Venues & Things to Do in
Longview
Event spaces, museums, golf, fitness, bowling, and family entertainment in Longview, Texas.
Major Venues & Attractions
The anchor venues of Longview — researched and verified with official links.
Performing Arts · capacity 2,011
Belcher Center
LeTourneau University's live-event theater — the region's stage for touring concerts, Broadway-style shows, and speakers for nearly 20 years.
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.
Official site ↗Attraction
Longview Arboretum & Nature Center
26-acre arboretum and nature center along Grace Creek, opened in 2019 next to the Convention Complex.
Official site ↗Museum
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
Downtown art museum at 215 E. Tyler St., open Tuesday–Saturday with rotating exhibitions; its second building at 213 N. Fredonia is listed as temporarily closed for renovations.
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.
Official site ↗Museum
Gregg County Historical Museum
County history museum in the 1910 Everett Building, home to more than 3,000 Caddo artifacts.
Official site ↗Fairgrounds
Gregg County Fair
The Jaycees-run county fair since 1949, held each September at the Longview Fairgrounds and Exhibit Center.
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.
Official site ↗More Venues & Recreation
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Event & Performance Venues (2)
- Theatre Longview ↗ community theater at the Longview Community Center
- ArtsView Children's Theatre ↗ youth theater & education since 1981
Wedding & Event Venues (4)
- Infinity Events Center ↗ 10,000-sq-ft column-free ballroom at the Holiday Inn, up to 1,200
- The Summit Club of Longview ↗ 17,000-sq-ft ballroom and dining venue at 3700 Judson Rd, up to 700
- The Reserve ↗ event center with a ballroom and outdoor pavilion, up to 300
- The Event Center on Alpine ↗ event center at 2023 Alpine Rd, up to 280
Movie Theaters (1)
Family Fun & Games (3)
- Lazer X laser tag
- Graystone Scream Park seasonal haunted attraction
- Doc Wilkes House Of Horrors seasonal haunted attraction
Golf & Country Clubs (5)
- Crossing Creeks Country Club private
- Pinecrest Country Club private
- Wood Hollow Golf Club
- Alpine 55 golf entertainment venue
- The Links Indoor Golf indoor golf simulators
Bowling & Skating (1)
Other Recreation (2)
- 903 Billiards pool hall
- Top Shot Indoor Range And Guns indoor shooting range
Directory researched & verified by East Texas Online, 2026-07-05.
Venues Near Longview
More spots within about 10 miles, in neighboring East Texas towns — worth the short drive.
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 · 5.9 mi away · 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.
in Gladewater · ~6 mi away · Official site ↗
Motorsports
Lonestar Speedway
Half-mile clay oval on FM 1252 that now hosts monster-truck shows and festivals; it has not run a regular racing season since 2021.
in Kilgore · 6.5 mi away
Festival Grounds
Avalon Faire
Renaissance faire every April weekend — jousting, birds of prey, and 70 artisan vendors drawing about 10,000 visitors.
in Kilgore · ~6.6 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 · 7.9 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 East Texas Oil Field.
in Kilgore · 8 mi away · Official site ↗
Museum
Rangerette Showcase Museum
Museum of the Kilgore College Rangerettes (1940), billed as the first group of its kind in the world, with costumes, films and memorabilia; open Tuesday–Friday 10–3 and Saturday 10–2.
in Kilgore · 8.1 mi away · Official site ↗
Wedding & Event Venues (9)
- White Oak Community Building ↗ in White Oak · ~0.6 mi · city-owned event hall for rent, 2,664 sq ft with a kitchen
- Sweet Hills Wedding & Event Center ↗ in East Mountain · ~1.1 mi · wedding and event center on TX-300 with an iron-gazebo ceremony site, up to 250
- Gladewater Ranch ↗ in Gladewater · ~6 mi · ranch wedding and event venue at 2000 W Gay Ave, indoor and outdoor spaces
- Tempest Golf Club ↗ in Gladewater · ~6 mi · golf clubhouse wedding and event venue on E Wilkins Rd, up to 250
- Wilson Royalty Event Center ↗ in Gladewater · ~6 mi · event center at 500 W Quitman Ave
- The BlueByrd Room ↗ in Gladewater · ~6 mi · small event and performance room on S Main St, seats 70
- Hidden Timbers Lakeside Venue ↗ in Kilgore · ~6.6 mi · lakeside rustic wedding venue on a private lake, 70 acres, at 13384 CR 293
- The Landing Event Center ↗ in Kilgore · ~6.6 mi · event venue on 100 acres, up to 250 indoors, at 14278 Hwy 322 N
- Pollard & Payne Event Venue ↗ in Kilgore · ~6.6 mi · historic downtown event venue at 209 E Main St, up to 80
Movie Theaters (1)
- 4 Star Cinema in Kilgore · 6.5 mi
Golf & Country Clubs (1)
- Meadowbrook Golf And Event Center in Kilgore · 7.8 mi
Bowling & Skating (2)
- Skateland in Kilgore · 5.7 mi · roller skating rink
- Kilgore Bowling Center in Kilgore · ~6.6 mi · bowling
Nearby venues are drawn from neighboring towns within 10 miles of Longview.
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