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Turn this week into a curiosity sprint at Children's Discovery Museum of the Golden Crescent, where Play Town pretend play, the tinkery…

1205 Sam Houston Dr

Turn this week into a curiosity sprint at Children's Discovery Museum of the Golden Crescent, where Play Town pretend play, the tinkery Maker Space, splashy Art Yard, and Jurassic Lab keep little brains buzzing. It’s hands-on, imagination-first fun that sneaks in learning while you take a breather.

From the Victoria newsletter, September 16, 2026

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Skip the endless doomscroll and wander through 13,000 years of Coastal Bend stories at Museum of the Coastal Bend, from Fort St. Louis and…

2200 E Red River St

Skip the endless doomscroll and wander through 13,000 years of Coastal Bend stories at Museum of the Coastal Bend, from Fort St. Louis and Spanish influence to where Texas ranching began. Bonus this week, catch The Texas-California Trail Drives 1849-1860 paintings by Tom Jones on view through September 1.

From the Victoria newsletter, September 9, 2026

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Phillips-Sale House

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Built in 1851 with Greek Revival bones and a later Colonial Revival glow-up, the Phillips-Sale House is a legit slice of old Victoria.…

700 N Craig St

Built in 1851 with Greek Revival bones and a later Colonial Revival glow-up, the Phillips-Sale House is a legit slice of old Victoria. Swing by, admire that double-decker porch, then picture Sam Houston working the crowd from the front steps during his 1857 governor run.

From the Victoria newsletter, September 19, 2026

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From a stirring Victoria Symphony Orchestra program to a laugh-out-loud touring comic, Victoria Fine Arts Center delivers big-stage polish…

1002 Sam Houston Dr

From a stirring Victoria Symphony Orchestra program to a laugh-out-loud touring comic, Victoria Fine Arts Center delivers big-stage polish with intimate feel thanks to state-of-the-art sound, video, and acoustics.

From the Victoria newsletter, August 26, 2026

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Texas State Historical Marker #12948 marks Camp Victoria, where Gen. Thomas J. Rusk’s troops regrouped in June 1836, got the clandestine…

96 Spring Creek Rd · ✓ checked Aug 28

Texas State Historical Marker #12948 marks Camp Victoria, where Gen. Thomas J. Rusk’s troops regrouped in June 1836, got the clandestine Whiphandle Dispatch, and grew to more than 2,500 strong, the Revolution’s largest Texan muster.

From the Victoria newsletter, September 1, 2026

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Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art is flipping the lights back on August 29 with Elizabeth Payne’s decades-spanning paintings that go…

n 77901, 1201 N Moody St

Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art is flipping the lights back on August 29 with Elizabeth Payne’s decades-spanning paintings that go from crisp hard-edge abstraction to saturated South Texas portraits, plus Roy Fridge’s witty wood carvings and symbolic assemblages.

From the Victoria newsletter, August 27, 2026

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Theatre Victoria

Arts & Culture

Theatre Victoria is gearing up at the Leo J. Welder Center with an Agatha Christie mystery Sept 17-20, a Disney/Pixar adventure Oct 8-10, a…

214 N Main St #6503

Theatre Victoria is gearing up at the Leo J. Welder Center with an Agatha Christie mystery Sept 17-20, a Disney/Pixar adventure Oct 8-10, a Peanuts holiday classic Dec 12-13, and a Menken and Ashman musical in February. Pick your show and rally the group chat this week, local talent awaits.

From the Victoria newsletter, August 28, 2026

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Little House

Arts & Culture

Remember Little House)), the late Victorian beauty built in 1896 with that octagonal turret and a round picture window? It made the…

502 N Victoria St

Remember Little House)), the late Victorian beauty built in 1896 with that octagonal turret and a round picture window? It made the National Register in 1986, and though it’s gone now, it’s a perfect excuse to swap stories this week about the architecture Victoria has loved and lost.

From the Victoria newsletter, September 13, 2026

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