Guests can learn about Asian artistic traditions like cooking, visual art, calligraphy, martial arts, origami, fashion, and more.
Those who attend the festival will also learn how they can support our local Asian-owned businesses during the pandemic.
This year, festival goers are encouraged to support local Asian-owned restaurants in lieu of the festival’s usual variety of food vendors from area restaurants.
Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere is set to proclaim Saturday, May 8, 2021 as AsiaFest Day in Plano during the festival livestream.
Plano AsiaFest ‘21 is also hosting a month-long art exhibition in the lobby of the Courtyard Theater from May 1 through May 30.
John Muns defeats Lily Bao for Plano mayor, two council seats headed to runoff election
Voters also passed $364 million in city bond measures that include improvements to roads, parks and city libraries.
A Plano water tower in Plano, Texas, on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer)
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Plano businessman John Muns defeated realtor Lily Bao in the Plano mayor’s race and Place 4 and 7 city council seats are headed to a runoff election.
For Place 6 (Mayor), Muns won 52.8% of the total votes, and Bao came in second with 43.3%, according to
Voters in Plano, Southlake, Arlington and other North Texas cities choose mayors in May 1 election
Voters in Plano, Southlake, Arlington and other North Texas cities choose mayors in May 1 election
Incumbent mayors appeared headed to reelection, and at least one race looked to be headed to a runoff late Saturday.
Residents across North Texas are able to participate in early voting for city and school races through April 27. Election Day is May 1.(Jason Janik / Special Contributor)
with a quote from John Muns, the incoming Plano mayor.
Plano and Southlake elected new mayors late Saturday night, and the race for mayor of Arlington was headed to a runoff.