The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex celebrates festivals and parades year-round.
2009 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum. You might have memories of walking among the azaleas with a sweetheart -- maybe you even had your bridal photos taken among the blooming bulbs. Or maybe you remember most clearly your toddler's fascination with the reflecting pool. Share your favorite memories of Dallas Blooms.
Savor Dallas is an annual food and wine festival celebrated in Dallas' Arts District and various Victory Park locations. Guests sample food from Dallas' finest restaurants and wines from around the world.
Take your sweetheart out for dinner on Valentine's Day. Many chefs in the Dallas area prepare a special menu for Valentine's Day that is unavailable the rest of the year. Whether your taste runs to French or Japanese, there are plenty of options. Here are a few.
The annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has been going on for more than a century. Every year, animals from around the state and some from around the world show and compete at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in the Fort Worth Cultural District.
Veterans Day is on Tuesday, November 11 in 2008. Enjoy these parades, speeches, and other activities to honor those who serve our country.
2008 Auto Show at the State Fair of Texas
State Fair of Texas Music Schedule
The State Fair of Texas is an annual fair held at Fair Park in Dallas. It begins near the end of September and continues into the middle of October. The dates for 2008 are Sep 26-Oct 19. An estimated 3 million people attend the fair each year, bringing nearly $350 million to the Dallas economy. The State Fair kicks off each year with a parade through downtown Dallas.
Every year, the Big Tex Choice Awards at the State Fair of Texas showcase some strange foods. Most are fried, many are sweet, but all have that unmistakable flavor of midway food. As an example, the 2007 winner was fried cookie dough -- fried, sweet, and something you wouldn't expect to find anywhere but a carnival.
Spring is finally here. The festivals begin to pick up with a wine and food festival to kick the month off.
Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum never fails to impress. The annual spring celebration of flowers has been a Dallas tradition for more than twenty years.
The 2007 Dallas Blooms celebration at the Dallas Arboretum showcases several hundred thousand flowers. Here are just a few.
April is a great month to get out and enjoy the many festivals Dallas has to offer.
A selection of festivals in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex that the kids will enjoy.
The Dallas Wine and Food Festival showcases the best culinary expertise the Metroplex has to offer. Chefs from the area's five-star restaurants prepare themed dinners in various cultural locales around the city. A Rising Stars Chef's Contest pits hot new chefs against each other to see who can come up with the most palate-pleasing combinations, the top ten of which are then featured in a dinner.
May starts out pleasant and ends up a little warm. These festivals will get you outside and enjoying the weather before it gets too hot.
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. Dancers, artists, and performers gather at various festivals throughout the Metroplex. Many restaurants also offer special deals on food and drinks during this time.
The Fort Worth Opera has entertained residents and visitors since 1946. In 2007, the traditional opera season has been changed to a festival format.
Late in May of each year, Grapevine celebrates Main Street Days. The outdoor festival always has music, arts and crafts, and entertainment. Exhibits and demonstrations highlight the opportunities for outdoor activities available in the Metroplex.
Main Street Days 2007 in Grapevine, Texas celebrated the outdoors in the Metroplex area, as well as bringing in local and national talent in the arts and entertainment.
June is the month of sunshine and barbecues. And festivals, too.
Despite the heat, or perhaps because of it, the festivals in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex don't slow down.
The fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. It's a great opportunity to get together with family and friends and barbecue, swim, check out a local festival, or play sports (or maybe all of the above) and then watch the fireworks show. If you're in a good location, you can do like I do and just set up lawn chairs in your own backyard to watch several nearby pyrotechnics.
Celebrate Bastille Day with these events.
August heats up, and so do the festivals around here.
September brings a resurgence in the number of festivals around Dallas. The days are still warm, but not fiercely hot anymore, making outdoor festivals much more fun. Wine, beer, hot air balloons, and music are just some of the things celebrated this month. Oh, and don't forget the Texas State Fair!
With the cool, but still sunny weather, October is ideal for outdoor festivals.
Enjoy these festivals in the Dallas area.
Sparkling lights, a nip in the air, and lots and lots of shopping--December is here and there's plenty to do in and around Dallas.
Winter chill won't keep us from festivals.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events
February enters the slightly warmer, but still blustery season.
The annual Savor Dallas Victory Park Celebration Friday night was fantastic. Despite the cold, quite a crowd gathered in the AT&T Plaza to sample food from the Victory Park restaurants and taste wines from around the world. Whether it was the good food or the flowing wine, everyone was companionable. Conversation sprang up spontaneously in the lines.
Since 1979, Greenville area businesses have been sponsoring the St. Patrick's Day parade. Held on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day at 11am on Greenville Avenue.
Traditionally held on the Sunday before St. Patrick's Day, this parade followed a route on Ross Avenue through the Dallas Cultural District, and ended in the West End. In 2007, a lack of sponsorship and volunteers to put the parade together dropped off. There will be no Downtown St. Patrick's Day parade in 2007, but check their website for ways you can help make the 2008 parade happen.
This month-long celebration has been held every year for more than one hundred years. Stock exhibits, competitions, and auctions as well as a daily rodeo and plenty of food will keep you busy.
Since 1988, this annual parade has signaled the start of the holiday season. Traditionally held on the first Saturday of December, the Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children's Parade follows a route along Commerce Street in downtown Dallas.
