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Town Square

The lawn downtown. Markets, open mics, ice in December. Confirm ACE before you plan a themed night.

Open · 5am–10pm· Verified Sep 2026

Town Square

The ACE district’s living room at 213 West Texas. Saturday markets, Friday open mics from late September, Pre-Grito, Christmas on Texas Avenue, and an outdoor ice rink from the day after Thanksgiving through January. If something is happening in historic Baytown, it is happening here.

Oktoberfest has been a Town Square tradition; for 2026 we have it on Friday, October 9 — the night before Nurture Nature — so the two weekends do not eat each other. That date is our placement against the ACE calendar, not a city PDF. Confirm before you tell a group to wear lederhosen.

On a normal Saturday you can park on or just off Texas Avenue. Grito, July 4, the Christmas parade: use Lee College.

  • Saturday market
  • ice rink
  • open mic
  • ACE lawn

Local tip. Friday open mics in season start around 6:30. Ice rink is the day after Thanksgiving through January, even when it’s 70°.

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