Dumas: Art, Events, and Recreation

Dumas offers a range of reasons to visit: changing art exhibitions, live events, annual festivals, and sports activities. If you’re looking for hotels in Dumas, you can start planning your trip around the interests you’d like to pursue while you’re there. The town’s features give you specific points to consider when choosing a focus for your visit.

Art, Theater, and Events

The Art Center features changing exhibitions by artists from the surrounding area each month. The regular rotation makes the exhibition program a changing part of the cultural offerings. The Evelyn Theatre also combines current events with its own theater history: In December 2017, it reopened after an extensive renovation, with renewed seating and updated sound equipment. The theater currently includes live bands, musicians, and other live events in its calendar. If you’re planning your visit around a specific date, check the current event calendar.

Annual events include the Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce D’Town BBQ Cook-Off at McDade Park. There, 35 to 40 competing BBQ teams come together. The number of teams and the venue give the cook-off a distinct community focus; dates and participation details may change. Candy Cane Lane takes place annually in the historic downtown area of Dumas at Courthouse Square. The program includes local vendors, food and drinks, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and train rides for children. Since seasonal programming can change, it’s worth checking the dates and current offerings before your trip.

Recreation and Sports Activities

Dumas’s municipal park system offers well-maintained areas for tennis and swimming, as well as biking and jogging. Dumas Aquatic Park has sun umbrellas, water slides, and a splash park. Its operation is seasonal; check the season and current facilities before visiting. At Dumas Family Fun Center, activities include bowling and glow-in-the-dark mini golf. Check whether the center is currently operating before making plans.

Golf and cycling are also available. Pheasant Trails Golf Course features different design styles: the front nine holes are laid out in the Scottish links style, and the back nine in the West Texas style. This layout offers specific guidance for anyone interested in the course’s design; tee-time availability may change. The Texas Tumbleweed 100 cycling event takes place in Dumas. Its supported format includes SAG support, several food and rest stops, and technical support from a mechanic. Dates and operational details may change, so it’s a good idea to check before your trip.

Surrounding Area and Getting There

Near Dumas, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area offers opportunities for hiking, fishing, hunting, and camping. These four activities give you different reasons to plan time outdoors. For help finding your way there, Dumas is located on four-lane US Highways 287 and 87, about 45 minutes north of Interstate 40. The travel time is approximate; traffic and road conditions may affect the drive.

Whether your stay is focused mainly on an event, the arts program, a sports activity, or several interests, the offerings mentioned here show different sides of Dumas. Use this focus as a starting point for planning your trip, then look for a hotel in Dumas that suits your plans.

For the broader travel overview: Moore.