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Lubbock this weekend, Nov. 13-15: A parade, art in the canyon and a dozen free things to do

By Jerry Rodriquez

It’s a big, mostly free weekend in Lubbock: a Veterans Day parade, two art and maker markets, a kids’ business fair, a free band concert and a lakeside race, with the Red Raiders on TV Saturday night. Here’s where to be Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 15. (Weekday plans are in our week-ahead guide.)

Friday, Nov. 13

  • Lubbock Concert Band Fall Concert, 7:30 p.m. (free). Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Doors open at 7. Guest conductor Dr. Gary Garner leads Grainger’s “Mock Morris,” and the program includes Sousa’s “The Thunderer” and Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival,” per the band. It also livestreams on YouTube and Facebook.
  • Liverpool Legends, 7 p.m. The Beatles tribute plays Buddy Holly Hall, according to the Texas South Plains calendar. Tickets required.
  • Staggerwing, 7 p.m. Texas Tech Opera Theatre’s opera about the women pilots who won the 1936 Bendix Trophy Air Race runs Thursday through Sunday in Buddy Holly Hall’s Crickets Theater, per the Lubbock Cultural District. Tickets required.

Saturday, Nov. 14

  • Buffalo Wallow Races, 9 a.m. The West Texas Running Club’s 45th annual 2-mile run/walk, quarter marathon and half marathon at Buffalo Springs Lake, 324 Comanche Road, on a new course. Entry runs $8 to $35, plus a $5 lake gate fee, and race-day sign-up is limited, per the club. No pets on the course.
  • Mo’s Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (free to browse). The weekly farmers and makers market at the Lubbock Arboretum, per Mo Productions.
  • 11th Annual Lubbock Veterans Day Parade, 10 a.m. (free). It heads east on Broadway from Avenue A to 1701 Canyon Lake Drive, hosted by Los Hermanos Familia. Viewing tips are in our week-ahead story.
  • Art in the Canyon, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (free). 29 artists and makers, plus food trucks, at 16716 County Road 2040. Take Indiana Avenue south, turn right on Woodrow Road and follow the flags, KCBD reported.
  • Lubbock Children’s Business Fair, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (free admission). More than 70 kid entrepreneurs at 60 booths in the Science Spectrum lobby and exhibit hall, 2579 S. Loop 289, per the Lubbock Chamber listing. Bring cash or cards for purchases.
  • The Mindful Market, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (free). The Well Collective’s winter market at The Willows, 6303 82nd St., with free guided yoga at 11:15, Pilates at 12:45, a sound session at 2 and live music, per the organizers. Bring a mat if you have one.
  • Bots & Bricks workshop, 2 to 5 p.m. LEGO robotics for ages 6 to 15 at the Science Spectrum’s FabLab, per the museum. Check its site for cost and sign-up.
  • Mo’s Sunset Market, 6 to 9 p.m. (free). Second-Saturday street market on Buddy Holly Avenue in the Depot District with live bands, food trucks and local vendors, per Mo Productions.
  • Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. The No. 12 Red Raiders play in Stillwater, per Texas Tech Athletics. Pick a watch party and cheer from home.

Sunday, Nov. 15

  • Art in the Canyon, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (free). Day two.
  • Staggerwing, 2 p.m. matinee at Buddy Holly Hall.

Looking ahead

Next Saturday, Nov. 21, Lubbock Coffee Fest takes over Historic Broadway from 1 to 9 p.m. It’s free to attend, with coffee crawl passes and soup flights for sale, according to Mo Productions. For the holiday calendar, see our Lubbock Christmas events guide.

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