The Water Lantern Festival is filled with fun, happiness, hope, and great memories that you’ll cherish for a lifetime. This is a family friendly event that can be shared by everyone. Friends, families, neighbors, and lots of people that you haven’t met can come together to create a peaceful, memorable experience. While they’re called many […]

Steinfest is an Oktoberfest-style event hosted by the Historic Downtown Plano Association that celebrates outstanding beer, great food and the right kind of polka music to get you and your friends dancing in the street.

This event includes the finest beer, German-inspired cuisine, live music, an artist village of craftsman and makers, a wiener dog fashion show, keg bowling, a kid’s zone and the Whole Foods Market VIP bier garden.

Deep within the Ouachita Mountains, in what Native Americans have named the Valley of the Vapors, amidst turn-of-the-century bathhouses and on the doorstep of a national park lies the unforgettable spa city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, host to North America’s oldest all-documentary film festival. The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will celebrate its 27th Anniversary October 19-27th at the historic Arlington Hotel in downtown Hot Springs.

Join the Dallas Observer on Saturday, October 13th from 4pm – 7pm at Dallas Farmers Market as we celebrate the 4th Annual Dallas Observer Tacolandia presented by Mission.

Tacolandia is an outdoor Taco-sampling event and festival that will feature Dallas’ best tacos, ranging from urban contemporary to authentic street style. Complete with live music, cash bars with beer and cocktails, as well as awards for best tacos in various categories.

The Best Little Brewfest in Texas has moved to the fall! For cooler weather, with our same cool friends, mark your calendars for Best Little Brewfest in Texas. New Date – Same GREAT festival – Always 100% for Charity - Cloud 9 Charities, Inc. There will have 80+ breweries, some wineries and distilleries.

Oktoberfest is coming to Muenster on Saturday and Sunday, October 6 & 7, 2018. This indoor festival will be held in our new 60,000 sq. ft. German Heritage Pavilion. The Muenster Oktoberfest will provide a taste of Germany right here in North Texas with German food vendors, and of course, great German beer. You will find quality arts and craft vendors many with German items for sale. Bring your dancing shoes because we will have entertainment all day long with a variety of Polka, Jazz and live bands. The festivities begin with music, food and contests. The official taping of the Oktoberfest keg will be Saturday at 12:00 p.m. There will be Wiener Dog Races on Sunday, and traditional German dancers will entertain and educate the crowd with performances throughout the day. Fun for the whole family!

The 6th Annual South Street Art Festival returns to Downtown Arlington October 12-14, 2018. The longest running and only fine art festival in the Downtown Art District of Arlington features up to 100 local, regional and national artists selling work in one of 13 different categories. Art lovers and collectors can stroll down South Street […]

Join GROW, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, and the Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas for a free event where families will explore the Backyard Veggie Garden and all of its fall features! Participate in activities and games, get messy while dissecting pumpkins and planting seeds, and listen to Story Time with Carlos and Bella. This day will be full of inspiring and engaging activities led by GROW educators and a special activity for the DSPNT families and friends is all a part of the fun.

Each year, on the second weekend of October, something precious is put together. An entertaining program of dance performances and sessions of shourchbar (circle dance) step instructions, a fun photo booth experience, children’s arts and crafts, a church and exhibit tour, delicious offerings of food, baked goods, and coffee, baking demonstration, live music and other activities. This family friendly celebrates its’ culture with open arms. Come see what ArmeniaFest has to offer.

The Dallas Harambee Festival is a celebration of African culture and its survival in the diaspora. The festival features traditional drumming, dance and spirituality. Families are always top priority. There will be healthy treat bags, arts & crafts, bounce houses, and various games for all age groups. Live Performances, Celebrity Appearances, Free Medical Screenings, Open Policy Discussions, Early Voting, and Legal & Family Advocates free of charge.