Cultural festival calendar
Cultural festivals in Texas
40 festivals in Texas, soonest first. Dates are from each organizer where they have posted them, and marked when they only appear in local listings. Where next year's dates are not out yet, we show the month it usually happens.
- Sep8+
Jewish Film Festival of Dallas
DallasJewishFilm festival
September 8 to October 19, 2026
- Oct2-4
San Antonio Black International Film Festival (SABIFF)
San AntonioBlackFilm festival
October 2-4, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Oct3
Latinidad Festival
DallasLatino
October 3, 2026
- Oct23-25
Muertos Fest
San AntonioLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 23-25, 2026
- Oct24
Dallas Festival of Lights / Diwali Mela
McKinneyAAPI
October 24, 2026
- Oct24
Round Rock Diwali Festival
Round RockAAPI
October 24, 2026
- Oct24
Viva La Vida Festival & Parade
AustinLatinoParade
October 24, 2026
- Oct31
Harambee Dallas Festival
DallasBlack
October 31, 2026
- Oct31+
MECA Dia de Muertos Festival
HoustonLatinoDía de los Muertos
October 31 to November 1, 2026Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Nov6-8
Panda Fest Dallas
DallasAAPI
November 6-8, 2026
- Nov7
Brass & Jazz in the Park
DallasBlack
November 7, 2026
- Nov7
DiwaliSA
San AntonioAAPI
November 7, 2026
- Nov7
Houston AfriFEST
HoustonBlack
November 7, 2026
- Nov14-15
36th Annual Native American Pow Wow
HoustonNativePowwow
November 14-15, 2026
- Nov14
Houston Diwali: Festival of Lights
HoustonAAPI
November 14, 2026
- Nov21
Austin Powwow
AustinNativePowwow
November 21, 2026
- Jan27-31
Denton Black Film Festival
DentonBlackFilm festival
January 27-31, 2027
- Jan31+
ReelAbilities Houston Film & Arts Festival
HoustonDisabilityFilm festival
January 31 to February 28, 2027
- JanTBA
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration
San AntonioBlack
January 2027, dates not announced
- FebTBA
The Lunar New Year Festival
AustinAAPILunar New Year
February 2027, dates not announced
- Mar5-7
Jewish and Interfaith Multi-Arts Festival
HoustonJewish
March 5-7, 2027Not Yet Confirmed by Organizer
- Mar20+
Houston Jewish Film Festival
HoustonJewishFilm festival
March 20 to April 3, 2027
- Apr16-18
BCCHTX Film Festival
HoustonBlackFilm festival
April 16-18, 2027
- AprTBA
Indie Meme Film Festival
AustinAAPIFilm festival
April 2027, dates not announced
- May8
AAPI Festival (AT&T Performing Arts Center)
DallasAAPI
May 8, 2027
- May8
AAPI Heritage Month Festival
DallasAAPI
May 8, 2027
- May29
Blues in the Bottom
DallasBlack
May 29, 2027
- MayTBA
Black Heritage Celebration
DallasBlack
May 2027, dates not announced
- MayTBA
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
AustinLatinoFilm festival
May 2027, dates not announced
- MayTBA
Panda Fest Houston
HoustonAAPI
May 2027, dates not announced
- MayTBA
Tejano Conjunto Festival
San AntonioLatino
May 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Austin Asian American Film Festival
AustinAAPIFilm festival
June 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Celebrate Freedom Festival (Juneteenth Houston)
HoustonBlackJuneteenth
June 2027, dates not announced
- JunTBA
Juneteenth Fest 161
HoustonBlackJuneteenth
June 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
DallasAAPIFilm festival
July 2027, dates not announced
- JulTBA
CineFestival San Antonio
San AntonioLatino
July 2027, dates not announced
- AugTBA
Houston Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival
HoustonDisabilityFilm festival
August 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival
AustinDisabilityFilm festival
September 2027, dates not announced
- SepTBA
Dallas Latino Film Festival
DallasLatinoFilm festival
September 2027, dates not announced
- TBATBA
Houston Latino Film Festival
HoustonLatinoFilm festival
No upcoming dates