Celebrate love, light, and community at Winter GLOW Fest!
2026 — a magical evening of glowing fun for all ages! Join us
on Valentine's Day for a heartwarming winter celebration
filled with live entertainment, glowing art installations, family
activities, music, food vendors, and more.
Bundle up, bring your loved ones, and experience the sparkle
of the season in a festive, family-friendly atmosphere — all
for FREE!
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✉️arts@cityofmesquite.com
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Saturday, Feb 14, 2026 | 2nd annual Valentine’s Cultural Celebration | 6-8 PM | Mesquite Arts Center (1527 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, Texas 75149)
4-6 PM | Vendors will set-up time.
5-6 PM | Sensory Friendly Area opens up (upstairs concert hall area); This area will remain open the entire time of the event (6-8 PM).
6-8 PM | Makers Mesquite tables will be set up to educate and entertain the public with in-person activities designed around the St. Valentine's Holiday.
Valentine's Day 2024: Origins, Background & Traditions | HISTORY
Local Artists ran workshops
6:12 PM | Sunset
7:30-8 PM | Time to shut down tables and let people finish their activity. Closing Celebrations on the upper deck.
*MAT “Murder on the Orient Express” will begin in the black box theater at 7:30 PM.
Workshops for Winter GLOW Fest Celebration 2026:
Artists Workshops:
Silk-screening with Durty Laundry
Official Winter GLOW Fest! Illustrations by Joe Cadena
Write Handed “Lettering” Workshop with Arturo Don Juan (Sponsored by: RFBCU)
ART CART with Shamsy Roomiani
Luminaries with Hermila Cuerva (ETAMU Alumni)
Bead Workshop with Anne’s Disasters
GLOW Visors with Maggie Wolters
GLOWariums with Patricia Rodriguez
Caricatures with Danni Doodles
Valentines Day Cards with Iron Frog Press
Valentines Picture Frame decoration with Hispanic Forum of Mesquite
Exhibitions:
Luminous Frequencies | Shamsy Roomiani + Poppy Xander
Finding Connection through Color | ETAMU Alumni + Students
Front Door Window Art by Santos Lozano
Performances:
Hoola Hoppers | Colette Numajiri + April May
Music:
DJ (DJ Storm)
Helium Queens
Food:
Cotton Candy
Gelu Italian Ice Food Truck
Mini Pancakes by _minikekis
Carnival Food Booth by nomadsnacksteam
Vendors:
Hecho Con Amor Vendors (8+ in total)
Fuzzy Yarn Delights
Akima Tan Art
Bohemian Sunflower Soul
The Heal Group
Videography + Photography:
Incendi Media LLC | Photography by artists Amani Sodiq-Odunaiya
City of Mesquite Communications Department
KLIK Photobooth | Artists ran company by Shawn Saumell
Resident Group Programs:
Mesquite Arts Theater | 7:30-9:30 PM | “Murder on the Orient Express” | 🎟️www.mesquiteartstheatre.org
Sponsors:
Sigma Graphics | Official Banner of Winter GLOW Fest!
America’s Credit Union
Bubbas 33
Historic Mesquite
Hispanic Forum of Mesquite
Keep Mesquite Beautiful
Mesquite Public Library System
Mesquite Chamber of Commerce
Mesquite Fire Department
Mesquite Police Department
National Endowment for the Arts
Read, Play, Talk
RFBCU Credit Union
Visit Mesquite
Texas Commission for the Arts
Volunteers: (8 volunteers as of 1/13/2026; we need 20 😊)
Locals
Terry Middle School | National Jr. Honor Society