Bringing together art, light, video, and sound, Nocturne—known as the “art walk after dark”—returns May 8–9 to Frisco Commons Park. The event’s host, Play Frisco, calls the event “two evenings of dreamlike encounters with art, nature, and the unseen.”
The outdoor gallery event features light, video, and sound installations nestled among the park’s winding trails. Created as a night-time art trail immersed in nature, the experience “invites reflection, play, and a heightened awareness of the world after dusk,” Play Frisco says.
Claire Ashley’s Hot Rocks will be featured at Nocturne 2026. [Photo via Play Frisco]
This year, Nocturne showcases 20 leading regional artists whose works can be explored on the park’s familiar paths:
- Anese Eun Cho
- Anthony Tungning Huang
- Barry Anderson
- Bernardo Vallarino
- Claire Ashley
- Christine Veras & Katrina Rushing
- Courtney Ware
- David Stout
- Eric Trich
- F. C. Zuke
- Gaurii S Kumaar
- Krista Leigh Steinke
- Melanie Clemmons & Zak Loyd
- Nick Bontrager & Joshua Penrose
- Sara Cardona
- ToyQube
- Zeke Wooten
Film still of Claire Ashley’s Hot Rocks, to be shown at Nocturne 2026. [Photo via Play Frisco]
Produced by the team behind AURORA, a Dallas biennial after-dark art and performance showcase that’s returning to Downtown Dallas this November, Nocturne highlights the park’s natural landscape—covering more than 60 acres—while bringing it new life. The art installations are inspired the night’s subtle rhythms: shifting leaves, nocturnal animals, and “the mysterious stillness between sounds,” Play Frisco says.
Anthony Tungning Huang’s Into the South of the Mountains will be featured at Nocturne 2026. [Images via Play Frisco]
Combining contemporary art and nature at night, Play Frisco invites guests of all ages to Nocturne where they can “explore, imagine, and connect beneath the stars.”
You can find more info about the event by going here.
Courtney Ware’s Faces in Trees will be featured at Nocturne 2026. [Photo via Play Frisco]
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