Taste of Oak Cliff is a one-day food experience that will feature 60 of the finest local vendors, restaurants, breweries, and food trucks. ​This event will debut on Saturday, April 7th, 2018, with festivities taking place over several blocks at the corner of 10th Street & North Beckley Ave., in the heart of the neighborhood. The ultimate foodie experience will take place from 12 pm to 9 pm.

The history of human civilization is full of interesting dishes, but only a few of them have managed to capture the imagination and respect from every corner of our world. At Dallas Pizza Fest you can find incredible styles of pizza, and its journey from the ovens of the Italian chefs to the worldwide popularity that it has today. Whether it is thin crust, deep dish or anything in between, pizza is everyone’s favorite.

The Deep Ellum Arts Festival is proud to celebrate its 24th anniversary this year from Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 8. Voted “Best Festival in Dallas” by local pools and ranked by participating artists among the top 50 arts festivals in the nation, the Festival begins at Malcolm X Blvd., and ends at Exposition Ave., outside the iconic Sons of Hermann Hall.

The Big Texas Beer Fest returns to Dallas’ Fair Park Auto Building on March 30-31. The event was founded in 2012, and has raised almost $60,000 for the North Texas Food Bank since inception. Named as Dallas Observer’s best beer festival two years in a row, and Blitz Weekly’s best festival, this year’s event expects to draw 8,000+ attendees across 2 days. The festival is one of the Southwest’s largest beer events, and will feature over 500 beers from more than 100 breweries.

The music, the dancing the cultural talent, education and family-friendly atmosphere is all found at the North Texas Irish Festival, which returns March 2-4, 2018, to Dallas’s Fair Park. One of the largest Irish festivals in the U.S., the North Texas Irish Festival celebrates the amazing music, dance,
and cultural talent in the beautiful, rich tradition of Irish and other Celtic influences. Tens of thousands of fans (Irish and Irish-for- a-day alike!) will converge upon Fair Park to enjoy top musicians and dancers from around the world and a number of cultural presentations on 13 stages at Fair Park. The event is presented by the Southwest Celtic Music Association, an all-volunteer, non-profit association based in Dallas that fosters the great tradition of Irish culture in North Texas. Music, dancing, whiskey tastings, blacksmithing demonstrations, horse displays, Celtic storytelling, animal rescue groups, Shepherd’s pie, Irish stew, dozens of activities for kids and child-friendly entertainment, and chef demonstrations will comprise a weekend of fun for fans of all ages.

This three-hour event includes bites from the likes of Cane Rosso, The Dapper Donut, Meso Maya, Sundown at Granada, and much more. Let loose and have some adult-only fun with beer sampling from Deep Ellum Brewing Company, Blue Chair Bay, and Hill Country Distillers.
If that’s not enough to wet your whistle, then stop by the Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar or the Boozy Juice & Bubbly Bar by Whole Foods Market.

What better place for a part time job than in the Renaissance? The job faire for Scarborough Renaissance Festival® 2018 takes place on Saturday February 24, 2018

Believe it or not, this will be ZestFest’s 22nd year. This fest/exhibitor trade show for restaurant owners, and literal taste makers from all over the country attracts 1,000s a year. Foodies, hot sauce junkies, professional food contest participants, and just those that are curious about innovation attend.

All roads lead to Denton, Texas for The Denton Black Film Festival (DBFF), a weekend long film festival for diverse, emerging and established filmmakers, artists, musicians, and industry tastemakers coming together for a “Black Cultural” experience. Since its inception in 2015,  the festival annually attracts a core audience of film enthusiasts creating greater networks to the cinematic legacy of African Americans.

Index Fest Dallas (formerly Untapped) is recently announced all 300+ beers that will be flowing on November 11th at Fair Park! Check out the list below. Lakewood Wild Manimal – Wild Ale – 8.9% Sin Mint Temptress – Imperial Stout – 9.1% Lion’s Share V – BA Scotch Ale – Bourbon Barrel Temptress – Lakewood Lager – Vienna Lager – 4.6% […]