Venues & Things to Do in
Lufkin
Event spaces, museums, golf, fitness, bowling, and family entertainment in Lufkin, Texas.
Major Venues & Attractions
The anchor venues of Lufkin — researched and verified with official links.
Attraction
Ellen Trout Zoo
City-owned zoo with nearly 800 animals that draws about 150,000 visitors a year — a Lufkin institution since 1967.
Official site ↗Performing Arts · capacity 891
Temple Theater at Angelina College
891-seat theater where the Angelina Arts Alliance presents national Broadway tours and headline artists on the Angelina College campus.
Official site ↗Historic Theater · capacity 431
The Pines Theater
Restored 1925 theater in downtown Lufkin hosting concerts, films, and community events under the Angelina Arts Alliance.
Official site ↗Expo & Fairgrounds · capacity 6,950
George H. Henderson Jr. Exposition Center
36-acre expo grounds with a 62,500-square-foot pavilion — home of the Texas State Forest Festival and the PRCA Angelina Benefit Rodeo.
Official site ↗Museum
Museum of East Texas
Free art museum housed in the 1906 St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, exhibiting regional and national art since 1976.
Official site ↗Museum
Texas Forestry Museum
Free museum telling the story of the Piney Woods timber industry — sawmill town exhibits, a logging train, and a fire tower.
Official site ↗Museum
Naranjo Museum of Natural History
10,000-square-foot natural-history museum with dinosaur skeletons, a woolly mammoth, and thousands of fossils.
Official site ↗More Venues & Recreation
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Wedding & Event Venues (6)
- Eden Hill Event Venue ↗ blank-canvas wedding venue with ballrooms at 521 Asa Read Rd, up to 400
- Buck Creek Hall ↗ 5,200 sq ft covered open-air event facility at 1617 Old Ewing Rd, up to 250
- The Grand on First ↗ full-service downtown wedding and event venue at 416 S 1st St
- Pitser Garrison Convention Center city convention center at 601 N 2nd St
- West Shepherd Avenue Event Venue ↗ downtown event hall for up to 150
- Regal Event Venue downtown event venue at 119 N 1st St
Movie Theaters (2)
Family Fun & Games (2)
- Skyline's Kingdom Claw claw-machine arcade
- Texas Sized Virtual Reality VR arcade
Bowling & Skating (1)
- Skate Ranch roller skating rink
Directory researched & verified by East Texas Online, 2026-07-05.
Venues Near Lufkin
More spots within about 10 miles, in neighboring East Texas towns — worth the short drive.
Museum
The History Center
Public history museum and archive for the East Texas lumber industry — the sawmill-town story of Diboll told through photographs, records, and oral histories.
in Diboll · 5.2 mi away · Official site ↗
Wedding & Event Venues (6)
- Grey Star Events Venue ↗ in Diboll · ~5 mi · event venue at 1430 North Temple Dr
- The Front Porch ↗ in Diboll · ~5 mi · full-service wedding and event venue in Diboll
- Lottie & Arthur Temple Civic Center ↗ in Diboll · ~5 mi · 5,376 sq ft city civic center with a stage and dance floor at 601 Dennis St
- The Veranda Venue ↗ in Diboll · ~5 mi · wedding and event venue in Diboll
- Texas Forest Country Retreat ↗ in Huntington · ~6.5 mi · wedding and event venue with a mansion on Sawmill Lake at 156 Grimes-Flournoy Rd
- The Barn In The Pines ↗ in Huntington · ~6.5 mi · barn venue with a main hall up to 150 and a pond at 110 Gilliland Creek Rd
Family Fun & Games (1)
- Hijinx Trampoline Park ↗ in Hudson · ~0.6 mi · 12,000 sq ft of trampolines, dodgeball & foam pits
Golf & Country Clubs (1)
- Neches Pines Golf Course in Diboll · ~5 mi · public course
Nearby venues are drawn from neighboring towns within 10 miles of Lufkin.
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