Venues & Things to Do in
Overton
Event spaces, museums, golf, fitness, bowling, and family entertainment in Overton, Texas.
Venues Near Overton
Overton is a small town, but these venues in neighboring towns are all within about 10 miles.
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 · 7.5 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 · 7.5 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 · 7.7 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 · ~9 mi away · Official site ↗
Event & Performance Venues (1)
- Rusk County Youth Expo Center in Henderson · 9.8 mi · livestock shows & youth events
Wedding & Event Venues (4)
- Willow Creek Ranch Venue ↗ in Arp · ~4 mi · 50-acre venue with a hand-cut cedar barn and outdoor arbor, up to 200
- Hidden Timbers Lakeside Venue ↗ in Kilgore · ~9 mi · lakeside rustic wedding venue on a private lake, 70 acres, at 13384 CR 293
- The Landing Event Center ↗ in Kilgore · ~9 mi · event venue on 100 acres, up to 250 indoors, at 14278 Hwy 322 N
- Pollard & Payne Event Venue ↗ in Kilgore · ~9 mi · historic downtown event venue at 209 E Main St, up to 80
Museums & Attractions (1)
- London Museum & Tea Room in New London · 1.6 mi · memorial to the 1937 New London school explosion, across from the cenotaph
Movie Theaters (1)
- 4 Star Cinema in Kilgore · 9 mi
Golf & Country Clubs (2)
- Meadowbrook Golf And Event Center in Kilgore · 7.9 mi
- Hilltop Country Club in Troup · 9.8 mi · private
Bowling & Skating (2)
- Kilgore Bowling Center in Kilgore · ~9 mi · bowling
- Skateland in Kilgore · 9.9 mi · roller skating rink
Nearby venues are drawn from neighboring towns within 10 miles of Overton.
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