Events in Dallas

The official Dallas calendar of events, including concerts, festivals, fairs, sports, entertainment and the arts. Big events happen here!

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Arts & Culture

26 Upcoming Events

Makes plans for a weekend getaway to enjoy the arts scene.

Children & Family

49 Upcoming Events

Find things to do in Dallas for your kids and family. Choose the event right for your family, kids, and budget.

Diverse

24 Upcoming Events

Dallas. A melting pot of cultures, religions and lifestyles.

Free Events

8 Upcoming Events

Find free and fun events in Dallas for the whole family, couples, and you

Halloween

30 Upcoming Events

Things to do in Dallas this Halloween

Music & Concerts

81 Upcoming Events

The complete list of upcoming concerts in Dallas, TX. Find live music across town. All concert venues, from big arenas to small clubs.

Outdoors

12 Upcoming Events

Get outside and enjoy the best zoos, gardens, and parks Dallas has to offer with these fun for the whole family and every budget events in Dallas

Sports

102 Upcoming Events

Find every sports event in Dallas, from football, baseball, basketball and more. Dallas has sports events for every fan, family, and budget

Theater & Dance

91 Upcoming Events

Find the theater and dance events in Dallas, including musicals, plays, dance troupes, and ballet.

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Experience the Margarita Mile
Fri - Oct 18

Experience the Margarita Mile

You've heard of pub crawls and wine tastings – but Dallas takes it to the next level. The Margarita Mile is a collection of the best and brightest margaritas in the city, conveniently...

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Wild Salsa, El Fenix, Meso Maya, Taqueria La Ventana, Cafe Herrera, Revolver Taco Lounge, Fearings & The Rattlesnake, The Tipsy Alchemist, Nickel and Rye, Beto & Son, Casa Komali, Matt's Rancho Martinez, Urban Taco, Desperados, Jose', Smoky Rose, Mariano's Hacienda,
Deck The Plaza
Fri - Dec 06

Deck The Plaza

This holiday season, have a ball at Dallas City Hall. Head down for a special tree lighting at Deck the Plaza – City Hall Lights, December 6 from 7 to 9 p.m.

City Hall Plaza
NYE in Dallas: Party on the Plaza
Tue - Dec 31

NYE in Dallas: Party on the Plaza

Join VisitDallas for the Party on the Plaza, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. New Year's Eve at Dallas City Hall. Enjoy food trucks, drinks and live entertainment from American Idol favorites CASTRO, plus the...

City Hall Plaza
2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
Wed - Jan 01

2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic

This is a bucket list item for any sports fan!  The Stars face-off against the Nashville Predators on New Year's Day! Sign up here to enter to win four tickets to the Winter Classic and...

Cotton Bowl Stadium
NOSH: Culinary Showcase & Power of the Palate: Bartending Competition
Thu - Oct 17

NOSH: Culinary Showcase & Power of the Palate: Bartending Competition

Black Restaurant Week and Maker's Mark cordially invites you to NOSH, our second annual Dallas culinary showcase featuring premiere Black chefs, caterers, and bartenders! Taste the night away and...

The Empire Room
VIP Tour - The Star in Frisco
Thu - Oct 17

VIP Tour - The Star in Frisco

The VIP Guided Tours will give Cowboys fans a chance to experience the place where the Dallas Cowboys train and work 355 days of the year. With small group sizes and additional tour stops, the VIP...

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The Star in Frisco
Autumn at the Arboretum Fall Festival
Thu - Oct 17

Autumn at the Arboretum Fall Festival

For the 14th year, Autumn at the Arboretum, presented by Rogers-O'Brien, highlights the nationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village featuring pumpkin houses and creative displays utilizing more than...

Every Day through Oct 31

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs
Thu - Oct 17

Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs

From August 31, 2018 through February 17, 2019, visitors to Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, Texas will be able to let their imagination run wild as they travel...

Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun through Feb 17

Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Special Exhibition: Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory.
Thu - Oct 17

Special Exhibition: Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory.

Death is knocking at the door. If you leave now, you might stand a chance. You must carefully choose which items to pack. What will you take with you? What will you leave behind? In the Dallas...

Daily through Jan 31

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory
Thu - Oct 17

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory

Visit this groundbreaking exhibition to explore what survivors of the Holocaust, other genocides, and civil war have brought with them on their journeys to America. The Dallas Holocaust and Human...

Every Weekday Day ongoing
Every Weekend Day ongoing

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Goya's
Thu - Oct 17

Goya's "Visions" in Ink: The Centerpiece of the Meadows Drawings Collection

This exhibition highlights the Meadows's recent acquisition of Francisco de Goya's exceptional ink drawing "Visions" (c. 1819–23) from his "Witches and Old Women" album. This important...

Every Tue through Oct 29
Every Wed through Oct 30
Every Thu through Oct 31
Every Fri through Nov 1
Every Sat through Nov 2
Every Sun through Nov 3

Meadows Museum - SMU
Pic-OlOgy Gallery LTD
Thu - Oct 17

Pic-OlOgy Gallery LTD

We are DFW premier interactive art gallery. We have 10 interactive rooms and many more hidden attractions . Great vip packages and so much more.

Daily through Dec 13

Pic-OlOgy
El Greco, Goya, and a Taste for Spain: Highlights from The Bowes Museum
Thu - Oct 17

El Greco, Goya, and a Taste for Spain: Highlights from The Bowes Museum

From large, gold-encrusted retable panels of saints to intimate portraits and scenes taken from life, the development of Spanish art across three centuries is explored through eleven masterpieces...

Every Sun through Jan 12
Every Tue through Jan 7
Every Wed through Dec 18
Every Thu through Nov 21
Every Thu between Dec 5 and Jan 9
Every Fri through Jan 10
Every Sat through Jan 11

Meadows Museum - SMU
The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection
Thu - Oct 17

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection

Commemorating Juneteenth and the emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865, the African American Museum, Dallas in Fair Park is announcing plans to present the widely acclaimed exhibition,...

Every Sat through Mar 1
Every Day through Oct 20

African American Museum
Dallas Opera presents FIRST SIGHT Fashion Show and Luncheon
Thu - Oct 17

Dallas Opera presents FIRST SIGHT Fashion Show and Luncheon

Be there for the fabulous start of the 10th Anniversary Season in the Winspear Opera House 2019- 2020 Season. FIRST SIGHT is a dramatic fashion show featuring a premier fashion house, followed by...

Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Dior: From Paris to the World
Thu - Oct 17

Dior: From Paris to the World

Dior: From Paris to the World surveys more than 70 years of the House of Dior's legacy and global influence. On view in Dallas May 19 through September 1, 2019, the DMA is the only other US...

Daily through Oct 27

Dallas Museum of Art
Discotech presented by Sweet Tooth Hotel
Thu - Oct 17

Discotech presented by Sweet Tooth Hotel

Ready for a sensory adventure? Discotech combines music and digital art to create interactive audio-visual installations. You're invited to check in, throw on a pair of silent disco headphones and...

Every Thu through Dec 31
Every Fri, Sat through Dec 31
Every Sun through Dec 31

Sweet Tooth Hotel
Sip and Sign with Tracey Pugh
Thu - Oct 17

Sip and Sign with Tracey Pugh

You are invited to book sip and sign! Join author Tracey Pugh on July 21st from 1-3pm at the Half Price Books Store. Tracey Pugh will be signing and selling her books No Fuss Parenting. For more...

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Half Price Books
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