Festivals

The “Festival del Tamal” celebrates the family, stories, relationships, values, and mystery of a tradition that is forever preserved within Hispanic heritage.

Content partner Donna Cooks tries Romanian cabbage rolls and skinless sausage.

One event administrator reflects: "Attendees could stroll through the grounds to the sounds of African drums, sample salads in a Bulgarian picnic grove, try authentic Turkish coffee, [and] see cigars being rolled Cuban style."

GroveFest will include carnival rides, a giant scavenger hunt, games, bounce houses, rock climbing, and pie throwing, among other activities.

Some might expect a two-day Star Wars convention to be full of guys resembling The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy. And they'd be partly right.

Guests will be immersed in the cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

This week brings pumpkins, paintings, cemetery tours, butterflies, and a Coppell festival.

The Pow Wow honors American Indian Heritage Month and features Native American arts, crafts, foods, dancing, singing, and drums.

Dunking booth event to be called Who Wet the Dog Out.

Local version of my favorite international confab knocked it out of the park on their first try, as 500 people had their minds stretched for a full day.

Festivals in Fort Worth, Allen, and Plano highlight the events this week.

Park visitors can enjoy numerous activities ranging from historic trade and craft demonstrations to traditional dance demonstrations and more.

Many of the volunteers were not of Lebanese origin, but proudly served chicken, kabobs, keftah, and falafel to upbeat attendees.

Dinosaurs, lebanese food, Irish dancing, zombies on roller coasters, and a certain pig are on tap this week.

Groups of 50 or more gathered to gawk at the Midway Barker, the famous “half man.”

We tell you what's new with the fair this year. You'll be welcomed with open arms by Big Tex, the friendliest cowboy in town.

The festival begins today. “We won’t have fried butter,” a priest warns. “But we will have loukanikos and a mini trip to Greece -- the state fair doesn’t give you that!”

The fair is in the air.

Many attendees weren't Japanese, but all experienced Japanese dance, food, and entertainment.

It was unclear if these landings were completely unorthodox or standard operating procedure for the balloon festival.