Dallas Events this Weekend
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 18
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 19
Plano Parking Lot Pictures: Elf
Join in for a socially-distanced movie night outside Plano’s Courtyard Theater in Historic Downtown Plano! About the movie – After discovering he is a human, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole decides to travel to New York City to locate his real father. Rated PG. Please note: This event occurs in the parking lot. Your ticket includes access for everyone in your vehicle. Please remain in your vehicles. Public restrooms will be available.
When: December 19, 7.30 pm
Where: Courtyard Theater, Plano
Cost: $10 per vehicle
Sunday December 20
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 19, 11 am – 2 pm
Where: Legacy West
Cost: $59
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
Home for the Holidays
When: December 19 – 20, 4pm
Where: Plano Symphony Orchestra
Cost: $25 – $35
Journey of Lights: Walk Through Experience
When: through December 19, 6 pm – 9 pm
Where: St Andrew’s UMC Plano
Cost: $5 per person
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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
McKinney Trade Days
When: December 18 – 20, 8am – 5 pm
Where: 4550 W University Drive, McKinney
Cost: $5 parking
Meet the Reptiles
When: December 18, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Sci Tech Discovery Center, Frisco
Cost: free with admission
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