Fun events are really heating up around the state in July.

After a full decade of being closed, Waterloo Park will at long last reopen to the public Saturday, Aug. 14. So says Waterloo Greenway, which broke the news today, along with word from C3 Presents that the park's first concert will be Aug. 20, with hometown hero Gary Clark Jr. breaking in the park's 5,000-seat Moody Amphitheater.

Record Store Day is an annual event that celebrates the culture of the independently owned record store. Bringing together fans, artists, and thousands of independent record stores across the world. It may be slightly adjusted this year due to the pandemic, but there are still plenty of ways to support your local record stores this Saturday!

As things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state. Maintain a social distance out there and still have a good time as we get back to a new normal.

The Texas Book Festival survived the pandemic in 2020 with a completely virtual version that was spread across three weeks. In 2021, the festival will be back online, but only in part. Live events will make their return during a week-long celebration scheduled for Oct. 25-31.

May flowers are lining the highways and the number of fun events are increasing around the area.

Legend has it that the designation of April 20 as a day of celebration for cannabis all started with a group of students at San Rafael High School in California, who used 4:20 as a secret code meaning it's time to smoke doobs around a Louis Pasteur statue on campus. The popularity of the number must've spread like a cloud of smoke over a concert crowd.

Looking for ways to entertain the kiddos as we gear up for summer? Local orgs and museums have so much to do every week, both virtual and IRL. Here are a few to check out, and be sure to take a look at our Summer Camp Guide, which has new camps being added regularly.

Just in time for State Parks Month, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced new or renewed public access sites along the Brazos, Llano, and San Marcos rivers for fishing and paddling trips. With the great majority of river frontage in Texas privately owned, gaining access to the water is often difficult at best and impossible at worst.