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The 2025 Dallas Colombian Festival returns July 19 with music, traditional food and cultural performances at Strauss Square in the Dallas Arts District.

Fourth of July celebrations around North Texas are underway. And while impressive firework displays are always crowd pleasers here are a couple of Independence Day contests that will take you back to small town vibes of yesteryear.

The Choctaw Cover-to-Cover Music Festival is Klyde Warren’s first ticketed event. It is a full day of live music, food trucks, wine tasting and games. Eight cover bands will perform songs from Taylor Swift, Prince, Tom Petty and other artists.

The two-day music festival takes place on June 6 and 7 in downtown McKinney. Flatland Cavalry and Dawes will headline the festival along with other country music talent.

We hitch a ride with Dallas United Crew’s Delite Dragon Boat team and learn how the sport has evolved (and stayed the same) over 2500 years.

Afro Air festival is bringing the cultures of the African diaspora together at Fair Park this May with live music, food, art and community.

Headliners at Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival include Young the Giant, Sugar Ray, the Revivalists, and Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.

The Dallas International Film Festival, now an Oscar Qualifying Film Festival, will feature screenings of more than 120 films, Q&A sessions, panels with cast and crew, and more.

Check out the 16th-centery English village and partake in jousting, sword fighting, performance and more.

Kimberly Reed is the director of the 2024 film I’m Your Venus, which is having its Texas premiere at Denton’s Thin Line Fest 2025. Last year, the documentary made its U.S. and international premieres at Tribeca Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival, respectively.

The free event also includes an egg hunt for kids and a concert by the DSO Quintet.

Second annual festival from the Flame Foundation includes free performances and paella.