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Culture Calendar

Welcome to the Culture Calendar, a resource to connect arts patrons with Dallas’ vibrant arts community! The Center strives to be a catalyst for the artistic growth of Dallas and to showcase creative excellence in every corner of the city. The Culture Calendar is the perfect tool to find venues, performances, and arts exhibitions in neighborhoods all across the city.

We work closely with the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) to support and promote the work of organizations and venues it funds. Hosting the Culture Calendar is one way the Center lives out its commitment to strengthening and growing a thriving arts community.

Aug 30
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. (TBAAL) Presents

8th Riverfront Jazz Festival

Today Aug 30 | 12:00 pm

Now - Aug 31, 2025

The 8th Riverfront Jazz Festival hits Dallas Aug 29–31 at Fair Park! Enjoy 3 days of music from acts like Anthony Hamilton, PJ Morton, Pete Escovedo, Peabo Bryson, Tank & the Bangas & more! Music, culture, food & vibes!
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Aug 30
Dallas Contemporary Presents

Summer Series Closeout + Second Breakfast with Toast Toast

Today Aug 30 | 2:00 pm

Now - Aug 31, 2025

Presented in collaboration with Toast Toast Recordings—a Dallas-based collective releasing boundary-pushing music and fostering creative community, Second Breakfast features live performances, local vendors, and more as part of our Summer Series prog...
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Aug 30
Kalita Humphreys Theater Presents

The Color Purple

Today Aug 30 | 8:00 pm

Now - Aug 31, 2025

Urban Arts Collective presents The Color PurpleThis musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of...
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Aug 31
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. (TBAAL) Presents

8th Riverfront Jazz Festival

Sun Aug 31 | 12:00 pm

Now - Aug 31, 2025

The 8th Riverfront Jazz Festival hits Dallas Aug 29–31 at Fair Park! Enjoy 3 days of music from acts like Anthony Hamilton, PJ Morton, Pete Escovedo, Peabo Bryson, Tank & the Bangas & more! Music, culture, food & vibes!
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Aug 31
Kalita Humphreys Theater Presents

The Color Purple

Sun Aug 31 | 3:00 pm

Now - Aug 31, 2025

Urban Arts Collective presents The Color PurpleThis musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of...
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Aug 31
Dallas Museum of Art Presents

Encuentros: Latinx + Latin American Acquisitions

Sun Aug 31 | 11:00 am

Now - Oct 11, 2025

"Encuentros: Latinx + Latin American Acquisitions" draws together recently acquired works by Latinx and Latin American artists working in a variety of materials, mediums and styles. The show taps into emerging themes within the DMA’s collection, such...
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Aug 31
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Presents

Colorful Memories, November 22 Through a Child's Eyes

Sun Aug 31 | 10:00 am

Now - Jan 04, 2026

Now on DisplaySeventh Floor GalleryIn the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, filmmaker and writer Richard Snodgrass embarked on a unique project to document how young children perceived and processed the historic event. Partnerin...
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Aug 31
Dallas Museum of Art Presents

Return to Infinity: Yayoi Kusama

Sun Aug 31 | 11:00 am

Now - Jan 18, 2026

For the first time since 2018, Yayoi Kusama’s All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, an iteration of the artist’s iconic Infinity Mirror Rooms incorporating one of the artist’s quintessential symbols, the pumpkin. This boundary-pushing experie...
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