TEXadventures annual Texas Rose Festival. Rich in heritage and tradition, the festival offers enchanting ceremonial events including the Queen’s Coronation, the Rose Show, the Queen’s Tea and the Rose Parade. All of the events take place amid a backdrop of brilliant roses as vibrant and colorful as the community they represent. Rose enthusiasts can also visit the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden and the LeGrand Rose Garden year round.
Julian’s Asian Diner is known for its chicken lettuce wraps and teriyaki bowls and martinis.
HOTELS/RESTAURANTS/SHOPPING Looking for a sweet place to sleep, dine and shop? Tyler is home to more than 250 restaurants, 2,200 hotel rooms and countless shops. A unique variety of dining options are available for every taste, including Rick’s on the Square. The venue offers live outdoor music, an impressive wine list and food menu. The Bergfeld Center located in the heart of Tyler’s Azalea District was the first shopping center in Tyler and East Texas, and continues to include a large variety of stores catering to the upscale customer. Major shopping can be found along the South Broadway Corridor and in the first phase of the new Village at Cumberland Park, which opens this summer.
THE ARTS
The Downtown Tyler Art Walk is a great place to discover new art for home.
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Also known for its involvement in the arts, Tyler has gone to great lengths to immerse residents and visitors in performing arts, cultural activities and music. Downtown Tyler’s Liberty Hall Theatre dates back to the 1930s. In 2011, Liberty Hall reopened as part of the city’s revitalization effort and now hosts live performances, concerts and classic films in an art deco
setting. Those wishing to hear the sounds of instrumental magic should also focus their attention on the Tyler Community Concert Association and the East Texas Symphony Orchestra. Performing arts connoisseurs should visit the Cowen Center, the Tyler Civic Theatre Center and East Texas Arts. OUTDOOR LIVING The city of Tyler is not slack where outdoor activities are concerned. The city is vested with 26 parks, 22 area sporting lakes, 66 ten-