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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Tyler does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

5 pieces · Updated October 23, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Beds of pink, yellow and red roses in bloom under tall pine trees at the Tyler Rose Garden Gardens

Tyler Rose Garden: fall roses now, Holiday Lights in December, and where to eat

By Botanical Garden Near Me · October 23, 2026 A two-lane park road with a yellow center line running between tall pine trees OCT 21, 2026Day trip

Tyler State Park and two more within an hour, and where to eat after

By State Park Near Me → Veterans in unit ball caps and historic military vehicles in a parade on an East Texas highway on a clear October morning, spectators with small American flags at the roadside SEP 18, 2026Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Tyler: the parade is in October, the free meals, and where to eat

By Marcus Benton → Costumed visitors riding a hay wagon at night past a dark corn maze edged by tall pine trees, lit by orange lanterns and low fog SEP 14, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Tyler, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler on a wooden fishing barge on Lake Tyler at dusk, two rods in holders, pine-lined shore and a still lake behind SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing Lake Tyler from the barge and the bank, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →