Dallas Blooms EVENTS
City: Dallas Date: Mar 8-Apr 13 
This year's theme is The Star of Texas, and the best things about the great state.
www.dallasarboretum.org 

St. Patrick's Day Celebration 
City: Shamrock Date: Mar 14-16 
Includes a kickoff banquet, Donegal beard-growing contest, two-hour parade, carnival, food, street vendors, arts & crafts, rodeo and more.

Azalea & Spring Flower Trail 
City: Tyler Date: Mar 14-Apr 6 
Enjoy miles of azaleas, dogwoods, flowers and historic homes. 
www.tylerazaleatrail.com

Texas Dogwood Trails Celebration 
City: Palestine Date: Mar 22-23, 29-30, Apr 5-6 
Includes a kickoff parade and festival with arts & crafts booths, food, live music and children's activities on March 22.
  www.visitpalestine.com

Texas Rio Grande Valley Onion Festival 
City: Weslaco Date: Apr 5 
Enjoy a full day of live entertainment, onion blossoms, dancing horse shows, arts & crafts, and onion eating contests. 
www.weslaco.com/onionfestival.asp

Scarborough Renaissance Festival 
City: Waxahachie Date: Apr 5-May 26 
Re-created 16th-century English village offers 21 stages of entertainment, jousting, falconry, music, 200-plus artists and craftspeople, games, rides and foods from around the world. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Open Saturdays and Sundays, plus Memorial Day.
www.scarboroughrenfest.com

25th Annual Burnet Bluebonnet Festival 
City: Burnet Date: Apr 11-13 
Features more than 200 arts & crafts vendors, weiner dog races, demolition derby, parade, carnival, live music and a free dance. www.burnetchamber.org

Strawberry Festival 
City: Poteet Date: Apr 11-13 
Features 12 areas of family entertainment, including nationally known acts in concert, nightly dance and a world-class carnival. To celebrate the famous Poteet strawberry harvest, there is strawberry judging and auction and a Taste of Texas Food Show in addition to strawberry delicacies. 
www.strawberryfestival.com

Art City Austin 
City: Austin Date: Apr 12-13 
Features more than 200 national artists, top local restaurants, two music stages and activities for kids.  
www.austinfineartsfestival.org

Bluebonnet Festival 
City: Chappell Hill Date: Apr 12-13 
Features arts & crafts vendors, children's activities, food courts, entertainment and historic sites.
www.chappellhillmuseum.org

35th Annual Windfest 
City: Portland Date: Apr 17-20 
Features carnival rides, horseshoes, art show, kid fair, kite making, dachshund dog races and a Wild West Show.

Fiesta San Antonio 
City: San Antonio Date: Apr 18-27 
More than 100 events over 10 days make this one of the biggest and best festivals in the country. www.fiesta-sa.org

Texas SandFest 
City: Port Aransas Date: Apr 18-20 
This is a sand sculpture competition for amateurs and masters. 
www.sandfest.com

Riofest 2008 
City: Harlingen Date: Apr 18-20 
Celebrates arts, entertainment and old-fashioned family fun. 
www.riofest.org

Houston International Festival 
City: Houston Date: Apr 19-20, 26-27 
Spotlights Out of Africa with a comprehensive cultural tour, featuring cuisines of Africa, artwork, exhibits and performers. 
www.ifest.org

Buc Days 
City: Corpus Christi Date: Apr 23-May 4 
Includes Buc Days Golf Classic, Dunking of the Mayor, carnival, pro rodeo, barbecue challenge and Music and Fire on the Bay. 
www.bucdays.com

Big Bend Open Road Race 
City: Fort Stockton Date: Apr 23-26 
Enthusiasts call this one of the most exciting open road races in the world. www.bborr.com

Germanfest 
City: Muenster Date: Apr 25-27 
Celebrates German Heritage. The weekend is filled with great entertainment -- polka, country, rock 'n roll, cloggers and more. 
www.germanfest.net

Yesterfest 
City: Bastrop Date: Apr 26 
Originated to pay tribute to the original cultures of the city: African, Indian, Mexican, German, Czech and Scottish, as well as the cowboy. Includes music, food, demonstrations, gun fights, dance and much more. 
www.bastropchamber.com