Attending Empty Bowls?

Please find a few tips below to help you make the most of your Empty Bowls experience.

Parking

Empty Bowls takes place at North Texas Food Bank’s Perot Family Campus, 3677 Mapleshade Lane, Plano. We highly encourage utilizing rideshare services. Parking is also free and convenient if you prefer to drive. Please look for signage and utilize Atmos Energy and My Possibilities parking lots on either side of the food bank and enjoy free shuttle service to and from the event.

Check-In

General admission guests can check in inside the front doors of our Perot Family Campus starting at 6 p.m. After you check in, please select your hand-crafted bowl from the bowl selection area.

Please note, ticket sales will close at 8 a.m. on Thursday, February 27. Tickets will not be available to purchase at the door.

Attire

Dressy casual. Please wear closed-toe shoes since the event will be held in our warehouse.

Food and Beverage

Guests will have the chance to taste a variety of bowl-friendly fare from 14 chef stations and two food trucks. Beer and wine is also available.

Raffle

We hope you’ll take a moment to look at our raffle offerings. Raffle prizes include a two-night stay in a premier suite at the Omni PGA Frisco Resort, six VIP tickets to a Dallas Trinity FC game plus an on-field experience for two young fans, two seats in the Dex Imaging Suite at a Dallas Stars game, four $100 dining certificates to 33 Restaurant Group eateries, wine and liquor packages, custom pottery, portrait packages and more. One ticket is available for $25, or three are available for $50. The raffle drawing will take place at 8 p.m., and you must be present to win.

If you have additional questions, please email events@ntfb.org.