Midland's calendar, all year long.

Double-A baseball at Momentum Bank Ballpark, the city's signature summer ritual. Berm seats, fireworks and ice cream helmets.

Celtic culture at the Midland County Horseshoe with pipe bands, dancing, food and goods.

West Texas' longest-running arts festival, put on by the Arts Council of Midland with artists, musicians and food downtown.

Hispanic heritage celebration organized by the Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: food, music and dance under the June sky.

One of the world's largest oil and gas trade shows, drawing the industry home to Midland on alternating years.

Downtown's holiday lights celebration at Centennial Park: the official tree lighting, a projection light show on the East Wall Tower, a holiday market, food trucks, live performances and pictures with Santa, glowing through the season into January.

The ceremony that kicks off Midland's Merry Lights season, hosted downtown by the City of Midland and the Midland Downtown Park Conservancy with the tree lighting, live performances and Santa.

Midland's Fourth of July celebration downtown at Centennial Park, hosted by the Midland Chamber of Commerce: the Children's Sidewalk Parade in the morning, live music and food in the evening, and fireworks over the West Texas sky.