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Dallas Arboretum’s Black Heritage Celebration Features Children’s Celebration on May 7th
May 7 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
On Sunday, May 7 th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Children’s Celebration has plenty of fun for
families. Activities include children’s entertainment and spoken word; sounds by kid
friendly DJ Moore; meet-and-greets with children’s book authors; mini makeovers; face
painting; photo opportunities and Dallas Fire & Rescues Sparky the Dalmatian providing
home and personal safety tips.
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, also makes a special appearance on Sunday at 10 a.m.
to kick off the day.
The weekend also features free admission to the Children’s Adventure Garden, thanks to
Kelley Family Day, with a paid garden ticket. Special activities in this garden include the
following:
Black Heritage in Opera and Music
Saturday • 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. • Johnny Brown
Sunday • 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. • Johnny Brown and Malcolm Payne
These educational, musical performances with Johnny Brown and Malcolm Payne are sure
to entertain. Brown is a singer with the Dallas Opera Educational Outreach program., and
Payne is a Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist for the Fort Worth Opera.
Walne Family Discovery Lab
10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. • Exploration Center
Stomp Rockets featuring the works NASA’s Hidden Figures
OmniGlobe
Exploration Center
11 a.m. • OmniOutlook
2:30 p.m. • Starry Night
STEM Stops featuring the works of Black Scientists
12 p.m. • The Glade • Solar System Walk and Mae Jemison
1:30 p.m. • The Glade • Cookie Moon Cycles and Morgan Watson
3:30 p.m. • The Glade • Constellation Creation and George Carruthers
Little Adventurers Activities
Storytime
10:30 a.m. • First Adventure
More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard
Seed Planting
10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Exploration Center
Seed Planting featuring the work of Henry Blair
On Sunday, May 7 th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Children’s Celebration has plenty of fun for
families. Activities include children’s entertainment and spoken word; sounds by kid
friendly DJ Moore; meet-and-greets with children’s book authors; mini makeovers; face
painting; photo opportunities and Dallas Fire & Rescues Sparky the Dalmatian providing
home and personal safety tips.
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, also makes a special appearance on Sunday at 10 a.m.
to kick off the day. The weekend also features free admission to the Children’s Adventure Garden, thanks to Kelley Family Day, with a paid garden ticket. Special activities in this garden include the following:
Black Heritage in Opera and Music
Saturday • 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. • Johnny Brown
Sunday • 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. • Johnny Brown and Malcolm Payne
These educational, musical performances with Johnny Brown and Malcolm Payne are sure
to entertain. Brown is a singer with the Dallas Opera Educational Outreach program., and
Payne is a Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist for the Fort Worth Opera.
Walne Family Discovery Lab
10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. • Exploration Center
Stomp Rockets featuring the works NASA’s Hidden Figures
OmniGlobe
Exploration Center
11 a.m. • OmniOutlook
2:30 p.m. • Starry Night
STEM Stops featuring the works of Black Scientists
12 p.m. • The Glade • Solar System Walk and Mae Jemison
1:30 p.m. • The Glade • Cookie Moon Cycles and Morgan Watson
3:30 p.m. • The Glade • Constellation Creation and George Carruthers
Little Adventurers Activities
Storytime
10:30 a.m. • First Adventure
More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard
Seed Planting
10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Exploration Center
Seed Planting featuring the work of Henry Blair
Tickets for the event are $12-20 and must be pre-purchased online at https://www.dallasarboretum.org/.