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Concerts

Music Safari Returns With a Journey of Sounds on Oak Cliff Front Lawns

By Alex GonzalezApril 15, 2026

Music Safari started as a front lawn concert series in Kessler Park during the pandemic. Now it’s a free, annual tradition.

Visual Arts

A Guide to the 2026 Dallas Art Fair

By Kendall MorganApril 14, 2026

Dallas is home to some of the world’s most prolific art collectors, and now you can schmooze with them at the annual affair. Here’s everything you don’t want to miss.

Dallas Life

Best Things To Do in Dallas This Week

By Alec Spicer and OthersApril 13, 2026

Live your fairy tale fantasy at Scarborough Renaissance Festival, get lost in the Dallas Art Fair, grab a slice at Pizza Fest and so much more.

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Visual Arts

Chrome, Canvas, Cultura: Art On Main’s Chicano Exhibition Redefines East Dallas Experience

By Preston BartaApril 10, 2026

Discover 58 artists, lowrider culture and the vibrant heritage of the North Texas Chicano community this month.

Members-Only Supper Club: Chef Misti Norris at Rainbowcat Sets the Table
Restaurants

Members-Only Supper Club: Chef Misti Norris at Rainbowcat Sets the Table

By Lauren Drewes DanielsApril 9, 2026

One of Dallas most lauded chefs is hosting 20 Observer members on May 4. You’ll want to snag a seat quickly.

Dallas Life

Free Things To Do in Dallas (and Beyond) This Weekend

By Alec Spicer and OthersApril 9, 2026

It’s not every weekend that can you see a concert, a movie and some of the city’s best art for free.

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Concerts

Local Troubadour Paul Schalda to Hit the Road with Built to Spill

By Preston BartaApril 8, 2026

Paul Schalda will play two shows in North Texas while opening for indie rock band Built to Spill.

Outdoors & Rec

Yolks on You if You Miss These 5 Dallas Easter Events

By Preston BartaApril 3, 2026

We’ve hatched some plans for your Easter weekend.

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Concerts

Dezi 5’s Texas Soul Revue is Taking Over Deep Ellum This Weekend

By Alex GonzalezApril 1, 2026

The multi-hyphenate artist continues his footprint in the Dallas music scene with a stacked two-night concert series kicking off on Friday.

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Concerts

Ratboys Won’t Be Singin’ to an Empty Chair at Club Dada

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 25, 2026

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a pack of guitar-wielding Midwesterners singing about the woes of life with an added twang in Deep Ellum on Friday.

Dallas Life

Name a More Iconic Duo That Has Toured in Dallas Than A Twink and A Redhead

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 23, 2026

The viral duo of A Twink and A Redhead told us everything you need to know about their new tour, which kicks off in Dallas this week. And if they’ve actually had sex in a Panera.

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Shops & Markets

Taste the ‘Tesla of Coffee’ and More at the Dallas Coffee Festival

By Lisa PettyMarch 20, 2026

Plus more reasons to hit up the second annual caffeine-fueled weekend at Gilley’s.

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Performing Arts

Cirque du Soleil Brings the Big Top Back to Dallas for the First Time in Years

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 18, 2026

We’d like to see the X-rays of some of these performers, because we’re absolutely convinced they have fewer bones than we do.

Dallas Life

12 Best Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in North Texas

By Alyssa Fields and OthersMarch 13, 2026

Toast the Emerald Isle this St. Patrick’s Day at these parties, events and concerts.

Dallas Life

We Have Spring Break at Home: How to Have Fun Right Here in North Texas

By Preston BartaMarch 12, 2026

Dive into affordable alternatives with museum exhibits, sweet treats and unforgettable food festivals for every kind of spring breaker.

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Concerts

Grand Prairie’s You Just Had to Be There Festival Wants to Run It Back on Nostalgia

By Alex GonzalezMarch 10, 2026

Local musician Alex Jamal hopes to return to the good ‘ol days with his family-friendly festival at The Epic in Grand Prairie this weekend.

Books

Dallas Book Lovers Mobilize After Unexpected Festival Cancellation

By Rhema Joy BellMarch 4, 2026

After a fantasy book festival was abruptly canceled, the community of local book lovers banded together to have it rebound.

Film, TV & Streaming

Dallas International Film Festival’s 20-Year Milestone is a Cinematic Love Letter to the City

By Preston BartaMarch 3, 2026

This spring, the Dallas International Film Festival celebrates 20 years of elevating cinematic art and building community in the heart of Dallas.

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Film, TV & Streaming

Oscar-Shortlisted Film Ado From Waco Filmmaker Coming to the Texas Theatre

By Austin ZookMarch 3, 2026

Filmmaker Sam Henderson is ready to talk the good, the bad and the ugly of making and distributing his Jennifer Lewis-starring film, Ado.

Visual Arts

Texas Artist Robert Rauschenberg Remembered With New Exhibit at The Nasher

By Kendall MorganMarch 2, 2026

The work of the late Texas pop artist Robert Rauschenberg assumes new significance at the Nasher Sculpture Center. 

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Shops & Markets

Have Your Pie and Eat It Too. The 8th Annual Texas Pie Fest Is Back

By Aaren ProdyFebruary 23, 2026

Tell us what could be better than a day at a farm eating pie? Go ahead … we’ll wait …

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Sports

Dallas May See Vehicle-Free Downtown Streets During the World Cup

By Austin WoodFebruary 20, 2026

Council members were briefed on plans to close portions of Akard and Main streets during the World Cup earlier this week.

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