Denton sits north of Dallas in North Texas, shaped by two universities in one city. The University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University bring students, faculty, and families to town year round, and that campus energy shows up in bookstores, coffeehouses, and small venues around downtown. At the center of town stands the Courthouse-on-the-Square, a historic county courthouse that anchors a walkable square of shops and gathering places. Denton also carries a long music tradition, with live shows filling downtown rooms on weekend nights and a yearly arts and jazz festival drawing crowds to the square each spring.