Los Angeles resident and museum visitor Coleen Morton looks at the array of optical illusions on the wall by the Kaleidoscope Tunnel on March 23, 2025 at the Museum of Illusions in Dallas. Morton said she was in the metroplex for the wedding and wanted to explore the main museums in Downtown Dallas.
University of North Texas Skateboard Club member and commercial music freshman Amilkar Vasquez stand atop a cement ramp at the Denton Skate Park with other local skaters, planning his next trick on Feb. 5, 2025. Skaters of all ages help each other learn new techniques no matter the experience or club membership. Vasquez said that skating provides a good routine and outlet for him and that’s why he is still learning.
Wanda King performs at the Denton Blues Festival in Quakertown Park on Sept. 16, 2023.
Rose Costumes costumer, Wesley Blurton, 22, prepares clothes to be displayed back out onto the sales floor at Rose Costumes located on Oak Street on Feb. 26, 2025. Blurton has been involved in technical theatre since middle school and applied to this job as he had never done costuming before.
Dallas resident and museum visitor Carlos Rivero and his two year old daughter walk through the Vortex Tunnel on March 25, 2025 at the Museum of Illusions in Dallas. The tunnel is optional to walk through and its spinning walls makes it difficult for visitors to walk in a straight line.
A PolaCon attendee shines their phone flashlight to see their Polaroids at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios for PolaCon on Sept. 26, 2025.
Attendees sit on the back of a truck during the Twilight Lantern Parade on the Denton Square at the Denton Day of the Dead Festival on Oct. 28, 2023.
University of North Texas information systems and technology graduate student Santana Prashanth (left) and business analytics freshman Bhavana Boggavarapu (right) laugh as they watch the dance video they recorded in front of the Hurley Administration Building on Thursday Feb. 27, 2025. They had been dancing along to the song “Fe!n” by rapper Travis Scott and took over five takes.
UNT geography student, Laurie Medina, 19, poses in front of a Denton wall mural on the Denton Square on Feb. 24, 2024. The mural is located on N Cedar St. and displays various Denton locations and Grammy Award-winning UNT alum, Norah Jones.
Attendees gather and pose for a photo in the "Twin Peaks" themed photo room at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios for PolaCon on Sept. 27, 2025.
Denton Parks and Recreation Director Gary Packan sits at the Scary Chairy Orchard finalist chair "Redrum" at Denton City Hall on Oct. 29, 2025.
An unnamed Dentonpalooza attendee stands at the Thug Emporium booth while dressed as "The Pricemaster" at Dan's Silverleaf on Oct. 11, 2025.
The UNT men's basketball team cheers after winning one of the competitions during the Nightmare on Elm Street Basketball Tip-Off on the Downtown Denton Square on Oct. 22, 2025.
Mayor Pro Tem Suzi Rumohr listens to Denton resident Dana Zeltner discuss accessory dwelling units at the March 3, 2026 city council meeting.
Baylor freshmen, Bella Cloud, Maryn Tennyson and Mila Nguyen lay down on the lawn in front of Morrison Hall and prepare to watch the totality of the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 in Waco, TX.
Rally organizer, Bella Webster leads protestors as they stand in an intersection on the Denton square for the Palestinian march on Nov. 25, 2023.
Attendees rally in front of the Denton Courthouse for the Palestine march on Nov. 25, 2023.