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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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05-23-2013
Special Events
Dallas Motherhood Luncheon
Dallas Can Academies will honor the outstanding community involvement of Yvonne Crum at their 20th annual Dallas Motherhood Luncheon. The annual event benefits the students of Dallas Can Academy campuses. The luncheon’s honorary chairs are Carolyn Lupton and Jill Rowlett and WFAA’s Gloria Campos who will serv... more
Kimberly Snyder Book Tour for The Beauty Detox Foods
Central Market
Celebrity Nutritionist Kimberly Snyder will be signing copies of her New York Times Bestselling book, The Beauty Detox Foods. 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
On-Going Events
"Enron" by Lucy Prebble
One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic in Lucy Prebble's new play. Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, it follows a group of flawed men and women in a narrative of greed and loss which reviews the tumultuous 1990s and casts a new light on the financial turmoil in which t... more
Chagall: Beyond Color
Chagall: Beyond Color places the artist's beloved paintings alongside his works in sculpture, ceramics, and collage to explore his relationship with space and volume. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a display of costumes made by Marc Chagall in 1942 for the production of the ballet Aleko, choreographed by L&eac... more
Cindy Sherman
The Dallas Museum of Art will present the exhibition Cindy Sherman, a retrospective survey tracing the groundbreaking artist's career from the mid-1970s to the present. The touring exhibition, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, brings together more than 170 key photographs from a variety of the artist's acc... more
Fly By Night
A star-crossed prophecy. Two charming sisters and a luckless sandwich maker. A lot of music. Just not a lot of light. 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
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
Jazz in the Atrium
Enjoy live jazz in the Atrium every Thursday and join us for a casual dinner and cocktails in the Cafe. Performance included in general admission to the Museum. 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
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
An adaptation of one of the most popular Australian movies of all time, Priscilla is the hilarious and uplifting story of a trio of drag queens and their road trip to a remote town in the outback. Filled with humour and famous songs, this is a trip you'll want to hitch a ride on! 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
The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece: Masterworks from the British Museum
The Dallas Museum of Art will present The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece: Masterworks from the British Museum, an internationally touring exhibition of more than 120 objects exploring the human form through exquisite artworks exclusively from the British Museum's famed collection of Greek and Roman sculpture. Iconic ma... more
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
A Southwest Premiere: You know this guy. Stanley Lambchop is just like everyone else, but one night he makes a wish... and it comes true! In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley - the ultimate exchange student-scours the globe to do something the world has never seen before, and learns that heroes come in ... more
Unit of Meaning: Works by Chris Bergquist Fulmer
Chris Bergquist Fulmer, Professor Emeritus of Art at North Lake College in Irving, creates mixed media work on paper and panel. Often including three-dimensional objects and areas of texture, she executes thematic works dealing with literature, symbolism, or personal experiences. more
05-24-2013
Special Events
Bring on the Chocolate Tour, presented by Dallas by Chocolate
Many of our favorite local sweet places -- including CocoAndre, Village Baking Company, La Michoacana Ice Cream and Dude, Sweet Chocolate -- will be on this fun tour that takes you to lots of cool chocolate places in the Dallas area via bus! Come experience the coolest and most fun chocolate temptations with us. Price ... more
Grapevine Live presents The Party Crashers
Palace Theatre
This high energy 7-piece band specializes in classic rock and roll, dance, and party music covering five decades from the 50s thru the 90s. The Party Crashers are an award winning band who have received "The Best Party Band in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex" award, as selected by the readers of both The Fort W... more
Jokers Wild Comedy Show
Come out and see a great show at a great venue for free. Hosted by Chris Kazmarski, the Jokers Wild Show is surely an economical and fun way to tickle your funny bone. Comics for this show include Chris Kazmarski, Corey Sutton, Usama Siddiquee, Vince Quick, Howard Goldthwaite, and Craig Coleman. A great show it will be, ... more
Offical 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' Party
Luxx Nightclub
Luxx Night Club is hosting the only official party for the cast and crew of ‘Priscilla Queen of the desert’ on Friday May 24th, 2013. The Broadway tour of ‘Priscilla Queen of the desert’ is a Tony Award winning Musical, performing at the Music Hall at Fair park from May 14th through May 26th. J... 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
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