Saturday, August 17, 2024

Around the World from Home: Cultural Festivals in Texas

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One of my favorite outdoor things to do is attend festivals. Growing up I looked forward to the Houston International Festival every year; the music, the food, and the cultural exposure...there’s always something fun to do and cool to see. Updated monthly, here’s a list of cultural festivals/exhibits taking place here in Texas:


Austin
8/17 Austin Chinese Culture Festival  afssaustin.org
10/13 Indigenous Heritage Gathering  prfdance.org
10/19 Diwali Festival -Austin  saiva.org
11/2-3 Austin Celtic Festival  austincelticfestival.com

Dallas
9/19-22 Plano Balloon Festival  planoballoonfest.org
9/27-10/20 Texas State Fair  bigtex.com
10/5-6 Cottonwood Art Festival -Richardson  cottonwoodartfestival.com
11/8-10 Fort Worth Greek Festival fortworthgreekfestival.com

Houston
7/7-9/15 Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan -Houston  mfah.org
8/1-10 Houston Shakespeare Festival  uh.edu/shakespeare
8/10-11 Houston Reggae Fest  thehoustonreggaefest.com
8/12-18 Houston Theater Week  visithoustontexas.com
9/27-29 Houston Polish Harvest Festival  houstonpolishfestival.com
9/27-29 Houston Lebanese Festival  alcchouston.org
9/29 Pan In the Park: Houston Caribbean Festival  houstoncaribbeanfest.com
9/29 Nigerian Day Festival -Houston instagram.com/officialnigeriandayinhouston
10/5 Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival -Houston  nigeriaculturalparade.com
10/11-13 Bayou City Art Festival artcolonyassociation.org
10/12-12/1 (Weekends Only) Texas Renaissance Festival texrenfest.com
10/12-13 Korean Festival Houston  kfesthouston.com
10/19 Houston Black Heritage Festival houstonblackheritagefest.com
10/19 Houston Filipino Street Festival  fyphouston.com
10/31-11/3 Houston Quilt Festival quilts.com
11/9-10 Houston Islamic Art Festival  islamicartssociety.org
11/14-17 Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market  houstonballet.org
11/23 Houston Art Crawl  motherdogstudios.com
11/29-12/29 Houston Ballet: The Nutcracker houstonballet.org
12/13-15 Tomball German Christmas Market & Festival  tomballgermanfest.org

San Antonio
11/1-10 Wurstfest -New Braunfels wurstfest.com

*Other Cities 


** PAST EVENTS **

Austin
Puerto Rican Heritage Festival  prfdance.org
MLK Day Parade & Street Festival
Colombian Fest ATX -Austin  colombianfestatx.com
3/2-4/21 Sherwood Forest Faire  -McDade  sherwoodforestfaire.com
3/8-16 SXSW -Austin  sxsw.com
4/13 ATX Asian Food Fest  atxasianfoodfest.com
4/19-21 Austin Reggae Festival  austinreggaefest.com
6/15 Central Texas Juneteenth Celebration  juneteenthcentraltexas.com

Dallas 
MLK Life and Legacy Community Event  more info
Frisco Fair -Frisco  friscofair.com
3/1-3 North Texas Irish Festival -Dallas  ntif.org
3/16 Afro Soca Love Marketplace -Dallas  afrosocalove.com

Houston  
Art & Wine Evening at Russian Cultural Center -Houston  ourtx.org
Houston Ballet Nutcracker Spring Market more info
Houston Zydeco Festival  houstonzydecofest.com
Houston Creole Heritage Festival  houstoncreolefest.com
International Literature Festival Houston  ccamericas.org
Houston Palestinian Festival  pacchouston.org
Celtic Festival -Kemah   kemahboardwalk.com
Crosby Zydeco Festival  crosbyzydecofest.com
Houston Islamic Art Gala  islamicartssociety.org
Houston African Restaurant Week  africanrestaurantweek.com
Native American Pow Wow -Houston  tradersvillage.com
1/15 Houston MLK Parade mlkgrandeparade.org
2/3 Kemah Boardwalk Mardi Gras Celebration -Houston  kemahboardwalk.com
2/10 Texas Lunar Festival -Houston texaslunarfest.net
2/10 Kingwood Mardi Gras Festival & Parade  towncenterevents.com
2/27-3/17 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo  rodeohouston.com
3/2 Houston Holi Festival  houstonholi.com
3/21-31 South Texas State Fair & Rodeo -Beaumont  beaumontcvb.com
3/22-24 Tomball German Heritage Festival  tomballgermanfest.org
4/6 Cajun Heritage Festival -Port Arthur  visitportarthurtx.com
4/13 Houston Latin Fest  more info
4/13-14 Kemah Boardwalk Crawfish & Zydeco Festival  kemahboardwalk.com
4/21 Houston Brazilian Food & Music Festival  facebook.com/BrazilianFoodAndMusicFestival
5/3-4 Houston Polish Festival  houstonpolishfestival.com
5/18 The International Festival  theinternationalfest.org
7/20 Frida Fest at Karbach Brewing

San Antonio
Cajun Festival -San Antonio  tradersvillage.com
1/20 Òlájú African Market Festival -San Antonio african-market.olajuartgroup.org
4/18-28 Fiesta San Antonio  fiestasanantonio.org
4/20 Aloha Fest -San Antonio  tradersvillage.com
7/7 Frida Fest San Antonio  que-retro-arts.com

Other Cities 
Texas Viking Festival -Paige  texasvikingfestival.com
Taste of Africa: Deep Diving Into Culture -Killeen  impacoutreach.org/taste-of-africa
10/19-22 Texas Rose Festival -Tyler  texasrosefestival.com
12/9-10 & 16-17 Texas Viking Festival -Paige  texasvikingfestival.com


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