We have been to this festival many times, but this was the first time attending it at the new…read morelocation at Unity Park. The old location by Lewisville Lake was cool, but the current location may be even better. There's live music, arts and crafts, kids playground and fun zone, and 10-15 hot air balloons. The event is free, but parking is $5. A great deal and fun times had by all. Looking forward to next year!

This was a great event. It was my first time attending so I do not know what the previous location…read morewas like. The current location is easy to find and there are multiple parking options, from the park lot ($5 and based on availability), to the school parking lot a good walk away, to the nearby neighborhoods. We parked in the pay lot since it was closest and the proceeds went to a good cause, and the festival was free. There was a good amount of balloons and the lighting of them was the best part. Otherwise, there was a tethered balloon ride, live music and tons of booths selling food and other trinkets. There was also a children's area with inflatables that was a nominal fee to partake in. The best children's activity was the train ride that took you all around the park. The line for this was long. And if that wasn't enough, the park playground was also a good option to entertain.

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.

Second year attending this wonderful festival. (There was no chili cook off when we were there…read more:(). I will go out on a limb here, I don't believe you will find a better Bluegrass festival anywhere in the country. 'But this Texas, there ain't any Bluegrass here'-you might say. Well you would be wrong. It's alive and very well right here in Framers Branch. Every act could be or has been or will be a headliner at any other festival that usually might have only one 'big name'. I have managed in two events to see everyone of my favorites. If you love great musicianship and acoustic music this is a can't miss show. I am anxious to see who will come next year. Bring your comfy lawn chairs and water (no ice chests but plenty of concessions) and enjoy a whole day of great music and great people. Thanks Alan Tompkins

Quick look rating: 5/5 Food & Quality, 4/5 Service, 4/5 Experience…read more Fun event to book-mark. Hundreds of folks came out to hear some great bluegrass music. To Note: Bring out your folding chairs! Come early to taste the chili! They have a little cart / trailer to bring folks from adjacent parking lot. Come early, taste the chilies, stay for the cool music and getting "comfy" See you there!

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!

It was really fun to visit. Lots of korean food to try. It…read morewas fun to dress Korean traditional clothes from Joseon era. I hope you repeat on 2024.

Free admission and great family fun. This event takes place at just the right time of year. It gets…read morecrowded, early - so you will have to be creative when parking (across the street is best). The location is easy to find on the side of the huge Super H Mart mall. The food vendors really show out, by serving their best dishes. You use credit or cash to by tickets for food purchases. 2 hungry adults can fill up on about 15 tickets total. The tickets are $2 each. A glutton, like me, can expect to spend 15 tickets, alone - to get that warm, comfortable feeling. The atmosphere is happy and vibrant. There is also a stage, with constant music and entertainment. This is definitely an annual DFW, must-do event. Don't miss out next year!

It was a fun day in historic Grapevine, Texas for the 42nd Annual Main Street Fest. They shut down…read more7 blocks of Main Street for foot traffic and line the center of the road with food trucks and arts & craft booths. There was a full size carnival at the north end and a huge stage with live entertainment. There was also a high wire act over Main Street. They were celebrating their Golden Jubilee for Mayor Tate, having served for 50 years. As part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, it's nice that Grapevine has kept its unique flavor and charm. From vintage trains to glass blowing and blacksmithing and other artists, there are plenty of interesting things to see here. Don't forget the craft beer and local wines you can sample here, too.

Such a great event! And they didn't disappoint again this year! So much to see and do. Love walking…read moredown the street to see all the craft and gift booths that ate set up. The main stage has a covered area to sit and eat and drink and enjoy local entertainment in the shade. The huge carnival area was packed with kids and adults having fun. This year they added Ariel walkers which was so interesting. This is one of my favorite spring events I always look forward to and they didn't disappoint me again this year.

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.

I saw a flyer on the window of Bloom's awesome candy shop on the square in old downtown Carrollton…read morefor this festival. Apparently, this is the second annual festival here in downtown Carrollton. It was November 5, 2011 from 11am-11pm. I imagine that next year it'll be around the same time. The name "Festival at the Switchyard" comes from switchyard/railway tribute as there are 3-4 rail lines (including the shiny new DART rail) in the immediate area. It was actually a really cool festival! There were some vendor booths set up for various things (apparel, knick-nacks, etc) including FOOD. The real Fletcher's Corny Dogs had a booth there. Yes, the famous corny dogs from the State Fair were available here. They also had funnel cakes. Another booth had fresh spun cotton candy (with no crazy colorings added, just sugar), the one next to that had fresh squeezed lemonade. Agave Azul (best Mexican place ever) had a booth, right outside their restaurant, selling beef fajitas. There was beer/wine available from a couple of booths... PLUS all of the shops on the square were open. Many of these places being restaurants, which serve booze. I don't know if Agave let people take margaritas outside, but you could always ask! In addition to all of this, they had tons of bands/acts going on all day. Some were in the small gazebo in the square and some were on a big ass stage right next to Agave. The headliner was Third Eye Blind (Hello, 90's flashback!) and they stuck right to their schedule and went on stage at 930pm. They put on a really good show, and it was nice to see them back in town so soon following Taste Addison. If you get the chance to see these guys live and dig the 90's nostalgia of jamming to their hits, then I recommend it. We got there late, because we mostly wanted to see 3eB. But it was still a lot of fun. And most importantly, FREE. Parking is free (though incredibly limited) at the DART station nearby, at various spots surrounding the square, and some people even parked under the 35 overpass. No tickets to buy (like the State Fair) for food, but make sure you've got cash. They did have ATMs available right on Broadway st, but the transaction fee was almost $4 (plus, whatever your bank is going to charge you).. I learned my lesson and will next time just bring cash with me. The biggest problem we encountered was that by the time the headlining band went on, a lot of booths were already completely shut/packing up (out of product), and other booths were out of popular items (out of funnel cakes at 9pm??) and certain kinds of beer. Overall, this was really fun. I'm super glad it was free, but if there were a small entry fee next year (and I mean small- not the way the Wildflower Festival has started gouging people the past 10 years), I'd be happy to support the city where I live by buying a ticket. I highly recommend that people carpool, check the schedule for bands/events/kids things, and plan accordingly. The square is really quite small and I can imagine that it was quite crowded for a lot of the day. Looking at the website, I see that Yelp had a booth there, but I sure missed it! :( Maybe they were shut down by the time I got there (or, quite possibly, I'm blind). I hope this comes back for another year next year!

We had a ton of fun at this festival! Myself and two kids ages 5 and 10. The only improvement would…read morebe maybe add a few paid rides for people who won't wait in the very long lines. For example face painting,which was beautiful by the way, had at least 40 kids in live. We didn't partake in anything like that which included all of the rides and bouncy items... Not all 40 per line but long lines none the less. In any event the crafts and games were a hit with my kids and I was happy to hear other music such as pop like music that the kids enjoy. Hats off to all the volunteers!!!!