Dallas Arts District Fest 2026

June 19, PRIDE Block Party | Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas Arts District, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center

A beloved Arts District event celebrating the diversity and welcoming spirit of Dallas. A music and visual arts block party that starts on the street and invites all into some of the city’s top museums. It attracts thousands of visitors each year.

19 de junio, Fiesta PRIDE Block | Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas Arts District, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center

Un evento muy querido del Distrito de las Artes que celebra la diversidad y el espíritu acogedor de Dallas. Una fiesta de barrio de música y artes visuales que comienza en la calle e invita a todos a visitar algunos de los mejores museos de la ciudad. Atrae a miles de visitantes cada año.

June 26, Flora Street Live | AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Arts District, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND

This block party event will include ticketed performances in Strauss Square, Broadway Dallas’ presentation of the musical Clue in the Winspear Opera House, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. There will also be a free Changing Perspectives festival in Sammons Park and TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND will present a showcase of local arts organizations in Moody Performance Hall.

July 4, Klyde Warren Park’s Independence Day Celebration  | Klyde Warren Park | 7 – 9:30 PM

Presented by Texas Capital

Official Independence Day Celebration of the City of Dallas

Our Honorary Chairs, Ben E. Keith Company & Kristin and James Hallam Family, hope you will join us as we celebrate America’s 250^th birthday from Dallas’ town square!

Enjoy summer treats from a variety of food trucks, live music from Emerald City Band, family-fun programming and the grand finale — fireworks lighting up the Dallas skyline. This event is free and open to the public, and seating is first-come, first-served. We hope you will join us as we salute the USA and mark this historic milestone together.

July 9, Thursdays on Tap: Soccer Edition| Perot Museum of Nature and Science

A special soccer-themed edition of the Perot Museum’s popular Thursdays on Tap program, featuring food, live music, and activities reimagined for all ages for this global moment.

9 de julio, Jueves de Tap: Edición Fútbol | Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Una edición especial con temática futbolística del popular programa Jueves de Tap del Museo Perot, con comida, música en vivo y actividades rediseñadas para todas las edades para este momento global.

RedBall | Dallas

The Dallas Arts District proudly announces the Dallas and Texas premiere of RedBall Dallas by artist Kurt Perschke, presented June 19–28, 2026. This award-winning traveling public artwork arrives in Dallas at a pivotal moment, as the city welcomes residents and global visitors during World Cup 26™. RedBall is a featured highlight of Dallas Arts District Fest, a multi-week Dallas arts celebration. RedBall Dallas by artist Kurt Perschke is made possible through the generous support of its Title Sponsor Downtown Dallas, Inc. .

RedBall Project by artist Kurt Perschke is an ongoing temporary public artwork and performance featuring a 15-foot inflatable red sphere that moves daily through a city, appearing at publicly shared locations, and inviting both planned and unexpected encounters in public space. 

For ten consecutive days, the iconic RedBall will travel throughout the Dallas Arts District and surrounding downtown locations, transforming streets, cultural landmarks, and everyday passageways into sites of curiosity, imagination, and shared discovery.

Rather than occupying a single site, the work unfolds across the city over time. Some visitors will seek it out intentionally, while others encounter it unexpectedly in the rhythm of daily life — both are central to how the project functions. The experience is free and open to the public.

Since its inception in 2001, RedBall Project has been performed in more than 50 cities worldwide in collaboration with festivals, cultural institutions, municipalities, and public art organizations. The performance travels from city to city, connecting an audience’s experience on the street into a continuous global story.

“RedBall  finally gets to Texas! To bring the global project to Dallas during the World Cup — a moment when people from around the world will be moving through the city together — feels especially meaningful”, says artist Kurt Perschke. “RedBall is an invitation into the everyday, a catalyst for new encounters and shared experience in public spaces. Each day we will see what Dallas imagines, and how the city responds to that invitation.” 

Event Details

The daily locations will be announced on June 1, 2026 for the locations in the neighborhoods of Dallas Arts District, Downtown Dallas, Deep Ellum and Bishop Arts. Sign up for updates or follow the project on Instagram for daily updates.

About the Artist

Kurt Perschke is an artist working in sculpture, video, collage, and public space. His most widely recognized work, RedBall Project, is an ongoing temporary public artwork that has been presented in over 50 cities worldwide, including Abu Dhabi, Taipei, Perth, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney, and Paris. The project has received a National Award from the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network.

RedBall Project has generated billions of media impressions worldwide across print, broadcast, and digital platforms. In addition to RedBall, Perschke has completed commissions and exhibitions with institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, the Vienna Technical Museum, and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. His video work has been screened in Europe and the United States, including at the Bronx Museum during his tenure as an AIM Fellow.

Born in Chicago, Perschke has lived and worked internationally and is currently based in Asheville, North Carolina.