Okrapalooza 2018 will take place this year on September 9th at The Lot in East Dallas. This is the 9th year to bring together Dallas’ top chefs together for a cook off for the best okra dishes. This event raises funds for community members to have access to quality, nutritious foods. There will be live music including the Mack Price and Mack Price, Jr., local beer, and great food including incredible okra tastings, and summer side dishes. This year’s theme will be The Beatles! Come and experience one of the best food and music festivals in Dallas.

This meat-tasic festival kicks off at 3pm, where VIPs can enjoy all the fixings until 5pm. At 5pm there’ll be a mad rush for the general public craving meat injections and music. VIP tickets are only $50, and $25 (general admin) for service after 5pm. As a VIP, you’ll enjoy all-you-can-eat BBQ from several local BBQ restaurants and a live performance. You’ll also get access to eight local craft breweries, a local cidery, Witherspoon Whiskey, Religion Tequila, and Deep Eddy Vodka. These hand picked vendors will be providing beers and cocktails for only $5 each.

The North Texas Fair & Rodeo is an annual 9 day event held in August and is located off of N. Carroll Blvd in Denton, TX. It offers many activities for adults and kids of all ages including:

• Live Concerts
• Horses & Livestock Shows
• Contests: Mutton Bustin’, Photography, Rodeo Queen, Pageant, Youth Art, Creative Arts, Fun & Games, Professional and Youth Rodeo’s, Bull Blowouts
• And More: Carnival, Fun Zone, Kid Zone, Parade, Commercial Exhibits, and yummy fair food. This facility also hosts other events throughout the year. Each year they award two $1000 college scholarships to graduating seniors.

What: Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival When: Friday, August 31st: 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, September 1st: 2:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m., Sunday, September 2nd: 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Where: 1951 L Don Dodson Bedford, Tx Admission: General Admission: Friday, August 31st: Free, Saturday, September 1st or Sunday, September 2nd: $10 Party Tent […]

Over the last few months, you may have heard about an upcoming conference called Video Marketing World. Imagine being at one of the best marketing events of the year with only 500 people, and that this event is taking place at a world-class resort for half the price of most marketing events. No need to imagine! […]

The San Antonio Film Festival  attracts film lovers, and our audiences include press, filmmakers, industry leaders and die-hard fans. The San Antonio Film Festival sets up an amazing, creative innovative environment for just a few days every year where opportunities for one-on-one networking abound, connections are forged and filmmakers have a slew of unique opportunities to share ideas and advance their careers. As an accessible and inclusive platform for cinema artists, the San Antonio Film Festival also brings together scores of new and original films from across the country and around the world to delight, elevate and edify cinema lovers as well.

The Great Texas Balloon Race is a class event attracting the very best competitive pilots from across the United States and the world. Considered by many of the pilots that compete at the Great Texas Balloon Race to be the best event on the circuit, the Great Texas Balloon Race has earned Longview the official designation as “The Balloon Capital of Texas” by the Governor of Texas in 1985. In 2013 Gregg County was proclaimed “The Balloon Race Capital of Texas” by the 83rd Texas Legislature.

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and supporting emerging and established Asian and Asian-American filmmakers and sharing the rich diversity of Asian culture through the medium of cinema. Over the last fifteen years, the festival has provided opportunities for over 400 Asian and Asian American filmmakers and documentarians to share their vision, often providing the only venue for their films to be shown in Dallas. The films have also allowed festival goers a chance to experience other lives and cultures without leaving their seats. This year, AFFD is proud to celebrate its 17th annual film festival, July 19-26, 2018, at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas. As we do every year, we will be featuring films from across the world, including films from Asian filmmakers right here in the USA.

Digital marketing is the cornerstone of success for local businesses and brands today. Getting found online by consumers in their moment of need is essential. Local search, SEO, social media and mobile marketing are the inescapable driving forces! 2017 Rocks Digital Conference held at the Addison Conference Center on June 29-30, 2017. The Rocks Digital […]

Ty Griffin is no stranger to the Dallas or Texas music scene. He spent several years here developing relationships and promoting music, even spending some time working for Kirtland Records (Toadies, Sarah Jaffe, The Polyphonic Spree). To put it plainly he knows the bands and bands know him. Although Griffin plays drums occasionally, his major contribution to […]