April 17, 2026
Friday

Festivals

3:00 pmFoodieland Fair Park. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival.
6:00 pm-
10:00 pm
Tianyu Lights Festival Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Each evening features live performances of Face Changing, acrobatics, and the Peacock Dance...
8:00 pmMagnolia at the Modern Film Series Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Ticket... 817-738-9215

The Arts

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Being Human Hall Perot Museum of Nature & Science. In the Being Human Hall, take a fun journey through what makes us human. Explore cool traits, amazing abilities...
6:30 pmErra & Currents House of Blues Dallas. Live rock / metal music.
6:30 pmGabriel Iglesias Addison Improv Comdey. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmElectric Callboy Gilley's Dallas. Techno / electronic concert performance.
7:00 pmCirque du Soleil - Echo Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Cirque Du Soleil theatrical performance.
7:00 pmDrew Lynch Mic Drop Comedy Plano. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmRick Trevino The New Grandbury Live, Granbury. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmHouston Grand Opera: Messiah Brown Theater. Operatic theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDear Evan Hansen Zach Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmThe Prince of Egypt Class Act Theater, Spring. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmSome Like It Hot Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmDallas Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony Morton Meyerson Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmRagtime Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmBoney James Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:30 pmDallas Black Dance Theatre: Rising Excellence Moody Performance Hall. Dance theatrical performance.
7:30 pmSatchVai Band: Joe Satriani & Steve Vai & Animals As Leaders Music Hall at Fair Park. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmGreenville Chamber Music Society: Voices in Color Greenville Municipal Auditorium. Classical concert.
8:00 pmMamma Mia! Bass Concert Hall. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmMonty Python's Spamalot The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmAugust Wilson's Fences Alley Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmCirca Humans 2.0 Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, Richardson. Dance theatrical performance.
8:00 pmEaston Corbin Arlington Music Hall. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmVoxtrot Deep Ellum Art Co.. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmBig Head Todd and The Monsters Longhorn Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Brook and The Bluff The Bomb Factory. Performing country music live.
10:00 pmEverclear Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth. Pop / rock performance.

Retail Events

4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Spring Native Plant Sale Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. Featuring a huge selection of native plants, hard-to-find herbs, and...

Sports

7:30 pmStockyards Championship Rodeo Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth. Traditional rodeo events including bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, tie... 817-625-1025

Community

9:00 am-
4:00 pm
Dragon Trails Exhibit Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. Walk back in time along the nature trails! The dragon exhibit at Heard...
10:00 am-
5:00 pm
A Journey Through the Solar System Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Embark on a scavenger hunt through the Expanding Universe Hall, where you'll search for breathtaking...

Health & Fitness

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Lamar Hunt Family Sports Hall Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Put your athletic skills to the test in the Sports Hall, where every game becomes a science experiment...

Dining Specials

7:30 pmThe Medieval Experience Medieval Times. Kingdoms unite in celebration, but rumors of betrayal soon stir the tension. Watch as 6 knights clash in thrilling sword fights...

Nightlife

4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Live Music and Drink Specials Arthur's Steakhouse, Addison. Come out to Arthur's where you'll enjoy $1 off Well, Call & Premium drinks & $4 house wine while... 972-385-0800
7:00 pmCowboys DanceHall Dance Lessons Cowboys DanceHall. All skill levels are welcome. Instructors will teach a variety of dance styles, varying nightly. Check directly... 214-352-1796
7:00 pm-
2:45 am
Hottest Friday HonkyTonk Party in Texas Cowboys DanceHall. Kick off the night with $4 wells and select longnecks until 9pm, then keep the energy going with live music from Tyler Hammond...
9:00 pm-
2:00 am
Live Music @ the Lounge Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth. Live music and a new band showcase each Friday night.