The AT&T Performing Arts Center Announces 2026/2027 Festival Series Dates

(DALLAS) – The AT&T Performing Arts Center today announced the dates for its 2026/2027 free and open-to-the-public festival series, comprised of six signature events, running from Fall to Spring. The AT&T Performing Arts Center Festival Series brings together dynamic, family-friendly events like signature fan-favorites Latinidad, Brass & Jazz in the Park, and Reliant Lights Your Holidays that invite communities across North Texas to celebrate art and culture. 

New to this year’s festival series is Stage Fright: A Halloween Family Festival, which has grown into a holiday family-favorite event.  Four of the six events will take place on the Center’s campus in the Dallas Arts District. Two events will take place offsite —one in West Dallas and one in Oak Cliff—as part of the ArtsBridgecommunity engagement programs making the arts more accessible to communities across Dallas. 

“Our festival series is a tradition and core strength of the Center’s, creating spaces where our community can gather and celebrate the arts,” said AT&T Performing Arts Center President & CEO Warren Tranquada. “Making it completely free is about expanding access and remains one of our top priorities. By collaborating with incredible local arts partners, we’re proud to offer unforgettable performances, food, and activities for families and neighbors across North Texas.”

2026/2027 Festival Series Schedule (subject to change): 

Latinidad Festival
Oct. 3, 2026, 6 – 10 p.m.
AT&T Performing Arts Center Campus

Stage Fright: A Halloween Family Festival
Oct. 31, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
AT&T Performing Arts Center Campus

Brass & Jazz in the Park
Nov. 7, 2026, 1 – 4 p.m.
Mattie Nash-Myrtle Davis Park

Reliant Lights Your Holidays
Dec. 5, 2026, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
AT&T Performing Arts Center Campus

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival
May 8, 2027, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
AT&T Performing Arts Center Campus

Blues in the Bottom
May 29, 2027 (Memorial Day Weekend), 1 – 4 p.m.
Eloise Lundy Park

2026/2027 Festival Series Events: 

• Latinidad Festival – The 5th annual Latinidad is a family-friendly celebration of the color, diversity, and richness of Latin American arts, cuisine, dance, and more during Hispanic Heritage Month. Featured performances include headliner Lara Latin, a dance performance by Alpha Midway Dance Group and DJ AMARIS playing the top Latin hits all night. attpac.org/latinidad

• Stage Fright: A Halloween Family Festival– The 5th annual Halloween Family Festival is hosted in collaboration with Dallas Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs. Featured activities include a costume contest, petting zoo, the interactive “stick-r-treat” activity and learning how to dance like a zombie. attpac.org/halloween 

• Brass & Jazz in the Park – Co-presented by The New Orleans Original BuckShop, Brass & Jazz in the Park brings the spirit of New Orleans to West Dallas. Featured performances include jazz musicians and dancers, Black Mardi Gras Indians, and a New Orleans Second Line. Patrons can also look forward to authentic Louisiana cuisine and art activities for the whole family. attpac.org/brass&jazz

• Reliant Lights Your Holidays – Holiday cheer is abundant atReliant Lights Your Holidays. Families can delight in activities like photos with Santa, a wintery playground with real snow, and a countdown to a firework show. Entertainment will be provided by “reigning party band” Empire 6, playing modern pop artists from Bruno Mars to Justin Timberlake. Longtime sponsor Reliant is the official energy provider for this signature holiday event. Additional sponsors are: The David M. Crowley Foundation, the official entertainment sponsor; Texas Commission on the Arts Cultural Districts Program; and Lexus, the official Santa Clause sponsor. attpac.org/reliantholidays

• Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival – The 5th annual Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival is hosted in collaboration with Dallas Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs. Patrons can explore the rich cultures of North Texas’ Asian American and Pacific Islander communities through cultural performances, authentic cuisine, and the fan-favorite snack passport activity. attpac.org/aapi

• Blues in the Bottom – On its way to being a Memorial Day Weekend tradition in Oak Cliff, Blues in the Bottom is a blues music festival celebrating Tenth Street Historic District’s former resident and famed Blues guitarist, T-Bone Walker. Blues in the Bottom is presented by ArtsBridge, a community arts program of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. attpac.org/blues 

For more information, visit attpac.org/festivals.  

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