Taco Festival; Learn Barbecue From the Pros

DOWNTOWN—Mark your calendar: A new taco festival will hit downtown this summer. ¡Taco Libre! goes down June 27 at Main Street Garden. Expect $2 tacos from "15 of DFW's best taquerias," beer, tequila, lucha libre wrestling, and live music in the form of "7 national and regional headliners." [Facebook]

PLANO—Time to indulge those fantasies of becoming a pitmaster: Lockhart Smokehouse will host another session of Smoke Camp at its Plano location on Tuesday, April 28. $100 per person gets you "instruction time with [their] pitmasters, dinner, beer tastings, a Lockhart Smokehouse t-shirt and an all around good time." Call (972) 516-8900 to reserve a spot. [EaterWire]

UPTOWN—Parliament is hosting another edition of its Mix Master cocktail class on Sunday, April 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. Expect to learn several different cocktail techniques and come away with some new bartending equipment. Tickets are $90 and can be purchased via Eventbrite. [EaterWire]