https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/ Weekend guides, food picks and local guides for Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange and the rest of Southeast Texas. en-us Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0500 https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/trick-or-treating-southeast-texas-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/trick-or-treating-southeast-texas-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Halloween Trying to figure out where to take the kids trick-or-treating this year? We found 44 trunk-or-treats, fall festivals and Halloween candy stops happening around Southeast Texas from Saturday, October 17 through Halloween night on Saturday, October 31. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-october-9-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-october-9-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide Here are 19 events in Beaumont, Groves, Orange and Port Arthur for October 9 to 11, 2026, including free festivals, family events and Sunday plans. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/new-restaurants-businesses-southeast-texas-fall-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/new-restaurants-businesses-southeast-texas-fall-2026/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor New Openings Greek plates on Calder, birria pizza in Orange, a four-shop strip in Port Neches and a bookstore with 270 opening-day checkouts: 15 new SETX openings, plus three on the way. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-october-2-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-october-2-2026/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide Orangetober gives away 10,000 free pumpkins in Orange on Sunday, Beaumont Comic Con runs at Ford Park, and Beaumont's museums open Sunday afternoon, plus Fluffy and Bobby Orozco on Saturday night. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-september-25-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-september-25-2026/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide Some Like It Hot at the Jefferson on Friday, free animal programs and bayou boat tours at Shangri La on Saturday, Ricky Skaggs at the Lutcher, and free Sunday house tours at the McFaddin-Ward. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-september-18-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-september-18-2026/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide The Symphony of Southeast Texas opens its 74th season Saturday, Buckstin Brewing throws a free Bucktoberfest, and a ranger shows you sunspots at Village Creek on Sunday. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/southeast-texas-food/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/southeast-texas-food/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Food Brisket boudin in Beaumont, gumbo by the gallon in Nederland, pho in Port Arthur and homemade pie in Orange: 19 Southeast Texas restaurants with addresses and hours. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-september-11-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-september-11-2026/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide Fiesta 58 opens Saturday in Port Arthur and VIVA Beaumont fills the Main Street plaza Sunday, plus a redfish tournament, free yoga at Cattail Marsh and a restored organ back in service. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-in-orange-tx/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-in-orange-tx/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Things to Do Shangri La, the Stark Museum and the Stark House all cost nothing, and Orange runs on a Tuesday-to-Saturday clock. Eleven things to do, with every hour and price checked against the venue itself. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/forge-whats-next-beaumont/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/forge-whats-next-beaumont/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:30:00 -0500 What's Up SETX Team Events Free professional headshots from Emerie Photography, food from Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, and a room full of people building things. Thursday, August 20, 2026, 6 to 8 PM at The Forge, 268 Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-in-beaumont-tx/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-in-beaumont-tx/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Things to Do Spindletop, 450 alligators, a 900-acre marsh boardwalk and six attractions that cost nothing, with every hour and admission price re-checked against the venue's own site this month. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-august-7-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-august-7-2026/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide Eleven things across Beaumont, Orange, Bridge City and Port Arthur: a free butterfly release on a downtown lawn, Texas tax-free weekend, balloons lit after dark, and what's open Sunday. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/weekend-things-to-do-in-southeast-texas/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/weekend-things-to-do-in-southeast-texas/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor What's Always Open Southeast Texas has no shortage of things to do on the weekend. What it doesn't have is a reliable list of what's actually open, so we checked all 25, one at a time. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-july-31-2026/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/things-to-do-southeast-texas-weekend-july-31-2026/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Weekend Guide Twelve things to do across Beaumont, Orange, Vidor, Nederland and Lumberton: the Australian Bee Gees at the Jefferson, a free E.T. under the stars, and which Orange gardens are closed Sunday. https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/15-things-to-do-in-port-arthur-tx-to-fall-in-love-with-the-coast-again/ https://whatsupsetx.com/blog/15-things-to-do-in-port-arthur-tx-to-fall-in-love-with-the-coast-again/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0500 Lance Taylor Things to Do Sea Rim State Park's 15,000 acres, the Museum of the Gulf Coast, Cajun seafood at Rodair and Reel Cajun, Sabine Lake fishing, and the spring-migration birding trails at Sabine Woods.