Photo by Lindsay Toler
- The Dallas Arboretum hosts a patriotic concert featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony Thursday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wear your best patriotic attire for the costume contest. Gates open at 6 p.m. Cost is $10-$25; all tickets must be purchased online in advance.
- On Friday, City Councilman Jerry Allen serves as grand marshal of the annual Fourth of July extravaganza presented by the Lake Highlands Exchange Club. The parade launches at 9 a.m. at the east end of Church Road, progresses past Lake Highlands High School and ends near the Lake Highlands North Recreation Center, where a carnival — complete with petting zoo, face painting, live music and sundry forms of summertime fun — ensues
- Enjoy live music on the fourth of July from Infinite Journey at 6:15 p.m. and The Richardson Community Band at 8:45 p.m. at the Family 4th Celebration at Richardson’s Breckinridge Park. Fireworks start at 9:45 p.m.
- Guinness World record holding David Slick presents patriotic-themed juggling, unicycling and magic at Bookmarks Library in NorthPark Center Saturday at 2 p.m.
