Editing Lubbock, Texas (section)

===Annual cultural events===
[[File:Silent Wings Museum Nov 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Lubbock's [[Silent Wings Museum]] at the former [[South Plains Army Airfield]]]]
Every year on July 4, Lubbock hosts the 4th on Broadway event, an [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] festival. The event is free to the public, and is considered the largest free festival in Texas. The day's activities usually include a morning parade, a street fair along Broadway Avenue with food stalls and live bands, the Early Settlers' Luncheon, and an evening concert/fireworks program. Broadway Festivals Inc., the [[nonprofit corporation]] which organizes the event, estimated a 2004 attendance over 175,000 people. Additionally, the College Baseball Foundation holds events relating to its [[National College Baseball Hall of Fame]] during the 4th on Broadway event.

The South Plains Fair is also hosted annually, and features a wide variety of entertainment, including live music, theme-park rides, and various food items sold in a carnival-like setting. During the fair, many agricultural and livestock contests also take place, bringing many participants from the surrounding cities.

The National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, an annual event celebrating the prototypical [[American Old West|Old West]] [[cowboy]], takes place in Lubbock. The event, held in September, features art, music, [[cowboy poetry]], stories, and the presentation of scholarly papers on cowboy culture and the history of the American West. A [[chuckwagon]] cook-off and horse parade also take place during the event.