Downtown Garland Comes Alive Saturday for Día de los Muertos
Garland's free Día de los Muertos festival fills Downtown Square with altars, art, food trucks, and cultural performances Oct. 24.
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Forty Minutes to Change History: Vial Elementary Students Take the Plaza Theatre Stage
The Classical Center at Vial Elementary brings student history to life at Garland's Plaza Theatre on Nov. 3 with a spirited 40-minute American Revolution play.
Monumental Folk Art Creatures Transform Downtown Garland Square
A free outdoor exhibition of giant alebrije sculptures, including a three-headed dragon, fills Downtown Garland Square through March 2027.
What Does the Granville Arts Center Renovation Mean for Garland's Cultural Future?
Garland's Granville Arts Center is moving from design into pre-construction, signaling a landmark shift for the city's cultural anchor on Fifth Street.
How Garland's Día de los Muertos Grew Into One of Downtown's Most Beloved Fall Traditions
Garland's free Día de los Muertos celebration returns Oct. 24 to Downtown Garland Square with performances, altars, food trucks, and an artisan market.
FoodeesFest Brings Three Days of Food Trucks and Artisan Vendors to Firewheel Town Center
FoodeesFest rolls into Garland's Firewheel Town Center Oct. 23–25, spotlighting local food trucks, small businesses, and all-ages community fun.
How Garland's Día de los Muertos Celebration Became a Citywide Tradition
Garland's free Día de los Muertos celebration returns Oct. 24 downtown, blending cultural performance, altar displays, and community roots since 2017.
The Garland Symphony Brings a Full Night of Gershwin to the Granville Arts Center on Oct. 16
The Garland Symphony Orchestra performs A Night of Gershwin with pianist Thomas Pandolfi on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Chrome, Community, and Free Clinics: Garland's Wheels of Hope Car Show Rolls Into Downtown
On Oct. 17, hundreds of vintage and custom vehicles fill Downtown Garland Square for the annual Wheels of Hope Classic Car Show benefiting Hope Clinic.
Garland Civic Theatre Brings 'Anything Goes' to the Granville Arts Center This October
Garland Civic Theatre stages the classic Broadway musical 'Anything Goes' across five performances at the Granville Arts Center Small Theatre.
Downtown Garland Square Comes Alive for the Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration on October 24
Garland's free Día de los Muertos celebration returns to Downtown Square on Oct. 24 with performances, altars, food trucks, and an artisan market.
A Night of Gershwin Brings Thomas Pandolfi and the Garland Symphony Orchestra to the Granville Arts Center
The Garland Symphony Orchestra performs beloved American classics on Oct. 16 at 7:30 PM at the Granville Arts Center.
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Winner Mijares Takes the Stage at Curtis Culwell Center on Oct. 9
Garland's Curtis Culwell Center hosts Mijares, the 2023 Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, for a live concert on October 9.
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