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Cottonwood Art Festival

Richardson, TX · Arts & Culture

When

October 3–4, 2026

Where

Cottonwood Park · Richardson · TX

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A juried outdoor art show at Cottonwood Park in Richardson, drawing more than 200 artists from around the country. It began in 1969 and now runs twice a year, on the first weekend of May and the first weekend of October, with live music and a beer garden alongside the artist booths. The fall 2026 edition runs October 3 and 4.

The history within reach

• Cottonwood Art Festivalsame spot

  A juried outdoor art show at Cottonwood Park in Richardson, drawing more than 200 artists from around the country.

• Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival0.2 mi

  Galatyn Park in Richardson fills with concert stages, a juried fine arts market and a carnival midway each May for this three day festival.

• Cottonwood Art Festival (Fall)0.7 mi

  Artists first laid blankets and set up easels at Cottonwood Park in Richardson in 1969, and the show has run twice a year ever since.

• The Telecom Corridor, six and a half miles of Richardson office park1.0 mi

  Collins Radio and Texas Instruments drew engineers to Richardson in the 1950s, and the deregulation of the phone business in the 1980s turned that pool of talent into a telecommunications cluster.

• The Islamic Association of North Texas and the Dallas Central Mosque1.5 mi

  Six Muslim families and a handful of students who had been praying in each other's houses incorporated this association in 1969.