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This Weekend: Enjoy Grand Prairie’s Main Street Fest

Parliament Funkadelic will be there, as will over 50 vendors.

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There will be two Ferris wheels at this year’s festival.

Photo courtesy of City of Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie City Hall (200 W. Main St., Grand Prairie, ~20 miles east of downtown Fort Worth) will be hosting the three-day Main Street Fest this week.

While admission is free, some rides are ticketed. Grand Prairie residents can get unlimited single-day rides for $25 with a resident coupon; anyone else can ride unlimited for $40.

The festival also features 50+ arts, crafts, and goods vendors — as well as 16 food vendors. There is free parking available downtown.

Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton will headline Sunday’s main stage. There’s also a community stage featuring a variety of weekend performers.

The festival runs:

  • Friday, April 26, 5 p.m.-12 a.m.
  • Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m.-12 a.m.
  • Sunday, April 28, 12-8 p.m.
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