Texas welcomes Fall with a few cool events around the DFW area. This Sunday 9/23/2012 the annual Japanese Fall Festival will take place in the office building area of Alpha and Midway (close to 635/Midway) it'll feature most of your favorite local Japanese restaurants and your favorite local stores and festival games. There is no cover charge and also there will be free performances the event is only 1 day it runs from 11am - 3pm this Sunday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also running this weekend is the annual Plano (Hot Air) Balloon Festival This 3 days event (running from 9/21 4pm - 9/23around 6pm) takes place near the Collin County Community College (CCCC) area @ Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX. besides the hot balloon launch events there are usually food vendors, on stage performances etc. remember to bring your own lawn chairs or blankets and bug sprays....