In its 7th year, the Oak Cliff Film Festival has established itself as a significant city-wide event, featuring the best of Oak Cliff’s theatre and art venues, restaurants, bars, and small businesses. OCFF showcases brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes in an atmosphere that encourages and fosters filmmaking in Dallas and beyond.

The Oak Cliff Film Festival was established in 2011 as a regional film festival in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. The festival has received national acclaim from prominent sources including The New York Times, Filmmaker Magazine, and Moviemaker Magazine. Led by the Aviation Cinemas team, who took over operations at the Texas Theatre in December of 2010, and backed by the 501 3(c) Oak Cliff Foundation.

Canal Fest 2018 is a celebration of world cultures, featuring dance, music, art and food representative of cultures from around the world. Three performance stages provide an immersive and interactive exploration of culture. Each stage showcases one or more continents, while the area surrounding each stage features food, activities, children’s crafts, cultural displays and vendors. Photo stations will be placed around the festival, and attendees are encouraged to dress in clothing that represents their own heritage or culture. Admission and activities are free!

Big D BBQ Battle cook-off competition brings the best brisket, chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder, and pinto beans to the table in an all-out battle for bragging rights to “the best BBQ in North Dallas.”  The 1st 1000 people through the gate will have the opportunity to cast their vote for this year’s “People’s Choice” award! BBQ cook teams compete, you get to eat! BBQ, craft beer, car show, live bands, kids zone, fun and more – while supplies last – are included when you buy a ticket. Benefits Cafe Momentum and Guns & Hoses Foundation of North Texas.

Desoto Parks and Recreation hosts this free, fun filled event. This includes food, vendor booths, children’s activities and great entertainment. Come and enjoy tons of delicious, spicy crawfish, great food, live music, vendors and games. Revel in the best blues and funk and enjoy the infectious rhythms. This is a friendly, relaxed and fun community event.

The National Polka Festival® in Ennis, Texas invites everyone to come help celebrate fifty-two wonderful years of Czech heritage festivities Friday through Sunday, May 25-27, 2018. Held annually on Memorial Day Weekend, the National Polka Festival® offers an abundance of activities to be enjoyed by the entire family in a small city atmosphere.

The Taste of Irving is an outdoor festival featuring family-friendly activities, live music, and food. This year’s event will give visitors an opportunity to sample a variety of music genres on multiple small stages. The entertainment schedule features jazz, blues, Latin and more.

Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival brings internationally recognized music acts to Richardson, for a three-day event that is the epitome of a spring music festival. From main-stage performances with superstars, to a craft beer garden, to singer songwriter acts and roaming performers, this is a weekend the whole family will look forward to each year.

Get your jeans, boots and cowboy hats ready, because it’s time to get into a “Lone Star State of Mind!” The 34th Annual Main Street Fest – A Craft Brew Experience, presented by Bank of the West, will be a Texas-sized party celebrating everything that makes the Lone Star State great!

Come out and try the tastiest Bloody Mary’s that DFW has to offer. Tickets include enjoying DFW’s most creative and innovative Bloody Mary’s, created by the finest restaurants and bars. Come try the yummy food and drink tastes from local companies, listen to live music and more!

Come celebrate Rockwall’s 164th birthday this Saturday at Rockwall Founders Day Festival 2018! Presented by Rockwall Parks and Recreation, this free event will take place at Harry Myers Park all day long from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and features tons of fun for the whole family with live music, food and retail vendors, and a Kids Zone.