Dallas awarded $50,000 to preserve African American civil rights history

Dallas awarded $50,000 to preserve African American civil rights history

(DALLAS, TX — May 28, 2020) The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture received a $50,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to research and interpret the historic legacy of the Hall of Negro Life from the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration. The Working Group on Confederate Monuments recommended that untold histories surrounding […]

19th Annual Mardi Gras Texas Style! returns to Fair Park

19th Annual Mardi Gras Texas Style! returns to Fair Park

All-Day, Rain or Shine Music Festival includes performances from Josh Abbott Band, Aaron Watson, Flatland Cavalry, Shane Smith & The Saints, Roger Creager and more! GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AND VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE NOW DALLAS – The 19th Annual Mardi Gras Texas Style! Music Festival returns to the Automobile Building inside of historic Fair Park on […]

Oddities & Curiousities Expo: Experience the strange and unusual at Fair Park

Oddities & Curiousities Expo: Experience the strange and unusual at Fair Park

The Oddities & Curiosities Expo will return to Dallas on Saturday, March 28 at Centennial Hall in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The expo focuses on the weird, with local and national vendors selling all things strange and unusual. The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand-selected vendors, dealers, artists, and small businesses […]

World Food Championships move to Fair Park for 2020

World Food Championships move to Fair Park for 2020

The World Food Championships recently announced that it will hold its 9th annual Tournament of Champions from November 6-10, 2020 at one of Dallas’ most historic venues, Centennial Hall at Fair Park. Fair Park, which serves as the location for many popular events such as the State Fair of Texas, the North Texas Irish Festival […]

Win FREE Family 4-Pak to DFW Family Expo at Fair Park

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Shop, play, learn at DFW Family Expo

(DALLAS-January 5, 2013) Shop, play and learn at the DFW Family Expo, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Centennial Hall in Fair Park, 1300 Robert B. Collum Blvd. in Dallas, 75315. This community event is slated to be the largest baby, kids and family show in Dallas Fort Worth, with entertainment, […]

Museum of the American Railroad depot makes its move Monday

Museum of the American Railroad depot makes its move Monday

On the move…The Houston & Texas Central Depot is scheduled to move from Fair Park to Frisco Monday, July 2. If you haven’t been following the progress being made on getting the Museum of the American Railroad to Frisco here is the latest: museumoftheamericanrailroad.org/Frisco/TheBigMoveStructures.aspx “Founded in 1963, the Museum of the American Railroad is a […]

Taste of Dallas to showcase area restaurants, top chefs

Taste of Dallas to showcase area restaurants, top chefs

(Dallas) June 4, 2012 – Dallas’ top chefs and more than 60 restaurants will be showcased during the 26th Annual Taste of Dallas, a three day food, music and entertainment festival that is expected to drawn more than 200,000 to Fair Park, July 13-15. Tantalize your taste buds with samplings from favorite area restaurants, stroll through […]

Shop, play, learn at DFW Family Expo

Shop, play, learn at DFW Family Expo

Shop, play and learn at the DFW Family Expo, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Centennial Hall in Fair Park, 1300 Robert B. Collum Blvd. in Dallas, 75315. This community event is slated to be the largest baby, kids and family show in Dallas Fort Worth, with entertainment, hands-on activities and […]