Addison
DFW foodies should not miss the Taste Addison from May 31 to June 2, at Addison Circle Park, in Addison. Taste Addison comes to Addison Circle Park, bringing with it some of the city’s most popular restaurants to serve food and drinks. There’s also live music each day of the event. This year’s performers on May 31 are country artists Walker Hayes (“You Broke Up With Me”) and Josh Abbott Band (“She’s Like Texas”). On June 1, Deep Blue Something (“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”), Spin Doctors (“Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong”), Plain White T’s (“Hey There Delilah”), Smash Mouth (“All Star”) and the All-American Rejects (“Gives You Hell”) take the stage. Performances by tribute bands are planned for June 2. Tickets on May 31 and June 1 cost $15 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12. Admission is free for kids 5 and under. VIP tickets are also available, and those include drink and food vouchers, special restrooms and a good view of the concert stage. On June 2, admission is free for all ages.
Dallas
Mark your calendars for Dallas Pride 2019: Miller Lite Music Festival on June 1, at Centennial Hall at Fair Park, in Dallas. Dallas Pride weekend kicks off with a daylong festival at Fair Park featuring live entertainment, community and vendor booths, pet adoptions, a Family Pride Zone for children and Teen Pride area. Performers include Estelle, Ada Vox, IDT Band, Hip Van Winkles, Roommates and the Rose Room cast. Festival activities take place rain or shine in the Centennial Building, Automotive Building and the Esplanade. Tickets are $10 adults / $5 teens 13-17 / free for children 12 and younger. The 36th annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade takes place on Sunday, June 2, at 2 p.m. Parade route will encircle the Cotton Bowl. The parade is free for spectators.
Explore all there is to see at Voly in the Park, in June 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Klyde Warren Park, in Dallas. Join VolunteerNow for the Fifth Annual Voly in the Park, a free outdoor festival designed to connect people with 75 nonprofits to find their perfect volunteer opportunity. This free, family-friendly event is the largest volunteer festival in Dallas, and features hands-on volunteer projects, nonprofits across all cause areas, and live entertainment. For more information visit https://m.facebook.com/events/
You must see TITAS/Dance UNBOUND: Command Performance on June 1, starting at 7 p.m. at Winspear Opera House, in Dallas. A star-studded cast of international dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, MOMIX, PILOBOLUS and New York City Ballet to blazing hot dancers from The Cher Tour and Cirque du Soleil perform at this annual event. More information visit https://www.attpac.org/on-
Lewisville
Experience old traditions at Fiesta Charra, on June 1, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Lewisville Rodeo Grounds, in Lewisville. Experience the traditions of Old Mexico at Fiesta Charra. See a charreada (Mexican rodeo) demonstration, ballet folklorico and the dancing horses of the charra riders. La Reunion Nortena will headline the music lineup which also includes a Juan Gabriel tribute and a Mariachi group. In addition to the horse-specific events, there will be Ballet Folklorico dancers, traditional children’s games and attractions, food trucks and concessions. Admission is free.Limited public parking at the rodeo grounds will be available for $10, benefiting Festival de Cine Latino Americano. Attendees also can park along the street where it’s legally permitted; at North Point Church, 422 N. Mill Street; and at Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church Street. A free shuttle service will be running all day from the east parking lot of City Hall. For more information visit https://m.facebook.com/events/
Plano
Celebrate the Happy Birthday Plano Party on June 2, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Texas Pool, in Plano. Celebrate Plano’s 146th birthday at the iconic Texas-shaped pool. Enjoy special treats (while supplies last), sign an over-sized birthday card and enter to win a Texas Pool T-shirt.
