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Aerial view of a busy outdoor market in downtown Mesquite with colorful vendor tents, food trucks, and people walking along a historic brick-lined street at sunset.

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Month

August 2024

Containers of apricots, strawberries, and blackberries arranged in rows on a market display table.

Community

Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market

August 31, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

A rodeo participant rides a bucking bull in an arena as officials and spectators watch from the sidelines.

Rodeo

Mesquite Championship Rodeo 2024 Season

August 31, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

September 2024

Music

Feria del Taco

September 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Containers of apricots, strawberries, and blackberries arranged in rows on a market display table.

Community

Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market

September 7, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Containers of apricots, strawberries, and blackberries arranged in rows on a market display table.

Community

Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market

September 14, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Community

Feeling My Way – Marc Dominus Artist Reception

September 14, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Arts & Entertainment

Mesquite Symphony Orchestra – Heartland Harmonies

September 14, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Community

Lotería Night

September 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

People in aprons cooking on portable gas stoves with frying pans in a kitchen setting.

Arts & Entertainment

Spanish Tapas Cooking Class

September 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Containers of apricots, strawberries, and blackberries arranged in rows on a market display table.

Community

Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market

September 21, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Assorted sushi platter featuring various types of sushi rolls and nigiri, including salmon, avocado, cucumber, and other ingredients.

Arts & Entertainment

Night at the Sushi Bar Cooking Class

September 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A worker in a white coat walks through a dimly lit brick smokehouse with large metal ovens and a fire burning in a hearth.

Arts & Entertainment

Pitmasters Cooking Class

September 22, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

A close-up of a latte with intricate leaf-like latte art on its foamy surface in a white cup.

Arts & Entertainment

International Coffee Day!

September 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Community

Guts and Gory Zombie Experience

September 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Containers of apricots, strawberries, and blackberries arranged in rows on a market display table.

Community

Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market

September 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Arts & Entertainment

1st Annual Bald and Beautiful Pageant

September 28, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A round loaf of artisan bread with a spiral pattern and leaf design on the crust, dusted with flour.

Arts & Entertainment

Bread Baking Basics

September 29, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

October 2024

Containers of apricots, strawberries, and blackberries arranged in rows on a market display table.

Community

Downtown Mesquite Farmers Market

October 5, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

A wooden tray holds five glasses of beer in a restaurant setting. Each glass contains a different type and color of beer. Menu visible underneath tray.

Arts & Entertainment

Beer Tasting – Oktoberfest Weekend

October 5, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

A batch of ghost-shaped sugar cookies with white icing and black eyes and mouths are arranged on a dark surface.

Arts & Entertainment

Halloween Cookie Decorating Cooking Class

October 6, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Community

Lotería Night

October 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A Texas Historical Commission marker for the Mesquite Cemetery under a bright, partly cloudy sky.

Community

Mesquite Meander

October 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm