Dallas Events this Weekend
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Fun Things to do This Weekend
There are some great things to do and fun events happening nearby!
Friday December 25
Dallas Holiday Parade 2020
The 33rd Annual Dallas Holiday Parade will be broadcast this year in a made for TV special celebrating 33 years of holiday magic in Dallas, Texas.
When: December 25, 10 am – 11 am
Where: Channel CW33
Cost: FREE
Saturday December 26
The Trains at NorthPark
The Trains at NorthPark™ features trains rolling along 1,300 feet of track on a journey across America. The exhibit encompasses train-themed environments with all the trimmings of the holiday train travel experience—steam engines, coach cars, a ticket booth, and a train station. All proceeds from ticket sales go to helping families at Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. Find out more.
When: through January 3, 2021, 10 am – 9 pm
Where: NorthPark Center, Dallas
Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for children (aged 2 – 12)
Sunday December 27
Dallas Zoo Lights
Dallas Zoo Lights has been reimagined so you can now drive through a holiday safari of lights in your own vehicle! Cruise through a newly constructed pathway – and through familiar parts of the Dallas Zoo – while marveling at more than one million lights in elaborate displays, silk-covered animal lanterns depicting all your Zoo favorites, an ice palace fit for a trio of penguins, and so much more along the way. More info.
When: select nights through January 3, 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where: The Dallas Zoo
Cost: $65 per car/$50 per car for Zoo Members
Ongoing Events
Holiday Events
I Love Christmas Movies Pop Up Exhibition
When: November 13 – January 3, 2021, 10 am – 10 pm
Where: Gaylord Texan
Cost: from $23.99 per adult and $14.99 per child (value day pricing)
Radiance Frisco
When: November 13 – January 1, 2021, 5.30 pm – 11 pm
Where: Dr Pepper Ballpark Center
Cost: $30 per vehicle
Virtual Visits with Santa
When: November 14 – January 4, 2021, 12 am – 11 pm
Where: Online hosted by Stonebriar Center
Cost: from $24.95
Handmade Holidays
When: through January 4
Where: Crayola Experience
Cost: included with admission
Gingerbread Village
When: through Jan 4, 10 am – 11 pm
Where: The Shops at Legacy
Cost: FREE
The Grinch’s Grotto
When: through December 31, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Stonebriar Centre
Cost: from $50
Candy Cane Lane
When: through December 26
Where: American Airlines Center
Cost: $30 – $60
Snow Place like Mockingbird Station
When: through January 5, 8 am – 11.30 pm
Where: Mockingbird Station
Cost: a toy donation
Six Flags Over Texas Holiday in the Park 2020
When: December 26, 12 pm – 8 pm
Where: Six Flags, Arlington
Cost: from $19.99
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Drive In Event
When: December 26, 7.30 pm – 10 pm
Where: Coppell Arts Center
Cost: $13 per vehicle
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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
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
More Fun Weekend Events
Dinosaurs Live at the Heard Museum
When: through February 15, 2021
Where: Heard Museum
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members
Tango Tab’s Feed the City – Allen
When: December 26, 9 am – 11 am
Where: The Village at Allen
Cost: food donation
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