The Denton Redbud Festival

Denton’s Official Arbor Day Celebration

Celebrate in the Redbud Capital of Texas

The award-winning Denton Redbud Festival has been promoting community beautification and Denton pride since 1994. This year, the typical Redbud Festival that features dozens of vendors with tree and plant sales, gardening supplies, household items and local/handmade products, along with family-friendly activities and live, local music has been canceled.

Be sure to check out our alternative redbud activities below.

The Redbud Festival traces its roots back to an annual Texas Woman’s University Festival that was held from the 1930s until 1981 to celebrate the school’s beautification and tree planting efforts. In 1994, Keep Denton Beautiful gave the festival new life in honor of Denton’s designation as the “Redbud Capital of Texas.”

Redbud Activity Highlights

Join in when it works best for you!

Activities include…

Redbud Routes
Plot Denton Redbuds with Denton Trees’ iNat Project
Upcycled from T-shirt to Tote with Thistle Creative
Tree Pruning 101

Redbud Routes

Brought to you in partnership with the Dr. Bettye Myer’s Butterfly Garden Committee.

Take a self-guided tour through the beautiful Texas Woman’s University Campus.

Suggested free parking:

Civic Center Pool, 515 N Bell Ave.
– Head north on Bell Avenue
– Take a left onto Texas Street
– Take a right onto Old Main Circle, then, follow the map

Learn more about the varieties of the redbud tree found here in Denton from the Trinity Forks Chapter of the Texas Native Plant Society.

Learn more about redbud trees

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