Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival Richardson

The City of Richardson opens the 34th Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival on Friday, May 15, at Galatyn Park Urban Center, continuing a three-day event that runs through Sunday, May 17. City and festival materials describe the event as a six-stage outdoor festival with national touring acts, local performers, art installations, contests, food vendors and family programming. Festival hours are 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, noon to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. The 2026 lineup includes George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Blues Traveler, Justin Moore, Jackson Dean, KALEO, OK Go, Lit and Carolyn Wonderland, according to the festival’s official schedule and lineup announcement. The City of Richardson says the event is produced by its Parks and Recreation Department and dates to 1993. CultureMap listed Wildflower! among the Dallas-area events running this weekend, pointing readers to Richardson for the festival’s May 15-17 program. (wildflowerfestival.com) ### When and where is Wildflower! happening? Galatyn Park Urban Center, at 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson, is the festival site for the May 15-17 run. The city’s event calendar and festival announcement place the grounds just north of Galatyn Parkway on the east side of U.S. 75. Friday programming starts at 6 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday begin at noon. (wildflowerfestival.com) The city’s weekly events listing says admission prices vary, and the festival site says advance sales include three-day passes, single-day tickets and VIP options. ### Which acts are on the schedule this weekend? Friday’s announced bill includes George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Justin Moore, Blues Traveler, Jackson Dean, JD Clayton, Cliff Eberhardt and Lola Kinsey. (cor.net) Saturday’s schedule lists KALEO, OK Go, Lit, Tonic, Mobley, Claire Morales and other regional acts. Sunday’s posted lineup includes Carolyn Wonderland, Bag of Donuts, The Beautiful Ones, North Texas Tornados and The Deathray Davies. More than 100 bands are slated to play across six stages, according to the festival homepage. The official schedule also lists specialty areas and side programming including the Singer Songwriter Stage, CityLine Stage, Hill Hall at the Eisemann Center and the Karbach Brewing Love Street Stage. ### What else is there besides the main concert stages? (wildflowerfestival.com) The April 15 festival schedule announcement lists the Prosperity Bank Marketplace, Art Guitar Auction, craft beer and wine gardens, a silent disco, a cornhole tournament, a food court and the Wonderwall Community Mural. The same schedule also names the Battle of the Bands finals, the Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest and the Budding Talent Vocal Competition. (wildflowerfestival.com) The City of Richardson’s festival description says visitors can expect regional cuisine, shopping and artistic performances alongside the music lineup. Family-friendly programming is also part of the city’s description of the event. ### How much do tickets cost, and what is free? Advance three-day passes are $40, and single-day tickets for Friday or Saturday are $25, according to the festival’s Feb. 10 lineup and ticket announcement. (wildflowerfestival.com) Sunday admission is free, though the festival says a ticket is still required. (cor.net) VIP pricing starts at $100 for Friday, $125 for Saturday and $225 for a weekend pass, according to the ticketing page. The same page says Friday and Saturday VIP tickets are sold out as of Friday, while the weekend VIP pass includes parking and access across all three days. ### What should visitors know before they go? DART’s Red Line stops at Galatyn Park Station next to the west side of the festival grounds, and the city is encouraging festivalgoers to use rail service. (wildflowerfestival.com) Complimentary parking is also available in surrounding areas, according to the festival announcement. (wildflowerfestival.com) Richardson residents in ZIP codes 75080, 75081, 75082, 75083 and 75085 can buy discounted tickets online, the ticket page says. Schedules, lineup details and ticketing are posted on the Wildflower! festival website as the event continues through Sunday, May 17. (wildflowerfestival.com) (wildflowerfestival.com)