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Taste of Dallas
Love to try different restaurants? Doing so is even more fun when you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for each dish. At the three-day Taste of Dallas festival, more than 70 local dining destinations and food trucks will offer small tastes of their fare priced between $1 and $4 each.
The 29th annual culinary event also features cooking demonstrations, a culinary and exhibitor marketplace and a Kid's Zone with activities for kids of all ages. While the VIP-level Taste the Difference sessions with prominent local and national chefs ($125 each) are the most talked-about aspect of the fest, other highlights include a barbecue celebration with $1-$4 samples from restaurants including Eddie Deen's, Riscky's, Hard Eight and Smoke to the Bone; a $25,000 BBQ Battle Royale showdown between competitive professional barbecue teams; and a sweets factory filled with all manner of sugary treats. Sounds delicious.
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Little Elm Craft Brew and Que Festival
This free family-friendly fest on the shores of Lewisville Lake will feature more than 50 brewers, including more than a dozen from North Texas.
Get 12 2-ounce samples and a souvenir pint glass for $25 in advance, $35 at the door (if not sold out in advance).
Vendors will be selling barbecue, and there'll be performances by local bands, including the O's and Quaker City Night Hawks. Keep little ones busy in the Kids Zone.
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North Texas Gay Pride
The North Texas Gay Pride Festival has grown exponentially since its inception in 2011, when 100 people attended. For its fifth annualevent at Mellow Mushroom in McKinney, organizers are expecting 1,000 guests from across North Texas.
The festival, which advocates unity, equality and community integration for LGBTQ people and their straight allies, will spread throughout the restaurant and onto its back parking lot with vendor booths, dancing, kids' activities, an appearance by American Idol finalist Hollie Cavanagh, and food and drink available for purchase. Proceeds from the festival will go to Hope's Door, the only full-service domestic violence shelter in Collin County.
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The Dub Show
Sponsored in part by Dub Magazine, the Dub Show is equal parts car show and concert. At this one-day show, browse hundreds of custom cars and trucks, video games and vendor booths as rap and R&B performers including Future, August Alsina, Kevin Gates, Dorrough, Fat Pimp and Yung Nation take the stage.
Monster Energy models will be on hand to help show off the cars, as well as pitch Monster's new Dub Edition Punch. An off-road truck showcase presented by Lftd & Lvld magazine will feature custom trucks, Jeeps, SUVs and more. The event is open to all ages, though performances may contain explicit lyrics and loud music.
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Festa Italia
Who doesn't love Italy? The Italians have given the world a ton of awesome things - pizza, bocce, great wines, Ferraris and even the Mona Lisa, just to name a few. Spend a day celebrating Italy at Festa Italia,hosted by the Italian Club of Dallas, a group of Italian immigrants and descendants as well as connoisseurs of Italian culture.
The fun includes a bocce tournament (and classes if you don't know how to play); Italian food by local restaurants and specialty food stores; an auto show featuring classic Italian cars; Italian folk dance performances by I Colori Italiani and I Piccoli Colori dance troupes; activities for kids, including face painting, games and a bounce house; and a grape-stomping competition. Italian wines and beers will be available for purchase.
Compiled by Sara Burgos and Shannon Sutlief
