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July 4
Fourth of July parade
The big parade, from the Lake Highlands Exchange Club, starts at Lake Highlands High School at 9 a.m. It ends at a carnival with live music, food trucks, face painting, bubble soccer, a splash park and more.
Lake Highlands High School, 9557 Church, lakehighlands4th.com, free
July 1
Engineering challenge
Children can create structures with a variety of materials and then see how they hold up to pressure in this 11 a.m. event that is part of the Mayor’s Summer Reading Program.
Forest Green Library, 9015 Forest, 214.670.1335, dallaslibrary.org, free
July 2-Aug. 22
Time cops
“Chrono Cops: Elite Time Patrol,” chases villains who have stolen the key to time travel. Our heroes must travel into the past and back to an alternate future to stop them and save the planet.
Pocket Sandwich Theater, 5400 E. Mockingbird, 214.821.1860, pocketsandwich.com, $12-$25
July 3-Aug. 1
‘Irrational City’
Dwayne Carter curates this exhibit of paintings, digital art, video, interactivity, installations and performance art that “focuses on constructions of identity amid an imagined post-apocalyptic cultural landscape.” An opening reception is from 7-9 p.m. Friday, July 3.
Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, dallasculture.org/bathhouseculturecenter, 214.670.8749, free
July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
Fun Fridays
Summer at the Arboretum includes fairy tale flower houses with a Texas twist, a replica of the Rio Grande, a covered chuck wagon, two topiary longhorn cattle and a hay-bale maze. On Fridays, the arboretum also has face painters, a petting zoo and music for the little ones.
Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6615, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$15
July 5, 12, 19 and 26
Farmers market
The Good Local Market at Vickery Meadow is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. every Sunday. The market features organic, seasonal produce, flowers, meat and dairy, as well as jewelry, décor and crafts.
Good Local Market, 5803 E. Northwest Highway, goodlocalmarket.org, free
July 12
Too Hot To Handle
Can you handle the heat? If so, run this race — 5k or 15k — with the Dallas Running Club.
Norbuck Park at White Rock Lake, runproject.org, $20-$65
July 17
Jimmy LaFave
The Texan singer-songwriter, who grew up in the Dallas area and has lived in Austin for 20 years, performs an 8 p.m. set.
Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $8-$16
July 20-26
Parade of Playhouses
Dallas CASA celebrates its 20th-annual Parade of Playhouses. The event at NorthPark features a magnificent display of custom-built children’s playhouses, which are entered in a raffle. Raffle tickets cost $5-$20.
NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central, 214.363.7441, dallascasa.org, free
