Dallas Festival of Books and Ideas: The Physical City

Shape the future of Dallas through powerful ideas at the fifth annual Dallas Festival of Ideas. Since 2015, the city-wide event has aimed at shaping the city of the future by igniting, uniting and energizing Dallas residents. Join nationally known speakers and prominent local leaders as they present and discuss ideas to unite and energize the city. Be a part of "The Connected City."

The 2019 event features a new look and incorporates the Dallas Book Festival into its programming. A celebration of books and authors will be the capstone event on Saturday of this first-ever Dallas Festival of Books and Ideas. 2019 schedule:
— May 28 - The Physical City at UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth Brain Performance Institute 2200 W. Mockingbird Lane.
— May 29 - The Welcoming City at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
— May 30 - Science in the City at UT Southwestern Medical Center, T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building, 6001 Forest Park Road.
— May 31 - The Literary City at Interabang Books, 10720 Preston Road.
— June 1 - Summer in the City at Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young St.
— June 1 - The Inspired City at Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St.

Presented by the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Institute, the Dallas Public Library and Friends of the Dallas Public Library.