Fair Park summer season and ongoing events

Fair Park’s events calendar shows the Dallas campus moving into a summer schedule that mixes weekly markets, Broadway performances, family programs and major concerts through late August. Fair Park’s website lists events beginning May 17 and continuing through Aug. 30, 2026, across venues including the Music Hall at Fair Park, Dos Equis Pavilion, Leonhardt Lagoon, Texas Discovery Gardens and the Automobile Building. The listings include both free and ticketed programming, with some attractions tied to resident institutions and others promoted as one-day or limited-run events. Fair Park directs visitors to its online events calendar for schedules and ticket links. ### What is on the calendar right now? May 17 marked one of the first dates in the current run of listed summer programming, with the Fair Park Farmers Market, the Original Lowrider Super Show and “Sunday Evening Theatre: Professional Stage Reading” appearing on the calendar. The website shows that programming is spread across multiple parts of the campus rather than centered in a single venue. (fairparkdallas.com) The Music Hall at Fair Park is also hosting “Wicked” from May 16 through June 14, according to the event listing. Fair Park’s calendar presents that production as one of the longest continuous runs on the campus in the early part of the season. ### Which events are recurring rather than one-offs? Fair Park says its farmers market began March 1 and runs every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the season in partnership with Good Local Markets. (fairparkdallas.com) The listing says the market is open to the public and brings together local farmers, food producers, artisans and small businesses. (fairparkdallas.com) June 1 through June 25 is the listed window for Explorer Summer Camps at Texas Discovery Gardens. Fair Park’s main events page also shows “Sunday Evening Theatre: Professional Stage Reading” continuing through Aug. 30, making it one of the listings that extends across much of the summer. ### What are the biggest named events later in the summer? June 11 through July 19 is the scheduled run for FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park. (fairparkdallas.com) The event page describes it as a free, open-to-all site where Fair Park becomes a 1-million-square-foot fan zone with live match broadcasts, concerts, games, food and cultural programming during the World Cup period. (fairparkdallas.com) Dos Equis Pavilion listings add a separate concert schedule through August. Fair Park’s event pages show Pitbull on May 23, MGK on May 24, The Pussycat Dolls on Aug. 1, Kesha on Aug. 7, Muse on Aug. 14, Train on Aug. 15, Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte on Aug. 21, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner on Aug. 28, and Jack Johnson with Lake Street Drive on Aug. 30. (fairparkdallas.com) ### What family-friendly options are listed? May 23 is the date Fair Park gives for Texas Turtle Day at Leonhardt Lagoon. The event page says the free program will include live turtle demonstrations, information on local wildlife conservation and other family-focused activities. Texas Discovery Gardens also appears repeatedly on the calendar with education-focused programming. (fairparkdallas.com) Fair Park lists The Steam Festival for May 30 and Explorer Summer Camps for June 1-25 at that site. ### Where do tickets and schedule updates live? Fair Park’s events page is the main hub for browsing dates, venues and “Buy Tickets” links. The park also maintains a separate ticketing page that says FairParkTix.evenue.net is the official ticketing site for Cotton Bowl Stadium and select Fair Park events, and it notes that prices can change and sales are final. (fairparkdallas.com) (fairparkdallas.com) Aug. 30 is the latest date visible in the current summer run highlighted on Fair Park’s site, with Jack Johnson’s show at Dos Equis Pavilion scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The full campus calendar continues to list additions and venue-specific details on Fair Park’s website. (fairparkdallas.com) (fairparkdallas.com)