9th Annual Family Festival
Family Festival is the City’s premiere event. Held the first Saturday in June, this annual day-long event is filled with engaging activities, music and dance entertainment for the young and young-at-heart. This FREE event has historically taken a community-based approach, highlighting the best vendors and culturally diverse local acts that Southern Dallas and Ellis County have to offer.
Tickets
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Sponsors, Vendors & Community Groups
Interested in being a sponsor or serving as a vendor? Download the packet (PDF). Are you a community group and want to have a presence? Email Lauren Lewis to take advantage of this free opportunity.
Performances & Attractions
- Car Show
- Crowning the Grill-Master of Glenn Heights - Registration Form
- Dessert Bake-Off Competition - Registration Form
- DJ Don Juan
- Don Diego
- Glenn Heights Got Talent - Registration Form
Photo Gallery
The Glenn Heights Got Talent Competition is a variety talent show competition done for fun. The digital contest will be open for qualifying entries May 3 to May 19, 2019.
The live contest is being held by the City of Glenn Heights, on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Family Festival, located at:
Heritage Community Park
400 E Bear Creek
Glenn Heights, TX 75154
Rules
- All entrants must be Glenn Heights residents.
- Participants may compete in the Competition individually or on teams of no more than 5 individuals (an individual or a team, as applicable, is referred to as a Competitor). There is no entry fee required to enter the Competition. A Competitor may submit only 1 entry.
- Each entry will be judged on originality, appearance, intricacy and showmanship.
- Judging will be done in two rounds, with the digital entries being reviewed beginning May 20, 2019. Those that advance to the next round will be notified May 25, leaving 1 week to prepare for the live contest held on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Judges’ decisions are final.
Components
The Competition will have three components;
- A video featuring you displaying your talent must be posted to YouTube and a link must be shared through the registration form.
- A sub-committee of judges will review all entries and select 5 acts to perform live at the Family Festival on June 1.
- Competitors must be available to compete live on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 4 p.m.
The Grill Master of Glenn Heights BBQ Competition is a barbequing contest being held by the City of Glenn Heights (the Competition Organizer), on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Family Festival, located at:
Heritage Community Park
400 E Bear Creek
Glenn Heights, TX 75154
Rules
- All entrants must be Glenn Heights residents.
- The Competition will feature the following 4 meat categories: chicken, beef tri-tip, pork ribs, and sausage.
- Cooking can only be done on a charcoal or wood-fired device.
- Participants may compete in the Competition individually or on teams of no more than five individuals (an individual or a team, as applicable, is referred to as a Competitor).
- A completed application is required to enter the Competition. The application permits the Competitor to submit an entry in each of the 4 meat categories.
- A Competitor may submit only 1 entry.
- Each entry will be judged on originality, aroma, appearance, texture, and taste.
- Judging will be done in three rounds, beginning at 5 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019. Judges’ decisions are final. Please prepare enough meat for 100 people to sample. No food will be for sell.
- Competitors can set up for the competition beginning at 2 p.m. on June 1, 2019.