Wooo-weee. Between the Wildflower Music Festival and Dallas Pride, 2025 is already shaping up to be quite the year for Dallas.
It’s time to start marking your calendars — here are the events catching our eye this year.
Dallas Arts Month
Thursday, March 27-Tuesday, April 29
This month-long series highlights all of Dallas’ creatives with a wide range of events that includes everything from free dance festivals to immersive exhibits and circus acts to film screenings.
Breakaway Music Festival
Friday, April 4-Saturday, April 5
Breakaway from the day-to-day with a weekend of lots of dancing featuring EDM artists like Louis the Child, Zedd, and Afrojack.
Big Texas Beer Fest 2025
Saturday, April 12
Just make sure you drink water and eat a good meal before diving into the 300+ ciders, beers, meads, hard seltzers, kombuchas, and more from more than 65 featured breweries.
Bishop Bazaar
April 13, May 4, and June 1
We all know the reason we do a spring cleaning is just to make room for all the cool stuff we buy at arts markets. Find locally made bags, jewelry, mugs, snacks, wall art, and more. There will be plenty of live music to serenade you while you shop, too.
Dallas International Film Festival
Friday, April 25-Thursday, May 1
We can smell the buttered popcorn already — as an Oscars Qualifying Film Festival (yes, the awards with the little golden men) you’re likely to get a first glimpse of films you’ll see represented on the red carpet next spring.
Lone Star Smokeout
Friday, May 2-Sunday, May 4
Country music and barbecue go together like PB + J. Chow down on smoked delicacies from 15 local barbecue shops and kick some dust up to musical performers like Jon Pardi, Eli Young Band, and Midland.
Wildflower Music Festival
Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18
In addition to being able to catch performances from big acts like Young the Giant and Sugar Ray, you can also have some fun with songwriting workshops, a cornhole tournament, and climbable spinning tops.
Tacos and Tequila Festival
Saturday, May 17
If the name of this festival wasn’t enough to make you salivate, it’s also headlined by icons Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, Soulja Boy, and Trina.
Dallas MLK Freedom Walk
Saturday, June 14
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center is hosting this festival that begins with a 4K Freedom Walk for wellness and wraps up with a community festival featuring live music, vendors, and family-friendly activities.
Opal’s Walk for Freedom
Thursday, June 19
Join the Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, on her annual walk that’s directly responsible for the day becoming recognized as a federal holiday. You’ll take a 2.5 mile trek, representing the two years and five months it took news of freedom to reach enslaved people in Galveston.
Dallas Pride
Saturday, June 14-Sunday, 15
This two-day celebration begins with the Pride Music Festival on the first day featuring live music + dance performances, vendors, and animal adoptions from local organizations, Teen Pride, and a Family Pride Zone. On the second day, the Pride parade will proceed down a mile-long route and showcase 150+ entries.
Fourth of July
Friday, July 4
The largest free July 4 shindig in the Dallas area includes hands-on activities for the kids, local vendors, live music, food trucks, and, of course, the spectacular fireworks display.
Dallas Cowboys Season Opener
Likely first weekend in September
The Cowboys will be back at it before you know it. We can taste the victory from here.
State Fair of Texas
Friday, Sept. 26-Sunday, Oct. 19
Big Tex. Fried foods. Contests. Rides + games. A lineup of Texas music artists. All the festivities you know and love return in all of their incredibly glory.
Dallas Holiday Parade
Saturday, Dec. 6
The city’s largest, one-day event comes with two hours of entertainment, floats, live music, dancers, and more. You know, the works.
BMW Dallas Marathon Festival
Friday, Dec. 12-Sunday, Dec. 14
This series of races cruise by and through some of Dallas’ most prolific landmarks, neighborhoods, and entertainment districts.
