El Paso, Texas 🔹

Have you been to a game at @southwestuniversityparkep recently? ⚾️⚽️ ⚾️ @bananaball will be batting up a show at the park this weekend (sold out) ⚽️ Ted Lasso Star @cristofernandez.mx has officially joined the @eplocomotivefc Squad See you at the park! 🏟️

🤔Where do the cool kids hang out in 2026? Are communities still creating their own small town lore? Will Texas traditions carry on in our modern age? Does anyone know WHY they even exist? ✋FULL STOP because we CAN’T imagine Texans being…well, not TEXAN! ✅Here are eight summer traditions to keep the spirit alive! 🎶Texas Outdoor Musical (@palodurocanyonsp ): First performed in 1966 depicting the history of the Panhandle, it has become a family-friendly summer tradition for locals! 🌌Dark Skies (@mcdonald_observatory ): Marvel at the billions of twinkling stars overhead that once mesmerized our ancestors! 💃”The Dance” (@garnerstateparktexas ): Since the park’s completion in 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a dance has been held every night through the summer on the banks of the Frio River! 🫐Texas Blueberry Festival (Nacadoches): Nestled in forest country in the oldest town in Texas, the 36th anniversary will celebrate the blueberry harvest with a day long celebration June 13th! 🏜️Viva El Paso! (El Paso): Going on its 48th season, catch a performance between June-August that celebrates the Great American Southwest featuring local talent! 🏊Guadalupe River Tubing (New Braunfels): Hill country Texans beat the heat by spending long summer afternoons floating down the Guadalupe River! 🦇Bat watching (Austin): The 1988 renovation of the Congress Avenue bridge created the perfect bat cave to host the world’s largest urban bat colony! 1.5 million bats emerge nightly late March-early fall. 🤠Kuekelhan Rodeo (Bonham): Founded in 1955 as local cowboy competition, this 71 year North Texas tradition, still held on the families ranch, draws western enthusiasts from across the country! The concession stands are run by local @texas4h groups! What are some of your communities’ local nature traditions? With #TxWAC (Texas Water Action Collaborative) we’re matching businesses and funders to conservation projects that benefit Texas’s natural resources and ensure we always have these beautiful spaces to create memories! Since 2021, we’ve activated over $6M in new funding for on the ground conservatio

The first photographs of El Paso ever including ‘Camp Concordia’ a Fort Bliss Post established near present day Lincoln Park dating back to 1868. 🎞️ 📄 Palace of the Governors Photo Archive

#ElPasoKnowsHowToParty #SunCityBestCity 🎥 @sharvonhales @solrac_hd

BTS Weekend has arrived in the Borderland 📍💟 🎥 @btsarmysinfronteras

Catch your fav Latin Hits live this weekend at @michefest.eptx 🌴🍻

Everyone’s favorite K-Pop band is rolling into The Sun City, and the week kicked off with El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego introducing the 'Estimado Amigo Award' & BTS Resolution 📜

From Headlining Coachella to El Paso 📍Karol G to bring her tour to the SunBowl this September 🌺 @karolg

🦉🕊️🐧 Wings of Wonder at the El Paso Zoo! From Burrowing Owls to “Mustached” Inca Terns to our Ever-Popular Magellanic Penguins, the zoo is alive with birds from every corner of the world! 🎉 Come and Celebrate this weekend (April 25-26) at the zoo, as we honor Earth Day, World Penguin Day, and World Tapir Day! 🌎 Earth Day, April 25, 10 AM - 3PM. - Come and Learn How We can Save Wildlife Together! - Eleven (11) endangered animals will be highlighted during this event. (See Schedule Below) 🐧 World Penguin Day, April 25, 10 AM - 3PM. - Everything you ever wanted to know about Penguins at the Penguin Booth by Penguin Exhibit. - Take Pictures with Pebbles, the Zoo’s Penguin Mascot! - Enrichment at 12 PM. Feeding at 3:15PM ⁉️ World Tapir Day, April 26, 10 AM - 2 PM. - What is a tapir? Come find out at the Tapir Booth by the Tapir Exhibit next to our Rhino, Taj. - Enrichment takes place at 10AM with Keeper Talk! Earth Day Conservation Talks: 1️⃣ Thick-billed Parrot -The El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society 2️⃣ Mexican wolf – Centennial Museum 3️⃣ Mexican wolf – Lesson Destinations 4️⃣ Bali Mynah - Animal Rescue of Community College 5️⃣ Pronghorn – El Paso Water 6️⃣ Radiated Tortoise – Frontera Land Alliance 7️⃣ Jaguar – Master Naturalist 8️⃣ Orangutan – Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition 9️⃣ Spider Monkey – Second Chance Wildlife Rescue 🔟 Painted Dog – El Paso Wildlife Conservation Society 1️⃣1️⃣ P. Horse - Keystone Heritage Park 1️⃣2️⃣ Malayan Tiger - Heather Rivera 1️⃣3️⃣ Discovery Center Area – John Scordato will show education animals ‼️ Members Get In Free! ❤️ The El Paso Zoo celebrates the value of animals and natural resources. It creates opportunities for people to rediscover their connection to nature. #ElPasoZoo #IAmElPaso #EarthDay #WorldPenguinDay #WorldTapirDay

Take the detour into the Franklin Mountains this Friday as @mochakk takes over McKelligon Canyon for a one of a kind mountain show 🌄🇧🇷 📸 @thewanderershutter 🔊 @jandkpresent

The Star on the Mountain lit up gold & brown for Chris Brown & Usher’s R&B Tour coming to the SunBowl 🌟 📸 @ragerphotographyep 💡 @livenationtexas

Get ready, El Paso! The Aikman Club is coming to Sunset Amphitheater with premium, personally assigned seating, stunning stage views, and year-round comfort - exclusively for Texas & Oklahoma amphitheaters. Coming soon! @sunsetampelpaso (Shown: Recently completed Amphitheater by Venu in Colorado)