Frisco | June 2023

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21 ENJOY A SUMMER SOLSTICE SYMPHONY Spend the longest day of the year rocking out at the annual Make Music Frisco celebration. This international celebration of free music encourages live music of any genre, instrument or skill level across the city through performances and pop-up workshops. All day. Free. 972-292-6652. www.makemusicday.org/frisco 25 ATTEND AN OPEN MIC NIGHT Frisco Discovery Center’s Listening Room will host an open mic night. Musicians get ve minutes to perform for a crowd in the Black Box Theater. Refreshments will be served after the show for both listeners and performers. Attendance is limited to 100 people. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Frisco Discovery Center, 8004 Dallas Parkway, Frisco. https://.me/e/2Tv5t5uG3 30 PAINT A HERO Make artwork honoring any superhero at Painting With a Twist’s family night Pick Your Hero event. Adult painters are welcome to bring their own alcoholic beverage. This event is best suited for children age 5 and up. 5:30-7 p.m. $35. Painting With a Twist, 4112 Legacy Drive, Ste. 306, Frisco. 214-883-8801. https://bit.ly/3oW6Sn6

JULY 01 SEE FIREWORKS AT PGA Head to the new PGA Frisco Campus for a joint grand opening and Independence Day celebration by enjoying live music, local food trucks, on-campus restaurants, carnival games, face painting and more. Once it gets dark, sit back and watch a drone show followed by reworks. 6-10 p.m. Free (event), $25- $50 (parking). The Monument Realty PGA District, 3255 PGA Parkway, Frisco. www.pgafrisco.com/event/independence- day-celebration 04 WATCH SOCCER Watch FC Dallas take on DC United on the fourth of July. After the match, spectators can watch a rework show. The show starts at the conclusion of the match. 7:30 p.m. $25-$200. Toyota Stadium, 9200 World Cup Way, Frisco. 888-323-4625. www.fcdallastickets.com 11 TAKE IT BACK TO THE ’80S Celebrate the music of a past time at The Frisco Bar & Grill’s 80s Night featuring live music by local cover band Jackson Crossing. 9 p.m. Free. The Frisco Bar & Grill, 6750 Gaylord Parkway Ste. 120, Frisco. 972-712-0808. https://bit.ly/3LBbN4T

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CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE SIMPSON PLAZA

Celebrate the 247th anniversary of America’s Independence Day with reworks and activities of the annual two-day Frisco Freedom Fest event. Enjoy live music, dancing, performances, food, games, sports, children’s rides, a cornhole tournament and more. The reworks show takes place at Toyota Stadium but should be visible from Simpson Plaza. 7 p.m. July 3 and 4 p.m. July 4. (Fireworks start after the FC Dallas match.) Free. Simpson Plaza, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., Frisco. 972-292-5000. www.friscofreedomfest.org (Courtesy city of Frisco)

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