William Clark Green at Lake Crook

If you're spending time out in Titus County this summer, June 20 is worth marking on the calendar. William Clark Green, one of the most consistent names in Texas country music, is headlining an outdoor show at Lake Crook in Paris with Bleu Edmondson and Will Grider. It's the kind of show that doesn't require a drive to Austin or Fort Worth, just a thirty-minute trip north through the Piney Woods.

The show

William Clark Green headlines, with Bleu Edmondson and Will Grider supporting. The show takes place at Lake Crook in Paris, Texas, on June 20, 2026. Tickets and details are available through Visit Paris Texas.

The drive

Lake Crook sits on the north side of Paris, accessible via US-271. From the property on County Road 1070, you're looking at a straightforward 30-minute drive through Titus and Lamar Counties. The route runs through the same pasture land and hardwood stands that define this part of East Texas. No highway congestion, no urban sprawl, just the kind of drive that feels like part of the evening rather than an obstacle to it.

Why it matters for the area

Events like this are a good measure of a region's character. Northeast Texas doesn't have the venue density of Austin, but what it does have is a steady calendar of outdoor shows, local festivals, and community gatherings that keep the area alive without turning it into a destination playground. For someone considering a property in Titus County, that balance matters. You get the quiet and the land, and you also get access to live music, regional culture, and the kind of evenings that make a Saturday night feel like one.

William Clark Green plays the kind of music that fits the landscape out here, straightforward, rooted, not trying to be something it isn't. A show at Lake Crook on a June evening is a good way to spend a few hours and get a real sense of what the social life looks like thirty minutes in any direction from the property.