Denton Arts and Jazz Festival

The Denton Arts & Jazz Festival is a free 2½-day event held the first weekend of October in the city of Denton, Texas, and was established in 1980 by Carol Short, a Denton resident and promoter of the arts in Texas. Originally held the last weekend of April at the North Texas State Fairgrounds as the “Spring Fling”, the annual event was moved to the Center for the Visual Arts in 1989. In 1990, Spring Fling merged with JazzFest to create the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, and moved to Quakertown Park (formerly Civic Center Park), a natural space in the heart of the city near the town square. The Denton Festival Foundation, Inc. produces the event with the support of sponsors including the City of Denton, the City of Denton Parks and Recreation Department, the Dallas/Fort Worth American Federation of Musicians Local 72-147, and other corporate and individual sponsors, ensuring the event remains free to the public.

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