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Celebrate Throughout October at Kaleidoscope Park
FRISCO, Texas (Oct. 14, 2024) – Kaleidoscope Park, the 5.7-acre signature park in Frisco, celebrated its Grand Opening earlier this month, but the long-anticipated destination plans a full calendar of events year-round to thrill North Texans. Kaleidoscope Park offers a variety of activities throughout the remainder of October with something for everyone.
Each Saturday morning, the popular Frisco Rotary Farmers Market will bring local makers, farmers and more to the park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. After guests shop the market, it’s the perfect time to snap a fall selfie at one of the park’s many pumpkin displays.
On Fun Friday, which takes place Oct. 18 and 25, kids of all ages are welcomed to Kaleidoscope Park from 10 a.m. to noon for a fun petting zoo visit on the park’s large Performance Lawn. Families will enjoy a fun-filled experience that allows visitors to touch and brush a variety of gentle and clean animals that love interaction. Face painting will also be available during the event.
Thursday nights in October, go “Live After 5.” Come to Kaleidoscope Park to listen to live music and nosh on bites from food trucks on Oct. 17, 24 and 31 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Performances begin at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, Oct. 26, Kaleidoscope Park will be home for the seventh annual Frisco Arts 5K sponsored by Baylor Scott & White Health. This year’s start, finish and post-race festivities will take place in Kaleidoscope Park. The Frisco Arts 5K is a family-friendly event open to all ages and fitness levels, aimed at celebrating the North Texas arts community. Race participants will enjoy a unique route filled with interactive artists including musicians, dancers and actors. Proceeds from this event will support Frisco Arts Foundation and Kaleidoscope Park Foundation. Registration for this year’s run can be found here.
Following the Frisco Arts 5K, there will be fun activities throughout the day, including a costume contest, a “paw-rade” for pets and their humans, and more. That evening the Plano Symphony Orchestra will perform a rousing medley of superhero movie themes in a Halloween-themed concert on the Performance Lawn. This free concert will be Saturday, Oct. 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and costumes are encouraged. Register for the “paw-rade” at bit.ly/KP-Pawrade.
For a full list of upcoming events and activities, visitors should check out the Kaleidoscope Park website.
ABOUT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK
Kaleidoscope Park is a dynamic, innovative arts and culture destination for North Texas currently under construction. The Park will be home to free, year-round public programming, including films, diverse musical and dance performances, and a variety of health and recreational activities. The Park will feature monumental works of public art, architecture, and gardens set among a children’s play area, dog park, performance lawn, outdoor workspaces, and shaded promenades and plazas. Learn more at kaleidoscopepark.org.
ABOUT THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is a nonprofit public-private partnership between Communities Foundation of Texas and the City of Frisco. The Foundation’s mission is to thoughtfully engage the diverse and rapidly growing communities of North Texas through free public arts and culture programming that is genuine, inclusive, and accessible. Operating as a Foundation supported by private donations, financial support for development, operations, and programming is always welcome.
ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
The mission of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity. With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more than 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.5 billion in grants since its founding in 1953. CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT for Business, Educate Texas at CFT, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $64 million on a single day in 2023 to help over 3,250 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at www.CFTexas.org.
ABOUT HALL PARK
A pioneering development in Frisco since the mid-1990s, HALL Park today encompasses 2.2 million square feet of office space throughout 15 completed buildings. One-third of the park is dedicated to green space and includes three miles of walking trails, over 200 works of art including the Texas Sculpture Garden, the largest private collection of contemporary Texas sculpture made available to the public. In October 2021, its developer, HALL Group, commenced construction on the first phase of its new masterplan development that will evolve HALL Park into a dynamic mixed-use community. Upon completion, the full masterplan–anticipated to span 20 years of development–will encompass approximately 9.5 million square feet of usable mixed-use space with a projected value of around $7 billion. Learn more at hallpark.com.