Music Safari

April 12th, 2025 from 2 pm to 6 pm

Each year the East Kessler Park Neighborhood Association hosts the “Music Safari” festival, where porches transform into stages for live performances. Kessler Studios stands out as one of the most energetic stops, offering live music and local vendors!

Event Schedule

Kick off the event with DJ Sneak with an hour long opening set.
Closing out the event is Dj Dougie D

Questions

Each year, the East Kessler Neighborhood Association hosts a free neighborhood music festival, where multiple homes transform their porches into live performance stages. Kessler Studios is one of the stops along the trail, and we’re the liveliest spot, featuring multiple performances, food, and drink vendors.
Between 7-12 homes participate in the festival. Click here to view the map of participating homes.
This is the first time we have a collaborator for the event and we are so excited to be cohosting with Jerome Dotson from Musicade!
Yes, the neighborhood music festival is free for everyone. Feel free to explore all the homes, including our outdoor stop at Kessler Studios. However, VIP tickets are available for $20, offering additional perks and preferred access.
RSVP HERE
While the event and our stop are free, a $25 VIP ticket grants you:
- Access to an open bar (featuring Peticolas Brewery and Good Spirits CBD drinks)
- Preferred viewing from the front lawn
- Indoor Lounge connected to the stage
- Indoor bathrooms
Purchase your VIP tickets here.
There’s a $2 public parking garage near Methodist Hospital, just a 5-minute walk from Kessler Studios. Detailed instructions and pictures will be emailed a few days before the event. We recommend ride sharing.
Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferrable

OUR SPONSORS & VENDORS

Music Safari in the Media

“Our neighborhood is where all the musicians come to live, and I never knew that,” Holliday said. “I had the idea that if everyone played on their front porch on a Sunday afternoon, at the same time, the audience could walk around from house to house and sort of observe the musicians in their natural habitat, like a safari.”

— Advocate Oak Cliff

“When we consider the number of things Kathy Tran can do, and do well, very few people come close. You already know her as one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s most highly regarded photographers who has done some killer spreads and covers for the Observer. Her latest project is Music Safari, an outdoor music series that takes place outside nine Oak Cliff homes.”

— Dallas Observer

“Photographer Kathy Tran is a new addition to the neighborhood, and has been working diligently with her fiancé (Daniel Rockey) and business partners to use their new East Kessler Park home to invigorate the community through a shared vision of collaboration.”

— KXT

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Size — 1,100 SQ FT
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Price — $150/hr

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