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A Free Festival Opens Mosaic's $20 Million Lazy River to the Public on Sept. 26

The Drift, Mosaic's first public event, brings live music, food trucks and lawn games to The River on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free and open to anyone; RSVP encouraged, not required.

Opal Carrington

September 5, 20262 min read

Community Festival - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Mosaic, the Tellus Group community that markets itself as Celina's newest neighborhood, is opening its gates for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a free music and food festival built around its award-winning lazy river.

The festival, called The Drift, runs from 11 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 26, at The River, the community's amenity complex at 4601 Meander Way. It is free, and anyone may attend; Local Profile reports that organizers ask people to RSVP so they can send updates, but registration is not a condition of entry.

Sick Day with Ferris will play through the afternoon. Three food vendors have been announced: Sophia's Haitian Cuisine, Chef Yummi Dishes and Frutiland Gourmet. Other booths will sell beverages, desserts, clothing, jewelry and candles, and there will be lawn games on the grounds around the water.

The venue

The River opened as Mosaic's centerpiece and, according to Local Profile, was valued by its developer, Tellus Group, at $20 million in April 2026. Its features include a lazy river, cabanas with their own plunge pools, fire pits, a gym, sand volleyball, a splash pad for small children, indoor lounge space, a lawn for events and a covered stage.

The complex has collected awards on both the local and national circuit. In 2026 the Dallas Builders Association named Mosaic its Master-Planned Community of the Year at the McSAM Awards and gave The River its Best New Amenity honor, and in 2025 the amenity took a Gold Nugget Award in the Best On-the-Boards Community Amenity category.

Where Mosaic actually is

Mosaic describes itself as a Celina community, and that is how it has been marketed since plans surfaced in 2021. Its homes carry Prosper mailing addresses, though, and the developer's own FAQ places the community in Denton County, roughly a mile off the Dallas North Tollway and nine miles southwest of downtown Celina, inside Prosper ISD.

It sits directly north of Windsong Ranch, Tellus Group's earlier development.

The developer says the 760-acre community will hold 1,700 lots at build-out, with homes from builders including American Legend, Bloomfield, Cadence, Drees, Highland, Perry and Tradition.

For a Celina resident, the practical version is this: the festival is a short drive down the tollway, it costs nothing, and it is the first chance to see the amenity that won the region's top master-planned-community award without buying a house there.

Sources

https://www.localprofile.com/lifestyle/a-new-music-and-food-festival-is-coming-to-celina-this-september-12745672

https://mosaiclivingtx.com/thedrift/

https://mosaiclivingtx.com/faq/

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Opal Carrington

Opal Carrington writes about community life, schools, public safety, and events in fast-growing Celina.

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