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Cottonwood Art Festival
This semiannual juried art show features more than 800 works by 240 artists competing in 14 categories: 2-D mixed media, 3-D mixed media, ceramics, digital, drawings-pastels, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metalwork, painting, photography, sculpture and wood.
With so many categories, the show is sure to offer something to match the taste of just about any art lover. The festival also features local bands, food and adult beverages in the Lakeside Courtyard in the center of the park. The ArtStop Children's Area allows kids to create a variety of art projects, including hats constructed from scrap materials, wax models of their hands and clay sculptures made using a potter's wheel.
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Goodguys Lone Star Nationals
Check out more than 2,500 hot rods, custom cars, classics, street rods, muscle cars and trick trucks made in 1972 or before at this three-day automotive love fest.
The festival includes exhibits from manufacturers and vendors, an auto-equipment swap meet, a classic car sale, autocross demonstrations that test vehicle agility and performance, an arts- and-crafts gallery and make-and-take sessions where kids can make their own model cars to take home. Sunday is All-American Sunday, when all years, makes and models of American-powered cars and trucks are on display.
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Smoked Dallas
Eighteen pitmasters and chefs, including Texas legends Black's Barbecue from Lockhart and Louie Mueller Barbecue from Taylor, and local favorites such as Lockhart Smokehouse and Hutchins BBQ, will be at Main Street Garden on Saturday.
Meat, sides and desserts will be available to sample from 1 to 5 p.m. while supplies last. After 5 p.m., food will be available for purchase. VIP admission is from 1 to 2 p.m. ($90), tasting-ticket admission from 2 to 5 p.m. ($45) and concert-only admission from 5 to 10 p.m. ($22). For ages 6-12, admission is $10 (at the gate only); free for ages 5 and under. Asleep at the Wheel, the Suffers and others will perform.
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Lebanese Food Festival
What's not to love about a church festival that celebrates Lebanese food and tradition? Taste hummus, falafel, rib-eye beef kebab, baklava and more made by the parishioners of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Lewisville.
Dine in a festival setting that includes music by singer Andre Ibrahim, folk dancing, cooking demonstrations and a children's area. If you're feeling spendy, you can also purchase to-go food packages and Lebanese souvenirs and gifts. If you're not, here's some good news: Admission and parking are free.
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Southlake Oktoberfest
The Oktoberfests are many this weekend, with options including a Traders Village celebration in Grand Prairie, Lake Highlands Oktoberfest with the Old 97's and Fry Street Oktoberfest and Fun Run in Denton.
But Southlake's 14th annual Oktoberfest features dachshund races, which are a pretty darn cute spectacle. You can also expect arts and crafts booths, a children's area and performances by a variety of local entertainers (alt-polka group Brave Combo and bluegrass-y pop duo the O's are featured).
Shannon Sutlief, Ann Pinson and Norma Cavazos contributed to this report.
