The Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium was built in 1926. It is owned by the City of Sweetwater but operated by the Sweetwater-Nolan County Board of Directors. The Auditorium hosts a number of shows every year. Attached to the Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium, you will find the Jo & Tom Henderson Gallery which plays host to art exhibitions year round. Works by local students and artists are featured in conjunction with shows at the Auditorium. Visit their website to learn more.

The National WASP WWII Museum is dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and preserving the legacy of Avenger Field on which most of them trained.  They work to educate and inspire all current and future generations with the story of the WASP – the first women to fly America’s military aircraft -women who brought honor to our nation and forever changed the role of women in military and civilian aviation. Visit their website to learn more.

The Pioneer City County Museum is a historic house museum serving the citizens of the City of Sweetwater and Nolan County, Texas. The museum is located in the historic Ragland House, built in 1906. The home is decorated in the style of the period of the Ragland family's residency. In addition to the main house, a funeral chapel, built by the A.O. Patterson and Melvin McCoy families, houses permanent collections and an art gallery. Visit their website to learn more.

 The Nolan County Coliseum is a multi-use complex. It is easily accessed from Interstate 20 as well as other roads leading to Sweetwater. The Coliseum Complex is designed to accommodate a variety of events and can host multiple events at the same time. The Coliseum regularly hosts large crowds for equine and livestock events, the World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup, business, and trade shows. The Coliseum and Annex can also accommodate small to mid-size groups for events such as dance, weddings, quinceañeras, trainings, and other group meetings. Visit their website to learn more.

 

The Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce was chartered in July of 1964 with only 18 members based upon a recommendation by the Board of City Development in May of 1964. The Chamber is always looking for new and inventive ways to improve businesses and quality of life in the Sweetwater community. Visit their website to learn more.

 

 The Saturday Club established the first public library in Sweetwater in 1907. The library was moved in 1965 to its present location on Elm Street. In 1988, a major renovation project added more than 3,000 square feet. The library offers hardback and paperback books for adults and children, audio books, public computers with Internet access, wireless services, and much more. Visit their website to learn more.

 

The Downtown Directory was drafted in 2022 by the City of Sweetwater, SEED MDD, and The Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of this directory is to identify restaurants, shops, and other businesses within the downtown boundary. You can access the Downtown Directory here.