After last year’s event was forced online by the pandemic, the annual Denton Blues Festival made a return to Quakertown Park this weekend for … Read more
The North Texas Fair and Rodeo's Mutton Bustin' competition has children ages 3-7 trying to hang on and ride a sheep. Mutton Bustin’ continues… Read more
While it technically got started on Friday, the 93rd annual North Texas Fair and Rodeo’s ceremonial kickoff came Saturday morning as horses, t… Read more
Nearly 1,000 people showed up at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center Saturday for the inaugural Denton Comic Art Exposition, an illustrator-foc… Read more
Denton comic nerds can unite at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center for its first comic art exposition this Saturday. Read more
Carol Short started the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival 42 years ago, when it was first called “Spring Fling.” Read more
The University of North Texas College of Music will be part of this year’s Denton Arts & Jazz Festival after all, thanks to a Denton law office. Read more
Local music, cold brews and vegan hot dogs: the makings of a quintessential Independence Day celebration in Little D, if you ask Rubber Gloves… Read more
After two years and a global pandemic, Fourth of July festivities returned to downtown Denton in person on Saturday — and several hundreds wel… Read more
We’re all sad to lose out on the Denton Kiwanis fireworks show getting shut down for the second Fourth of July in a row. Read more
CROSS ROADS — While many annual festivals and events are recovering from a lost year, Cross Roads farmer Russell Foster started from scratch w… Read more
Kevin Lechler, the assistant executive director of the Denton Festival Foundation, said the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival board spent this w… Read more
The University of North Texas has declined to sponsor its concert stage at the upcoming Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, citing a reallocation of money and the time and energy required by UNT staff to run the stage. Read more
After last year’s Denton Juneteenth festivities went virtual due to the pandemic, this year’s parade came just days after the date’s recogniti… Read more
Denton is celebrating Juneteenth both in person and with virtual presentations this year. Friday night brought the return of Gospel Night to F… Read more
Denton will celebrate Juneteenth in person and online this year. The two-day celebration will feature friendly games and lots of music just da… Read more
Fireworks won’t be lighting up the night at Apogee Stadium for the second July Fourth in a row as the Denton Noon Kiwanis Club won’t be puttin… Read more
A crisp fall breeze breaks through the overwhelming musk of Montucky Cold Snacks and burning tobacco. Read more
The pandemic forced Denton to cancel the Easter Eggstravaganza in 2020, but 2021 showed a slow return to what life was like before as vaccinat… Read more
If you’ve been to Rose Costumes in Denton — and thousands have over the past four decades — you know that when the doors close behind you, you… Read more
Denton’s performing and visual arts community had to hit a hard reset on their seasons and exhibitions when COVID-19 came to town. Read more
Storytellers from around the world shared pandemic lessons, tall tales and other stories as the 36th annual Texas Storytelling Festival went v… Read more
Most of Denton’s spring festivals had forged ahead with plans to stream their events online. Festival officials said Gov. Greg Abbott’s announ… Read more
The 6th Denton Black Film Festival wrapped on Sunday with an online awards ceremony. Read more
The Denton Black Film Festival has showcased spoken word poetry since its second year. Read more
What: A virtual seven-day film, music, art and poetry festival that centers on the lives and experiences of Black people (in narrative and doc… Read more
The sixth annual Denton Black Film Festival begins this week, with online events and discussions beginning Tuesday and film screenings startin… Read more
The late artist Dick Hendricks had a fascination with hands. Read more
Late last year, Denton Black Film Festival officials hoped to have a hybrid festival, with screenings mostly online and some events in person,… Read more
The Denton Festival Foundation has announced it will stage the 2021 Denton Arts & Jazz Festival next October. Read more
It's been a hard, hard year. Read more
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The Denton Holiday Lighting Festival has a different plan for this year, and officials announced hours for the virtual festival on Friday and Saturday. Read more
Even though a vaccine is on the horizon, Denton’s festival organizers say COVID-19 has forced them to reimagine their events for 2021 — especi… Read more
It seems almost unbelievable that the holidays are approaching, but they are. And with coronavirus infections on the rise, residents suffering… Read more
Winners have been announced for the 2020 North Texas Fair & Rodeo Youth Art Competition. Read more
Halloween events around Denton, including in-person festivities and drive-thru celebrations. Read more
The 92nd annual North Texas Fair and Rodeo has reached the finish line of what Executive Director Glenn Carlton said was the most difficult ti… Read more
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Lesley and Bridgette Louis have two sons. They have a son and a daughter. Read more
The 92nd annual North Texas Fair and Rodeo wrapped up a much different opening weekend Sunday as it hosted about a quarter of its typical atte… Read more
FORT WORTH — The annual Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show kicked off the first day of its weekend performances Saturday as it went drive-in fo… Read more
Floats, participants on horseback, and even a tank circled the Square on Saturday to celebrate the annual North Texas Fair & Rodeo. While … Read more
If you’re headed to the North Texas Fair and Rodeo, keep your eyes peeled once you set foot on the fairgrounds. Read more
Tickets are now on sale for the 30th annual Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Read more
A new, larger North Texas Fair and Rodeo complex will allow for year-round events and could bring in an annual $15.3 million from out-of-count… Read more
Forget the Grinch. Read more
The North Texas Fair Association will cut crowds in half — but the bulls and broncos will still buck, and the music will go on as scheduled. Read more
Another Denton music festival has decided to go virtual. Read more
