy, Texas.
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Wedding & Event Venues (2)
- Circle M Event Center ↗ 4,400 sq ft indoor event venue on a 17-acre lakeside property
- The River Bend Venue ↗ wedding venue on 75 acres with Sabine River frontage
Directory researched & verified by East Texas Online, 2026-07-05.
Venues Near Big Sandy
More spots within about 10 miles, in neighboring East Texas towns — worth the short drive.
Rodeo Arena · capacity 5,000
Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo Grounds
Home of the Round-Up Rodeo every June since 1938, with the grounds available for Western-style private events year-round.
in Gladewater · ~9.3 mi away · Official site ↗
Live Music Hall
Gladewater Saturday Night Opry
Weekly country-music stage show in the 1936 Cozy Theater, booking hundreds of Ark-La-Tex performers a year.
in Gladewater · ~9.3 mi away · Official site ↗
Museum
The Gladewater Museum
Downtown museum in the 1939 Art Deco Ellen Bauman building, telling the story of the town's oil boom — with a rodeo-history annex.
in Gladewater · 9.6 mi away · Official site ↗
Wedding & Event Venues (5)
- The Venue on Lake Hawkins in Hawkins · ~4.3 mi · event and wedding space on Lake Hawkins at 2449 Co Rd 3473
- Gladewater Ranch ↗ in Gladewater · ~9.3 mi · ranch wedding and event venue at 2000 W Gay Ave, indoor and outdoor spaces
- Tempest Golf Club ↗ in Gladewater · ~9.3 mi · golf clubhouse wedding and event venue on E Wilkins Rd, up to 250
- Wilson Royalty Event Center ↗ in Gladewater · ~9.3 mi · event center at 500 W Quitman Ave
- The BlueByrd Room ↗ in Gladewater · ~9.3 mi · small event and performance room on S Main St, seats 70
Family Fun & Games (1)
- Bounce Town Inflatables in Hawkins · ~4.3 mi · indoor inflatables
Nearby venues are drawn from neighboring towns within 10 miles of Big Sandy.
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