Deep Ellum Arts Festival

All yeah the legendary Deep Ellum art festival you can’t live in Dallas and not attend this event. Food, beer, art, music and fun what more can you ask for. Everything is done by coupons which is fine but the beer selection is the most hipster selection ever PBR and Lone Star which is cool I like Lone Star. The Art and music is the main attraction here with tons of local bands as well as street performers best part it’s FREE!

This was my first time to the Deep Ellum Arts Festival and it was much larger than I was expecting. We go to the Fort Worth and Southlake ones every year but for some reason had not made it this way.
I really did have a good time. We went on Sunday morning pretty much when they opened so there were no HUGE crowds so you could take you time and enjoy all there was to see.
As for the artwork, it’s pretty much the same things you will see at the other art festivals some are great and others not so great but there is plenty to see and enjoy.
I guess we went on take your dog to the art festival day which for me was WONDERFUL. There were dogs of every type and I enjoyed looking at all of them and the lady that made the coat for her Great Dane… just too cool.

Fun
What’s not to like about this festival??? Good amount of participation by artists/​crafts people. Ranging from mediocre to good to very good. Some whimsical, some odd, some high quality (particularly a glass artisan who traveled here from Upstate NY to show her wares), much of it creative and off beat enough to be here in Deep Ellum.
Something like 8 stages for musicians, so there is always at least 1 band/​performer on stage throughout the event, and often several staged going at once.
Hit a restaurant for lunch or dinner, of have a few at a local bar and enjoy.
Throw in a sunny day, and this is a fab way to spend a few hours or even much of the day.
Cheers!

I’ve always anticipated this fest every year! Been going for 5 years now and I still enjoy it every time

This is a great event for all. The main street in Deep Ellum is blocked off and there are event on either of the two parallel streets. There were many music stages this year including a singer songwriter stage. Most of the stages have lots of room to watch and chairs are provided.
It is not billed to be a family friendly event, but we took our kids and there are plenty of others there as well. It was crowded, but the spaces are wide enough for a stroller. There was a decent amount of second hand smoke though, but no complaints here. An improvement could be an increase in quality food vendors. There were many of the «fair» type food concessions. With a ton of restaurants already in the area, there were still many great options.

What a enjoyable fun filled festival… Deep ellum festivel has a wonderful array of music… Great Music and food for blocks. There is also amazing ART! I wish my pockets were deeper because there were many things i would have loved to purchase… none the less I am planning on returning next year and every year there after.

This was my first time checking out the Deep Ellum Arts festival. I love that it’s FREE admission and you can take your dog with you as long as it’s well behaved. This festival runs the gamut of cool stuff that you’re going to come across. The vendors offer all types of art work in a variety of mediums from painting, photographs, custom jewelry, sculptures, leather accessories, apparel, things that hang in the wind and look lovely (for lack of a better description). You name it, you can probably find it here and not junky stuff either. The beer is kinda pricey at $ 5 — $ 7 a cup. They sell coupons in strips of 10 for $ 10. If you don’t need 10 tickets, you can ask for them to sell you individual tickets — (something I read on their website after the fact.) In addition to the local restaurants that are open along Main Street, they have lots of food vendors offering typical food that you’d find at the State Fair — but it all looked and smelled wonderful! Lots of bands to keep you entertained if you just want to look around and people watch and have a good time. This is a must-​do event. Everyone should check it out at least once!

Deep Ellum Arts Festival is the perfect breakaway from your weekend routine.
Even though I missed the pet parade, my boyfriend and I still had so much fun strolling and browsing each vendor. We were impressed by the art and different types of art we saw. You’ll encounter everything from sculptures, hand-​made jewelry, photographs, paintings, among others. Each artist has a unique style — and each one is impressive and worth checking out. Aside from the art vendors, you can find live performances from local bands, street performers and festival cuisine ranging from Cajun to German. So come here to support your local artists, listen to live music, people or dog watch and enjoy some festival food!

Awesome music, atmosphere, art, and beer. It was a perfect day out for this fest when we attended this past weekend, the crowd was tame, the dogs behaved. Enjoyed walking booth to booth and checking out all the amazing offerings. Definitely check this out if you get the chance!

I had a great time here! The event is free to attend and they have live music on every corner. The beers are cold and tasty and there’s a lot to see — art wise and people wise.
I think at least 75% of the people have dogs, which is also a nice this to see. I love petting stranger’s dogs as an icebreaker to start a conversation.
The actual art they sell is extremely expensive, but they have some really cool stuff. If I was rich, I’d buy tons of it. Almost all of the vendors have signs prohibiting photography, so I didn’t get a ton of good shots to share with the Unilocal community.
I went on Saturday 4÷4÷15 and the place was PACKED. When I left after being there for about three hours, there had to be at least 2,000 people in a span of five or six blocks. It’s worth a DART ride down to Deep Ellum to check this out for the art, the fantastic weather and the people watching.

The last three Arts Festivals here in Deep Ellum have been great but this year’s takes the cake! The booth layout seemed to flow in a smooth and organic flow which is a huge step up from previous years!

Fun event, food music, lots of good people, crazy costumes and dogs. Lots of dogs.
Need to remember to do this every year, it’s a lot of fun especially when the weather behaves.

This was our second time at the festival. The first was a few years ago, but I feel like it’s changed since then, for the better. There were lots of families, and also some great people-​watching opportunities. There were several live bands playing throughout and that was fun. The booths are eclectic and there’s something for everyone. I don’t love that they do coupons instead of cash, but whatevs. We had a really good time strolling around and checking it out.

Saundra N. suggested this festival on a whim, and boy, am I glad we (plus Howard C. and Peter H. ^^) checked it out! The weather was beautiful and sunny, making our stroll through all the booths a lot of fun~
Paintings or drawings with all sorts of mediums (my favorite was the lustrous prints on metal/​aluminum), leather/​glass/​coke-​can goods, poetry slam, music, fair food, and of course, the original stores of Deep Ellum too! … Makes me wish I was really creative and artistic: P Yesterday was a perfect visit for people watching and awwww-​ing at dogs while enjoying gourmet ice pops and good company!~

It couldn’t have been a more perfect day for a stroll around Deep Ellum looking at art and «art.» I loved the contrast from paintings of bright landscape to weird, copper wire statues balancing on a rock on top of a metal bird house. Whatever you call art, it’s so nice seeing people supporting local artists. Festivals like this reminds how great of a city this is.
Plus, it was great to people and dog watch.

I have always loved Fort Worth’s Main Street Festival, but now I’m in love with Deep Ellum Arts Festival. I was really impressed with the creativity in each artist’s booth. Each booth had something unique and different. From jewelry, glass blown, photography, paintings, hand crafted items for your home, purses, hand bags, and so much more. I entered to win a free burlesque class! Woot! Lol. Then, of course you got folks trying to convert you to DirectTV, or sell you a new bath tub.
On the festival’s website, it tells you that it’s not really for kids. They aren’t responsible for what they see. Made me nervous. Like what will they see? People getting it on in the corner? No. it wasn’t even bad at all. There were plenty of kids and my kids enjoyed it.
The street musicians were pretty good. To get anything at a food vendor, you will have to buy coupons. $ 10 gets you 10 coupons, I believe. We got $ 20 worth and I was hoping to get something good, but the husband and kids wasted on two strawberry lemonades and a pretzel. Okay, I wouldn’t say wasted, but it wouldn’t have been my first choice. I was eying the blue crab cucumber salad, but in the end we didn’t have enough coupons. Lol. Oh well. Oh, and then there was the candy apples. We got a M&M candy apple. My kids never had one before and loved it.
Even though I got sunburned, next year I will return: P.

Art festival 2015!!! We can out on Friday this year and we really enjoyed ourselves. Love all the different artistic expressions. They have just about every type of art you may be into and also a lot of types of art you have not been exposed to.
And the food… Absolutely amazing! There is something for every pallet. There seemed to be something on every corner.
This year they had the Revlon section was a lot of fun. It was like a playing dress up.
Great times!!!

The amount of creativity crammed into this block in Deep Ellum is incredible. Almost every booth had me «ooh aah-​ing» because all of the work was so incredible.
One artist had painted over common figurines and arranged them in frames. Even though they were all the same color it still felt so dynamic looking at the pieces. There was a booth of Japanese Silk Paintings that were so beautiful. All of his original work was expensive so I’m glad he had cheap prints.
There were also at least two booths selling leather hand crafted books, a few clothing stalls and wooden kitchen ware. Of course there was that bathtub booth that seems to make it to every single festival in Dallas. It is so random!
The street musicians added a very nice touch to the festivities and some of the businesses along the street were open so you got a mix of exploring Deep Ellum and all of the art.
There are also food vendors but most of them you needed to buy coupons for. I wasn’t in the mood for that game so I didn’t bother trying any. They were all the normal vendors that usually come out to fests: BratHaus, generic fair corn dogs, funnel cakes… etc.
Both ends of the street had food vendors and a stage for live music, so it was an incredible 360 of all things artsy! Definitely come out next year and see what local artists are cooking up!

It was my first time to attend this year and loved it! The weather, the food, the artists, the live music, and just everything else was great!
Make sure you check out the TicTac station to create your personalized TicTacs! So many different flavors and you even get to choose your own name to your TicTacs. I love how they force creativity on you! Another way to promote people to be creative were the chalks that were placed on the streets! I don’t remember the last time I messed around with chalks! Totally took advantage of them and started making my own artwork on the ground hahaha
Seriously, this is great place to walk around, meet new people, bring your dogs, kids, dates and a way to support deep ellum!
FYI, try to use the restroom before you come because the only «restroom» that is available are the porta potties…

I totally loved the Deep Ellum Arts Festival! We attended on Sunday and it was a great time from the start. The band on the main stage was great and the crowd was enjoying their Sunday Funday everywhere we went. After a quick stop for a jam, we made our way down Elm and wished we hadn’t have eaten lunch before coming out. The food smelled amazing and there was plenty to go around. Note taken for next year…
We crept along, looking at every booth and enjoying the crowd. There were tons of dogs which added an extra element of «people» watching — my favorite past time. The artists were all amazing and willing to talk to just about anyone who wanted to listen and it was way easy to find favorites and pick out dream pieces in just about every booth. Prices were pretty reasonable although you rarely saw anyone lugging around an $ 800 canvas.
We spent a good few hours walking through and still didn’t see everything in detail. It was a great day and I am excited to visit again next year!