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Events
Much like the metroplex itself, Dallas events are bigger and better! Take a look at the official Dallas Events Calendar below to discover art exhibitions in the nation's largest arts district, annual festivals such as the Texas State Fair, concerts, theatre performances, and more great things to do in Dallas. You can search by date, type of event, or both.
Also check out the event calendar to see game schedules for the Dallas Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Texas Rangers, FC Dallas and all the teams that make Dallas a legendary sports city.
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06-18-2013
Special Events
5th Annual “Rumble at the Park” Charity Softball Game
The fifth Annual “Rumble At The Park,” benefiting the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund, pits the Lone Star Park jockey colony against Lone Star Park employees in a double-header charity softball event. Game 1 is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with Game 2 immediately following. Gates open at 5:45 p.m. After... more
Appetizer & Dessert Fermentation Workshop
Did you know the number of bacteria in your body outnumber your cells by about 10 to 1? These bacteria are comprised of both beneficial ones and harmful ones. The ideal balance is about 85 percent good bacteria and 15 percent bad. Fermented foods give you a wide variety of the beneficial bacteria your body needs, and th... more
Discovery Lecture Series-Moths: Tales from the Dark Side
In this two part series, enjoy the gardens after dark with drinks, discovery and hors d’oeuvres. Delve beyond butterflies and learn about one of nature’s “other pollinators” – the moth. Learn about fascinating behaviors, adaptations and diversity in the moth world from Entomologist John Wat... more
Dishcrawl-ing Through Knox-Henderson
Knox-Henderson
Two Neighborhoods separated by a divide that is the Central Expressway yet connected by two streets that have a lot in common and have become a corridor with all kinds of things to do. One thing is for certain, if you’re hungry, you’ve come to the right place because there is no shortage of places to eat! ... more
10th Annual Hecho en Dallas
Ten years ago, the LCC inaugurated an exhibition to showcase the work of local artists working in Dallas and the greater North Texas region. This annual juried show has become a hallmark of exhibitions at the Latino Cultural Center. The 10th Annual Hecho in Dallas will be a retrospective featuring the work of selected ar... more
Garden Tea at Dallas Arboretum
Garden Tea at Dallas Arboretum is the perfect way to spend an afternoon visiting with friends and family. Served 7 days a week at 11 am & 2 pm, enjoy Garden Tea before or after a relaxing stroll through the garden. more
LuminArte Gallery presents: Fantastic Realism
Sometimes playful, often times haunting, the phenomenal, dreamlike artworks highlighted in this exhibition depict the evolution of a deeply intellectual and imaginative artist movement as expressed by both local and international artists, including Katrin Alvarez, Shahla Rosa, Magi Calhoun, Chema Gil, Alan Shepard, Sue L... more
The Artists' Garden
The Dallas Arboretum is pleased to present the opening of "The Artists' Garden", an exhibit featuring new artworks by Alison Jardine and Erika Jaeggli. These works, inspired by the beauty of the Arboretum gardens, were created during their spring artist residency. The exhibit opens on Wednesday, June 5 and... more
Xperience Efficiency
Learn the key to intelligent energy management from the world's leading energy innovators and critical thinkers. Meet experts from a wide range of industries and learn how to balance rising energy costs with increased productivity, sustainability and your company's bottom line. During this exclusive event, you'll have t... more
On-Going Events
Celebrate Father’s Day All Weekend at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
There is no better place to treat Dad on Father’s Day than at the best steakhouse in Texas – Pappas Bros. Steakhouse. This year, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in Dallas is hosting events all weekend long to wine and dine Dad for his special day. On Thursday evening June 13 (7:00 p.m.), Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in D... more
Classical Open Mic
Classical Open Mic is where a talented group of DFW classical musicians show up every Tuesday night to perform for a full house of friends, fans and colleagues at Buzzbrews Kitchen on Lemmon Ave. From violin solos to opera areas to string quartets and horn concertos, musicians of all levels share their talents with the ... more
DallasSITES: Charting Contemporary Art, 1963 to Present
DallasSITES: Charting Contemporary Art, 1963 to Present is an exhibition celebrating the history of North Texas's bold and distinctive art scene. Looking back over fifty years, DallasSITES examines the moments, people, and organizations that helped shape our area's incredibly vital relationship with contemporary art. So ... more
Frayed Elements, Surface Tension and Eye Candy Exhibition
Cohn Drennan Contemporary presents three series of paintings from three artists, Giovanni Valderas, Michael McKenzie and Allison Gregory. Each of the artists in this exhibition incorporate art in the comprehension of their lives and understanding the world around them. more
Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Dallas Museum of Art will bring together the works of art installed in the president's suite at the Hotel Texas during his fateful trip in 1963. The original installation, orchestrated by a small group of Fort Worth art collec... more
Impressions of Europe: 19th-Century Vistas by Martín Rico
The Meadows Museum will present Impressions of Europe: 19th-Century Vistas by Martín Rico, the first museum retrospective devoted to Rico, a pioneer in the development of landscape painting in Europe. Impressions of Europe will highlight the breadth of Rico's career with 106 works of art, including paintings, draw... more
Katharina Grosse: WUNDERBLOCK
This summer visitors to the Nasher can experience WUNDERBLOCK, an exhibition of works by Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse. Over the past two decades, Grosse has become known for large wall paintings made in architectural spaces. Working with a spray gun, she animates walls, ceilings, and floors with a mélange... more
Loren Mozley: Structural Integrity
This exhibition will bring together choice works by the Texas modernist Loren Mozley (1905-1989) dating from the late 1930s through the 1970s with the aim of re-visiting Loren Mozley's oeuvre and revealing his debt to forerunners such as Cézanne, and his responses to modernist trends. Loren Mozley: Structural Inte... more
Nature in my Art: Recent Artwork by Pavlina Panova
Nature provides inspiration and raw materials for local artist Pavlina Panova, born in Bulgaria, where she had a successful career as a published author, literary critic, and teacher in Bulgarian language and literature. more
Sightings: Nathan Mabry
Continuing our Sightings series of installations and interventions, the Nasher Sculpture Center has asked Los Angeles-based artist Nathan Mabry to install works in the garden. Inspired by sources ranging from archaeology and ethnology to Dada and Surrealism, Mabry, in his own words, "crashes" different aestheti... more
Summer At The Arboretum
Featured: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Flower Village; Garden Tea; BOGO Wednesdays; C.C. Young Senior Thursdays; Family Fun Fridays; Garden Melodies; The Artists' Garden; Wind Down in Wonderland; Concerts at the Aboretum Sponsored by Wells Fargo. More details on the website. more
Summer Comprehensive Youth Theatre Camp
PFAMILY ARTS
Summer Comprehensive Youth Theatre Camp June 10-28 STUDY Acting, Dancing, Singing, Improv, Stage Combat, Stage Makeup, Theatre Games, Mime, Costuming, Lighting, Set Design and much more with our Academy faculty, area Actors and guest Broadway stars. Performing original review of FAME. Performance Friday, June 28 Ag... more
Summer Institute for Teens
The Nasher Summer Institute for Teens is a week-long program that exposes students to many aspects of museums and the art world more
Texas Design Schools: Exhibiting Public Interest Projects
bcWORKSHOP
bcSHOPFRONT, an initiative of bcWORKSHOP, is pleased to announce its summer 2013 series of programming anchored by the exhibit, Texas Design Schools: Exhibiting Public Interest Projects. The exhibit will be open June 7th- July 25th and highlight projects by Texas university architecture and design students. Chosen works,... more
Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
The Texas Rangers play the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Baseball. more
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