DARTable Weekend Events

Red River Showdown
Posted on Oct 10, 2024 by DART Daily
Cultural celebrations and musical performances ranging from pop-punk to jazz, are all DARTable this weekend. Read on to see where DART can take you. And of course, the State Fair of Texas is getting into full swing. This weekend is the annual Red River Rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl. With more than 100,000 expected people traveling to attend the game, DART makes getting there easy and safe.

 

Friday, Oct. 11

New Found Glory brings its act to Dallas. Catch the pioneers of pop punk at House of Blues. The venue is walkable from West End Station on all four DART Rail lines.

Felipe Esparza comes to town with his The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly tour. The comedian is joined by Ralph Barbosa, Chris Estrada, Ken Flores, Frankie Quinones, and Rene Vaca, with music by Deorro. See the show at the Majestic Theatre, a few blocks from St. Paul Station on all four DART Rail lines.

Friday, Oct. 11-Saturday, Oct. 12

DanceAfrica is Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s 19th annual iteration of the festival. Themed “Voices of the Drum: Echoes of Unity,” this year’s celebration highlights the connection between music, dance, and community. In addition to the evening performances at Moody Performance Hall, there will be a free family-friendly outdoor festival and marketplace at Klyde Warren Park on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The venue and the park are both walkable from Pearl/Arts District Station on all four DART Rail lines, or from the M-Line trolley.

Friday, Oct. 11-Sunday, Oct. 13

Hazards is an absorbing dance-theater performance by Artists Sans Frontières. Combining choreographed vignettes with dynamic visual projection and cinematic music, the production immerses the audience in the harrowing journeys of forcibly displaced refugees and asylum seekers. See the performance at the Wyly Theatre, walkable from Pearl/Arts District Station on all four DART Rail lines, or from the M-Line trolley.

Saturday, Oct. 12

DFW Italian Festival celebrates the heritage and culture of Italy. Expect plenty of Italian food, wine tastings, stage performances, a bocce tournament, an Italian car show, and more. There will even be a performance by The Dallas Opera. Enjoy it all at Las Colinas’ Levy Events Plaza, near Las Colinas Urban Center Station on the Orange Line.

Peter White and Vincent Ingala give you a night of jazz under the stars at the Dallas Zoo. Presented by Bishop Arts Center Theatre, the event is served by the Red Line’s Dallas Zoo Station.

Sunday, Oct. 13

Norah Jones comes to Irving supporting her new album, Visions. Jones has sold 50 million records and is an alumnus of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She takes the stage at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, walkable from the Orange Line’s Irving Convention Center Station.

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