Fair Park

Nearly 100 residents gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center gymnasium to express their concerns and opinions on the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan, which aims to encourage small business growth and minimize displacement of current residents.

VanAnthony Williams, Lisa Brown Ross, and Nijeul X discuss their plans for the South Dallas Cultural Center, African American Museum of Dallas, and Forest Forward, respectively, and how they will be engaging Dallas ISD schools and inspiring the next generation of artists.

South Dallas' arts and cultural institutions are preparing for next summer's FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park, with the African American Museum of Dallas mounting a Nelson Mandela exhibit and Forest Forward looking to maximize the opportunity to tell stories and build relationships.

South Dallas Arts Leaders Roundtable discussed how their institutions intersect and how they're continuing to learn from the histories of both South Dallas and their own organizations, with the goal of creating lasting impact and preserving cultural memory for future generations.

Three newcomers to Dallas recently arrived on the scene at […]

Park and Recreation board members questioned the future of South […]

Fair Park is set for a "total reset" as the City of Dallas will resume operations and create a new nonprofit to care for the community park, following the termination of the flawed contract with Fair Park First and Oak View Group.

The City of Dallas has terminated the contract of Fair Park First, a nonprofit overseeing the 277-acre Fair Park, and plans to create a new nonprofit to care for the community park and work with donors and partners.

A new City of Dallas plan for how land can […]

Fair Park First has announced a new $8.65 million federal investment to replace acres of concrete parking lots in Fair Park with a 10-acre community park, which will include a 1-acre playspace and 325 parking spaces, and is set to be completed by late 2026.

Fair Park First has announced an $8.65 million federal investment for the 10-acre community park, which will replace a portion of the parking lots in Fair Park, and has pledged to include amenities such as a 1-acre playspace and a historical marker, while also providing easy access to the surrounding neighborhoods.

KERA and Dallas TRHT have released a series of documentaries highlighting the history of civil rights and social justice activism in South Dallas and Fair Park, with plans to build curriculum around it to educate youth on the topic.