2,662
Tickets issued
1,396 scanned at the door. Graduates from across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, arriving with their class.
52.4%
Scanned at the door
Measured at the gate, not estimated. The 2025 rate was higher, and we say so.
Pending
Proceeds
Our giving commitment is published once the Make-A-Wish agreement is signed.
Ticket and rep figures from Nightly platform records. Checked 2026-07-01.
01 / About Us
The biggest party a graduating class throws for itself.
A real artist, a real venue, and a whole graduating class in front of it. Grad Concert is an all-ages night in Dallas, Texas, sold by the students themselves instead of by ads, and tied to a charity so the night means something.
2026
2,662
tickets issued
02 / The Cause
One beneficiary
Every edition, since the first night in 2025
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
One night a graduating class gets. A wish is what a child gets when the night they were promised was taken away. Grad Concert exists to put a room behind that. Our beneficiary is Make-A-Wish North Texas.
Wishes granted locally
The North Texas chapter serves the same counties our reps come from.
A public fundraiser
The page stays open. You never have to take our word for the number.
Giving figures are published when they settle. What we publish, and when.
03 / The Recap
Two nights, and what the records say.
04 / The Season
Before the concert, two more reasons to show up.
2027 is a season, not a night. A golf classic, a five kilometre run, and the concert itself in May 2027. Reps hear every date first.
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First
The Golf Classic
A fundraising golf classic, and the first of the three events that carry the 2027 season. Format, course, and entry open together, once the date is locked.
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Second
Run for a Cause 5K
A five kilometre run, open to every school in the rep program. No qualifying time and nothing to prove. Route and entry are announced together.
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Third
Grad Concert 2027
Where the season lands. Country and western, all ages, one headliner. We name the act when it is signed, and not a day before.
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05 / The Call
Two ways to work the night.
The show runs on students who carry their class, and on people who show up early and stay late.
Student Ambassador
Base to Diamondthe rep ladder
What you get
- Your own link. Every sale attributed automatically.
- You sell to your own school, never to strangers.
- First word on date, venue, lineup, and the drop.
- Points for sales, posts, and the reps you recruit.
Crew and Volunteers
May 2027Dallas, Texas
Where you are needed
- Doors, floor, and merch.
- Production and load-in.
- The wish moment.
06 / The Word
The night, in their own words.
Voices from the graduating classes who filled the room. These are sample quotes for now, swapped for cleared attendee words before the doors open.
Our last night together
The whole grade was in one room for the last time. I sold a dozen tickets myself and stood front row with the people I grew up with. Nothing else felt like the send-off we wanted.
It sold itself
Selling for the concert never felt like selling. Everyone already wanted in. I just told them where the door was, and the leaderboard did the rest.
Finally, all ages
All ages meant I could actually go with my daughter. Loud, safe, and every dollar had a reason behind it. We are already asking about next year.
The whole grade showed up
I was not sure people would come. Then half my classes were there, everyone in their school colours. It turned into the thing we talked about all summer.
The easiest thing I have run
I have organised plenty of school events. This one ran itself once the reps caught on. My whole team hit their tiers a week before the show.
Worth every dollar
I bought in because of the Make-A-Wish tie. I stayed because my son had the best night of his senior year. Both things were true at once.
07 / The Questions
Answers, before you ask.
When and where is Grad Concert 2027?
Dallas, in May 2027. The exact date and venue are announced once the venue is signed.
Who is it for?
Graduating classes across the Dallas area, and the schools that bring them. It is all ages.
Where does the money go?
Make-A-Wish North Texas. The exact basis for 2027 is published when it is signed, not before.
How do I become a school rep?
Apply through the rep program. Reps hear the date, the venue, and the lineup before anyone else.
Are tickets on sale?
Not yet. Tickets drop after the lineup is announced, and reps are told first.
What are the golf classic and the 5K?
Two fundraising events that run before the concert. Both are approved. Neither has a date or a venue yet, and we announce each one only when both are locked.