Event Calendar

AMARILLO –  The City of Amarillo (COA) Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is again joining the national campaign to help pet adoption – NBC’s Clear the Shelters initiative.

Clear the Shelters runs from Aug. 10 through Sept. 30.

This will be the 10^th year for the campaign nationally – with more than 1 million animals adopted across the country during Clear the Shelters in 2023.

“Clear the Shelters is a wonderful program that really helps increase public awareness of pet adoption,” said AAMW Outreach Coordinator Samantha Bennett. “We look forward to participating in this event every year. It really helps highlight the need in the Amarillo community for pet adoption, in addition to the many services provided here at AAMW.”

AAMW is providing a Clear the Shelters special throughout August. Adoption fees for dogs are $25 and cats are $5. Fees include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and micro-chipping. Specific information regarding animals available for adoption at AAMW (including photos, breed, age, etc.) is available online at:

amw.amarillo.gov/adoption-and-resources/adoption-list

For more information contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at (806) 378-5219 or by email at David.Henry@amarillo.gov

Thanks,

David Henry

Media Relations Manager

Office of Engagement & Innovation

O: 806-378-5219

Save te date for this year’s Chamber BBQ Cook-Off happening at the Tri-State Fairgrounds on Thursday, October 3rd. More information is coming soon, so watch our website. We are currently signing up teams that participated in the event in 2023 and will open it up to new teams in August. If you had a team last year and have not registered yet, please contact Lindsey at (806) 342-2006 ASAP to secure your space for this year.

Find this event on Facebook and help us spread the word.

The Starlight Ranch Event Center, located at 1415 Sunrise Dr., has a full lineup of concerts in the works as the summer months grow closer.

Among performers and events listed on their website are Ian Munsick (May 10), Charles Wesley Godwin (May 13), Muttfest (May 19), Kameron Marlowe (May 17), Tracy Byrd (May 31), The Marshall Tucker Band (June 8), Braxton Keith (June 14), Aaron Watson (June 15), Corey Kent (June 20), Chris Young (June 28), La Mafia (July 12), and the toadies (Aug. 31).

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website, https://www.bigtexan.com/starlight-ranch-event-center/ , follow them on Facebook or call 806-372-6000.

Sunset Marketown is coming summer 2024! On Saturday mornings from June 8-September 28 we will be hosting an artisans/artists market alongside the Golden Spread Farmers Market. This is a great opportunity for local creators to share and sell their work to the public. Please complete an interest form if you are a vendor interested in having a booth. We will be sending out applications to interested vendors in March and notifying vendors in April. The Golden Spread Farmers Market will take place under the north colonnade and the artisans/artists market will be in the AJ Swope Performance Plaza. If you are a grower and interested in having a booth, please reach out to the Golden Spread Farmers Market via their Facebook page.