Events
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
Queen Legacy With Queen Legacy’s performance at Legacy Hall, attendees can experience all of the band’s hits played by a tribute band. The performance is in celebration of what would be Freddie Mercury’s 79th birthday. • Sept. 5, 6 p.m. • $5-$250 • Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano • https://legacyfoodhall.com/lexus-box-garden Plano Water Lantern Festival Attendees will have the chance to create a unique water lantern and watch it float on the pond at Plano’s Haggard Park. The event will also feature food trucks, music and other activities. • Sept. 6, 6-10 p.m. • $28.99 • Haggard Park, 901 E. 15th St., Plano • www.waterlanternfestival.com National Cheeseburger Day Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day with a burger at Scruffy Duffies in the Shops at Legacy.
August
The Sound of Music Watch a showing of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical put on by North Texas Performing Arts. The show based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp features several iconic songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number. • Aug. 21-22, 7:15 p.m.; Aug. 23, 2:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m.; Aug. 24, 1:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m. • $13-$25 • The Courtyard Theater, 1509 H Ave., Plano • www.ntpa.org/event/the-sound-of-music
September
Plano Balloon Festival The annual event will lift off at Plano’s Oak Point Park, featuring hot air balloons, a fireworks show, carnival rides, fair food, cultural performances, live bands and local vendors. • Sept. 18, 5-10 p.m.; Sept. 19, 4-10 p.m.; Sept. 20, 6 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sept. 21, 6-11 a.m. • $11.60 (admission) • Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano • www.planoballoonfest.org
Labor Day Party at the Texas Pool Play traditional pool games like sharks and minnows and enter a cannonball contest for prizes in the last chance to swim at the Texas Pool in 2025. The event features a snack bar, grills and a picnic area. Coolers with food and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. • Sept. 1, noon-6 p.m. • $10, free with membership • The Texas Pool, 901 Springbrook Drive, Plano • www.texaspool.org/event/labor-day-party
• Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-Sept. 19 2 a.m. • 5865 Kinkaid Road, Ste. E8, Plano • www.scruffyduffies.com/events
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