Denton Arts, Antiques & Autos September 11

DENTON AT ITS BEST: The Arts, Antiques & Autos Extravaganza harkens to the past.

The event, now in its 11th year, draws upwards of 7,000 people who treasure craftsmanship and anything old, whether it’s a Georgian clock from the 1750s, a 1957 Chevy fastback, or the Square itself with its Courthouse dating to the late 1800s.  The daylong event features antique appraisals, arts and crafts from local artists, and guys showing off their classic hot rods, custom cars and motorcycles.    Full Story Here

Holiday Lighting Festival    December 2

HO HO HO: santa claus is comin’ to denton’s holiday lighting festival!

A hearty “Ho ho ho!” bellows from inside a white tent beside the Courthouse-on-the-Square. A young girl is next in line to see Santa. The man with the white beard plops the girl onto his knee and asks her the question that Santa has been asking for decades:  “What do you want for Christmas this year?”      Full Story Here

Denton Blues Festival    August 20-28

SINGING TO SOOTHE THE SOUL: Blues icon Pops Carter looks back on a lifetime of music.

Even at 91, Pops Carter never turns down an invitation to perform with a fellow musician. He climbs the stage and takes a seat on a barstool. He revels in the attention. “All right,” he calls to the cheering crowd, then he launches into a set of Mississippi Delta blues that really gets the room moving.    Full Story Here

North Texas State Fair    August 20-28

RODEO IN THEIR BLOOD: Rodeo's youngest competitors catch the rush early -- for life.

Ronnie Sellers has been mutton bustin’ his whole life. His father got him started riding sheep at age 2 and a half and they’ve been traveling “all over” the circuit ever since. Now, at age 5, Ronnie is a veteran. His summers are spent in training, riding a bucking barrel in preparation for the day in August when kid will conquer sheep at the North Texas State Fair in Denton.   Full Story Here