A distant dream now, but that was the best contingent of all of the administration, vibrant and…read morepeaceful weekend that ended yesterday in historical Quakertown Park, close to the downtown Denton City Offices and Council Chambers and Courts. It's got to take supreme team work amongst the City Departments during this autumnal celebration of our musical performance environment in north Texas, where both of our great universities pitched in sending us some of the finest live performances, set up on seven different stages in different parts of the Civic Center Park. I was perhaps most impressed with the city's answer to clean up the party zones, which span the area of the grounds of the Emily Fowler Public Library to the walls that surround our iconic Public Swimming Pool, which has a beautiful connection between our individual swimming participants, who flock to the Bell Avenue, and Texas Woman's University-adjacent location. I am proud of my hometown and have generally been drawn into the hordes of people who come here from homes nearby and enjoy the atmosphere of Gemuetlichkeit (German for warmth of friendliness that comes from mutual community that accompanies the Oktoberfest season of harvest time. A mighty shout out to the fabulous Local Grammy Award winning nuclear polka group, Brave Combo, and specifically band leader and guitarist Carl Finch, who founded the band with North Texas State University Jazz Music legends, along with Bubba Hernandez and their trumpet player Danny. I am so blessed to have Denton, Texas as my hometown and this annual event is going to be continuing far, far into the future. A shout out to my companion for the closing act, the most excellent Little Jack Melody, who rocked the Festival Stage, next door to City Hall. Cheers, Mark C. Fearing, Ph.D. (ShredderV@aol.com).

If you don't know why people say Denton is different..... than you have not been here. Orrrrr you…read morejust don't see why it matters. Sometimes it is safe to not know anything about Denton, but if you are adventurous....... You need to go. Just go.

My husand and I come to Oktoberfest Southlake every year since we moved to Texas. I'm not a huge…read morebeer drinker, but it's nice to walk around to the different booths. I look forward to the sand table booth. **Caution!** Parking can be tricky, frustrating, and horrible. If you plan to come within a few hours of opening, there will be lots available, but otherwise, I'd either Uber or check out the parking situation and maybe walk a bit further. This is a dog friendly event. There's even a Dachshund dog race and costume event. It's so fun seeing dogs in all shapes, colors, and sizes. I love how there's lots of beer booths around the property. The food lines are quite extensive but worth the wait. Lots of booths - stores, advertisements, and games for the children. I like looking at the books because more than likely you'll get free items. This year we got a popcorn bin from the movie theater booth! There's also a kid's area - bouncing houses, simple carnival rides, and petting zoo (with a fee).

Southlake has a good Oktoberfest, great location cation, but parking is horrible. There are so many…read morestores and restaurants around, the parking is minimal for the festival. I originally stopped there to go to Postino for late lunch, and couldn't find a parking space. I ended up parking in the shopping plaza lot, then walking about a 1/2 block. After lunch, I walked Oktoberfest...and had to dodge cars and trucks looking for parking. The traffic was horrendous. The festival is nice, good size, and family friendly. There are some jumping inflatables, and beer....lots of beer. Everyone is down-home friendly and very happy. The weather was a little cool, so it was a great day for walking. Police officers are around and friendly. It's always good to have police presence. I didn't try any of the German food (full from lunch), but it looked good. The fried desserts looked yummy and the ell worth the calories. I suggest arriving early and strolling until it turns beer-thirty. I would've given 5 stars, but the parking held it back.

This festival was crapped on so bad after the first year and I'm glad they had a change of venue to…read morethe speedway. The pictures looked absolutely stunning and the lineup this year appealed directly to my taste in EDM so I had to check it out. Any festival with Porter, Borgore, Flux, 3LAU, etc in my backyard needs to be attended. The ticket price was extremely affordable for a two day festival ($115). I loved this festival! There was so much room to dance and I never felt claustrophobic like at Life in Color or some other festivals I've been to. The production was incredible. They don't just have LED screens or big LED screens, they arrange them in such a way for each stage that you could have the same artist playing at the two larger stages and get a completely different experience. The LED screens piece together to project different parts of one visual. It's pretty damn awesome. Sound quality was amazing. Large variety of food. Beer was quite pricey for an EDM festival (that being said while I expected pricey beer). Parking is $20 and the lot was extremely easy to get in and out of. There is a massive Buc-ee's across the street from the speedway so it was the perfect spot for post hangover food. There was a surprisingly large amount of out of staters here and it was nice meeting people from all over the states at this festival. It is growing larger every year and it's inspiring to see the rapid growth of EDM in Texas. I hope they one day put this inside the Speedway and we get a three day Texas EDC :) One can dream! As an aspiring DJ who started learning a few months ago, I can certainly say I would love to play this festival next year if I got good enough!

This was our first visit to the Texas Scottish Festival, and it was great! I'll be frank upfront…read moreand say that our main draw was one of the bands (Jiggernaut; one of my friends is in the band and they're awesome, check 'em out!), but we were pleasantly surprised at all there was on offer, even though we only attended on Sunday afternoon. The food choices had dwindled a bit (no Scottish eggs, I had a sad), but what was left was pretty good from our samplings, although perhaps not strictly Scottish fare (jambalaya, anyone?). I'm not a huge beer drinker, but there were plenty of brews available and and a number of locations. As for the non-food, non-band offerings: There was a huge marketplace spread throughout the grounds, selling everything from period correct clothing, jewelry and other items, plus lots of family shields/coats-of-arms etc. Many of the vendors were dressed in period clothing as well, lending a good feel to the whole event. If there was a knock at all, it was that some of the cable protectors placed across walkways were too tall for my wife's handicap cart; they need to consider some ramps on top of these in the future. Other than that, keep up the great work!

This is an event our family looks forward to every year!…read more The music and musicianship is unparalleled and it's great to see members from different bands stop in and play with one-another. It gives a real feeling of camaraderie and family. And that feeling of camaraderie and unity goes beyond the music to the people attending the festival. Everyone is friendly and forthcoming. While the emphasis is primarily on the music and the games, there are a lot of great events that go overlooked. (I mentioned this to the yelper who complained that it's just about drinking beer and wearing kilts.) The opening ceremony, the dog show, the many presentations on Scottish families and culture, the discussions you strike up at the clan tents,and most of all the Sunday Morning Church Service. I'm not the most religious guy in the world, but I find the interdenominational service very moving. And it's the only worship service where I can bring my dog, as many others do. So it's no just interdenominational, it's interbreed! To really get the best out of the Festival, go online and check the schedule. Many of the events happen only once over the course of the Festival, so don't risk the possibility of missing out on events you might possibly want to see. We'll see you there! Look for a couple with a Golden Retriever. And introduce yourself!

I've gone to TFW for a number of years and have made friends with people all over the country…read morebecause of it. To the point that the main reason I keep coming back is that it's become more a reunion of friends vs coming for autographs/shopping. Though of course they have amazing vendors every year that I tend to get gifts for friends and family's birthdays or way early Christmas shopping when there. A few tips for newer people coming, go ahead and spring for the weekend pass if you can. Friday is the best day for autographs. If there is a must get autograph, go get in those peoples lines first because some can take a long time. Saturday is usually the busiest day and Sunday usually the most chill. The snack bars and coffee shop are the most reasonable priced food options but I usually just bring my own water & have some of my own snacks in my bag ... then eat when I've left or on my way in as I live close enough to come & go. Bring cash, because most if not all of the guests that you would get autographs from only take cash. Vendors take card though so if your not big on getting autographs then cards can be used! Get the cash from your banks ATM before you arrive. That should be a habit of anyone going to a convention, don't depend on the ones there. ATM's on site have run out quickly in the past, like they have at other major conventions, and the company doesn't come out to refill it as quickly as could be needed. Then that way if there was an issue your bank is able to help you because it's your banks ATM malfunctioned vs a 3rd party ATM. (Which all the convention or hotel can do is give you the contact info for the ATM company because it's their machine that malfunction. Also Have fun, meet some of the fellow fans & people watch!

I am in my late 40s and have been a horror fan and somewhat connected to the industry for a long…read moretime. I have been going to horror conventions since the 90s. Fangoria Weekend of Horrors, Monsterpalooza,Midsummer. Etc. This year was my first time at Texas Frightmare. All in all it was a good time (except for day 2 but I'll go into that in a bit). I had purchased a 3 day pass with souvenir tshirt. Friday I got there really early, met up with my industry friend from Hollywood, got my wristband and killed some time until the event opened up. Throughout the 3 day event I managed to score a few autographs for both me and a friend of mine from SoCal that couldn't make it...as well as a bunch of blu rays, books and art. And I caught some really good panels and screenings as well as getting my picture taken with many people. The people that run the event are friendly and seem to know what they're doing. The vendors in the merch room are good. But there are a couple of big issues. One is the parking. On Friday I arrived shortly after 11 and managed to park in Terminal C which is the event. Saturday I arrived a bit late...around 12 noon and was detoured to terminal B and was told I had to take a shuttle to terminal C. The line for the small shuttle was massive and folks in the line had clocked it at being over an hour long. I decided to leave Sunday I got there much earlier and lucked out by snagging the last parking spot on the roof of terminal C. I felt bad for the row of cars behind me. The fix for this problem would be to move to a venue outside of DFW since parking lots are shared with airport traffic. You don't run into parking problems at other horror cons. Now I get why they have it there. Because it's convenient for out of towners. But Monsterpalooza is in Pasadena nowhere near an airport and yet still attracts people from all over the country and world. My next issue them mixing autograph booths with merch booths. It makes it hard to enjoy shopping at booths when you're bumping into people who are in a massive line waiting for signings so close to where merch is sold. Monsterpalooza has most autograph oops on the outside of the vendor room to leave room for the vendors. Also a bigger volume of vendors would be nice. I know many local horror shops that couldn't set up because there wasn't anything available. Monsterpalooza and Midsummer both have more vendors. Then my final critique is the screening room in the maverick hall. To put such a great documentary Beset by Demons in that room, on such a tiny screen with crappy sound was insulting. I have a bigger portable screen and higher quality projector I use in my backyard for my backyard parties. I felt bad for Mr. Henkel. But the crazier part is that I messaged Frightmare on FB offering constructive feedback and they flat out shot me down. In my industry I work closely with businesses to help them grow in a sustainable way and part of that is them being open to candid feedback from their customers and patrons. It took me by surprise they they would be against feedback. There is always going to be 'went wells' and 'better next times'. I remember giving Tony Timpone feedback on one of their last Fangoria Weekend of Horrors and he thanked me for it. We're still friends to this day because feedback is not out of meanness but out of wanting them to do better and better. I want Frightmare to continue to be successful. And if they listened to their patrons they would be.

Had a great time- Food was good!- could have been hotter but we are glad we went!! Car show…read moreaddition was nice!

You have to be there early to get a hold of their crawfish. The event is until 9pm but when we get…read morethere at around 730pm crawfish is already sold out. I was bummed because that's the main reason for my visit. However, they have beers, wine, and other booths which offered different fairs like kettle corn, beignets(sold out too) turkey legs, pralines. Etc. Will I come back? Maybe. If I do if make sure to get there early.

Just what the doctor ordered!! This pandemic shutdown has gone on long enough!!…read more Thank you, City of Lewisville Texas, for bringing back the Sounds of Lewisville Concert Series in the beautiful Wayne Ferguson Plaza. Last night's show was terrific and it was obvious that the community is ready to return to the "old normal". We all really enjoyed the performances of the Josh Wright Band and Forever Mac last night and look forward to more events in the near future. Great to see people singing along and dancing without masks and buying from the food trucks nearby. Did I forget to mention that the Lewisville Concert Series events are free?

We've been attending these free Tuesday concerts for years-this is the 4th venue it's moved to and…read moredefinately the best. They have 2 bands, food trucks, ges for kids and lots of room to set up your chairs/blankets. One really nice thing you can bring your own food and drinks-if you don't want to buy from a food truck or restaurant. There is lots of room to walk around.

We came here for a field trip and it was fantastic!! Paul and Katherine were so attentive and the…read morekids had a blast!! It is super clean in there as well! So much to do and everything was great!!

Good indoor (emphasis on "air conditioned indoor") spot to take yourself and/or kids during the dog…read moredays of summer. My goddaughters were visiting for the summer. This place kept them busy for a couple of hours. It also allowed me to take a break from their high energy antics while having a little fun myself. We enjoyed our "3 pack" tickets of the laser maze, mini golf, and mini bowling. The twins got to work off some energy as I relaxed in AC. That's a win-win for me. We didn't play the arcade games --- it's an add on to your play card. This isn't a large indoor space, but it did keep 9 year old twins busy for a few hours. Staff is very nice and helpful here. We were pleasantly greeted and the entire setup was explained. I also liked the decor. There were two adult groups there at the same time as us. The adults were mainly focusing on the arcade games. I also noticed that this place sells candy and and non-alcoholic beverages. This game center is located in a strip mall, so there is plenty of free parking. Their prices are inline with other similar spots.