ERI FEST 2026 — Eritrean Festival Weekend in Dallas
ERI FEST 2026 is the Eritrean festival weekend in Dallas — Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 2026 — built around the official Festival Eritrea, the community's 52nd annual gathering.
Alongside the official festival, six nightlife events run across four nights at six Dallas venues:
Thu Jul 30 — King of Spades, an R&B dinner at Paparazzi Chophouse, 2525 Elm St, Deep Ellum, 7–11 PM
Thu Jul 30 — Faces + Friends at Friends Only, 2516 Florence St, Deep Ellum, from 10 PM
Fri Jul 31 — Global Sounds with True CLRS at Club Vivo, 1930 Pacific Ave, Downtown, from 10 PM
Sat Aug 1 — East vs West at The Backyard, 505 N Good Latimer Expy, Deep Ellum, from 10 PM
Sun Aug 2 — SHIKOR All White Day Party at Villa Paradiso, 200 N Bishop Ave, Bishop Arts, 4–10 PM
Sun Aug 2 — World Afrika at Escena, 609 N Harwood St, Arts District, from 10 PM
All six are presented by FACES x Eri Collective and are 21+.
erifest.app is a free, unofficial, fan-built guide to the weekend: times, venues, full addresses, a map, dress codes, and a link to each promoter's own ticket seller. It sells no tickets and organises no events.