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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Nominations for AI 75 2026 are open now. Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025.
Meet the 2026 AI 75 Innovators: From the C‑Suite to the Lab Bench in Dallas-Fort Worth
4Minds goes beyond RAG. The platform leverages a patented, GPU-accelerated knowledge graph that uncovers deep contextual relationships across enterprise systems and data sources, including business applications, documents, and collaboration tools. This approach reduces hallucinations and enables deeper reasoning across enterprise data. Models built on 4Minds become durable enterprise assets that continuously and automatically fine-tune in real time as new data is generated, without repeated retraining cycles or operational overhead. The company has filed over a dozen patents in frontier technology.”
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7 DFW Companies Land on Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative List as Texas Scores 26 Honorees
by | Mar 26, 2026
HKS made the top 50 from Dallas, while North Texas companies from Coppell to Frisco showed up across architecture, AI, healthcare, restaurants, media, and travel. Statewide, Austin led the way, with Houston, Midland, San Antonio, and others also earning spots.
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Nocturne Art, Light & Video Walk Returns to Frisco Commons Park in May

by | Mar 26, 2026
Created as a night-time outdoor art trail immersed in nature, the experience "invites reflection, play, and a heightened awareness of the world after dusk" over "two evenings of dreamlike encounters," Play Frisco says.
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Texas’ Largest ‘Sim’ Racing Center To Open in Dallas This Summer
by | Mar 24, 2026
The Velocity | Sim Racing Lounge will offer Interconnected racing simulators, each equipped with full motion systems and 180-degree panoramic displays for a realistic virtual driving experience. Guests will be able to choose virtual race cars from iconic brands such as Porsche and Lamborghini to race on world-famous tracks.
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KTX Biennial Public Art Show To Launch Along Katy Trail in 2027
by | Mar 11, 2026
To be displayed along the 3.5-mile former railroad corridor running through Dallas’ Uptown, Knox, and Highland Park neighborhoods, the KTX Biennial invites the Katy Trail’s two million annual visitors, along with new audiences, to explore and interact with art from today’s most compelling artists.
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Fort Worth’s Trashion Fashion Show Will Celebrate Recycled Materials. Here’s How You Can Walk the Catwalk
by | Mar 11, 2026
Hosted by Keep Fort Worth Beautiful, the March 28 Trashion Fashion Show encourages participants to create clothing or accessories using reclaimed, reused, or discarded materials. Entries must be at least 50% trash or recyclable materials. Deadline to enter is March 25.
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North Texas’ Topaz Labs Teams With NVIDIA to Cut the Cloud Out of Pro-Grade AI Image and Video Processing

by | Mar 5, 2026
Designed as foundational technology, the Emmy-winning company's new NeuroStream slashes computing demands by up to 95%, bringing large models to everyday desktops and Macs.
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M2G Ventures Unveils ‘The Art Docks’ at Inwood Design District
by | Mar 4, 2026
Covering nearly 20,000 square feet of exterior wall space along Conveyor Lane and Security Drive, the project will transform this industrial alley into a large-scale outdoor gallery featuring 18 unique murals.
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Listen Up: ShyBoy Hi‑Fi Bar Is Opening in Downtown Dallas
by | Mar 3, 2026
With roots in Tokyo’s post-WWII “jazz kissas,” Shyboy is inspired by other hi-fi listening bars around the world. The only venue in Dallas to feature custom-made loudspeaker systems by OJAS, Shyboy is centered on "deep listening," cutting-edge sound, and immersive design.
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It’s Bull vs. Bull: Texas Stock Exchange Launches Hard-Charging Campaign
by | Mar 2, 2026
"Welcome to the real bull market" shows how TXSE—the only national securities exchange built and headquartered in Texas—aims to challenge the New York-based listing duopoly by energizing competition in U.S. public markets. 
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EarthX Media Launches Free Streaming Network EarthXtra FAST on Prime Video

by | Feb 17, 2026
The 24/7 network features daily themes including Science & Innovation, Extreme Weather, Wildlife and Ocean conservation, What You Can Do, Travel & Adventure, and environmentally focused documentaries.
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Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO Coming to Grand Prairie in April
by | Feb 11, 2026
The show—which centers on the fantasy world of a mysterious "cube"— will be presented April 9 to May 9 under the big top at Lone Star Park, 1000 Lone Star Parkway in Grand Prairie. 
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The Last Word: Retail Guru Steve Dennis on Agentic AI—And Why This Time Is Different
by | Feb 5, 2026
The Dallas-based SageBerry strategist is out with his annual list of retail predictions for 2026. He doesn't claim to be a retail prophet, but they are, as he puts it, provocative.
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Dallas Designer’s Nigerian Culture-Based Home Collection Now Available at Walmart
by | Jan 21, 2026
"This collection honors the vibrant textiles, colors, and culture of my Nigerian childhood while embracing my wife's African American heritage, creating pieces that speak to both identities," Temi Coker said.
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