With dozens of museums and theatres, festivals and parades year-round, and professional opera and ballet companies, and symphonies, Dallas arts and culture offers something for everyone.
Thanksgiving is an excellent excuse to gather around the table with family and friends and just eat eat eat.
Christmas is a great time to get together with family and friends and enjoy their company while dining out, going to the movies, or taking in a show.
Barkitecture 2008 brought together several of Dallas' most creative architects to create unique dog houses. The dog houses were raffled off at $5 a ticket and the proceeds went to correct the annual flooding of White Rock Lake Dog Park.
Alexander Hogue and Jerry Bywaters created ten murals in 1934 depicting the history of Dallas. These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals in 1995 and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station.
Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and there's lots of fun things to do around Dallas. Try these summer activities.
Fathers' Day is an internationally-celebrated holiday created to honor all fathers. The first Fathers' Day in the United States was held in 1908, but it wasn't until the Johnson administration that it became an official holiday. Fathers' Day is often celebrated with barbecues, golf, boating, or whatever activity Dad likes, and by giving gifts, such as electronics, tools, outdoor equipment, or t…
Celebrate the wearing o' the green with parades, Irish pubs, and, of course, wearing green clothes.
In the last decade, Dallas has put itself on the map with these internationally-known film festivals.
For a really big screen experience, check out an IMAX theatre. The screen is so wide and so high that you will feel you are inside the film, but the size of the image does not diminish the quality. IMAX films come in all varieties, from museum-quality documentaries to the latest Hollywood blockbusters.
Want to impress your sweetie, but don't have much money? These ideas should keep you in hearts with your Valentine without putting your budget in the red.
Impress your Valentine with these special, thoughtful dates.
The Angelika Film Center, located at Mockingbird Station, shows independent and foreign films and hosts events for the community.
The Fort Worth Opera performs at Bass Hall in downtown Fort Worth.
Dallas's very own House of Blues is located in the historic White Swan building in Victory Park, just across Woodall Rodgers Freeway from the West End. This incredible venue hosts shows by some of music's finest talents while serving excellent Southern food.
The Magnolia Theatre is a popular venue for foreign films and art films. Tucked back in an upscale shopping center on McKinney Avenue, the theatre is surrounded by snazzy restaurants that were hopping even on Monday night and the parking garage for the West Village. Plenty of seating in the upstairs lobby and the bar gives you a place to chat with friends before going in to the movie.
These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station. This series covers the murals depicting the nineteenth century in Dallas.
These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station. This series covers the murals depicting the twentieth century in Dallas.
Ring in the New Year with these celebrations. Some are elegant sit-down dinners and some are on-your-feet-dancing parties. Many are some combination of the two. All these events are on New Year's Eve.
Dallas and Fort Worth have a wide selection of concerts this summer. Some are free and some cost a little.
Memorial Day was established in 1971 to honor our veterans. Each year we celebrate with barbecues and picnics, concerts and parades. Here are a few things taking place this weekend.
Earth Day, April 21, is a time to remind ourselves to live lightly on the planet. Several celebrations are happening around the area this year.
Once you're done with Easter fun at your local church or community park, check out these fun parades and fairs.
Dallas's professional opera company
Dallas's professional symphony for over 100 years.
Cowtown's professional symphony.
