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!
Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve Scavenger Hunt
Have a blast as you follow the map on a quest through Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. Your team will look for clues, solve puzzles and complete challenges all while having fun!
Purchase your Scavenger Hunt now, and start your Adventure any time!
Friday December 11
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)
Saturday December 12
Christmas Village at Warehouse Church
Warehouse Church is hosting a Christmas Village on Saturday, December 12. There will be something for all ages! They will have free pictures with Santa, local vendor booths, a petting zoo, food trucks, Christmas crafts, music, treats, and so much more!
When: December 12, 11 am – 2 pm
Where: Warehouse Church, 600 Data Drive, Suite 300, Plano TX 75075
Cost: FREE (except for food trucks and local vendor markets)
Sunday December 13
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
Photos with Santa
When: through December 24
Where: Stonebriar Centre
Cost: photo packages from $39.99
Handmade Holidays
When: through January 4
Where: Crayola Experience
Cost: included with admission
Santa’s Winter Woods
When: through December 24
Where: Fairview Town Center
Cost: book online for photo packages
Gingerbread Village
When: through Jan 4, 10 am – 11 pm
Where: The Shops at Legacy
Cost: FREE
Santa Portraits at Legacy West – Photography by Misty
When: December 12 & 13, 11 am – 2 pm
Where: Legacy West
Cost: $59
Holiday on the Farm
When: through December 13, 10 am – 7 pm
Where: Team Family Farm
Cost: $10 per person (age 2 and up)
Santa is Here!
When: through December 24, 10 am – 8 pm
Where: Watters Creek
Cost: from $25.95
The Grinch’s Grotto
When: through December 31, 11 am – 8 pm
Where: Stonebriar Centre
Cost: from $50
Illumination Celebration
When: through December 24, noon, 2pm, 4pm & 6 pm
Where: Galleria
Cost: FREE
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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
Texas Prairie Christmas
When: December 10 – 12, 6 pm – 10 pm
Where: Heritage Farmstead Museum
Cost: $30
Plano Vintage Trade Days
When: December 12 – 13, 9 am – 5 pm
Where: Plano Market Square Mall
Cost: FREE
Mistletoe Market in Downtown Plano
When: December 12 – 13, 12 pm – 6 pm
Where: Downtown Plano Arts District
Cost: FREE
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