{"id":263922,"date":"2026-04-24T05:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263922\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:20:07","slug":"cocktails-and-campfires-6-upcoming-events-in-plano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263922\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocktails and campfires: 6 upcoming events in Plano"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out six events in Plano this April and May. This list is not comprehensive.<\/p>\n

1. Hello Kitty Cafe Truck<\/p>\n

The Shops at Willow Bend will host a mobile Hello Kitty-themed pop-up on the lawn near The District. The cafe truck will offer pastries and a selection of Sanrio merchandise.<\/p>\n

2. Plano AsiaFest<\/p>\n

The 22nd annual AsiaFest will celebrate Asian culture through music, food, fashion and martial arts. This year\u2019s festival will also feature a Children\u2019s Corner with activities for kids.<\/p>\n

3. Salt the Rim<\/p>\n

This event includes Latin music, loteria and a Margarita Hunt among downtown businesses. Salt the Rim is family-friendly, and drinks will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n

May 2, 6\u201310:30 p.m.Free (admission)998 E. 15th St., Planowww.plano.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Campfire Social<\/p>\n

Plano Parks and Recreation\u2019s will offer a family night out with s\u2019mores and lawn games at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. Registration is required.<\/p>\n

May 8, 6\u20138 p.m.$5 (registration)5901 Los Rios Blvd., Planowww.plano.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Downtown Plano Garden Party<\/p>\n

Visit Historic Downtown Plano for wine tastings, local artists and fresh bouquets. Tickets include access to 10 wine stops and a souvenir wine glass.<\/p>\n

6. Texas Mineral & Fossil Show<\/p>\n

Crystals, geodes and fossils will be on display at the Plano Event Center. Guests can try cracking geodes, and free rocks will be available for kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out six events in Plano this April and May. This list is not comprehensive. 1. Hello Kitty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[72877,98818,160,98816,162,161,98817,98819],"class_list":["post-263922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-hello-kitty-cafe-truck","tag-historic-downtown-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-asiafest","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-salt-the-rim","tag-texas-mineral-fossil-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}