ORANGE — Spring has arrived and it’s time for great outdoor events and music, and, sometimes, you can get the best of both as with the South Texas State Fair which begins today and continues through March 31.

Several venues are now offering a full schedule of outdoor events on the patio and there is plenty of good food to go with it. Find a show and enjoy.



Thursday, March 21

Choctaw @ Orange VFW Hall

Longneck Road @ South Texas State Fair

John Cessac @ Tradewinds Tavern

David Joel and Alastair White @ La Cantina - Port Arthur

Caylan Daughrity and Jared Foreman @ Major League Grill

BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub

Jimmy Kaiser and Ryan Carroll @ Good Times

Lee Pelly @ Tibideaux’s

Wayne Dylan @ Logon Cafe

Rod Rishard @ Larry’s French Market

Tom Brandow @ Otis and Henry’s

Blake Sticker @ Luke’s

Larry Tillery Band @ Starvin’ Marvin’s

DJ Eric Scott @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill

Amanda Walker @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar

Phillip Glyn and Southern Daze @ The Boudain Hut

Ray Solis and Spectrum @ Tropical Grill



Friday, March 22

Matchbox Twenty @ L’Auberge du Lac Event Center

BB and Company @ South Texas State Fair

Johnny Falstaff @ Pacesetter Lounge

Alien Tramp @ Cigar Club

Jack Flash @ Suga’s

Twangster’s Union, BB and Company @ South Texas State Fair

Framing the Red @ Dylan’s

Jimmy Kaiser @ Stingaree -Crystal Beach

David Lee Kaiser @ Tibideaux’s

Choctaw @ Cotton’s Cay

Stray Dogs @ Logon Cafe

Wild Party @ The Gig

Rosco Bandana @ Luna Live

JAG @ Larry’s French Market

Bernie Allen Band @ Caribbean Cove

Wayne Dylan @ Otis and Henry’s

Sons of Soul @ Thirsty’s

Big Al Carson and The Blues Masters @ Gator Lounge

Thomas Cokinos @ Luke’s

Ginger and the Blues Kings @ Cafe Del Rio

Bon Journeys @ Yesterday’s

Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons @ Starvin’ Marvin’s

Moe Haynes Band @ Mackenzie’s Pub

DJ Eric Scott @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill

Linda Kay and the Kool Kats @ Doug’s Bar and Grill

Amanda Walker @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar

Oddfellows, Elephunk, Wooden Wings @ Dharma

Ashes of Babylon, The Lochness Mobsters @ Lake Charles Civic Center

Avaris @ King’s Cue Stick

Six Hits and a Miss @ Tropical Grill

Creole Cookin’ @ The Boudain Hut

Chaos featuring Tony Faulk @ Uncle Bill’s

Larry Tillery Band @ Texas Rose Saloon



Saturday, March 23

Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan @ Delta Downs Event Center

My Beautiful Disaster @ Capri Club

Dickie and the Tornadoes @ The Place

Acoustic Pie @ Miccis Piano Bar

Kris Harper and Do Not Destroy @ Madison’s

Ronnie Stallworth @ Suga’s

Curtis Breaux and The Cadillacs, David Joel, Gregg Martinez and the Delta Kings, Al White and Chapparal @ South Texas State Fair

Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza and Pasta (Beaumont-downtown)

Jimmy Kaiser @ Major League Grill

Kris Harper and Do Not Destroy @ Madison’s

Fast Lemon @ Dylan’s

Alex Rozell @ Beau Reve

Larry Tillery Band @ Jake’s Place

Danny O’flaherty, Noel Nash @ Logon Cafe

Angel Siren, Gabriel’s Last Breath, Down the Phoenix @ Luna Live

Brian Moore @ Cigar Club

Vagabond Swing, Hello Chief, Hitchhikers @ Tequila Rok

Scott McGill and Old Dog Mac @ Larry’s French Market

JD Newbury and Southwind @ Caribbean Cove

Righteous Burden @ Big Nasty’s

John Guidroz @ Thirsty’s

Big Al Carson and The Blues Masters @ Gator Lounge

Jamie Talbert @ Luke’s

JAG @ Cafe Del Rio

Chaos featuring Tony Faulk @ Tammy’s

Damon Troy and Final Five @ Yesterday’s

John Thibodeaux Band @ Starvin’ Marvin’s

Circuit Breakers @ Mackenzie’s Pub

DJ Eric Scott @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill

Jody Booth @ Doug’s Bar and Grill

Amanda Walker @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar

England in 1819, When the Word Was Sound @ Dharma

Jerry Nichols and Texas Thunder @ Honky Tonk Texas

Creole Cookin’ @ The Boudain Hut

Bad Karmaa @ Uncle Bill’s



Sunday, March 24

Wayne Cook @ Suga’s

Night and Day Orchestra, Christy Sheffield, Jerryatricks, JAG @ South Texas State Fair

Port Arthur Playboys @ Pine Tree Lodge

Ellis Vanicor and the Lacassine Playboys @ Wayne and Layne’s

TK Hulin, Steve Adams and Smoke @ Yesterday’s

Phillip Glyn and Southern Daze @ The Boudain Hut



Monday, March 25

JAG @ South Texas State Fair

Jobe Wilson Band @ Al-T’s



Tuesday, March 26

Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun @ South Texas State Fair

Alex Rozell @ Tradewinds Tavern

El Floppy Tacos @ Madison’s

Ed Dix and Friends @ Mackenzie’s Pub

Caylan Daughrity @ Dylan’s



Wednesday, March 27

Natural Vibrations, Sol Tribe @ Luna Live

JAG, High Street @ South Texas State Fair

Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

Natural Vibrations, Sol Tribe @ Luna Live

Neal Smith @ Cigar Club

3 of a Kind @ Caribbean Cove

Bronco Jr. @ Luke’s

Kenny Wiebusch and the Outstanding Warrants @ Starvin’ Marvin’s

Marcus Sawyer @ Dharma

Phillip Glyn and Southern Daze @ The Boudain Hut



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