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This event occurs Daily from 02/10/2021 to 02/28/2021
Description: Celebrate Black History Month with art that highlights the diverse experiences, expertise, and talents of artists from America, Africa, and the diaspora. Explore this virtual scavenger hunt using artworks on view at the DMA
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 02/26/2021 to 03/08/2021
Cost: $10-12
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Willow Bend Center of the Arts (Chapel Hill entrance, 2nd floor)
Location Address: 6121 W Park Blvd, Ste. B216 Plano, TX 75093 Click for Google Map
Description: Synopsis: The National Theatre’s adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat is a lively, engaging play with sound effects* for performance by adults for young children. Not a word has been touched or added to Dr. Seuss’ classic, ensuring that anyone who’s read the story will find themselves transported into the world they’ve always imagined. From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat in the Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat that they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and the craziest of ideas, he is certainly loads of fun. He turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure… but what will mum find when she gets home…? This is an in-person ticket. After purchase, you will receive a confirmation email with your ticket attached. Click the link for virtual too.
Click here for more informationDate of event: 02/27/2021
Location Name: Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Location Address: 705 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76051 Click for Google Map
Description: Commemorate Texas Independence Day in Historic Downtown Grapevine at the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District. The Grapevine Historical Society and Grapevine Vintage Railroad invite you to experience special train excursions, the Hall of Texas History Exhibit, various historic activities and an artisanal fair. A Texas Independence Celebration will kick things off, before guests board the train. Once onboard the fanfare continues with activities and entertainment spotlighting the history of Texas Independence. Guests can purchase individual tickets for the activities inside the Historic Cotton Belt Depot, Section Foreman House, Grapevine Tin Shop at the Bragg House and Millican’s Blacksmith Shop. Round out your day by visiting the resident artisans located in the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District and taking a stroll down Grapevine’s bustling Historic Main Street. While admission to the District is free, participation in the train excursions requires a ticket.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 02/20/2021 to 04/11/2021
Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 05:00:00 PM
Cost: $12-$17
Ages: All
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd., Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden presents Dallas Blooms, the largest annual floral festival in the Southwest, featuring 500,000 flowers. For more information or to purchase tickets: 214-515-6615 Email contact: social@dallasarboretum.org
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 02/20/2021 to 04/11/2021
Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 05:00:00 PM
Cost: $12-$17
Ages: All
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd., Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden presents Dallas Blooms, the largest annual floral festival in the Southwest, featuring 500,000 flowers. For more information or to purchase tickets: 214-515-6615 Email contact: social@dallasarboretum.org
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Event Time: 07:00:00 AM till 06:00:00 PM
Location Name: Dallas Farmers Market
Location Address: 1010 South Pearl Street
Description: Closed on special holidays. Local farmers display fresh produce, herbs, plants etc.
This event occurs Daily from 02/25/2021 to 02/28/2021
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 02:00:00 PM
Cost: Free with purchase of General Admission tickets
Ages: All
Location Name: Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Location Address: 2201 N Field Street Dallas, TX 75201 Click for Google Map
Description: Brainstorm, build, break and create! Recognizing the importance of training the STEM leaders of tomorrow, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science will kick off Engineers Week with several days of buildable, makerspace fun including engineering-themed activities, experiments, challenges, crafts and more Thursday, Feb. 25-Sunday, Feb. 28. Guests can explore the field of engineering firsthand with professional engineers and educators, enjoy interactive demos, tinker with VEX robotics and partake in building challenges, games and more. Outside, visitors can check out the science-on-wheels TECH Truck for experiments led by Museum educators as well as take-home activities.
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Location Name: African-American Museum
Location Address: 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210-1005 Click for Google Map
Description: Facing The Rising Sun presents the remnants of a once thriving North Dallas Community. Facing the Rising Sun contains photographs, found objects, and historical documents that provide an insight into a community called Freedman's Town and later known as short North Dallas and now known as Uptown. Interactive video kiosks allow visitors to see and hear from the people who knew Freedman's Town first-hand.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs the Fourth Saturday of each Month from 07/23/2011 to 00/00/0000
Location Name: This Side Up! Family FUN Center
Location Address: 1100 Capital Avenue Plano, TX Click for Google Map
Description: Join us for FAMILY NIGHTS with family connection time built-in and tools to take home and build on a monthly value at home, too! PLUS we offer many opportunities for parents to become educated and equipped on all ages and stages of parenting! Our mission is to move families from surviving to THRIVING!
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Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 01:00:00 AM
Cost: Free, donations accepted
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Crow Collection of Asian Art
Location Address: 2010 Flora Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Click for Google Map
Description: Enjoy a look at the museum’s new, pedestrian-friendly entrance, lobby and street-level galleries and a stunning Japanese exhibition. Fierce Loyalty: A Samurai Complete showcases the Crow Collection’s most spectacular acquisition to date – a suit of Samurai armor from the Edo period (1603-1868).
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Location Name: Fort Worth Stockyards
Location Address: 121 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth
Description: At 11:30am & 4pm (subject to weather and the longhorns' dispositions) the world's only daily cattle drive clip-clops its way over the brick-paved streets of the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Starting at the Livestock Exchange Building, the trail boss and his cowhands on horseback lead a couple dozen Texas longhorns almost single file down Exchange Avenue and back to their holding pens behind the Exchange Building.
This event occurs every day.
Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater
Location Address: 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map
Description: The first original large-format dinosaur film in over a decade, Dinosaurs of Antarctica will introduce you to the amazing and bizarre prehistoric creatures that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago. With major support provided by the National Science Foundation, the film follows a team of paleoecologists on a quest to understand the southern continent’s profound transformation, from a warm and bio-diverse Mesozoic to the frozen desert we know today.
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Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater
Location Address: 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map
Description: The first original large-format dinosaur film in over a decade, Dinosaurs of Antarctica will introduce you to the amazing and bizarre prehistoric creatures that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago. With major support provided by the National Science Foundation, the film follows a team of paleoecologists on a quest to understand the southern continent’s profound transformation, from a warm and bio-diverse Mesozoic to the frozen desert we know today.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 03:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum
Location Address: 3400 Mount Vernon Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76103 Click for Google Map
Description: Parents are encouraged to bring their children to experience free storytelling at the museum. Area celebrities and other guest storytellers will read and share their favorite stories to children, highlighting the history of the settling of the American Western Frontier as well as discussing the modern-day sport of rodeo and other cowboy & western heritage entertainment.
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Cost: $20/Adults; $17/Students & Seniors; $10/Kids
Ages: Family friendly
Location Name: Cowtown Winery
Location Address: 112 W. Exchange Ave, Fort Worth TX Click for Google Map
Description: Real hauntings, real history! The paranormal activity in the stockyards is one of the most active & written about in the US. Tours leave from the winery. The Ghost Tour guide will lead you through the streets of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. The tour is a 90 minute walking tour.The Ghost Tour is family friendly & is great fun for all ages. Reservations recommended. Tours run Thurs - Sat.
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Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 05:00:00 PM
Cost: $10.00 Adults (age 12-64); $7.00 Children (age 3-11); $7.00 Seniors (age 65 up); FREE Children (age
Location Name: The Dallas Zoo
Location Address: 650 South R.L. Thornton Freeway (I-35E), Dallas, TX 75203
Description: The legendary white creature with piercing pink eyes rising from the new swamp in the Pierre A. Fontaine Bird & Reptile Building is not a ghost. That fact becomes obvious when 9-foot Boudreaux opens his massive jaws to take a fish or piece of chicken from his keeper. The male albino American alligator joins two traditionally pigmented female alligators and other swamp residents in the new Ghosts from the Bayou habitat at the Dallas Zoo.
This event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM
Cost: $2/Adults; $1/Children ages 3 - 12; Free - 2 & under
Location Name: Lone Star Hi-Railers Model Train Association
Location Address: 410 W. Dallas Rd, Grapevine TX Click for Google Map
Description: Visit the Lone Star Hi-Railers’ unique hi-rail O gauge model train layout built inside an authentic vintage baggage car and located less than one block from the Cotton Belt Depot. The exhibit is open Sat @ 10am – 4pm; Sun @ 10am – 3pm.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location Name: Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
Location Address: 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Click for Google Map
Description: Individuals can help keep the Nature Center beautiful by volunteering for Natural Guard. Volunteers assist Refuge staff in trail maintenance, brush clearing, bridge building and much more. Please call 817-392-7410 for information on projects and meeting places.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM
Cost: $5/Adults; $2/Children 3-12 yrs; under 3 yrs - Free
Location Name: Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
Location Address: 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Click for Google Map
Description: Join a naturalist for a leisurely hike on the trails of the FWNC&R. Hikes feature current natural history events such as blooming wildflowers, commonly seen insects, birds, other animals and current projects on the Refuge. Bring water and dress for the weather. Free with paid admission
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Event Begins at: 10:00:00AM
Cost: $8/Adults; $6/Children 4-12 yrs
Location Name: National Scouting Museum
Location Address: 1329 West Walnut Hill Lane Irving, TX 75038-3085 Click for Google Map
Description: The National Scouting Museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of original Norman Rockwell art. Showcasing the work of Rockwell, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Howard Chandler Christy, Dean Cornwell, and Joseph Csatari, this exhibition takes a look at the artists behind America's largest youth organization.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Cost: $15/Adults; $8/Children
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Cowtown Coliseum
Location Address: 121 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76164 Click for Google Map
Description: The show features trick roping, trick shooting, trick riding, cowboy songs and an entertaining look at history. Wholesome entertainment for the entire family full of animals, spectacular performers with ropes, bullwhips, pistols and even a singing cowboy! Shows @ 2:30pm & 4:30pm.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 01/01/2021 to 02/28/2021
Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM
Cost: $8 ages 3 and up, free ages 2 and under
Ages: all ages
Location Name: The Dallas Zoo
Location Address: 650 R. L. Thornton Fwy. Dallas, TX 75203 Click for Google Map
Description: Penguin Days are back! The temperature AND the admission price may be dropping, but the fun is not stopping! Penguin Days are back again!
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Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:30:00 PM
Cost: $8 per child/Parents FREE
Ages: 2-12
Location Name: Pump It Up of Frisco
Location Address: 7164 Technology Dr. #200 Frisco, TX 75034 Click for Google Map
Description: Join us Mon.-Fri. for any of our Open Jump sessions to get rid of the wiggles, meet other families or make new friends in a safe, clean, climate controlled environment. Come as you are for our regular Open Jump OR choose one of our special Little Tikes, Superhero, Bubble or Glow Jumps! *Socks and a signed waiver are required to play. Please note: Open Play times may change during summer and school holidays. Open Jumps are Mon - Fri ONLY.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Time: 11:30:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Ages: All ages
Location Name: Galleria Mall near the Children’s Play Place and Nordstrom on Level 3
Location Address: 13350 Dallas Pky, #3080 Dallas, TX 75380 Click for Google Map
Description: Join the family-fun entertainment event happening adjacent to Galleria’s award-winning Play Place on Level 3. Every Saturday, dozens of children and their families make time to enjoy the amazing FREE entertainment. Each week the performance is different.
This event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Begins at: 08:00:00PM
Cost: $10-$20
Location Name: Cowtown Coliseum
Location Address: 121 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76164 Click for Google Map
Description: Come and enjoy Family Fun every weekend. The Stockyards Championship Rodeo features a Dash for the Cash & Run for the Money calf scramble for kids of all ages. Race to get the ribbon off the calf's tail and win cash prizes!
This event occurs the Fourth Saturday of each Month from 07/14/2018 to 00/00/0000
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM
Cost: Free with admission
Ages: 18 months to 5 years old
Location Name: Dallas Heritage Village in the Law Office building
Location Address: 1515 S. Harwood, Dallas, TX 75215 Click for Google Map
Description: Located in the previous Law Office building on the Village’s Main Street, The Parlor is a special place for children aged featuring a reading nook; a dramatic play area where children can dress up and interact in a faux parlor setting with a tea set, food, and more; a hands-on manipulatives area with blocks, cars, animal figurines, and more; a weaving station; and a chalkboard across the back wall. Kids will have a place to play and explore and parents, a place to relax.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 03:30:00 PM
Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art
Location Address: 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas
Description: Create crowns of peace out of unique materials inspired by crowns in the Museum's collections.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 02/27/2021 to 02/28/2021
Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 05:00:00 PM
Cost:
Ages: All
Location Name: Plano Event Center
Location Address: 2000 E Spring Creek Parkway Plano, Texas 75074 Click for Google Map
Description: At this indoor/outdoor venue attendees can check out a myriad of fly fishing manufacturers, attend lectures on techniques and topics of interest to fly anglers of every stripe, and taste some of the Lone Star State’s best microbrewed beer. Meet nationally known fly fishing authors, professional guides, expert casters, custom bamboo rodmakers, and fly tyers from across the country – all at the Texas Fly & Brew. Don’t know much about fly fishing? Let us introduce you to this great outdoor sport. The Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival is a family-friendly event for everyone and the perfect place to learn every aspect of the quiet sport. Not sure if fly fishing is for you? Wander the festival grounds, learn how to fish from a kayak, watch a casting or fly tying demonstration, take a casting or fly tying class, test out the latest fly rods yourself–and then sample a series of microbrews.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs each Week on Saturday
Event Begins at: 11:45:00AM
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
Location Address: 130 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76106 Click for Google Map
Description: Watch a real cattle drive and a gunfight! Summer Gunfight Shows with The Legends of Texas - FREE, family friendly show every week-end. Show times: 11:45 am and 4:15pm -- right after the Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drives!
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 02/06/2021 to 09/06/2021
Location Name: Perot Museum
Location Address: 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, Texas Click for Google Map
Description: How does one develop the ability to do 36 consecutive pull-ups using only their pinky fingers? What does it take for someone to create the world’s smallest stop-motion film? And what motivates someone to learn how to solve three Rubik’s Cubes simultaneously … whilst juggling? Discover the marvels of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS attempts and the science (and secrets) behind their triumphs when The Science of Guinness World Records™ exhibition, presented by Highland Capital Philanthropies, makes its U.S. debut at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science on March 6, running through Sept. 6, 2021. Guests will learn what it takes to crash through these seemingly impossible ceilings, the physical and mental thresholds humans possess, and the scientific principles that explain their awe-inspiring feats. Dozens of engaging exhibits – from the largest Pac-Man videogame, to reaction competitions, speed drumming and a dance-a-thon – will challenge and encourage all ages to go behind the scenes and discover the discipline driving these fascinating accomplishments.
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Location Name: African-American Museum
Location Address: 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210-1005 Click for Google Map
Description: The AAM, Dallas has one of the largest collections of African American folk art in the country. The Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection, named for a founding board member, has grown to include more than 500 objects. Dr. Warren and Sylvia Lowe of Lafayette, Louisiana, Sally Griffiths and Dr. Bobby Alexander of Dallas, Texas have been major contributors. Pieces from the collection are rotated, twice each year, in the Sam and Ruth Bussey Gallery. Artists include Clementine Hunter, Mose Tolliver, Reverend Johnnie Swearingen, David Butler, Sister Gertrude Morgan, and Isaac Smith to name a few.
Click here for more informationThis event occurs Daily from 02/25/2021 to 02/27/2021
Location Name: Willow Bend Center of the Arts
Location Address: 6121 West Park Boulevard B216 Plano, TX 75093 Click for Google Map
Description: This is an in-person ticket. After purchase, you will receive a confirmation email with your ticket attached. Synopsis: The most beloved tale of all time comes to life on the stage as only NTPA can do. Dorothy and her three friends trot delightfully and tunefully down that fabled road of yellow brick in The Wizard of Oz. After a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of Oz, young Dorothy Gale teams up with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a Cowardly Lion to find the mighty Wizard of Oz, who can send her home. Along the way, they must avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West, who is trying to steal the mysterious magic slippers that once belonged to her evil sister… but are now on Dorothy’s feet. Dorothy eventually learns just how magical friendship can be and how wonderful it can feel to go home again. There is also a virtual performance.
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