15 Things to Do in Waco at Night

A Guide to Waco Nightlife | Waco, TX
Bars, restaurants, and other places for listening to live music in the evening are also located in Downtown Waco. Stop by Dichotomy Coffee & Spirits for a microbrew, take in some jazz at Hippodrome Theater, or bar-hop on Austin Ave. The area has a good nightlife requirement, especially on weekends.

Visit a Theater – Waco Hippodrome
The historic Hippodrome Theater in downtown Waco is used for concerts, comedy shows, plays, and other performances during the evenings. They have a full bar, and it is a rather small and comfortable place to find a good band and enjoy your drink. They have entertainment most of the time of the week.

Good Places to go Bowling at Westview Lanes
For instance, Westview Lanes is a bowling alley that can be visited at night for some good, old-fashioned fun. They have bowling leagues and are open for public bowling until midnight, most of the weeknights. It is perfect for groups and you can also play games there with an arcade and a concession area.

Go for interactive fun at Heart O’ Texas Ax Throwing and attempt Ax Throwing.
Show your inner timberman at this ax-throwing pine that’s in operation till 10 in the evening up to Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Pay for a session and master the trick of aiming and landing the ball. It has a special focus on the newcomers to the practice and always has trainers who will help navigate the process.

Experience the Nightscape at Cameron Park
To stay awake at night and have a good look at the beauty of the illuminated town, just drive to Cameron Park. The nightscapeview is overlooking the pavilion itself which is very picturesque. It is also well-lit at night for anyone who wishes to take a walk at night within the facility of the park.

Spend Your Day Sampling Local Wines
Wine tasting is available at several vineyards around Waco wherein it is provided in the evening a few nights in a week. Choose from the ranges such as Grape Ranch Vineyards or Ryše, Eagle Mountain Sagamore Hill Winery. It’s a classy dinner and a movie.

Go out on a fancy dinner or date night.
If you wish to go out on a dinner date at night and want to settle for something more elegant, then try booking a table at 1424 Bistro, Juniper Grill, or Alpha Omega Winery. Some places have the atmosphere of nightclubs, alcoholic beverages, and delicious food which are suitable for the dates.

Have fun at Skate World through roller skating.
Get your quad skates on and head to Skate World for an evening of entertainment. They open Friday and Saturday nights for an Adult Skate from 8-11 pm where they play pop, rock, and oldies music along with a disco ball.

Ever wanted to tour the Dr. Pepper Museum at night?
Thursday night highlights occur every third Thursday when the famous Dr. Pepper Museum remains open until 7 p.m. Come to this museum to know the story of the Waco soft drink and be amazed at the night visits once a month.

Attend a performance of a play at the Waco Civic Theatre.
A volunteer-run community theatre company that performs several stage plays per season. Look at their schedule to view what times they have evening performances of comedies, dramatic plays, and musicals. It has been the local professional theater since its establishment in 1962.

Pick up a Chicken Strip Dinner on the Way Home
As for some more casual restaurants to visit, one could check out Buzzard Billy’s Pub and Cricket’s Draft House which both host trivia nights during the week. Get a few friends together to test your obscure trivia with beer. Typically, most quizzes run in the evening starting at 8 o’clock.

What to Do: Go and watch a live concert at The Backyard Bar Stage & Grill.
This bar and grill which operates as a warehouse from the fifties offers evening music performances under their outdoor stage. A very good place for listening to music with BBQ and having beer or any other drinks. Music starts at 8:This is because some services may reach their peak usage at 8:30 pm, and the restaurant needs to have staff available to address this demand.

On this episode of ‘Go to the’, visit the Adult Night at Cameron Park Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo, for instance, organizes its adult nights once in a few months during the evenings between 6 and 9 pm and the attractions include cocktails, food trucks, talks with the zookeepers, and special animal encounters. It is a dark and entertaining concept that is quite simply an after-hours zoo.

Go to the Waco Hippodrome Theater with the WFL: Catch a Movie
Aside from the live performances, the Hippodrome Theater also displays movies on their big screen, with classics, indies, and arts movies on several nights in the week. Go to the cinema accompanied by cocktail service and wine. Go over to their marquee to check any listings.

Read and Explore at OSH Library and Resource Center
Something that is not to be missed is the night view; the Houser Park Astronomy Pad provides high-powered telescopes deployed by the Central Texas Astronomical Society. The best option for stargazing is when the sky is clear and the phases of the moon are new.

I attempted to offer a diverse experience of nightlife which includes going out for drinks and music, watching a performance, gazing at the stars, or throwing axes. Please let me know if you would like me to edit or add any content to this draft of today’s blog post.