If your Thursday evenings have been a little too boring, the Dallas Arboretum has the answer. Now in its 29th year, the Cool Thursdays Concert Series is back for 2026, and it’s bringing the kind of lineup that makes you want to leave your office on time. 

Set against White Rock Lake with the garden as your backdrop, these evenings blend live music, open air, and good company with friends, family, and coworkers. It’s the city’s longest-running outdoor concert series for a reason.

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The Cool Thursdays Concert Series Concert Lineup

The Dallas Arboretum’s Cool Thursdays Concert Series offers 16 cool evenings of live concerts from April through November. The series features Eagles, Prince, Queen, Beatles, Adele, Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, Taylor Swift, and Coldplay tribute bands.

Tickets and Pricing: Individual tickets are $40 for members and $45 for guests; Spring Subscriptions start at $169 for members. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are available exclusively at dallasarboretum.org

Gates open at 6:00 p.m. Spring and summer concerts run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fall concerts shift to a 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. window. Here’s what’s on deck:

Spring/Summer Concerts

• April 23 – Desperado, Eagles Tribute
• April 30 – Purple Madness, The Prince Tribute Band
• May 7 – Maximum Queen
• May 14 – Hard Night’s Day (Beatles)
• May 21 – Always Adele Tribute Show (New!)
• May 28 – Fleetwood MAC Tribute (Premium)
• June 4 – Blonde Ambition, The Madonna Tribute (New!)
• June 11 – Emerald City (Premium)

Fall Concerts

• September 17 – Turnstiles, Billy Joel Tribute
• September 24 – Dancing Dream, ABBA Tribute (Premium)
• October 1 – Infinite Journey
• October 8 – Life In Technicolor, Coldplay Tribute (New!)
• October 15 – Greggie and the Jets, Elton John Tribute (Premium)
• October 22 – RED, A Taylor Swift Tribute (Premium)
• October 29 – Bee Gees Gold The Tribute (New!)
• November 5 – Emerald City (Premium)

There’s something for everyone. Whether you love classic rock or just want to sing along to “Dancing Queen,” you’ll find a night that fits.

A Spring Subscription covers the full spring run at $169 for members or $269 for guests, a solid deal if you plan to be a regular at the Thursday concerts. The Fall Season subscription goes on sale in August.

Tickets are only available at dallasarboretum.org, and they do sell out, so the earlier, the better.

Know before you go: Seating is general admission on the Martin Rutchik Concert Lawn, first-come, first-served. Bring a low-back chair or blanket.

You can bring your own alcohol for a $5 corkage fee per reservation.

Order food ahead through the Arboretum’s catering partner at least 72 hours before the show. Rideshare drop-offs use Entry 3 on concert nights.

Plan Ahead: Check the full schedule, grab your dates, and lock in your spring subscription before individual concerts sell out. Get tickets at dallasarboretum.org