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Come enjoy The Market Under the Stars! We are here from 5 pm to 9 pm✨
Karaoke ends at 8:30 pm
Find food, art, freebies, and fun!

We can't wait to see you tonight for the first concert in our new Party on the Plaza series, presented by @mygecu! Check out this key info to make it a beautiful night for everyone at San Jacinto Plaza.

Family Day: Pasos Urbanos III

📆 Saturday, June 13
⏰ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
📍El Paso Museum of History
👦🏽👧🏻 All Ages
🎟️Free Event

Join the El Paso Museum of History for the closing of our “Pasos Urbanos: A Photographic Narrative of Borderlands Downtown Culture” exhibit! This will be the last weekend that the exhibit is open. Visitors will have the opportunity to make their own cyanotype print, take an instant photo, and take a peek through a camera obscura. This is a free event and is open to all ages!

Still looking for something to do on Third Thursdays in El Paso? ✨
Look no further! Warm up those karaoke vocals with @itsmsfee, sing with us, shop handmade goods from local businesses, and join @elpasomuseumofart for a fun sunglasses activity inside the museum 😎
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Enjoy food, entertainment, local shopping, Star Ceiling and the museum — all in one place, all under the stars! See you at Arts Festival Plaza from 5 PM–9 PM ✨
Museum closes at 8 PM
Karaoke ends at 8:30 PM

Our May Third Thursday is tomorrow, and it's packed with fun events for all ages! In addition to tons of free museum activities, we're celebrating the first concert in our new series and the return of The Market Under the Stars. Whether you want to learn, dance, shop, or enjoy beautiful art, there's something for you!

Third Thursdays welcome our community to park once and enjoy activities throughout the El Paso Downtown Arts District. We'll see you tomorrow during extended hours!

Current participants include:
@themarketep
@elpasomuseumofart
@epmuseumofhistory
@elpasomacc
@elpasolibrary Main Branch
@lanube915
@visitelpaso Downtown Visitor Information Center
Party on the Plaza
@lasartistasshow at ONE San Jacinto Plaza

Our May Third Thursday is tomorrow, and it's packed with fun events for all ages! In addition to tons of free museum activities, we're celebrating the first concert in our new series and the return of The Market Under the Stars. Whether you want to learn, dance, shop, or enjoy beautiful art, there's something for you!

Third Thursdays welcome our community to park once and enjoy activities throughout the El Paso Downtown Arts District. We'll see you tomorrow during extended hours!

Current participants include:
@themarketep
@elpasomuseumofart
@epmuseumofhistory
@elpasomacc
@elpasolibrary Main Branch
@lanube915
@visitelpaso Downtown Visitor Information Center
Party on the Plaza
@lasartistasshow at ONE San Jacinto Plaza

Our May Third Thursday is tomorrow, and it's packed with fun events for all ages! In addition to tons of free museum activities, we're celebrating the first concert in our new series and the return of The Market Under the Stars. Whether you want to learn, dance, shop, or enjoy beautiful art, there's something for you!

Third Thursdays welcome our community to park once and enjoy activities throughout the El Paso Downtown Arts District. We'll see you tomorrow during extended hours!

Current participants include:
@themarketep
@elpasomuseumofart
@epmuseumofhistory
@elpasomacc
@elpasolibrary Main Branch
@lanube915
@visitelpaso Downtown Visitor Information Center
Party on the Plaza
@lasartistasshow at ONE San Jacinto Plaza

Our May Third Thursday is tomorrow, and it's packed with fun events for all ages! In addition to tons of free museum activities, we're celebrating the first concert in our new series and the return of The Market Under the Stars. Whether you want to learn, dance, shop, or enjoy beautiful art, there's something for you!

Third Thursdays welcome our community to park once and enjoy activities throughout the El Paso Downtown Arts District. We'll see you tomorrow during extended hours!

Current participants include:
@themarketep
@elpasomuseumofart
@epmuseumofhistory
@elpasomacc
@elpasolibrary Main Branch
@lanube915
@visitelpaso Downtown Visitor Information Center
Party on the Plaza
@lasartistasshow at ONE San Jacinto Plaza

Our May Third Thursday is tomorrow, and it's packed with fun events for all ages! In addition to tons of free museum activities, we're celebrating the first concert in our new series and the return of The Market Under the Stars. Whether you want to learn, dance, shop, or enjoy beautiful art, there's something for you!

Third Thursdays welcome our community to park once and enjoy activities throughout the El Paso Downtown Arts District. We'll see you tomorrow during extended hours!

Current participants include:
@themarketep
@elpasomuseumofart
@epmuseumofhistory
@elpasomacc
@elpasolibrary Main Branch
@lanube915
@visitelpaso Downtown Visitor Information Center
Party on the Plaza
@lasartistasshow at ONE San Jacinto Plaza

Get excited for Salsa Night! Our new outdoor concert series kicks off this Thursday with Team Havana! Join us for Party on the Plaza, presented by @mygecu at San Jacinto Plaza. Ritmo Limon opens at 5pm, followed by our amazing headliner at 6:30pm.

Concerts are free, with no ticket required. Feel free to bring lawn chairs and coolers, but alcohol and glass are not allowed. We can’t wait to start this new chapter with you! #ElPaso #ThirdThursday #PartyOnThePlaza

🐜Insect Night is back this summer!!!🦂

Mark your calendars for Summer Fun! Join us for Insect Night this July! We will have hands-on activities, guided night hikes, moth-ing, AND INSECTS!!!

📅Sat, 7/18/2026
⌚7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
🏛️4301 Transmountain Dr

#EPMArch #MCAD #IamElPaso #InsectNight #MothWeek

Applications for our Cultural Funding Program are open for FY27! If you have completed your mandatory orientation, apply before June 15 to be considered for funding in one of three categories.

Pictured: MCAD grantee El Paso Opera.

Last week, our Public Art team proudly took part in the opening of Fire Station 38! The glass mosaic by El Paso artist Rene Nevarez is an homage to the heroic efforts our firefighters make every day.

Looking for something to do on Third Thursdays in El Paso? ✨
Look no further! Warm up those karaoke vocals, sing with us, shop handmade goods from local businesses, and join @elpasomuseumofart for a fun sunglasses activity inside the museum 😎
.
Enjoy food, entertainment, local shopping, Star Ceiling and the museum — all in one place, all under the stars! See you at Arts Festival Plaza from 5 PM–9 PM ✨
Museum closes at 8 PM
Karaoke ends at 8:30 PM

Tens of thousands of people have visited our El Paso Museum of Art since "Frida Kahlo: Sus Fotos" opened in February.The show closes this Sunday--make plans to visit!

The Turtle House

From the 1880s to 1900s, El Paso was a notable point of entry for immigrating Chinese laborers. After the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, Chinese immigrants were forced to find alternative ways to enter the United States and transport goods. Some passed through customs posing as Mexican nationals or as merchants while others built and used a network of underground tunnels to cross from Mexico to the United States.

Located at 516 Corto Way in El Paso’s historic Sunset Heights neighborhood, the Turtle House is one example of such a passage. On the outside of the otherwise standard apartment complex is a large turtle sculpture, embedded into the building’s wall. In Chinese culture, turtles symbolize good luck and longevity. For Chinese individuals making their way into the United States while evading exclusionary laws, the sculpture acted as a way finder, indicating there was safe passage to be found.

Underneath the apartments is an expansive basement complex accessible via hidden tunnels. Intricate brickwork and iron railroad ties form large, elaborate chambers that are connected through multiple passages. The rooms feature skylights up to the street level and a fireplace that likely provided comfort to Chinese immigrants traveling through. Though the basement chambers at the Turtle House are still well preserved today, the tunnels themselves have been sealed from public access since 1973.

#ElPasoHistory #ElPasoAAPI #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderMonth #IAmElPaso

The Turtle House

From the 1880s to 1900s, El Paso was a notable point of entry for immigrating Chinese laborers. After the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, Chinese immigrants were forced to find alternative ways to enter the United States and transport goods. Some passed through customs posing as Mexican nationals or as merchants while others built and used a network of underground tunnels to cross from Mexico to the United States.

Located at 516 Corto Way in El Paso’s historic Sunset Heights neighborhood, the Turtle House is one example of such a passage. On the outside of the otherwise standard apartment complex is a large turtle sculpture, embedded into the building’s wall. In Chinese culture, turtles symbolize good luck and longevity. For Chinese individuals making their way into the United States while evading exclusionary laws, the sculpture acted as a way finder, indicating there was safe passage to be found.

Underneath the apartments is an expansive basement complex accessible via hidden tunnels. Intricate brickwork and iron railroad ties form large, elaborate chambers that are connected through multiple passages. The rooms feature skylights up to the street level and a fireplace that likely provided comfort to Chinese immigrants traveling through. Though the basement chambers at the Turtle House are still well preserved today, the tunnels themselves have been sealed from public access since 1973.

#ElPasoHistory #ElPasoAAPI #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderMonth #IAmElPaso

The Turtle House

From the 1880s to 1900s, El Paso was a notable point of entry for immigrating Chinese laborers. After the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, Chinese immigrants were forced to find alternative ways to enter the United States and transport goods. Some passed through customs posing as Mexican nationals or as merchants while others built and used a network of underground tunnels to cross from Mexico to the United States.

Located at 516 Corto Way in El Paso’s historic Sunset Heights neighborhood, the Turtle House is one example of such a passage. On the outside of the otherwise standard apartment complex is a large turtle sculpture, embedded into the building’s wall. In Chinese culture, turtles symbolize good luck and longevity. For Chinese individuals making their way into the United States while evading exclusionary laws, the sculpture acted as a way finder, indicating there was safe passage to be found.

Underneath the apartments is an expansive basement complex accessible via hidden tunnels. Intricate brickwork and iron railroad ties form large, elaborate chambers that are connected through multiple passages. The rooms feature skylights up to the street level and a fireplace that likely provided comfort to Chinese immigrants traveling through. Though the basement chambers at the Turtle House are still well preserved today, the tunnels themselves have been sealed from public access since 1973.

#ElPasoHistory #ElPasoAAPI #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderMonth #IAmElPaso

The Turtle House

From the 1880s to 1900s, El Paso was a notable point of entry for immigrating Chinese laborers. After the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, Chinese immigrants were forced to find alternative ways to enter the United States and transport goods. Some passed through customs posing as Mexican nationals or as merchants while others built and used a network of underground tunnels to cross from Mexico to the United States.

Located at 516 Corto Way in El Paso’s historic Sunset Heights neighborhood, the Turtle House is one example of such a passage. On the outside of the otherwise standard apartment complex is a large turtle sculpture, embedded into the building’s wall. In Chinese culture, turtles symbolize good luck and longevity. For Chinese individuals making their way into the United States while evading exclusionary laws, the sculpture acted as a way finder, indicating there was safe passage to be found.

Underneath the apartments is an expansive basement complex accessible via hidden tunnels. Intricate brickwork and iron railroad ties form large, elaborate chambers that are connected through multiple passages. The rooms feature skylights up to the street level and a fireplace that likely provided comfort to Chinese immigrants traveling through. Though the basement chambers at the Turtle House are still well preserved today, the tunnels themselves have been sealed from public access since 1973.

#ElPasoHistory #ElPasoAAPI #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderMonth #IAmElPaso

The Turtle House

From the 1880s to 1900s, El Paso was a notable point of entry for immigrating Chinese laborers. After the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, Chinese immigrants were forced to find alternative ways to enter the United States and transport goods. Some passed through customs posing as Mexican nationals or as merchants while others built and used a network of underground tunnels to cross from Mexico to the United States.

Located at 516 Corto Way in El Paso’s historic Sunset Heights neighborhood, the Turtle House is one example of such a passage. On the outside of the otherwise standard apartment complex is a large turtle sculpture, embedded into the building’s wall. In Chinese culture, turtles symbolize good luck and longevity. For Chinese individuals making their way into the United States while evading exclusionary laws, the sculpture acted as a way finder, indicating there was safe passage to be found.

Underneath the apartments is an expansive basement complex accessible via hidden tunnels. Intricate brickwork and iron railroad ties form large, elaborate chambers that are connected through multiple passages. The rooms feature skylights up to the street level and a fireplace that likely provided comfort to Chinese immigrants traveling through. Though the basement chambers at the Turtle House are still well preserved today, the tunnels themselves have been sealed from public access since 1973.

#ElPasoHistory #ElPasoAAPI #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderMonth #IAmElPaso