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Odessa, TX offers a vibrant and diverse selection of venues to host your dream event, whether it’s a grand wedding celebration, a business conference, a social gathering, or anything in between. From historic landmarks to modern event centers, intimate spaces to sprawling outdoor locations, Odessa has the perfect venue to match your vision and style.

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Courtyard by Marriott

7241 Tres Hermanas Blvd · Odessa

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7221 Tres Hermanas Blvd · Odessa

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4118 Faudree Road · Odessa

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5200 E University Blvd · Odessa

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6201 E Business 20 · Odessa

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305 E. 5th Street · Odessa

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7261 Tres Hermanas Blvd · Odessa

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3101 East Business 20 · Odessa

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810 S John Ben Shepard Parkway · Odessa

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4412 Tanglewood Lane · Odessa

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The perfect day in Odessa? ✨ Breakfast, local art

The perfect day in Odessa? ✨

Breakfast, local art, matcha, vintage finds and Texas BBQ. Throw in a little fresh air and evening fun, and consider your plans made. 🙌

Discover your story in Odessa. Save this itinerary and tag your plus one! 🧡

#DiscoverOdessa #DiscoverYourStory #OdessaTX #ODTX #WestTexas

The recipes we pass down. The stories we tell. The

The recipes we pass down. The stories we tell. The love we carry with us. 🧡

This Día de los Muertos, come together in Downtown Odessa to honor loved ones and celebrate their memory at the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos Festival & Parade, presented by Reliant. 🏵️

Bring your family for an evening of live music, delicious food, arts and crafts, and a heartfelt parade celebrating life, love, and tradition.

🗓️ Saturday, October 24
🕓 Festival: 4 PM to 10 PM | Parade: 7 PM
📍 Texas Avenue between 2nd and 7th Streets

Visit discoverodessa.org for more event details, and save this post to plan your visit.

📸: @julianmancha

#DiscoverOdessa #OdessaTX #DiaDeLosMuertos #DowntownOdessa #WestTexas

Want to experience the REAL Friday Night Lights, j

Want to experience the REAL Friday Night Lights, just like the movie? Here’s your chance! ✨🏟️

Our legendary hometown rivalry, Odessa High School VS. Permian High School, returns to the iconic Ratliff Stadium on Friday, October 16!

And we’re giving YOU a chance to experience it for yourself! 🎟️

🏈 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS TICKET GIVEAWAY 🏈

We’re giving away TWO pairs of tickets to the big game! Two lucky winners will each receive a pair of tickets to experience one of West Texas’ most iconic football rivalries under the lights!

HOW TO ENTER:
🏈 Follow @discoverodessa
🏈 Like this post
🏈 Tag who you’d bring to the game!

📍 Ratliff Stadium | Odessa, TX
📅 Friday, October 16

🎥 Film credit: @ectorcountyisd

#fridaynightlights #discoverodessa #odessatx #odtx #odessabronchos permianpanthers ratliffstadium westtexas

Cheer loud, lend a hand and eat good this weekend!

Cheer loud, lend a hand and eat good this weekend! 🏅🔥

Odessa & Midland, we are excited to help host the @specialolympicstx Fall Classic October 8 through 10, welcoming athletes from across Texas to our cities! 🧡

📣 Cheer on athletes competing in bocce, golf, softball, swimming, equestrian and FUNdamental Sports across Odessa and Midland.

🙌 Find competition schedules and volunteer opportunities at sotx.org/fall-classic.

Bring your appetite, too! 🤠🍖 High Steaks in the Basin brings steak and BBQ competitions to the Ector County Coliseum, October 9 and 10, supporting Special Olympics Texas and the Law Enforcement Torch Run!

Join the fun Saturday, October 10 at High Steaks in the Basin! 👇
📍 @theectorcountycoliseum
🚪 Gates open: 10 AM
🍖 BBQ sampling: 11 AM to 2 PM
🎟️ Admission: $10 | Kids 9 and under FREE
🚚 Food trucks + vendors
🎶 Live music: Yverika, @texas12mile, @westboundhearts, @calebyoungmusic + DJ 1X

More BBQ event details: sotx.org/highsteaks

Let’s give these athletes a warm West Texas welcome! 🧡 Save this post and make a weekend of it in the Basin.

📸: @vincentbaophotography

#DiscoverOdessa #VisitMidland #SOTXFC #SpecialOlympicsTexas #PermianBasin

Pumpkins, brunch, and a full day of fun in the ODT

Pumpkins, brunch, and a full day of fun in the ODTX: Your October 10 plans are looking good! 🎃🍂

The Parks Legado Farmers Market + Pumpkin Patch is back NEXT SATURDAY! Grab your tote bags, bring the family, and come early to pick your perfect pumpkin and shop local. Find fresh sourdough, sweet treats, local coffee, fresh produce, salsas, live music, and plenty of fall fun!

👻 Dress up for the costume contest and trick or treating!
📍 @parkslegado Town Center
🗓 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 8 AM to noon
🎟 Free admission

After the market, keep the morning going with brunch at @redoakkitchenodessa or @corkandpigodessa , or grab a delicious breakfast at @flippedinodessa. There’s plenty of places to eat and explore around the Parks Legado Town Center! 🍳☕

Then make a day of it & check out events like High Steaks in the Basin at the @theectorcountycoliseum, drag races at @penwell_knights_raceway, and Crowder LIVE at @wagnernoel_pac. 🏁🎶

Visit discoverodessa.org and explore our event calendar for more details and even more ways to fill your Saturday in #OdessaTX

Send this to your weekend crew and save this post! 🎃

Happy Fall Y’all!

#TravelTexas #WestTexas #ODTX #FallFun

Visit #OdessaTX this OCTOBER 🎃👻 🎨 10/2 - First Fr

Visit #OdessaTX this OCTOBER 🎃👻

🎨 10/2 - First Friday in Downtown Odessa at 6PM
🎃 10/10 - Pumpkin Patch at PLFM in @parkslegado at 8AM
🏒 @letsgojacks at the @theectorcountycoliseum home games kickoff on 10/16!
🍂 10/17 - Fall Festival at McKinney Park at 7PM
💀 10/24 - Dia de los Muertos Festival & Parade in Downtown Odessa at 4PM

These are just a few of the fun events happening in the #ODTX this October, so head over to our event calendar at DiscoverOdessa.org to plan more fun with your family + friends this month!

Save this post + share to make your October plans! 🤎

Tag us in your stories and posts and we can share the fun happening in the city.

Discover Your Story this October in #OdessaTX 💙

#traveltexas #october

Saturday mornings hit different in the ODTX 🌾 Fr

Saturday mornings hit different in the ODTX 🌾

Fresh produce, local makers, live music, and coffee in hand, the Parks Legado Farmers Market has become our favorite way to start the weekend. Come stroll the vendors, grab a bite from the food trucks, and support West Texas small businesses. ☕🧺

Mark your calendar for October 10th for the Pumpkin Patch at PLFM!

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #VamosOdessaTX #ODTXEats #OdessaTX TravelTexas

Coffee + fall is officially here. ☕🍂🤎 Celebrate #

Coffee + fall is officially here. ☕🍂🤎

Celebrate #NationalCoffeeDay with a little coffee crawl around Odessa!

Ready for your next coffee run? ☕

Check out our guide at the link in our bio to find the best coffee shops in Odessa or visit DiscoverOdessa.org

#DiscoverOdessa #OdessaTX #NationalCoffeeDay #CoffeeLovers WestTexas

CONTEST CLOSED ❗️GIVEAWAY ❗️ HOWDY Y’all! 🤠🔥 We

CONTEST CLOSED

❗️GIVEAWAY ❗️

HOWDY Y’all! 🤠🔥 We’re giving away 4 VIP tickets to High Steaks in the Basin at the Ector County Coliseum!

📅 Saturday, October 10

🚪 Gates open at 10 AM

🍖 BBQ sampling 11 AM to 2 PM

🎶 Live music from Yverika, 12 Mile, West Bound Hearts and Caleb Young

🚚 Vendors, food trucks and DJ 1X all day

Where Texas BBQ meets purpose, with Special Olympics Texas. Vamos! 🧡

HOW TO ENTER:

1️⃣ Follow us

2️⃣ Like this post

3️⃣ Comment and tag who you’d bring to the cook-off

4️⃣ Share this post to your Story and tag us

🎟️Winner announced Monday, September 28th.

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #VamosOdessaTX #ODTXFun #ODTXEats

Go Jacks Go!! 🏒 The Jackalopes kicked off the 202

Go Jacks Go!! 🏒

The Jackalopes kicked off the 2026-27 season with a 3-1 road win, and now it’s time to bring that energy home. Grab your gear and get ready to pack the Ector County Coliseum! The home opener weekend is right around the corner October 16 & 17. Grab your tickets now! Let’s go Jacks! 🏒

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #ODTXFun #OdessaTX #TravelTexas TourTexasApproved

Fall in the ODTX hits different 🍂 Pumpkin patches,

Fall in the ODTX hits different 🍂 Pumpkin patches, Friday night football under the lights, farmers market mornings, and crisp West Texas evenings, autumn out here is one for the books. Grab your flannel and let’s make some memories.

What’s your favorite fall spot in Odessa? Drop it below! 🧡🍁

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #VamosOdessaTX #ODTXFun #ODTXEats OdessaTX TravelTexas TourTexasApproved

That’s a wrap on 50 years of the Permian Basin Fai

That’s a wrap on 50 years of the Permian Basin Fair & Expo! 🎪 From the rodeo to the livestock shows to those unforgettable fair foods, y’all showed up big for this golden anniversary. Here’s to the next 50 years of celebrating West Texas heritage right here in the ODTX. 🎡 See y’all next year!

🏆 We’re bringing home some hardware from Plano! T

🏆 We’re bringing home some hardware from Plano!

The Discover Odessa team is coming home from the 2026 @destinationstexas Annual Conference with four Destination Excellence Awards! 💙

🥇 First Place • Digital Innovation
Discover Your Story Video Campaign

🥇 First Place • Sports Promotion
Where Friday Night Lights Was Born Campaign

🥈 Second Place • Meeting & Convention Promotion
PBIOS Destination Welcome Center

🥉 Third Place • Leisure Tourism Promotion
Ultimate ODTX Giveaway

AND the awards weren’t the only thing we celebrated! 🎓
Teresa Vasquez, our Sports Sales Specialist, earned her Destination Management Specialist (DMS) designation. With Teresa earning her DMS, more than half of our team is now DMS certified! 🎉

Behind every one of these achievements is plenty of creativity, collaboration and hard work, all with one goal in mind: telling Odessa’s story, welcoming folks to our community and giving visitors more reasons to experience our corner of West Texas. 💙🏆

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #TexasTourism #DestinationTexas

Howdy amigos, join us at Wild Bloom Market at Down

Howdy amigos, join us at Wild Bloom Market at Downtown Grub Hub. Local vendors, food trucks, and good vibes all in one spot. Follow along @wildbloommarket to keep up with upcoming market dates.

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #ODTXFun #OdessaTX #TravelTexas TourTexasApproved TexasToDo

Forever falling for West Texas sunsets. Downtown O

Forever falling for West Texas sunsets. Downtown Odessa tells its own story, one sunset at a time, blue melting into orange under that big West Texas sky. 🌅

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #VamosOdessaTX #ODTXFun #OdessaTX TravelTexas TourTexasApproved

Your day in the ODTX could look a little something

Your day in the ODTX could look a little something like this… ☀️✨

☕ Coffee @sweet_traveler_patisserie
🎨 Stroll through the galleries @ellennoelartmuseum_
🌮 Dinner @limonconchile_restaurant
🍹 End the day with a margarita + good company @mariasmexicankitchentx

Looks like it’s time to plan your trip to Odessa. 😉🌵
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#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #ODTXEats #OdessaTX #TravelTexas TourTexasApproved

Found a sweet spot in Odessa. Sweet Traveler Patis

Found a sweet spot in Odessa. Sweet Traveler Patisserie is serving up pastries, cakes, and coffee that make mornings worth savoring, and their Basque cheesecake alone is worth the trip.

@sweet_traveler_patisserie

📍 3989 John Ben Shepperd Pkwy, Odessa, TX 79762

🕐 Mon-Thu 6am-8pm | Fri 6am-9pm | Sat 7am-9pm | Closed Sun

#DiscoverOdessa #ODTX #ODTXEats #OdessaTX #TravelTexas

☕ Your next coffee stop: @coffee903_ From handcr

☕ Your next coffee stop: @coffee903_

From handcrafted coffee to specialty drinks, Coffee903 is warm and welcoming, making it the perfect spot to catch up with a friend, get some work done, or simply slow down and enjoy a great cup of coffee or matcha in hand!

📍 4555 S. County Rd. W., Odessa, TX 79764
🏡 Located inside Iglesia Del Camino
🕒 Open Monday–Friday | 7:30 AM–2:00 PM

Our order: strawberry matcha 🍓 so good! 🍵

Save this spot for your next coffee run. 🤎

#DiscoverOdessa #OdessaTX #Coffee903 #TravelTexas #WestTexasCoffee

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