{"id":5503,"date":"2019-09-26T12:13:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T18:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/?p=5503"},"modified":"2019-09-26T12:13:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T18:13:15","slug":"dallas-observer-readers-pick-wildflower-as-best-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/dallas-observer-readers-pick-wildflower-as-best-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"DALLAS OBSERVER READERS PICK WILDFLOWER! AS BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wildflower! Arts &amp;\nMusic Festival is officially proclaimed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/best-of\/2019\/readers-choice\/best-music-festival-11764965\">\u201cBest Music Festival\u201d<\/a> in the 2019 Dallas\nObserver Best of Dallas<sup>\u00ae <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/best-of\/2019\/readers-choice\/best-music-festival-11764965\">Readers\u2019 Choice<\/a> awards. The voting\nbegan in August and the wild results posted online on September 26 for fans to\nexplore and celebrate their favorites.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u201cWe are honored to receive this recognition. It\u2019s the amazing support from the Richardson community and leadership that makes the success of the Wildflower! Arts &amp; Music Festival possible. \u201c \u2013 Lori Smeby, Director of Richardson Parks &amp; Recreation Department<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Richardson had two <a href=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/2019\/08\/30\/wildflower-receives-two-best-festival-nominations\/\">nominations<\/a> among the 25 Arts &amp; Entertainment categories. The other nominees included DallasFest, Deep Ellum Arts Festival, Fortress Festival, and Homegrown Music and Arts Festival. Wildflower! Arts &amp; Music Festival appreciates being picked by the readers and recognized as a premier music festival within the metroplex! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ReadersPicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5506\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/2019\/09\/26\/dallas-observer-readers-pick-wildflower-as-best-music-festival\/readerspicks\/#main\" class=\"wp-image-5506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ReadersPicks.jpg 745w, https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ReadersPicks-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 745px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u201cWhy Red Pegasus? Because the old Magnolia Oil Co. logo, later Mobil\u2019s, long shone atop Dallas\u2019 tallest building, visible to passing airplane pilots, and became the city\u2019s most visible symbol, an enduring sign that beneath all that\u2019s shiny and new in Dallas lies a city with a history. Ever-changing, Dallas has always provided an exciting place to live, work and have fun. Votes help Red and the Observer uncover the best in the city, as we take readers on our annual tour of all that\u2019s best, old and new, in Big D.\u201d \u2013 Dallas Observer<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wildflower_Logo-BLACK.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wildflower_Logo-BLACK.png 751w, https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Wildflower_Logo-BLACK-480x215.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 751px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Wildflower!\nArts &amp; Music Festival was held in 1993 and the 28<sup>th<\/sup> festival is\nset for May 15-17, 2020.&nbsp; The three-day\nweekend packs more than 100 bands on six performance stages spread out within\nGalatyn Park and the Eisemann Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/information\/\">Tickets<\/a> and VIP packages go on\nsale February 14, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cor.net\/wfvolunteer\">Click here to\nsign up as a&nbsp;<strong>Wildflower!<\/strong>&nbsp;Volunteer<\/a>&nbsp;or contact\nthe Volunteer Coordinator at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:beverly.halperin@cor.gov\">beverly.halperin@cor.gov<\/a>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Galatyn Park Urban\nCenter is located at 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson. Contact <a href=\"mailto:wildflower@cor.gov\">wildflower@cor.gov<\/a> or call customer service at 1-800-514-3849\nfor more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildflower! Arts &amp; Music Festival is officially proclaimed the \u201cBest Music Festival\u201d in the 2019 Dallas Observer Best of Dallas\u00ae Readers\u2019 Choice awards. 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