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Special Events Golden Gloves Tournament (tel: (214) 670 8400), amateur boxing tournament, Feb, Fair Park Dallas Home and Garden Show (tel: (800) 654 1480, toll free in the USA and Canada), Mar, Dallas Market Hall Dallas Symphony Run (tel: (214) 821 0909), fun run, Mar, begins and ends at the Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center Irish Fest (tel: (214) 821 4174), largest music festival in Texas with more than 47 different bands, Mar, Fair Park Annual Dallas Video Festival (website: www.videofest.org), presenting innovative video work, Mar, Dallas Theater Center Dallas New Car Show (tel: (214) 939 2700), Mar, Dallas Convention Center St Patrick’s Day Parade (tel: (214) 368 6722), 17 Mar, Greenville Avenue Downtown Dallas Annual Parade (tel: (972) 991 6705), Irish Parade, 17 Mar, starts Main Street Deep Ellum Art Festival (tel: (214) 748 4332), Apr, Deep Ellum Dance for the Planet (tel: (972) 713 2795), free dance festival, Apr, Annette Strauss Artist Square Annual USA Film Festival AMC (tel: (214) 821 6300), Apr, Glen Lakes Theater Cajun Fest of music and food, May, various venues National Tap Dance Day Celebration (tel: (214) 828 4788), celebrity tap dancers, signed auction items, classes, workshops, May, Dallas Arts District African-American Festival Concert (tel: (214) 692 0203), featuring African-American composers and musicians, May, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center ArtFest (tel: (214) 361 2011), celebration of local arts, May, Fair Park Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration (tel: (214) 670 8400), Dallas celebrates its rich Mexican heritage, 5 May, Fair Park Hispanic Festival Concert (tel: (214) 692 0203), featuring Latin American composers and musicians, Jun, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center Annual Dallas Festival of Arts & Jazz, Jun, various venues Dallas Summer Musicals (tel: (214) 691 7200), Jun, Fair Park Music Hall African-American Heritage Festival (tel: (214) 421 5141), celebration of the culture and heritage of African-Americans, Jun, Old City Park Shakespeare Festival of Dallas (tel: (214) 559 2778), Jun, Samuell-Grand Park Hoop It Up (tel: (972) 392 5700), the largest three-on-three basketball tournament in the nation, Jun, West End Historic District Dallas Summer Boat Show (tel: (972) 714 0177), Jul, Dallas Market Hall Taste of Dallas (tel: (214) 741 7185), largest outdoor food festival in Dallas, Jul, West End Historic District Dallas Morning News Dance Festival (tel: (214) 953 1977), free festival of emerging and professional dance companies, Sep, Annette Strauss Artist Square Annual National Indian Pow Wow (tel: (972) 647 2331), tribes from around the nation celebrate a weekend of dance, arts and crafts and tribal council meetings, Sep, Traders Village LTD West End Cattle Drive (tel: (214) 741 7185), free outdoor festival featuring an urban cattle drive with cowboys, music and food, Sep, West End Historic District Dallas Fall Home & Garden Show (tel: (800) 654 1480), Sep, Dallas Market Hall Annual Addison Oktoberfest (tel: (800) 133 4766), re-creation of the Munich celebration, Sep, Addison Conference & Theatre Centre GrapeFest-Grapevine Festival (tel: (817) 410 3105, Texas’ largest wine festival, Sep, Grapevine Historic District Annual Greek Food Festival (tel: (972) 991 1166), Greek food tasting, dancing, tours of the church, Sep, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church State Fair of Texas (tel: (214) 565 9931), Sep, Fair Park Dallas Jazz Festival (tel: (214) 520 7789), Oct, Annette Strauss Artist Square Grand Prix of Texas (tel: (817) 215 8500), Oct, Texas Motor Speedway North Texas Music Festival (tel: (214) 748 4332), four days of music, featuring bands from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and beyond, Oct, Deep Ellum Annual American-Indian Art Festival & Market (tel: (214) 891 9640), visual and performing arts of American Indian artists, Oct, Annette Strauss Artist Square Annual Deep Ellum Film Festival (tel: (214) 748 4332), Nov, Deep Ellum Turkey Trot (tel: (214) 954-0500), popular Thanksgiving Morning run, Nov, through the streets of Downtown Dallas Holiday Tree-Lighting Festival (tel: (214) 741 7185), day-long family entertainment, culminating in turning on the lights of the giant Holiday Tree, Nov, West End Market Place Galleria Holiday Kickoff (tel: (972) 702 7100), turning on the lights of the tallest indoor Christmas tree in the country, plus indoor fireworks, Nov, Galleria Candlelight Tour (tel: (214) 421 5141), village decorated in turn-of-the-century style, Dec, Old City Park White Rock Marathon (tel: (214) 467 3369), Dec, from Downtown Dallas to the White Rock Lake area Jingle Bell Run (tel: (214) 528 1290), fun run, also includes a costume contest, Santa Land for children and a post race party, Dec, Downtown Dallas Cotton Bowl Classic New Year's Eve Parade (tel: (214) 741 7185), Dec, Arts District to the West End Community |
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