Holidays

Mainstay Farm Fall Festival Kicks Off The Season at The Biggest Backyard in Texas

By Brenda Masse / September 21, 2023 /

First in a series: Fall is officially here, and CandysDirt.com will be covering the best North Texas fall festivals, Oktoberfests, pumpkin patches, and Halloween fun over the next several weeks, starting with the Mainstay Farm Fall Festival in Cleburne. Does your neighborhood have a great fall activity we should know about? Let us know! Neighborhood/Area:…

Sky-High Promise Became a Record-Breaker

By Joy Donovan / July 7, 2023 /

A promise was made last week, and a record was broken July 3 in North Richland Hills. Owners of Sky Elements Drone Shows promised weeks in advance to break a world record during a community Independence Day celebration, and they now have the Guinness World Record proclamation to prove it. Witnesses were in the thousands,…

There Will Be ‘Fireworks, Drones, And Broken Records’ in North Richland Hills July 3

By Joy Donovan / July 3, 2023 /

With 1,002 drones choreographed to try to make history, Guinness World Records adjudicators will join North Texans Monday to see if a planned extravaganza at Birdville ISD Plaza is the largest drone show ever in the U.S. Of course, fireworks are part of the excitement, too, but it’s the drone show that will make this…

Bedford’s Fireworks Flying High in Renovated Park

By Joy Donovan / July 3, 2023 /

Where:  Generations Park at Boys Ranch, 2801 Forest Ridge Dr., Bedford What makes it special: The height of the fireworks and the venue! Last year was the first year Bedford shot their fireworks 200 feet higher into the sky, allowing viewers far and wide to see the display. It was a success that’s enthusiastically being…

Hang The Stars And Stripes on Your Home Because It’s Time to Salute Flag Day

By Joy Donovan / June 14, 2023 /

Flag Day is June 14. Are you ready? It was 246 years ago on June 14, 1777, that the Continental Congress approved the first U.S. flag design. Then in 1915, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 Flag Day, followed by U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law that the president must deliver an annual…