Downtown Waco glistened with holiday cheer this weekend as Waco Wonderland returned to Heritage Square for its 13th year, drawing large crowds of families, students and local vendors. With the ferris wheel lighting up Austin Avenue, expanded food truck options and a busy Mistletoe Market, this year’s event blended familiar traditions with new features that kept visitors circulating through the plaza.
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While the rodeo events and live music performances won’t begin until Friday, the grounds were for attendees to enjoy food trucks, local vendors, carnival rides, a petting zoo and even mutton busting.
Family, food and dancing — three cornerstones of Hispanic culture — will fill Fountain Mall from 6-9 p.m. on Friday for the Hispanic Student Association’s (HSA) annual campus-wide event, Fiesta. As far as HSA president and Fort Worth senior Daniela Lopez is concerned, this is the first time in the group’s history that the event will be held during the fall semester.
From funky armadillo paintings to sidewalk chalk masterpieces, Art on Elm turned a quiet Saturday morning at the Bridge Street Plaza farmer’s market into a vibrant block party full of live music, food trucks and local creativity.
“You talk to any vendor out there for this past weekend, and they’re going to be really happy with how that market went,” Mungello said.
Thanksgiving is upon us! If you’re in town for the holidays and looking for a little more celebration than football and turkey, here are some weekend events to help you salute the season.
This year’s event looked a little different than last year’s Howdy at the Hurd, which featured country star Bailey Zimmerman, axe-throwing and a ferris wheel. Though, the same good cause was still at the heart of it all, according to Pi Beta Phi Howdy chair Madilyn Eckenrode.
