Fort Worth Festival of Colors

Dallas Festival of Colors expands into Fort Worth's Panther Island Pavilion, on March 16, 2024 for its inaugural debut. North Texas’ Largest Celebration of Holi Draws 10,000 for Annual Festival Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, is recognized world-wide as a major celebration of spring.

In North Texas, Holi Mela – Dallas Festival of Colors is the largest celebration of its kind and draws thousands of revelers bridging age, race, religion and belief for the first time to Fort Worth’s Panther Island to celebrate inclusion and diversity. The festival will celebrate its 14th year in DFW and a 1st for Fort worth on Saturday, March 16 from 11am–4pm. (The Dallas Festival of Colors will be held in McKinney on March 23.)

Presented by Mystic Mandala and co-presented by Patel Brothers Discount Power, the festival is preceded by a celebratory color yoga in the park which begins at 11am. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com. This festival has hosted more than 1,000 performance groups and artists, and this year promises to bring a wide array of dancers, drummers and local performers celebrating a diverse and beautiful population.

Highlights:
-Event attracts 8,000 people and is the Largest Festival of Colors (Holi Mela) in North Texas.
-An all-day event featuring Live cultural dance performances, DJs, Indian Percussion specials(DHOL), multicultural street food market, full service bar, vendors, cultural jewelry and local handmade items and gifts are also available for purchase at the event.

This festival is family-friendly. Organizers recommend that guests wear sunglasses to help keep the powder our of your eyes, and for young children to wear sound protected earphones.

Organizers also say that the color powder is made with nontoxic food grade dye and does not stain the skin, but if you're unsure, you can test a small patch to ensure you do not have any allergies to the dye.

Find more family fun events every day of the week at dfwchild.com/calendar.