Looking for things to do in September
While we wait for the weather to cool down for the Fall, 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.
For Events Happening Each Weekend, we have a Round Up for you!
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
Fun Food & Drink Events
BiteNites Restaurant Week at Watters Creek
When: through September 2, 11 am – 9 pm
Where: Watters Creek
Cost: During this limited time, diners enjoy multi-course dinner menus set at fixed prices at participating restaurants.
Happy Hour Hike with Plano Magazine
When: September 3, 6 pm – 9 pm
Where: Legacy West
Cost: $20
When: September 12, 1 pm – 7 pm
Where: Downtown McKinney
Cost: $30
When: September 24, 5.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Where: The Shops at Willow Bend
Cost: $15
3rd Annual Oktoberfeast at Legacy Hall
When: September 26, 3 pm – 10.30 pm
Where: Legacy Hall
Cost: $5 – $150
Dinosaurs Live at the Heard Museum
From September 5, 2020 through February 15, 2021, explore nature and encounter the 46-foot T-Rex and nine new life-size animatronic dinosaurs along the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s outdoor trails at the 15th annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit.
When: Daily September 5, 2020 through February 15, 2021; Depends on Museum Opening Hours
Where: Heard Museum, McKinney
Cost: Price included with Heard Museum admission and free for Members
Festivals
Deep Ellum Arts Festival ***UPDATE***POSTPONED***
The FREE 3-day, Deep Ellum Arts Festival® in Downtown Dallas embodies everything that makes DFW rock. Experience more than 200 juried decorative and visual artists selling and commissioning original works, and 100 original bands and performers artists showcasing the newest sights and sounds from six different stages and two additional performance areas!
When: September 11 – 13, 11 am – 11 pm
Where: Deep Ellum
Cost: FREE
Fredericksburg Hot Air Balloon Festival
Fredericksburg’s ONLY Hot Air Balloon Festival! Rides. Food Tastings. Hay Rides. Helicopter Rides. Kid’s Areas.
When: September 11 – 12
Where: Fredericksburg
Cost: $5 – $100
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
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