December 8, 2019
Sunday

Headliners

12:00 pmHouston Texans vs. Denver Broncos NRG Stadium. Professional American Football game.
1:00 pm-
4:00 pm
Free Kite Lessons Grimes Park, DeSoto. Eden Kites is offering free kite flying lessons. They will teach you how to fly your stunt kites or help you... 972-230-3936
5:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Dallas Zoo Lights presented by Reliant Dallas Zoo. The Dallas Zoo will be transformed into a winter wonderland with nearly 1 million twinkling lights illuminating the night sky...
6:00 pmDallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings American Airlines Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Festivals

9:00 am-
5:00 pm
The 12 Days of Christmas - Daytime Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Stroll through the gardens and revel in the twelve breathtaking gazebos depicting each day in the...
10:00 am-
12:00 pm
Breakfast with Santa Spectacular NorthPark Center. Festivities include a catered breakfast, photographs with Santa, holiday performances featuring dancers, carolers...
11:00 am-
7:00 pm
The Trains at NorthPark Benefiting the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas NorthPark Center. The most elaborate miniature toy trains exhibit in Texas includes trains rolling across 1,800 feet of track on a journey...
12:00 pmStorytime with Santa Claus NorthPark Center. Gather around Santa's picture-book cottage to hear stories about the North Pole. Santa has been telling tales at NorthPark...
12:00 pm-
4:30 pm
Camp Gingerbread NorthPark Center. The holidays are sweet at Camp Gingerbread where little ones can decorate gingerbread cookies with their favorite sugary...
12:30 pm-
3:00 pm
Visits and Portraits with Santa Claus NorthPark Center. Children feel right at home in Santa Claus' cozy living room with a fireplace, holiday tree and a comfy leather armchair...
2:00 pmMagnolia at the Modern Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Ticket... 817-738-9215
3:30 pm-
5:00 pm
Visits and Portraits with Santa Claus NorthPark Center. Children feel right at home in Santa Claus' cozy living room with a fireplace, holiday tree and a comfy leather armchair...
4:00 pmMagnolia at the Modern Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Ticket... 817-738-9215
5:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Dallas Zoo Lights presented by Reliant Dallas Zoo. The Dallas Zoo will be transformed into a winter wonderland with nearly 1 million twinkling lights illuminating the night sky...
6:00 pm-
9:00 pm
The 12 Days of Christmas at Night Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The Arboretum is open for special lighted nighttime showings. A variety of holiday music is provided...
The Christmas Village Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The Christmas Village is comprised of charming shops and facades that represent an European hamlet...

The Arts

1:00 pm-
5:00 pm
Joseph Csatari Exhibit National Scouting Museum, Irving. Works from this American realist artist and illustrator, who has had a long involvement with the Boy Scouts...
1:00 pm-
5:00 pm
Norman Rockwell And The Art of Scouting National Scouting Museum, Irving. Works from the iconic American artist, Norman Rockwell, who has long been associated with the Boy Scouts...
1:30 pmDear Evan Hansen Music Hall at Fair Park. A musical about life and the way we live it. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted - a chance to...
1:30 pmMiss Saigon Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is an epic love story...
2:00 pmGuided Tours Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth. Explore the museum with a docent who will take you to see highlights from the permanent collection... 817-738-1933
2:00 pmTexas Ballet Theater: The Nutcracker Winspear Opera House. A holiday tradition like no other. A ballet filled with toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes, and one very special nutcracker...
2:00 pmJack Frost Casa Manana, Fort Worth. Musical theatrical performance.
2:30 pmThe Nutcracker Irving Arts Center. Ballet Ensemble of Texas, one of Dallas' only pre-professional ballet companies, is ushering in the holiday... 972-745-0199
6:00 pmThe Nutcracker Irving Arts Center. Ballet Ensemble of Texas, one of Dallas' only pre-professional ballet companies, is ushering in the holiday... 972-745-0199
7:30 pmDallas Symphony Chorus: Lawrence Loh - Christmas Pops Morton Meyerson Symphony Center. Classical concert.
8:00 pmLA Dispute Granada Theater. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmWax Trees. Alternative music performance.

Sports

12:00 pmHouston Texans vs. Denver Broncos NRG Stadium. Professional American Football game.
6:00 pmDallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings American Airlines Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

For Children

11:00 am-
2:00 pm
Art Lab Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Explore creativity and science with your child in the Art Lab, located inside the Children's Museum...
1:00 pm-
4:00 pm
Free Kite Lessons Grimes Park, DeSoto. Eden Kites is offering free kite flying lessons. They will teach you how to fly your stunt kites or help you... 972-230-3936
3:00 pmDisney Junior Holiday Party! Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie. Family friendly theater event.

Community

9:00 am-
5:00 pm
Creating a Postwar Life: Dallas in the 1950's Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture. Experience what life was like in Dallas during this period of sweeping changes including...
10:30 amOtter Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these playful animals as their feed by staff.
11:00 amSloths are for Kids Talk Dallas World Aquarium. Come and learn about this amazing creatures in the Orinoco Exhibit.
11:30 amShark Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and see these amazing creatures at their daily feeding in both the vupper and lower levels of Mundo Maya...
12:00 pm-
6:00 pm
Bark + Build Dog House Competition and Raffle Benefiting the SPCA of Texas NorthPark Center. Architects, contractors and design teams come together to create one-of-a-kind dog houses that will be raffled off at NorthPark...
12:00 pm-
6:00 pm
SPCA of Texas Home for the Holidays Pet Adoption Center NorthPark Center. The Holidays Pet Adoption Center has provided special adoption experiences for thousands of four-legged animals and their...
12:00 pmPenguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya.
2:30 pmShark Feedings Children's Aquarium at Fair Park. Come and see how a shark actually eats and what they eat. An informative talk by an aquarist will follow...
4:00 pmPenguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya.
4:30 pmShark Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and see these amazing creatures at their daily feeding in both the vupper and lower levels of Mundo Maya...

Miscellaneous

7:00 am-
10:00 pm
Fly A Sim Flight Safety Learning Center. Everyone gets the exciting opportunity to fly a real jet simulator! Flights offer full motion... 972-242-5999
2:00 pm-
4:00 pm
Public Skating Hours Polar Ice House of Grapevine. Polar Ice House of Grapevine opens it's doors to the public for ice skating every day. Please call ahead to check...

Dining Specials

5:00 pmMedieval Experience Medieval Times. A beautiful fish-filled moat beneath the drawbridge will lead you to the auditorium where you will dine and view a jousting...
House of Blues Gospel Brunch House of Blues Dallas. Every Sunday.