Big D New Year's Eve
December 31 – January 1
AT&T Plaza, Dallas
Ring in the new year with concerts outside on AT&T Plaza and inside House of Blues, NHL hockey, the largest fireworks display in the city and parties all over the park. All the festivities will be covered with an exciting live broadcast on WFAA-TV Channel 8, showcasing the entire celebration for the viewers at home!
Comerica Bank New Year's Parade
January 1
Downtown Dallas
This annual parade features bands from around the U.S. and is sponsored by Comerica.
Mystiqal Nighttime Parade
February
Dallas
On the style of New Orleans’ carnival traditions, Dallas’ parade will feature marching bands, elaborate floats, and bead and doubloon throwing. Crawfish, biscuits, red beans and rice, beignets, hurricanes and beer.
Dallas Film Society Film Festival
March
Dallas
AFI DALLAS presents an international competition of features, documentaries and shorts, as well as world cinema showcases. Sponsored by Target.
Fashion at the Park
March and November
NorthPark Center, Dallas
It’s here for you to view from your own front-row seat — the latest fashions from the 15 runway shows of NorthPark Center’s Fashion at the Park.
The Mesquite Championship Rodeo
Friday and Saturdays
April – September
Bronco-bustin’ western fun is in store at the world-famous Mesquite Rodeo. It all takes place in an ultra modern, covered facility.
EDS Byron Nelson Championship
May 18-24
Four Seasons Resort and Club, Las Colinas
The best golfers in the world come to Dallas each year for this annual PGA tour event.
TXU Energy Presents City Arts Celebration
June 13-15
Dallas Arts District
This annual event showcases the incredible performing, visual, and culinary arts along with free outdoor concerts, food, artists demonstrations, and spectacular exhibits and museums.
Trinity River Fiesta
4th of July
West End, Dallas
The event will include an incredible firework show (July 4, 9:30 p.m.), a carnival midway, main entertainment stages with national and international headline music performances and a family health fair.
Kaboom Town
July
Addison Circle
The dazzling 30-minute fireworks show is choreographed to music and a live radio simulcast. Plus there is great food, live music and spectacular historic warplane fly bys. Rated one of the top places to watch fireworks in the country by the American Pyrotechnics Association, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.
The Dallas Cowboys Season
August – December
Texas Stadium
The Dallas Cowboys Football Club is one of the most visible and successful sports entities in the world. Throughout professional football history, no other NFL team has won more postseason games, advanced to more Super Bowls, or won more Super Bowl titles than the Cowboys.
EDS Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival
September 19-21
Oak Point Park, Plano
With over a hundred balloons participating, this event grows every year. Come get swept away in the beauty of this unique sport.
The State Fair of Texas
September 26 –October 19
Fair Park, Dallas
Big Tex, corny dogs, the Midway and the Red River Shootout are grand traditions at the State Fair of Texas. 214-565-9931.
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
October 3, 2008–May 17, 2009
Dallas Museum of Art
Opening on October 3, 2008, at the Dallas Museum of Art, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs provides insight into the life of Tutankhamun and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305 B.C.). All of the treasures in the exhibition are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old.
The Dallas Mavericks Season
October – April
American Airlines Center, Dallas
The Mavs are bringing new energy and excitement to the Dallas/Fort Worth area this year. Feel the excitement as NBA all-stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry take this team to the next level.
The Texas Stampede
November 7-9
American Airlines Center, Dallas
With all the spills, thrills and chills of the National Finals Rodeo competition, only the best of the best have what it takes to qualify for Texas Stampede. The purse is rich, the competition fierce, and the stock as punishing as it gets. All to benefit Children”s Medical Center. And, if the rodeo doesn”t get your adrenaline pumping, the full-length concerts that follow each event will.
Neiman Marcus Adolphus Children's Christmas Parade Downtown Dallas
December 6
Main Street
A seasonal parade for all ages! A nationally televised event benefiting the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Candlelight at Dallas Heritage Village
December 13-14
Dallas Heritage Village
This event captures the magic of the holidays past when the village is decorated in turn-of-the-century style.
