Discover Odessa

12/18/2024

Yesterday was a blast! We hosted the Odessa Jackalopes for a fun outing at Cinergy Entertainment and shared how we work as the destination marketing organization. ✨

🏒 This weekend, cheer on the Jacks! They take on the El Paso Rhinos with FREE ADMISSION to Friday's and Saturday's games. Let's ! 🥅

12/17/2024

12/10/2024

JACKS FANS 🏒 Your chance to WIN FREE tickets to the games this weekend is here! 🎉 We're giving away FOUR tickets each for the Friday, Saturday, & Sunday games. 🎟️

💌 Subscribe to our newsletter to get entered to win: https://bit.ly/3Yp23T8 ✨

🏒: Odessa Jackalopes
📍: Ector County Coliseum

12/05/2024

12/05/2024

The holiday season is here! 🎅🎄Here are just a few of the many events taking place:

🎄 Annual Tree Lighting at Starbright Village | DEC 5th
🎁 Starbright Casitas | DEC 6, 7, 13, & 14
🚗 Parade of Lights | DEC 7
❄️ Parks Legado Christmas Market | DEC 7 & 14

Check out ALL of the top things to do this holiday season: https://bit.ly/ODTXholidays

12/03/2024

Time to PACK THE SHACK this weekend!🏒

🎉Ticket Giveaway Time: Enter to WIN 4 Tickets to the Odessa Jackalopes this weekend as they take on the North Richland Hills Lone Star Brahmas at the Ector County Coliseum on Friday, December 6th. ✨

TO ENTER:
• Follow Discover Odessa + Odessa Jackalopes
• TAG your friends you'd bring!

This contest will end Wednesday, December 4th at 1pm cst.

11/27/2024

Starbright Village opens December 5th!🎄🚗 Time to plan your stroll through the largest lighted drive/walk thru display this winter in West Texas. ☃️

🔔Opening Day! Starbright Village Tree Lighting presented by First Basin CU & City of Odessa, Texas is Dec. 5 at 6PM. Ring in the holiday season with counting down the tree lighting, caroling, hot cocoa from the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang, and NEW to opening day is Ice Skating! Catch live coverage on First Alert 7.

📅 December 5 - 29
📍 McKinney Park

🎅 Read more on tips for your visit, village hours, opening day, and Santa Land:

Gather your loved ones, grab your hot cocoa, and get ready to be dazzled by the largest light display in West Texas! Starbright Village in Odessa, Texas is a holiday wonderland that brings joy to all ages.

11/22/2024

We agree! Put him back him. Can't wait for this Friday Night Lights reboot. 🏈

Of course not, so I will volunteer to take one for the team.

11/22/2024

We've got you covered for the Top Thanksgiving Things To Do in Odessa, TX! 🍂
From fun events, local eats, shopping local, and volunteering, click the link below to read more on how you can spend this holiday season with your loved ones.

🔗: https://bit.ly/40TyfiM

Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with loved ones, giving thanks, and creating lasting memories. Here are some fun things to do in Odessa:

11/14/2024

💙🧡 Odessa & Midland were thrilled to host the 2024 Special Olympics Texas: Fall Classic! Over 1,000 incredible athletes competed in Bocce, golf, softball, swimming, and FUNdatmental sports.

Let's give these amazing athletes a round of applause! 👏

11/04/2024

🎉 TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🎉 Merry Marketplace is taking place in Odessa, TX from NOV. 7 - 10 at the Ector County Coliseum. What is Merry Marketplace? Holiday shop with nearly 100 vendors, where you can find unique gifts, festive treat, and have a fun time shopping! 🎄🛍️✨

Win a pair of General Admission tickets to Merry Marketplace, we will pull TWO winners!🎁✨

How to enter:
1️⃣ Follow Discover Odessa & Junior League of Odessa
2️⃣ Tag a friend you’d bring!

Contest ends Tuesday at 12PM CT! Good luck!✨💙

11/01/2024

As we gather to celebrate Día de los Mu***os this weekend, let us honor the memory of our loved ones though our memories, traditions, and stories. 🤍🕯️🌸

Día de los Mu***os events this weekend: (all free events!)
📍11/01 from 6-9pm • First Friday ODTX - Celebrate Día de los Mu***os & Diwali with events all around town. Check out the line up of events happening over at

📍11/02 from 1:30-4:30pm • Día de los Mu***os at - Free art activities, meet artist Guadalupe Hernandez about his current exhibition, and special performances

📍11/02 at 6pm • Día de los Mu***os Parade & Festival - Starts at Texas and 9th Street, ends on 17th street. Parade after party at Ajuua’s Mexican Restaurant.

📍11/03 from 5-9pm • Día de los Mu***os Festival at - Mariachi, raffles, food trucks, Ballet Folklórico, Live music, community altar. Closing show at 7:30pm.

📸: Dia de los Mu***os Parade in Downtown Odessa by

10/22/2024

PACK THE SHACK this weekend!🏒

TICKET GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED - Congratulations to Clarissa M. & Robert G. on winning our Jackalopes ticket giveaway! 🎉🎉

🎉Ticket Giveaway Time: Enter to WIN 5 Tickets to the Odessa Jackalopes this weekend as they take on the El Paso Rhinos at the Ector County Coliseum✨We will pull TWO winners & you can choose to go to the Friday or Saturday game!

TO ENTER:
• Follow Discover Odessa + Odessa Jackalopes
• TAG your friends you'd bring!

This contest will end October 23, 2024.

10/15/2024

🎟️Ticket Giveaway Time! Enter to win 2 tickets to 2024 Literary Death Match on October 17, 2024 at The Copper Rose Building in Downtown Odessa!

Enter-to-win here: https://bit.ly/LDM24DiscoverOdessaETW

What’s Literary Death Match? It’s a thrilling night of live storytelling where talented authors face off in an epic competition, judged by a panel of literary experts 🥊✨ Get ready for captivating performances, sharp wordplay, and plenty of unexpected twists! The event will end with a final showdown, where one author will take home the title of champion. 🏆

Contest ends on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 11:59pm CT. Winners will be announced on Thursday, October 17 2024. 🤩

10/01/2024

Visiting Odessa, TX this fall? 🍂 We got you covered. Check out our guide on the top things to do this fall! ⤵️

💀 Fall festivals & parades
🎃 Pumpkin patches
☕ Fall eats & drinks
👻 Spooky fun & stories

From pumpkin patches, fall family-friendly things to do, spooky fun, there's endless things to do and see this fall in Odessa, TX.

09/30/2024

We're so excited the Special Olympics Texas - Fall Classic is happening this weekend in Odessa/Midland from October 3-5, 2024! ⭐🏅

This event is expected to attract 2,500 athletes and 5,000 spectators to West Texas! Competitions taking place will be swimming, golf, softball, and bocce. ⛳🥎🏊

You can learn more about the Fall Classic & sign up to volunteer here: https://www.sotx.org/fall-classic

Special Olympics Texas is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

09/20/2024

TICKET GIVEAWAY - We are partnering up with to give away a pair of tickets to TWO lucky winners to go see on his Mirada Tour on 09/27 at the .

HOW TO ENTER:
🎶 Like this post
🎶 Tag 3 friends
🎶 Share to your story

*Contest will end Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 11:59pm CT. Winners will be pulled on Monday, September 23rd and will have 24 hours to claim their prize.