Dallas Events this Weekend
Fun Things to do This Weekend
There are some great things to do and fun events happening nearby!
Friday September 25
Big Tex Fair Food Drive Thru
This one-of-a-kind drive-thru experience will celebrate all things Texan – giving you the opportunity to get your annual photo with Big Tex and a taste of the Fair while supporting the State Fair of Texas’s nonprofit mission. Find out more.
When: select weekends in September & October
Where: Fair Park
Cost: Packages from $65
Saturday September 26
The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm
The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm will offer visitors a chance to experience blossoming small green pumpkins right on the vine in the pumpkin patch, hayrides, a 6-foot hay maze, and a petting farm for a taste of the country life. Find out more.
When: through November 25
Where: Preston Trail Farms
Cost: $10 per person
Sunday September 27
5th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival
Enjoy the outdoors and feed the FARM ANIMALS! Take some great photos at all the awesome PHOTO SPOTS! Kids will love riding the BARREL TRAIN and playing on the PLAYGROUNDS, ROPING PEN or using their imagination in the HALF PINT HOMESTEAD and HAY MAZE. Play a few GAMES, practice your Cowboy and Cowgirl yell with Cowboy Tex, buy yourself the perfect pumpkin, and more… More info.
When: through November 8
Where: Team Family Farms
Cost: $10 per person
Ongoing Events
Enjoy the beauty of the Butterflies at the Heard Museum, McKinney
Walk among free-flying native butterflies and other pollinators in their Native Texas Butterfly House & Garden. {Find Out More}
When: Daily through September 29, 2020; Depends on Museum Opening Hours
Where: Heard Museum,
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members
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
Trial Mini 2 Class + Open Swim at Goldfish Swim School Carrollton-West Plano
When: Friday September 25
Where: Goldfish Swim School Carrollton-West Plano
Cost: FREE (but must call to register)
Dallas Farmers Market Pumpkin Patch
When: through October 31
Where: Dallas Farmers Market
Cost: FREE
Trail Rides at Cathy’s Critters
When: every Saturday, various times
Where: Cathy’s Critters, Princeton
Cost: $10 per person
More Things to Do
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- The Best Pumpkin Patches in North Dallas
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- What you will find at Grandscape, The Colony
- Cheap Things to do for $10 or less
- Cabin Rentals and Camping near DFW
- Hikes & Nature Trails
- Camping at Eisenhower State Park
- Kids eat free or cheap
- Instagrammable spots
- 10 Great Outdoor spots in Plano, Frisco, McKinney and North Dallas
- Date Night Ideas out and about
- Date Nights at home
