Venues & Things to Do in
Gladewater
Event spaces, museums, golf, fitness, bowling, and family entertainment in Gladewater, Texas.
Major Venues & Attractions
The anchor venues of Gladewater — researched and verified with official links.
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.
Official site ↗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.
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.
Official site ↗More Venues & Recreation
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Wedding & Event Venues (4)
- Gladewater Ranch ↗ ranch wedding and event venue at 2000 W Gay Ave, indoor and outdoor spaces
- Tempest Golf Club ↗ golf clubhouse wedding and event venue on E Wilkins Rd, up to 250
- Wilson Royalty Event Center ↗ event center at 500 W Quitman Ave
- The BlueByrd Room ↗ small event and performance room on S Main St, seats 70
Directory researched & verified by East Texas Online, 2026-07-05.
Venues Near Gladewater
More spots within about 10 miles, in neighboring East Texas towns — worth the short drive.
Motorsports
Lonestar Speedway
Half-mile clay oval east of town running sprints, modifieds, and stock classes on race weekends.
in Kilgore · 5.4 mi away · Official site ↗
Fairgrounds
Gregg County Fair
The Jaycees-run county fair since 1949, held each September at the Longview Fairgrounds and Exhibit Center.
in Longview · ~8.1 mi away · Official site ↗
Family Entertainment
Film Alley
Movies, duck-pin bowling, arcade, and dining under one roof at the renovated former Regal theater, opened in 2024.
in Longview · ~8.1 mi away · Official site ↗
Festival Grounds
Avalon Faire
Renaissance faire every April weekend — jousting, birds of prey, and 70 artisan vendors drawing about 10,000 visitors.
in Kilgore · ~8.8 mi away · Official site ↗
Convention Center · capacity 3,000
Maude Cobb Convention Center
Longview's 40,000-square-foot convention hall, anchor of the city's Convention Complex with the Exhibit Center, rodeo arena, and fairgrounds.
in Longview · 8.8 mi away · Official site ↗
Attraction
Longview Arboretum & Nature Center
26-acre arboretum and nature center along Grace Creek, opened in 2019 next to the Convention Complex.
in Longview · 8.8 mi away · Official site ↗
Performing Arts · capacity 220
Texas Shakespeare Festival
East Texas' only professional theatre — a summer repertory festival staging Shakespeare and classics at Kilgore College since 1986.
in Kilgore · 9.7 mi away · Official site ↗
Children's Museum
Longview World of Wonders
Hands-on children's discovery museum in a 17,000-square-foot building in Longview's downtown cultural district.
in Longview · 9.8 mi away · Official site ↗
Museum
Rangerette Showcase Museum
Free museum honoring the Kilgore College Rangerettes — the world's first collegiate drill team (1940) — with costumes, films, and decades of memorabilia.
in Kilgore · 9.9 mi away · Official site ↗
Museum
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
Downtown art museum with nearly 1,200 works; temporarily closed for renovations — check ahead before visiting.
in Longview · 9.9 mi away · Official site ↗
Museum
Gregg County Historical Museum
County history museum in the 1910 Everett Building, home to more than 3,000 Caddo artifacts.
in Longview · 9.9 mi away · Official site ↗
Museum
East Texas Oil Museum
Kilgore College's tribute to the 1930s oil boom — a full-scale recreated Boomtown USA with stores, rigs, and the story of the biggest oilfield in the lower 48.
in Kilgore · 10 mi away · Official site ↗
Event & Performance Venues (2)
- Theatre Longview ↗ in Longview · 7.3 mi · community theater at the Longview Community Center
- ArtsView Children's Theatre ↗ in Longview · ~8.1 mi · youth theater & education since 1981
Wedding & Event Venues (11)
- White Oak Community Building ↗ in White Oak · ~2.9 mi · city-owned event hall for rent, 2,664 sq ft with a kitchen
- Sweet Hills Wedding & Event Center ↗ in East Mountain · ~4 mi · wedding and event center on TX-300 with an iron-gazebo ceremony site, up to 250
- Circle M Event Center ↗ in Big Sandy · ~8 mi · 4,400 sq ft indoor event venue on a 17-acre lakeside property
- The River Bend Venue ↗ in Big Sandy · ~8 mi · wedding venue on 75 acres with Sabine River frontage
- Infinity Events Center ↗ in Longview · ~8.1 mi · 10,000-sq-ft column-free ballroom at the Holiday Inn, up to 1,200
- The Summit Club of Longview ↗ in Longview · ~8.1 mi · 17,000-sq-ft ballroom and dining venue at 3700 Judson Rd, up to 700
- The Reserve ↗ in Longview · ~8.1 mi · event center with a ballroom and outdoor pavilion, up to 300
- The Event Center on Alpine ↗ in Longview · ~8.1 mi · event center at 2023 Alpine Rd, up to 280
- Hidden Timbers Lakeside Venue ↗ in Kilgore · ~8.8 mi · lakeside rustic wedding venue on a private lake, 70 acres, at 13384 CR 293
- The Landing Event Center ↗ in Kilgore · ~8.8 mi · event venue on 100 acres, up to 250 indoors, at 14278 Hwy 322 N
- Pollard & Payne Event Venue ↗ in Kilgore · ~8.8 mi · historic downtown event venue at 209 E Main St, up to 80
Museums & Attractions (1)
- Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum in Gilmer · 8.1 mi · at Fox Stephens Field (Gilmer Municipal Airport)
Movie Theaters (2)
- AMC Theatres in Longview · ~8.1 mi
- 4 Star Cinema in Kilgore · 8.9 mi
Family Fun & Games (3)
- Lazer X in Longview · ~8.1 mi · laser tag
- Graystone Scream Park in Longview · ~8.1 mi · seasonal haunted attraction
- Doc Wilkes House Of Horrors in Longview · ~8.1 mi · seasonal haunted attraction
Golf & Country Clubs (3)
- Wood Hollow Golf Club in Longview · ~8.1 mi
- The Links Indoor Golf in Longview · ~8.1 mi · indoor golf simulators
- Crossing Creeks Country Club in Longview · 8.6 mi · private
Bowling & Skating (3)
- Oil Bowl in Longview · ~8.1 mi
- Skateland in Kilgore · 8.3 mi · roller skating rink
- Kilgore Bowling Center in Kilgore · ~8.8 mi · bowling
Other Recreation (1)
- 903 Billiards in Longview · ~8.1 mi · pool hall
Nearby venues are drawn from neighboring towns within 10 miles of Gladewater.
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