
Let's Put On A Good Show.
Event Southwest (ESW) manages operations for 4M+ participant experiences across the country. We work with nonprofits, municipalities, brands, and companies to plan and execute large-scale public events.
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Turn-key event production
for large public events.

Community Events
Parades, civic celebrations, holiday programming, public festivals.

Runs & Road Races
5Ks to marathons. USATF-certified. 14 years at the BMW Dallas Marathon.

Cycling Events
Road closures, route logistics, safety coordination.

Charity Walks
Community walks and nonprofit fundraising events.

Concerts & Festivals
Multi-stage public productions with full permitting and crowd management.

Brand Activations
Full permitting, site logistics, and on-site production for public brand events.
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Event management for nonprofits, cities, brands, and companies.
Just like a general contractor, Event Southwest functions as the single operational partner — handling planning, permitting, vendors, and production. Need support in just one or two areas of your production? We do that too.
Event management for nonprofits, cities, brands, and companies.
Just like a general contractor, Event Southwest functions as the single operational partner — handling planning, permitting, vendors, and production. Need support in just one or two areas of your production? We do that too.
Non-Profits
Signature fundraising events built on donor trust. We handle the full production so your team focuses on the mission.
Municipalities
City-sponsored festivals, parades, and civic events. We're here to help deliver memorable events for the entire community to enjoy. →
Brands
Public brand activations are visible commitments. We're here to help you plan and execute them. →
Companies
Event Southwest can provide turn-key management for corporate wellness concepts to large scale publicly hosted events. →
Agencies
We operate as the production partner on agency-led events, handling all ground-level logistics so the agency stays focused on the client.
Event Production Services
We’ve been producing large-scale public events since 2012.
Book a free consultationEvent Feasibility & Consulting
Considering a new event concept or a new event location? We can map out what your event actually requires before any production commitments are made.
Event Production & Logistics
Event Southwest can provide both limited and complete executive production for any aspect of your event. Our standard engagements include full event design, permitting, vendor management, volunteer & staff management, and event-day oversight.
Design Services
Already have brand standards? Our team is trained to support your marketing team with website development, graphic design, CAD Drafting, and Signage.
Specialized Services
Some events need USATF certification, race timing, or specialized event consulting on top of standard production. We've built the capability to handle those requirements within scope.
We're happy to provide a detailed production proposal.
Let's discuss your vision & needs
We build a clear responsibility matrix — what ESW owns, what you handle, what we coordinate together.
We will coordinate all planning
We manage all vendors, timelines, and logistics — whether executing directly or overseeing your preferred partners.
We'll deliver a well-run event
One point of accountability across vendors, public safety agencies, volunteers, and all production elements.
We're honored to work with
some incredible organizations.

Running Event
BMW Dallas Marathon
One of the largest marathons in the Southwest. ESW has served as full production partner since 2012 — permitting, public safety, course logistics, race timing, and finish-line production across multiple days and race distances.

Memorial March
Carry The Load
We produce the Dallas convergence for Carry The Load's National March — a multi-day Memorial Day event that draws marchers from across the country to Reverchon Park, founded by two Navy SEALs to restore active meaning to Memorial Day.

Charity Walk
Dallas Heart Walk
The largest Heart Walk in the country. ESW manages full-scale site logistics, volunteer coordination, donor VIP management, and public safety planning for 30,000+ participants across DFW venues.

Corporate Event
JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge
A 3.5-mile corporate run open exclusively to company employees, held in Dallas as part of a four-city U.S. series. ESW serves as production partner alongside On Board Experiential, managing venue design, site layout, build-out, city permitting, course logistics, corporate registration, and the post-race concert.

Cultural Festival
Lunar New Year Festival
We produce the annual Lunar New Year Festival for the City of Richardson at DFW Chinatown — a free, multi-cultural celebration on Greenville Avenue featuring live performances, 20+ food vendors, and family programming that reflects Richardson's identity as one of the most culturally diverse communities in the Dallas metro.

Cycling Event
Dallas Bike Ride
We handle full event operations for Dallas's only car-free social ride — a 20-mile route through downtown Dallas that brings 5,000 cyclists of all abilities together each May, benefiting local cycling nonprofits across the city.

Road Race
Chevron Houston Marathon
We managed start line operations, the We Are Houston 5K, and the race expo for one of the country's top-ranked marathons — a World Athletics Gold Label event that draws more than 300,000 participants, volunteers, and spectators to downtown Houston each January.

Road Race
McKinney Historic Half
We produce the McKinney Historic Half for the Dallas White Rock Marathon organization — the inaugural half marathon brought to McKinney, TX in 2026. Presented by BMW, the event benefits Scottish Rite for Children and introduced a new race weekend to one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.

Charity Walk
Tulsa Heart Walk
We produce the Tulsa Heart Walk for the American Heart Association — an annual community walk in downtown Tulsa that brings together corporate teams, heart disease survivors, and families to raise funds for cardiovascular research and health education. Tulsa's energy industry corporate base makes it one of the stronger Heart Walk markets in the region.

Community Event
Culture in the Core
We produce Culture in the Core for the City of Richardson — a free annual community festival in Richardson's downtown CORE District celebrating arts, music, food, and the cultural diversity that defines the city. In 2024, the event merged with Light Up Lockwood to create an expanded combined program.

Running Event
OKC Memorial Marathon
One of the most meaningful marathons in the country — 26,000+ runners from all 50 states honoring the 168 victims of the 1995 bombing. ESW serves as start line operations partner, delivering precision logistics for the event's most critical moment.

Road Race
Run for the Water
We produce Run for the Water for the Gazelle Foundation — Austin's only 10-mile road race and the city's largest fall downtown waterfront event, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026. Every dollar raised goes directly to clean water projects in Burundi.

Road Race
Dallas Turkey Trot
We produce the Dallas Turkey Trot for the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas — one of the largest Thanksgiving Day races in Texas, drawing 25,000+ participants through downtown Dallas each year on an 8-mile course that passes Dealey Plaza, Deep Ellum, and the Trinity River.

Community Event
Light Up Lockwood
We produce Light Up Lockwood for the City of Richardson — a free annual holiday event in Richardson's Lockwood neighborhood that brings the community together each fall with lighting, seasonal programming, and family activities.

Running Event
Texas Big Star Half Marathon
A 13.1-mile half marathon produced with the Frisco Chamber Foundation. ESW manages full event production — course certification, city and campus permitting, timing, volunteer coordination, and public safety planning.

Community Event
Dallas Katy 5K
A Thursday evening 5K along one of Dallas's most beloved urban trails, now in its 28th year. ESW produces the Friends of the Katy Trail's signature fundraiser — 4,198 participants in 2025, a record year.
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We love working with the ESW team! They are extremely organized, detail oriented, efficient and productive.
Our company hired Event Southwest to help us with two of our fall events and we couldn't have been more pleased!
Attended the Lunar New Year Celebration this year and was so impressed by all of the attention to detail and the professionalism of this event. ESW did a fabulous job! Seamless and so much fun!
I have had the pleasure to work with Event Southwest on various projects. Most recently Carry the Load. Event Southwest is a very professional and friendly organization. They are a great asset to any event.
We had an incredible experience working with the Event Southwest team! They were organized, detail-oriented, and kept communication flowing from start to finish. Our Tarrant County American Heart Association Heart Walk was an absolute success! Highly recommend Event Southwest for any event production needs!
ESW did a great job at the Dia de los Muertos parade! Completely calm under pressure!
The folks at Event Southwest are the best in the business. They listen to your needs, identify creative solutions and make ideas come to fruition. Most importantly, they care. They have been a constant source of support.
Event Southwest has produced our event for the last 6 years. We couldn't be more pleased with the professionalism, attention to detail and overall success they bring to our event. They have an amazing staff who genuinely care about your brand, mission and vision.
We can support events anywhere in the US.
Headquartered in Dallas since 2012. We have years of working with vendors, venues, and permitting offices across the country.
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