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09/15/2026

Philanthropist!

LIKE THIS POST if you are a PHILANTHROPIST! 😇

Bought a festival ticket? 🫶 Philanthropist.
Paid for parking? 🫶 Philanthropist.
Volunteering your time? 🫶 Philanthropist.
Helping crew a balloon? 🫶 Philanthropist.
Pilot bringing ballooning to our community? 🫶 Philanthropist.
Sponsor or community partner? 🫶 Definitely philanthropist.
Vendor helping make the festival happen? 🫶 Yep. You too.

The Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and every ticket purchased, partnership formed and hour volunteered helps support our mission and keeps the tradition of ballooning soaring over Plano.

So when you join us Sept 17–20 at the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival, you're not just coming to see the balloons.

You're helping make them possible. ❤️ Thank YOU!

🎟️ planoballoonfest.org


Photo credit: Keith Evans

09/10/2026

This is what we call a "cheat sheet" and we designed it for the client to feature all 40 hot air balloons participating in the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival on Sept 17-20!

09/10/2026

𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 - 𝐀 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐤

📍 The Shops at Clearfork, Fort Worth
📅 October 23–25, 2026
🎨 Free admission
🌐 artworthfest.org

08/27/2026

The H‑E‑B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival is Sept 17–20 at Red Tail Pavilion / Oak Point Park!

🤩 Hot Air Balloons & Tethered Rides
🎙️ FOX4 Main Stage Entertainment
🌽 Food Vendors & Local Artisans
🎪 Central Market Kids Fun Zone
☀️ RE/MAX of Texas Skydiving Exhibitions
🔥 Spectacular Fireworks Shows

TIX & INFO: www.planoballoonfest.org

The H‑E‑B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival is Sept 17–20 at Red Tail Pavilion / Oak Point Park!

🤩 Hot Air Balloons & Tethered Rides
🎙️ FOX4 Main Stage Entertainment
🌽 Food Vendors & Local Artisans
🎪 Central Market Kids Fun Zone
☀️ RE/MAX of Texas Skydiving Exhibitions

TIX & INFO: www.planoballoonfest.org
Corporate Sponsorships: https://www.planoballoonfest.org/p/getinvolved/corporatesponsors

08/27/2026

A fine art show - without the admission fine!

Fine art without the admission fine. 😏🎨

While admission to many fine art festivals can add up quickly, Cottonwood Art Festival has been FREE to attend since 1969.

Because we'd rather you bring the whole family, meet the artists, discover incredible work and maybe take a piece of it home with you. 💚

🎨 200+ juried artists
🎶 Live music
🖌️ Hands-on kids' activities
🍷 Craft b**r & w**e
🎟️ FREE admission
🅿️ FREE parking

There’s an Art to Having Fun!

📅 October 3–4, 2026
🌳 Cottonwood Art Festival
🌐 cottonwoodartfestival.com

Featured artwork by Fall 2026 Featured Artist Tony Paraná.

08/25/2026

A little less sparkle in the world today. 💗

Dolly Parton gave us decades of music, laughter, generosity, rhinestones and an unmistakable reminder to be entirely ourselves.

Today, we remember an American original through the colorful work of Cottonwood Art Festival's Spring 2026 Featured Artist Julia Gilmore, whose painting captures Dolly exactly as we like to think of her: bright, joyful and larger than life.

Thank you for the songs, the stories, the kindness and all that sparkle, Dolly. ✨🦋

1946–2026

08/25/2026

Today, the music world lost a legend. 💔

Dolly Parton was so much more than an extraordinary singer and songwriter. She was a storyteller, trailblazer, philanthropist, actress, businesswoman and an unmistakable American original whose music connected generations.

From Jolene and Coat of Many Colors to 9 to 5 and I Will Always Love You, Dolly gave the world songs that became part of our collective soundtrack. Beyond the stage, her generosity and commitment to literacy through the Imagination Library created a legacy measured not only in music, but in millions of lives touched.

Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival joins music fans around the world in celebrating the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Dolly Parton, 1946–2026.

Thank you for the songs, the stories, the laughter and the love. 🌼🎶

Rest in peace, Dolly.

08/10/2026

CREW CALL for volunteers to help pilots with hot air balloons at the festival! No experience is necessary. A training session will be held on Sat. 8/22. You must register in advance online!

Want to experience the H-E-B | Central Market Plano Balloon Festival from inside the action?

Join the Chase Crew, help special-shape balloon pilots; and receive a shirt and festival tickets!

No experience needed—training is available. Bring a friend, choose a shift and help bring these incredible balloons to life.

📅 Training - August 22
🙌 Ages 18+ or 15+ with a parent/guardian
🔗 planoballoonfest.org/p/getinvolved/volunteers

08/06/2026

Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival Named Best Cultural Event and Live Music Event in Best of Richardson 2026!

🏆 We are honored to be named Best Cultural Event and Live Music Event in the Richardson Life Magazine Best of 2026 Awards! Thank you to everyone who voted and to the artists, musicians, sponsors, volunteers, and fans who make Wildflower! such a WILD tradition year after year. 🌼🎶

Read more on our website!
https://wildflowerfestival.com/wildflower-named-best-cultural-event-in-richardson-for-2026/

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