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Family Fun: Entertainment


Amusement Parks

Joyland Amusement Park
For more information, visit their site atwww.joylandpark.com
Carnival rides and family fun games open all summer!

Mackenzie Park, North of 4th Street and just east of I-27;
763-2719

Racetracks

Dave's Need 4 Speed
Lubbock's fastest public go-karts!
Get behind the  wheel of a winged outlaw-style sprint car on the oval Sprint Kart track that has  2-ft. banked turns! This track is for the older thrill-seekers...age 16 and older. The Road Race track is open for all racers 48" and taller! In addition to racing for the public, there is league racing for the more serious racers and  Slick-track competition! Wed. -
Fri. 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sat 1:00 p.m. to  11:00 p.m.; Sun 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday is College Night... buy 3, get 1  free (with college ID). Each Sunday is Family Day...get 3 races for $12.00. 2769  N. Frankford Ave.; 797-7223

Dolaca Motorplex - 
http://www.dolacamotorplex.com/Quarter mile drag racing strip.
Division 4 IHRA track. Season runs from March through October. 
From FM 41 and Hwy. 385, go 2.2  miles south and 2.5 miles west on
CR 200; in Brownfield. 585-6642

Hot Rods RacewayIndoor radio-controlled NASCAR
4218 Boston Avenue; 797-9964

Idalou Motorsports Drag Racing
NHRA Division 4 Track of the Year  in 2000 
www.raceidalou.com; 762-0627
 
Lubbock Motor SpeedwayOutdoor race track for stock
car and special events
3/8 mile dirt track located at 114th and MLK Blvd (CR 2500); Racing season normally runs from April to October each year. In  addition to stock car racing, they host special events such as a demolition  derby and a monster truck show. 438-1642

RC Wheels and  Props
Hands-on, hard-hitting, racing action!
Two nights a week, Tuesday and Thursday, this kid friendly
environment  offers remote control car racing on their indoor track. The track is 80 X 50  covered tri-oval track (at scale) for Pan & Touring cars. Bring your own or  rent. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m.. A 160 X 125 off-road dirt track is open during  summer - call for times. Hobby Shop open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; 3524 Ave.  Q; 797-9964
 
West Texas Baja
Off-road recreation area
8 miles west of Loop  289; 543-7246

Musuems

International Cultural Center
The Hall of Nations, huge revolving globe, and exhibits
A focal point of International Cultural  Center, located on the campus of Texas Tech University, is the  magnificent flag-draped Hall of Nations where you will see 188 flags representing members of the United Nations...plus a few additions. The building also features a colored terrazzo floor...an artistic rendering of the continents, oceans and seas. Adjoining rooms and halls have beautiful murals which represent different cultures of the world as well as a spectacular revolving globe.

Science Spectrum and OMNIMAX Theater
Hands-on museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits
2579 S. Loop 289 between University & Indiana, 745-6299

Theatre

Lubbock  Moonlight Musicals
Summer musicals presented in the amphitheater in Mackenzie Park.
Tickets are available at the gate and at all  Select-a-Seat  outlets, by phone at 800-735-1288 or 806-770-2000 or on the web at  www.selectaseatlubbock.com. The amphitheatre is an outdoor venue with paved  paths, nighttime lighting and grassy terraces. Ticketholders are welcome to  bring a picnic dinner and lawn chairs or a picnic blanket.  For a  complete listing of the summer lineup, detailed ticket info and more, click HERE. A wheelchair ramp, concessions and restrooms are available on-site; amphitheatre located at 413 East Broadway, in Mackenzie Park, near the Broadway Avenue entrance to the South Plains Fairgrounds. Gates open at 7 p.m. and shows begin at 8 p.m.