Downtown Denison's annual free summer concert series, Music on Main, kicks off its 2026 season on Friday, June 12 with an evening of Texas blues featuring Sue Foley. Local favorite Oliver White opens the show at 7:30 p.m.

The Kimbell Art Museum will host free programs for the entire community this summer, including films, happy hours, performances, and more. The museum’s signature summer event, the free Family Festival/Fiesta de la Familia, takes place on National Ice Cream Sunday, July 19, and includes free ice cream from Melt. And many programs throughout the summer offer interesting ways to learn more about the current special exhibition The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem.

A new public art experience opens this summer in North Texas. In celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial, MillHouse Foundation, in partnership with Cotton Mill Partners, presents the inaugural America 250: Texas Trailblazing Wonder Women Exhibition, on view June 12 through August 26 inside the newly launched Atrium Gallery at the McKinney Cotton Mill Arts and Design District.

The event is hosted by Ayers Aviation and will include aircraft on display, a pancake breakfast scholarship fundraiser, free coffee and donuts, live music, youth activities, aviation groups, merchandise, vintage aircraft rides, a WINGS credit aviation safety presentation, and limited free discovery flights.

David Huerta Student Volunteer Award* recipients (L-R) Alberto Ramos Hinojosa, Javier Alonso and Lucas Gonzales each surpassed 100 service hours. In all, 40 area high school students contributed more than 2,161 volunteer hours while leading innovative service projects, including a six-school drive that collected 2,503 coats and winter clothing items.

Magical May Sunset by Ruth Elizabeth Nuckols Cox Williamson. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and complimentary refreshments will be served.