Special Events
Dallas Symphony Run, fun run, Mar, begins and ends at the Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center Irish Fest (website: www.ntif.org), largest music festival in Texas with more than 47 different bands, Mar, Fair Park Annual Dallas Video Festival (website: www.videofest.org), presenting innovative video work, Mar, Dallas Theater Center St Patrick’s Day Parade, 17 Mar, Greenville Avenue Deep Ellum Art Festival (website: www.meifestivals.com/deepspr.html) Apr, Deep Ellum Annual USA Film Festival AMC, Apr, Glen Lakes Theater African-American Festival Concert, (website: www.dallassymphony.com) featuring African-American composers and musicians, May, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center ArtFest, (website: www.dallasartfest.com) celebration of local arts, May, Fair Park Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Dallas celebrates its rich Mexican heritage, 5 May, Fair Park Hispanic Festival Concert (website: www.dallassymphony.com), featuring Latin American composers and musicians, Jun, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center African-American Heritage Festival, celebration of the culture and heritage of African-Americans, Jun, Old City Park Shakespeare Festival of Dallas (website: www.shakespearedallas.org), Jun, Samuell-Grand Park Hoop It Up, the largest three-on-three basketball tournament in the nation, Jun, West End Historic District Annual National Indian Pow Wow, tribes from around the nation celebrate a weekend of dance, arts and crafts and tribal council meetings, Sep, Traders Village LTD Annual Greek Food Festival, Greek food tasting, dancing, tours of the church, Sep, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church State Fair of Texas (website: www.bigtex.com) Sep-Oct, Fair Park Turkey Trot, popular Thanksgiving Morning run, Nov, through the streets of Downtown Dallas Holiday Tree-Lighting Festival, day-long family entertainment, culminating in turning on the lights of the giant Holiday Tree, Nov, West End Market Place Candlelight Tour, village decorated in turn-of-the-century style, Dec, Old City Park White Rock Marathon (website: www.whiterock-marathon.com) Dec, from Downtown Dallas to the White Rock Lake area Jingle Bell Run, fun run, also includes a costume contest, Santa Land for children and a post race party, Dec, Downtown Dallas Cotton Bowl Classic New Year's Eve Parade, Dec, Arts District to the West End Community
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