These Things to do in August will keep Summer with us, even when the School year starts!
As the Temperatures really hit their North Texan highs, we have tons of ideas for things to do inside and outside around Dallas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen and surrounding cities in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.
You don’t want to miss the Live Music and Concerts this month in the area as we close out the Summer and get ready for September.
Every Monday
Free Live Online Art Class, hosted by Plano Arts & Events
Join them for a free live art class, suitable for all ages and skill levels. Classes are taught using watercolor paints and modified for colored pencils, markers and crayons. We’ll have a new class every Monday at noon. No registration – just go to their page every Monday at noon CST and click on the live video.
Where: Online
When: 12pm – 1pm
Cost: FREE
Clear the Shelters – Plano
The 6th Annual Clear the Shelters event returns this year, but it’ll look a little different.This year Clear the Shelters will run from Saturday, August 8 to Saturday, August 29. However, adoption fees will only be waived from Monday, August 24 to Saturday, August 29.You can view adoptable pets ahead of time on our Petfinder page. Call the Plano Animal Shelter at 972-769-4360 with questions.
Where: Plano Animal Shelter, 4028 W. Plano Parkway, Plano
When: August 24-29, 9am – 4pm daily
Cost: FREE – Adoption fees are waived during this period
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
Grandscape Family Movie Night – Goonies
End August with a throwback for sure as our Grandscape Family Movie Night showcases a classic: The Goonies! Must reserve your spot ahead of the event.
Where: Grandscape, The Colony, 5752 Grandscape Blvd, The Colony, TX
When: August 25, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Cost: Free to attend. This is a FREE event to attend, but you MUST reserve a spot on the ticket page in order to secure a spot. EACH SPOT HOLDS UP TO SIX (6) PEOPLE!
Last Summer DJ Series at Grandscape for the Summer
When: Wed Aug 26 7pm – 9pm
Where: Grandscape The Colony, 5752 Grandscape Blvd, The Colony, TX
Cost: Free to attend
Watch “Clueless” at Summer Movie Series at Legacy Hall
“Ugh, as if!” – Cher Horowitz 
On Wednesday, August 26, Legacy Hall will be screening the cult classic Clueless on our 24-ft. LED screen in the Box Garden at 7:30 pm.
Share a Press Waffle Monte Cristo with your girlfriends or split Horu Sushi’s Hurrican Shrimp Roll for the screening. Don’t forget to save room for a Pepsi Float made with ice cream from Haute Sweet.PRO TIP: Frosé or any wine
from Bar Main goes perfect with this cult classic.
When: Wed Aug 26, 7.30pm – 10pm
Where: Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Avenue, Plano, TX
Cost: Free to attend.
Rhea Lanas of Frisco/McKinney
Rhea Lana’s is hosting a HUGE Shopping Event! Get your kiddos (infant – high school) set for all things Back-to-School, Fall & Winter!
When: August 28, 4pm -10pm – September 3 ending at 2pm. Times vary per day.
Where: Allen Event Center, 200 E Stacy Rd, # 1350 Allen, TX 75002
Cost: It is a Shopping Event. Many time slots are free, for Veterans, Military, Teacher, Mom-to-be and half price days but for priority access tickets are available for purchase.
SEE ALSO:
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
