Major Texas event
Cottonwood Art Festival
October 3–4, 2026 · Richardson, Texas · Dallas County
Why plan around Cottonwood Art Festival?
Cottonwood Art Festival turns Richardson's Cottonwood Park into a large juried outdoor art destination with nationally selected artists, live music, food and hands-on children's programming, extending a local festival tradition that began in 1969.
Verified event details
Organizer: City of Richardson ↗
Verified admission options
Official-source details checked 2026-09-03. Ticket prices and lineups can change; confirm the linked official source before purchasing or traveling.
Plan the visit
Use October 3-4 as the confirmed fall 2026 window
The organizer publishes the fall festival for Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Cottonwood Park, with longer Saturday hours and a Sunday afternoon close.
Plan for an outdoor art-festival footprint
The festival describes nearly 200 exhibiting artists selected from a much larger applicant pool, plus food, music and children's activities. Comfortable walking time matters more here than a single stage schedule, so leave room to browse rather than trying to rush the grounds.
Keep the spring 2027 return on the calendar
The organizer already publishes May 1-2, 2027 as the next spring Cottonwood Art Festival. Texas Defined keeps this page anchored to the nearer fall 2026 occurrence while noting that the same event identity returns in spring.
Keep exploring
- Explore Dallas County — Build more Richardson and Dallas County stops around the festival.
- MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival — Compare another large North Texas juried arts festival.
- Texas events calendar — Find more Texas arts and culture events.