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Things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend: Asian film festival, Black invitational rodeo and championship cricket match

Experience new cultures from your seat in North Texas this weekend.

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DALLAS — Back to school is just around the corner for some school districts, but Dallas-Fort Worth is still celebrating summer break with big events.

Watch a new movie at the Asian Film Festival of Dallas or giddy up to the Texas Black Invitational Rodeo. If you’re looking for even more activity and mystery, check out the Major League Cricket championship game where the Texas Super Kings might be playing.

Experience Texas and international culture with plenty of family fun to get you through the final weeks of summer.

Here’s a look at what is happening this weekend.

Friday, July 26

Asian Film Festival of Dallas (Dallas, all weekend)

Since 2002, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas has given Asian and Asian American filmmakers and documentarians opportunities to showcase their cinematic vision on the big screen. Festivalgoers have a chance to experience other lives and cultures without leaving their theater seats.

Screenings will feature work from filmmakers across the world including student shorts, special Q&As and more. This year’s showcase films include “The Movie Emperor,” “Tokyo Cowboy,” “The Guest” and “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.”

The film festival is hosted by its associated nonprofit organization and is volunteer-run. It runs from Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28 at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas. Tickets for each screening are available here. The films are not rated.

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Saturday, July 27

Texas Black Invitational Rodeo (Dallas)

Put your cowboy hats on and shine your belt buckles for the 35th Texas Black Invitational Rodeo! The event presented by the African American Museum in Dallas features African American cowboys and cowgirls competing for cash prizes in bronc and bull riding, calf and steer roping, barrel racing and a Pony Express relay race.

Kick off the family fun with the Grand Entry Parade at 6:30 p.m., followed by other highlights like trick lasso performances, music and more. Concessions will be available inside the Fair Park Coliseum.

Proceeds from the event support the African American Museum of Dallas’ mission of preserving and displaying artistic, cultural and historical materials. The museum has one of the largest African American Folk Art collections in the country.

Tickets range from $30 to $40 and are available here.

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Sunday, July 28

Cricket match: Championship Final (Grand Prairie)

The Major Cricket League championships are here to end the season!

While the teams playing each other in the final have not been decided yet, there’s a chance the Texas Super Kings will compete for the title. The two teams will be announced after Thursday’s qualifier game between the Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns and Friday’s challenger game between the qualifier loser and the Texas Super Kings.

Major League Cricket is the United States’ first professional T20 Cricket league, and this is only its second season. For attendees new to the sport, the stadium will have Cricket 101 flyers to explain how the game is played.

The match will be played at Grand Prairie Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Gates open 75 minutes before the game starts and parking is available onsite starting at $20. Tickets start at $30.

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