The Spookiest Halloween Events in October

Prepare yourself for some of the spookiest...scariest...most frightening Halloween events in the Dallas Fort Worth area. From Boo at the Fort Worth Zoo to trick or treating at the Dallas Arboretum and  31 days of horror movies at the Alamo Drafthouse, take a look at these spooktacular Halloween events. Pumpkin Village at the Dallas Arboretum Thru November 3 Gather the family for a visit to the biggest pumpkin patch in North Texas. See more than 100,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash at the Dallas Arboretum's nationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village. This year's theme is “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown™” where they feature creative displays and themed pumpkin houses based on the 1966 classic. You will find endless opportunities for selfies and family photos with the Peanuts Gang, including Snoopy, Woodstock, Pigpen, Linus, Lucy, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie. For ticket information, visit Autumn at the Arboretum … [Read more...]

5 Fantastic Pumpkin Patches and Amazing Family Photos Ops 🎃

From The Farmer’s Market in downtown Dallas to the Shops at Clearfork in Fort Worth, the Dallas-Fort Worth area is filled with pumpkin patches, hay mazes, and other autumn events that offer you lots of opportunities for great photos of family and friends. Here are just a few of our favorites:  Autumn at the Arboretum  This annual event at the Dallas Arboretum is filled with 100,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash. This year’s theme, A Fall Fairy Tale, features the return of Cinderella’s Carriage, along with themed pumpkin houses that make up the acclaimed Pumpkin Village and, of course, a maze for the kids.  Other gourd-eous‘ displays reimagine classic tales of Jack & The Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs, The Sword in the Stone, and One Thousand and One Nights. … [Read more...]

Look at the Exciting Shows Coming to Dallas with Broadway Dallas 2023/2024

Broadway Dallas has a great 5-show subscription package for the 2023/2024 Germania Insurance Broadway Series. The 5-show package includes: 5-show subscription packages start at $175 and are available at BroadwayDallas.org.  You can make it a 6-show package by adding HAMILTON, the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of America then, told by America now, presented by Broadway Dallas at the Winspear Opera House. Also Included in the 2023/2034 Season  LES MISÉRABLES: Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon comes to Dallas’ Music Hall at Fair Park from December 20-31 2023. Cameron Mackintosh said, “The phenomenon of Les Misérables never fails to astound me.  No show in history has been able to continually reinvent itself and remain a contemporary musical attracting new generations of brilliant new talent, many of whom go on to … [Read more...]

Arts and Letters: Live Spring 2023 Lineup

Featuring Gabrielle Zevin, Colson Whitehead, Abraham Verghese, and more!  The Dallas Museums of Art's Arts & Letters Live is a literary and performing arts series featuring award-winning authors and performers of regional, national, and international acclaim.  This year's spring lineup of authors includes Colson Whitehead, Abraham Verghese, and more. … [Read more...]

The Iron Cowboy: The Other Dallas Cowboy

  Iron Cowboy Prepare to see some new cowboys at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington on March 1, 2014. The Iron Cowboy and The American will bring together some of the world's greatest cowboys and cowgirls. The Iron Cowboy V is the only bracket-style event on the BFTS featuring the PBR’s best 24 riders competing head-to-head for a total purse of $150,000. The winner will receive $50,000, and the opportunity to win an additional $1 million if he can ride the World Champion Bull contender in the bonus round. During this one-night only event the riders will be randomly matched against each other in a bracketed format. The rider with the highest score in each matchup advances to the next level. If neither rider in a matchup makes a qualified 8-second ride, the rider with the longest riding time will advance. The matchups continue until one cowboy prevails and is declared the “Iron Cowboy.” The American Rodeo The American, the single largest one-day cash prize event in the history of … [Read more...]

Go Green at the North Texas Irish Festival

Get ready to go green at the North Texas Irish Festival. This annual event will be filled with music, food and fun for everyone who wants to enjoy the Irish and Celtic culture. It will be held from Feb. 28 to March 2, 2014, at Fair Park. The North Texas Irish Festival features many of the top Irish musicians and dancers from around the world and a number of cultural presentations on 13 stages at Fair Park. After all that dancing, hungry appetites can be satisfied with Irish stew, Shepherd's pie, or even fish and chips at one of the many food booths featuring traditional Irish cuisine. Festival Activities Erin Go Bark Celebrating the role of the Celtic canines, this year’s theme is Erin Go Bark. The North Texas Irish Festival is known as a dog friendly event, so they encourage you to bring your pets to the festival so that they can enjoy the music and food, too. The canine event will be held in the Grand Building located directly across from the Old Mill Inn and next to the Tower … [Read more...]