Dallas Events – Go to the Place That’s Larger Than Life 11
They say that everything is bigger in Texas and that seems to be true of the different events that take place throughout the Dallas – Fort Worth area. Dallas plays hosts to thousands of events each year so chances are that when you visit Dallas, there will be something going on.
Some of the annual events that you can participate in or observe when you visit Dallas include the following.
Help The Homeless WalkAThon
The annual drive to help the homeless takes place on the second Saturday of November of each year. The event starts off at the Dallas City Hall and features a walk as well as musical performances at the end of the charity walk. The proceeds for the WalkAThon are to help the homeless living in Dallas. The Help The Homeless WalkAThon began a few years ago and has been gaining momentum.
Children’s Christmas Parade
The Children’s Christmas Parade takes place the first Saturday in December down Commerce Street and is sponsored by Neiman Marcus. While it cannot compare to the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, this is all about children and all about Santa and raises funds for the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. The parade is often featured on TV and is an annual event for many Texas families. More than 350,000 people crowd to downtown Dallas to watch this parade.
Quilt Festival
If you enjoy looking at some of the most beautiful quilts in the country, you will enjoy the Dallas Quilts Festival that is held every year at the Irving Arts Center in Downtown Dallas. The event takes place on the first Sunday of February of each year. The quilts that are displayed are art quilts that have been hand designed by various quilting artists. The Quilt Festival is one of the better known in the country and features quilt from some of the best known quilting artists.