Richardson, TX (Top40 Charts) Wildflower! Arts &
Music Festival is the City of Richardson's award-winning, multi-day festival (May 17-19, 2013) featuring live music, arts and crafts, children's activities, interactive exhibits, strolling buskers and more. Highlights include:
Local, regional and national headliner entertainment
Wild! Market Place featuring arts and crafts
Art Guitar Auction
Kidz Korner featuring children's games and activities
Street performers, acrobats and entertainers
City of Richardson Petting Zoo
Award-winning singer/songwriter contest and workshop
Budding Talent Competition
GameHavens Game Zone for teens
Friday night street dance featuring Dallas' own Le Freak!
"Wild Ride! Wild Run! Against Cancer" - 10th annual bike ride and 3rd annual run on May 18 to benefit Methodist Richardson Cancer Center
When:
Friday, May 17, 6 PM - Midnight
Saturday, May 18, 11 AM - Midnight
Sunday, May 19, 12:30 PM - 8 PM
Where:
Wildflower! Arts &
Music Festival is located at the Galatyn Park Urban Center in Richardson, Texas. Actual festival address: 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson,
Texas 75082. Directions can be found at https://www.wildflowerfestival.com/directions.html.
Tickets:
Three-Day Pass - $30
Single-Day Adult - $20
Kid's Pass (age 5-12) - $3
15 for $15 group ticket promotion
On Sunday, May 19, kids 12 and under get in free with a paid adult courtesy of Bank of America.
Tickets go on sale April 15, 2013, at area Tom Thumb stores or through the festival's website: https://www.wildflowerfestival.com/tickets.html.
Entertainment (as of 2/26/13):
Robert Earl Keen
The Toadies
Grand Funk Railroad
Uncle Kracker
Reverend Horton Heat
Cowboy Mouth
Slaid Cleaves
Eleven Hundred Springs
Rocket Man - The best of Elton John
Eliza Gilkyson
Terri Hendrix with
Lloyd Maines
Le Freak
More acts to TBA (acts are subject to change or cancel)
History:
The Wildflower! Arts &
Music Festival began in 1993 as a small community event held in a local park in northeast Richardson, Texas, to celebrate the acres of wildflowers planted around the city. Twenty-one years later the festival has become the premier music event in the area with over 1,200 volunteers and attendance surpassing 70,000 a year. The Wildflower! Arts &
Music Festival is produced by The City of Richardson.
Sponsors:
ViewPoint Bank, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, metroPCS, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Toyota, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas, Sherwin-Williams, Fossil, AT&T, Credit Union of Texas, Samsung, Atmos Energy, Argo Data, Reliable Chevrolet and Tom Thumb. Media
Sponsors include: The Dallas Morning News, Collin County Business Press, Jack FM, Star Community Papers, Richardson Living Magazine and The Dallas Observer.
For more information:
Web: https://www.wildflowerfestival.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildflowerfestival
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ig5Oqe4ko&list=PL55C1EC2A1E2B7AE4
Mobile: text WFF to 88500
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