Things to Do in DFW

The State Fair of Texas offered a glimpse early Thursday into the dishes competing for this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards.

DFW Restaurant Week, with a 20% cut given to local charities North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope, kicks off Aug. 6 with about 100 restaurants participating.

Sarah Blaskovich with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss how DFW Restaurant Week is back for 2021 and why Monday is an important day for anyone wanting to take part.

Inside a nondescript office building off Airport Freeway sits a small room containing some of the most iconic pieces of movie and TV history.

Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth poses a provocative question at the exhibition’s entrance: “Have you seen them?” Now on view through Sept. 12 at the African American Museum, Dallas at Fair Park.

The shopping mall took the art installation down Friday morning and said Jonathan Boroskfy’s piece was damaged and in the process of being fully repaired.

Dallas Morning News food writer Sarah Blaskovich takes a look at restaurants that are growing, how you can get free queso, and the return of Restaurant Week plus an over-the-top dessert shop coming our way.MORE: DallasNews.com/Food

The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit hasn’t opened in Dallas yet, but some ticketholders are already complaining due to the delayed start.

Poetchella, a national spoken word poetry festival, is coming to Dallas July 16-18.

Kaboom Town is back and Addison is preparing for big crowds. People come from around the world to enjoy the Fourth of July fireworks that takes place on July 3 every year.

For its first live performance in more than a year, the Dallas Theater Center wants to make sure its VIP audience gets the best seats.

This year has been difficult for businesses across North Texas, but many small businesses will be open the week of Christmas for last minute gifts.