Things to do and Local Events this Weekend

Fun Things to do and Events This Weekend

Friday October 29

Cobbins Pumpkin Patch

OPEN Tu-Th & Sundays 11am-7pm; Fridays & Saturdays 11am-9pm

When: through October 31
Where: Cobbins Family Farm, Sanger
Cost: $8 for adults, $5 for kids

Saturday October 30

7th Plano Family Expo

Join us for a spooky dress up party! DJ Dance Party, Bounce Houses, Graveyard Yoga, Games, Costume Dress Up Contest, Trick or Treating! The Expo includes Job Fair, Wellness & Fitness, Education, Attractions & Community Resources.

When: October 30, 10 am – 4 pm
Where: Plano Event Center
Cost: Free – $5 Plano Moms Coupon Code – FREE Haunted Maze Pass. COUPON CODE – FamilyExpo2021 ($5 per ticket value).

Sunday October 31

Plano Symphony Orchestra Fall Family Concerts

When: October 31, 3 pm – 3.45 pm
Where: Frisco Discovery Center Blackbox Theater
Cost: $12

Ongoing Events

Pumpkin Patches & Halloween Events

PumpkinFest

When: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through October 31
Where: Meadowmere Park, Grapevine
Cost: $20 per car

Autumn at the Arboretum

When: through October 31
Where: Dallas Arboretum
Cost: included with admission

The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm

When: through November 11
Where: Preston Trail Farms
Cost: $10 per person

Pumpkin Patch at Christ UMC Plano

When: through October 31
Where: Christ UMC Plano
Cost: Free to visit (pumpkins for purchase)

Pumpkin Patch – Blase Family Farm

When: through October 31
Where: Blase Family Farm, Rockwall
Cost: $9 per person

Screamin’ Green Hauntoween

When: through October 31
Where: Crayola Experience Plano
Cost: included with admission

6th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival

When: through November 7
Where: Team Family Farms
Cost: $15 per person on weekends, $10 per person on weekdays

Fall at YesterLand Farm

When: through November 7
Where: YesterLand Farm, Canton
Cost: $21.95 online $27.95 at the gate

Dallas Farmers Market Pumpkin Patch

2021 Fall Pumpkin Days

When: through October 31
Where: Mainstay Farm Park
Cost: $23.95 online $28.95 at the gate

Spooktacular Nights 2021

When: Fridays and Saturdays through October 30
Where: YesterLand Farm, Canton
Cost: $21.95 online $27.95 at the gate

Pumpkin Nights DFW

When: September 24 – October 31
Where: Howell Farms, Arlington
Cost: $18-$23 for adults, $14 – $16 for kids (4-12)

Haunted Shadows Lake Trail

When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October 31
Where: The Colony
Cost: $25

McKinney Pumpkin Patch

When: Saturdays and Sundays through October 31
Where: 5G Farm, McKinney
Cost: Free

Pumpkin Patch at the Farm

When: Weekends through November 14
Where: Country Critters Farm, Alvarado
Cost: $12 per person

Lola’s Pumpkin Patch

When: September 25 – October 31
Where: Lola’s Local Market, Melissa
Cost: Free admission, $5 parking

The Patch at Creekwood UMC

Brick or Treat

When: through October 31
Where: Lego Land Discovery Center, Grapevine
Cost: included with admission

McKinney Monster Dash 5K

When: October 30, 8 am – 11 am
Where: TUPPS Brewery, McKinney
Cost: $30

Trunk or Treats Events and MORE Halloween Events

Trick or Treat March, McKinney Senior Center, Oct 29, 9.30 – 11.30 am
Trunk or Treat, Auto Class Direct Plano, Oct 29 3 pm
Trunk or Treat, Primrose School of Frisco West, Oct 29 3.30 pm
Treat n Feast Fall Festival, Faith Lutheran School Plano, Oct 29 5 – 9 pm
Fall Fest, Frisco Station, Oct 29 5.30 – 7.30 pm
Halloween Cookie Decorating, Young Chef’s Academy Frisco, Oct 29, 6 – 7.30 pm
2nd Annual Fall Festival, Legacy Academy of Frisco, Oct 29, 6 pm – 8.30 pm
Halloweekend, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Oct 29 – 30
Haunted Gingerbread House Workshop, Young Chef’s Academy Frisco, Oct 29, 6 – 7 pm
October Drive In Movie, Cathy’s Critters, Oct 29, 6 pm
Fall Festival Trunk or Treat, Ivy Kids of Coit McKinney, Oct 29 6 – 8 pm
Monster Mash Dance Party, Sam Johnson Rec Center, Oct 29, 6.30 – 9.30 pm
Trunk or Treat, Kiddie Academy of Stonebridge McKinney, Oct 29, 6.30 – 8 pm
Trick or Treat, Fleet Feet Plano, Oct 29, 7 pm
Trunk or Treat, St Philip’s Episcopal Frisco, Oct 30, 10 am – 12 pm
Halloween Bash, Plano Habitat ReStore, Oct 30, 10 am – 2 pm
Halloween Party, The Kids Play Co Richardson, Oct 30, 10 am – 2 pm
Trunk or Treat, The Goddard School Allen-West, Oct 30, 10 am – 12 pm
Truck Yard’s Halloween Party, The Truck Yard The Colony, Oct 30, 11 am
Trunk or Treat, The Star Frisco, Oct 30, 11 am – 3 pm
Halloween Boo Bash, Cheeky Monkeys Plano, Oct 30, 11 am – 2 pm
Trick or Treat, Scheels The Colony, Oct 30, 11 am – 1 pm
Trunk or Treat, NTPA The Shops at Willow Bend, Oct 30, 11 am – 4 pm
Halloween Boo Bash, Cheeky Monkeys Fairview, Oct 30, 11 am – 2 pm
Halloween Open Skate, Allen Community Ice Rink, Oct 30, 11.45 am – 2.30 pm
Halloween Monster Mash Bash, Grandscape Texas, Oct 30, 12 pm – 4 pm
Trick or Treat the Square, Frisco Square, Oct 30, 1 pm – 4 pm
Fall Festival, Sent Church Plano, Oct 30, 2 – 4 pm
Trick or Treating, The Rail District Frisco, Oct 30, 3 pm – 5 pm
Trunk or Treat & Fall Festival, The River Plano Church, Oct 30, 4 – 7 pm
Fall Festival, Cottonwood Creek Church Allen, Oct 30, 4 – 7 pm
Trunk or Treat, Lionheart Academy Plano, Oct 30, 5 – 7 pm
NTPA Zombie Ball, Oct 30, 5.30 – 11.30 pm
Scare on the Square, Pilot Point Historic Square, Oct 30, 6 pm – 9 pm
Halloween Parent’s Night Out, Texas Dynamix Gymnastics, Oct 30, 6 pm – 10 pm
Halloween Candy Crawl & Costume Contest, Frisco Fresh Market, Oct 30, 10 am – 4 pm
Halloween Costume Day, Sweet & Sassy Plano, Oct 31, 1 pm – 3 pm
Mall O Ween Trick or Treat, The Shops at Willow Bend, Oct 31, 2 – 5pm
Halloween at the Boo-ardwalk, Boardwalk at Granite Park, Oct 31, 4 – 6 pm
Trunk or Treat, First Christian Church of Plano, Oct 31, 5 pm
Lewisville Haunted Car Wash, Oct 31, 7 pm

Farmers Markets

Dallas: Saturday 9 am – 5 pm & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, 920 S. Harwood, Dallas

Plano Farmers/Artisan Market: Saturday 9 am – 2 pm, The Shops at Willow Bend

Frisco Fresh Market: Saturday 8 am – 4 pm, Sunday 10 am – 4 pm

McKinney: Saturday 8 am – 12 noon, Downtown McKinney Square

Richardson: Saturday 9 am – 1 pm, 101 S. Coit Road, Richardson

Carrollton: Sunday 10 am – 2 pm, 2722 N. Josey Lane, Carrollton

Ongoing Events

CityLine Live

When: every Friday, 6 pm – 9 pm
Where: CityLine DFW, Richardson
Cost: Free

Kids Movie Saturdays

When: every Saturday, 12 pm
Where: Lava Cantina
Cost: Free admission and $2 off kids meals during the movie

Teen Night

When: every Friday, 7 pm – 10 pm
Where: JW Entertainment, Allen
Cost: tba

Family Storytime

When: every Saturday, 10.30 am – 11.15 am
Where: McKinney Public Library
Cost: Free

Legacy West Music Series

When: every Saturday, 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Legacy West
Cost: Free

More Fun Weekend Events

Sounds of Summer

When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 7 pm – 9 pm
Where: Grandscape Texas
Cost: Free

Weekend Playtime!

When: May 28, 9 am – 10.30 am
Where: Play Street Museum Plano
Cost: $13

The Boho Market at Frisco Square

When: May 28, 10 am – 5 pm
Where: Frisco Square
Cost: Free

3-Hour Wetland Canoe Trail

When: May 28, 10 am – 1 pm
Where: Heard Museum, McKinney
Cost: $42

Family Fun Fest

When: May 28, 11 am – 4 pm
Where: Music City Mall, Lewisville
Cost: Free

Ford Pool Opening Day

When: May 28, 11 am
Where: Ford Pool, Allen
Cost: $3 residents, $5 non-residents

May Family Movie – Turning Red

When: May 28, 12.30 pm
Where: Little Elm Public Library
Cost: Free

Klyde Warren Park’s Memorial Day Movie Marathon

When: May 28, 3 pm – 9 pm
Where: Klyde Warren Park, Dallas
Cost: Free

National Scooter Day

When: May 28, 3 pm – 8 pm
Where: Edge Skate Park, Allen
Cost: Free

FREE Showing of Encanto + Meet Mirabel & Isabela @ Family Night in the Park

When: May 28, 5 pm – 10.30 pm
Where: Farmers Branch Historical Park
Cost: Free

Super Hero Parents Night Out-Plano

When: May 28, 6 pm – 10 pm
Where: Texas Dynamix Gymnastics Plano
Cost: $35 – $40

Tejano Fest – May 2022

When: May 29, 11 am
Where: Traders Village, Grand Prairie
Cost: Free event, $5 to park

Ongoing Events

CityLine Live

When: every Friday, 6 pm – 9 pm
Where: CityLine DFW, Richardson
Cost: Free

Kids Movie Saturdays

When: every Saturday, 12 pm
Where: Lava Cantina
Cost: Free admission and $2 off kids meals during the movie

Teen Night

When: every Friday, 7 pm – 10 pm
Where: JW Entertainment, Allen
Cost: tba

Family Storytime

When: every Saturday, 10.30 am – 11.15 am
Where: McKinney Public Library
Cost: Free

Legacy West Music Series

When: every Saturday, 6 pm – 8 pm
Where: Legacy West
Cost: Free

Spring Break at JadeWaters

When: every Sunday in April & May, 9 am – 7 pm
Where: Hilton Anatole, Dallas
Cost: included with accommodation

More Fun Weekend Events

Texas Mineral & Fossil Show Plano

When: May 20 – 22
Where: Plano Event Center
Cost: Free admission and parking

38th Annual Main Street Fest

When: May 20 – 22
Where: Downtown Grapevine
Cost: Free

Sip n Shop

When: May 20, 5.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: Prosper Playhouse
Cost: tba

Moonlight Movies: Raya

When: May 20, 7.30 pm
Where: Murphy Central Park
Cost: Free

Plano Antique Mall – Parking Lot Sale

When: May 21, 7.30 am
Where: Plano Antique Mall
Cost: Free

Kids Fishing Tournament

When: May 21, 9 am – 1 pm
Where: Old Celina Park
Cost: Free

Sandcastles & Storytime

When: May 21, 9 am – 10.30 am
Where: Stewart Creek Park, The Colony
Cost: $10 resident, $15 non-resident

Dog Days in the Gardens

When: May 21 – 22
Where: Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
Cost: Regular admission for humans and $5 per dog

Brunch & Blooms

When: May 21, 10 am – 2 pm
Where: The Boardwalk at Granite Park
Cost: tba

Square Deal Days

When: May 21, 10 am – 5 pm
Where: Shops of Downtown Carrollton
Cost: Free

Epic Gran Fiesta

When: May 21 – 22
Where: Epic Waters Grand Prairie
Cost: Included with admission

Family Weekends (FREE!)

When: May 21, 10 am – 1 pm
Where: AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas
Cost: Free

Bubbles and Butterflies

When: May 21, 10 am – 11.30 am
Where: Stewart Creek Park, The Colony
Cost: Daily entry pass required

Summer Kickoff – Texas

When: May 21, 11 am – 3 pm
Where: Nebraska Furniture Mart
Cost: Free

Kids’ Movies and Concerts at The Lakefront™

When: May 21, 5 pm – 8 pm
Where: The Lakefront, Little Elm
Cost: Free

Addison After Dark: Boot Scootin’ Bash

When: May 21, 7 pm – 10 pm
Where: Addison Circle Park
Cost: Free

Muffins & Mimosas!

When: May 22, 12 pm – 5 pm
Where: Lonestar Mercantile, Allen
Cost: Free

More Fun Weekend Events

Dinosaurs Live at the Heard Museum

When: through October 30
Where: Heard Museum
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

When: through December 12
Where: Secret Location, Dallas
Cost: from $34.90

Jurassic World: The Exhibition

When: through January 2, 2022
Where: Grandscape, The Colony
Cost: $34.50 for adults, $24.50 for kids (3 – 15)

CityLine Live

When: every Friday and Saturday in September and October
Where: CityLine DFW
Cost: FREE

Trail Rides at Cathy’s Critters

When: every Saturday, various times
Where: Cathy’s Critters, Princeton
Cost: $10 per person

Kids Movie Saturdays

When: every Saturday, 12 pm – 2 pm
Where: Lava Cantina, The Colony
Cost: Admission is FREE it’s just a great time that’s good for the whole family! You can also enjoy $2 OFF KIDS MEALS DURING THE MOVIE!

Ballads & Bonfires

When: October 29, 6 – 7.30 pm
Where: Stewart Creek Park, The Colony
Cost: included with daily entry permit

McKinney Spooktacular Beer Walk

When: October 30, 11 am – 6 pm
Where: Downtown McKinney
Cost: $30

JJ Pearce Pacesetter Holiday Bazaar

When: October 30 – 31
Where: JJ Pearce High School, Richardson
Cost: FREE

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