DART RIDER INSIDER
There's lots to see and do when you ride DART. Following are a few fun choices. If you have an event that you would like to have listed on our calendar, please email Jeff Hampton at JHampton@DART.org
 Level Boarding Construction Project Moves to Outlying Rail Stations• This weekend, Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5, the level boarding project continues at 8th & Corinth Station and begins at LBJ/Skillman Station. |
DART to Special Events
July 2 Dollar Day is the Dallas Zoo's annual customer appreciation event with admission of just $1 all day and dollar deals throughout the park. It's a great day and a great way to visit one of the Southwest's finest zoological parks. Information: 214-670-5656 or dallaszoo.org.- Via DART Rail Red Line to Dallas Zoo Station
July 3 Fireworks on Main is a hometown celebration of freedom with live music, activities and fireworks from 6 to 10 p.m. in downtown Rowlett. Information: ci.rowlett.tx.us/Rowlett.July 3 The Farmers Branch Independence Day Celebration offers food, fun and fireworks in the nostalgic setting of Farmers Branch Historical Park, 2540 Farmers Branch Lane. Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. with fireworks after dark. Admission is free. Information: 972-919-2620 or farmersbranch.info.
- Note: DART services will operate on a Saturday schedule on Friday, July 3, 2009.
- Farmers Branch Park & Ride
July 3 Kaboom Town! is Addison's annual Independence Day celebration with food, historic warplane flyovers, live music and dazzling fireworks. The free festival is from 5 p.m. to midnight at Addison Circle Park, 4970 Addison Circle Drive. Information: 972-450-6221 or addisontexas.net.- Note: DART services will operate on a Saturday schedule on Friday, July 3, 2009.
- Addison Transit Center, then a short walk or bus route 341
| Level Boarding Construction Project Moves to Outlying Rail Stations • This weekend, Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5, the level boarding project continues at 8th & Corinth Station and begins at LBJ/Skillman Station. |
July 4 Plano's Independence Day Parade celebrates the city's colorful past and bright future with floats, marching bands, antique cars and entries by dozens of businesses and community organizations. The parade begins at 9 a.m. at Plano Senior High School at Park Blvd. and marches up Independence Parkway to Spring Creek Parkway. Information: planoparade.com.- Note: DART services will operate on a Sunday schedule on Saturday, July 4, 2009.
- Via DART Rail Red Line to Parker Road Station, then Bus Route 452
July 4 Fair Park Fourth features spectacular fireworks, patriotic music, carnival games, great food and more throughout the grounds of historic Fair Park. The event from 5-10 p.m. is free and includes admission to the park's museums. Information: fairpark.org
- Note: DART services will operate on a Sunday schedule on Saturday, July 4, 2009.
- Traveling to Fair Park Fourth:
Via DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line to Union Station, then Bus Route 60
OR
Via DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line to Cityplace Station, then Bus Route 409 (Illinois Station) - Leaving Fair Park after the fireworks:
- Via Bus Route 409 (Parkland) to Cityplace Station, then DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line
(Last departure from Parry @ First is at 10:03 p.m. on Saturday, July 4)
- Via the 10:42 p.m. departure of Bus Route 37 (Downtown Dallas) or the 10:45 p.m. departure of Bus Route 111 (Downtown Dallas Via Fair Park) from Parry @ Exposition (this stop is across the street from the fairgrounds entrance) to West Transfer Center, then walk to West End Station to board DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line
OR
- Via the 10:35 p.m. westbound departure of Bus Route 12 (Downtown Dallas via JB Jackson TC) from J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center to West Transfer Center, then walk to West End Station to board DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line
- Via the 10:51 p.m. northbound departure of Bus Route 26 (Record Crossing) from J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center to Cedars Station, then DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line
- Via the 10:57 p.m. westbound departure of Bus Route 50 (Cockrell Hill) from J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center to East Transfer Center, then walk to Pearl Station to board DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line
Note: J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center is located east of Fair Park across R.B. Cullum Blvd. View a location map.
July 10-12 The 23rd Annual Taste of Dallas Festival is the largest outdoor food festival in Dallas. Visit the Gourmet Pavilion where local celebrity chefs will cook up some of their legendary fare as well as host demonstrations, food samplings and wine tastings. There's also arts and crafts from regional vendors, live music and interactive events. It's fun for the whole family in the West End Historic District from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Information: tasteofdallas.org.- Via DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line to West End Station
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Level Boarding Construction Project Moves to Outlying Rail Stations • Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, the level boarding project continues at LBJ/Skillman Station. |
July 17-23 The 8th Annual Asian Film Festival is the South's largest showcase of Asian American / Pacific / international film and video. The annual film competition promotes an understanding of Asian culture and supports the work of Asian-American artists. Screenings are at the Magnolia Theatre, 3699 McKinney Ave. Information: affd.org.- Via DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line to Cityplace Station (West Entrance), then M-Line Streetcar
July 29-Aug. 16 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus brings "The Greatest Show on Earth" to North Texas for fun-packed back-to-back engagements: July 29-August 9 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, and August 12-16 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Tickets are $7-$95. Information: 214-373-8000 or ringling.com.- Dallas Shows:
Via DART Rail and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) special event trains to Victory Station - Fort Worth Shows:
Via DART Rail to Union Station, then TRE to ITC Station - No TRE service on Sundays.
Aug. 1-9 Target Zoofari Days is a new event at the Dallas Zoo with half-price admission and fun activities for the entire family. Information: 214-670-5656 or dallaszoo.org.
- Via DART Rail Red Line to Dallas Zoo Station
