December 1, 2018
Saturday

Headliners

11:00 amBarnes & Noble South Arlington Story Time Barnes & Noble South Arlington. Children of all ages can come to Barnes & Noble to hear their favorite stories read to them... 817-472-7559
6:00 pm-
10:00 pm
Prairie Lights Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie. Drive-thru 4 million lights set along 2 miles of path. All new displays... 972-237-8100

Festivals

9:00 am-
4:00 pm
Wylie Arts Festival First Baptist Church Wylie Event Center. Shop at over 140 vendors of fine arts and handmade crafts, listen to sounds of the... 972-516-6016
5:00 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
6:00 pm-
10:00 pm
Prairie Lights Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie. Drive-thru 4 million lights set along 2 miles of path. All new displays... 972-237-8100
ICE! at Gaylord Texan Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine. Featuring two million pounds of colorful ice sculptures depicting... 817-778-1000
Students Arts Festivals University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. Featuring the work of over 600 students from more than 40 courses. Roam from one building to...

The Arts

10:00 am-
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...
10:00 am-
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...
10:00 amElf The Musical Music Hall at Fair Park. A musical and hilarious tale of Buddy, an orphan who leaves the North Pole to find his true identity...
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
2:30 pmThe Nutcracker Irving Arts Center. American Ballet Theatre's Patrick Frenette will perform the role of Sugar Plum Cavalier in this production of the holiday...
3:00 pmElf The Musical Music Hall at Fair Park. A musical and hilarious tale of Buddy, an orphan who leaves the North Pole to find his true identity...
7:30 pmThe Lady From the Sea by Henrik Ibsen Undermain Theatre Basement. Ellida, a lighthouse-keeper's daughter, is trapped on an island in her marriage and longs for... 214-747-5515
7:30 pmA John Williams Christmas Morton Meyerson Symphony Center. John Williams and friends fill your holiday with selections from the Harry Potter and Home Alone movies...
7:30 pmThe Nutcracker Irving Arts Center. American Ballet Theatre's Patrick Frenette will perform the role of Sugar Plum Cavalier in this production of the holiday...
8:00 pmElf The Musical Music Hall at Fair Park. A musical and hilarious tale of Buddy, an orphan who leaves the North Pole to find his true identity...
8:00 pmFunny and Famous: DeRay Davis & Corey Holcomb Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie. Hosted by DeRay Davis, with performances by Corey Holcomb, Kountry Wayne, Melanie Comarcho and Chico...
Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art Dallas Museum of Art. From the 1910's to WWII Americans had a love affair with new technology and it shaped architecture, design and artistss...

Retail Events

11:00 am-
7:00 pm
Deck the Paws Automobile and Centennial Buildings at Fair Park. Holiday shopping for pets & pet lovers, Santa's village with photos... 214-728-5573

Sports

7:05 pmAllen Americans vs. Wichita Thunder Allen Event Center. ECHL Hockey Game.
8:00 pmStockyards Championship Rodeo Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth. Traditional rodeo events including bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, tie... 817-625-1025

For Children

8:30 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...
10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Target First Saturdays Nasher Sculpture Center. Explore current exhibitions through an interactive and fun-filled day featuring tours, art activities, live...
11:00 amBarnes & Noble South Arlington Story Time Barnes & Noble South Arlington. Children of all ages can come to Barnes & Noble to hear their favorite stories read to them... 817-472-7559
1:00 pm'Twas The Night Before Christmas Casa Manana, Fort Worth. Molly is having trouble finding her Christmas spirit. Determined to make it a Christmas to remember, Molly's mother...
2:00 pmSaturday Storytime Borders, Fort Worth. A new story and related activities will entertain children each week. 817-737-0444
2:00 pmA Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage! Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the whole Peanuts gang as they put on their own Christmas...
5:00 pm'Twas The Night Before Christmas Casa Manana, Fort Worth. Molly is having trouble finding her Christmas spirit. Determined to make it a Christmas to remember, Molly's mother...
7:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Creatures of the Night Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, Cedar Hill. Creatures of the Night for Girl Scouts only. Night hikes, s'mores, owl pellets, crafts...
7:00 pmA Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage! Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the whole Peanuts gang as they put on their own Christmas...

Community

9:00 am-
5:00 pm
American Childhood: Celebrating Classic Toys Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture. Take a stroll down memory lane as you see some iconic favorites from your past like...
10:30 amBrunch Time! Backyard Wildlife Resource Center, Cedar Hill. Zoologists of all ages are welcome to observe our resident critters tackling their Brunch...
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 pmPenguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya.
2:30 pmPiranha Feedings Children's Aquarium at Fair Park. Come and see how a Piranha 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 pmMonthly Stargate/Sci-fi TV Group Borders, Fort Worth. A monthly discussion about all things Sci-fi on television. 817-737-0444
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
1:15 pm-
3:15 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...
7:30 pm-
9:30 pm
Laser Skate Polar Ice House of Grapevine. Ice skate to laser lights, great music and a DJ.

Dining Specials

8:00 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...

Nightlife

9:00 pm-
2:00 am
Live Music Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth. Live music and a new band showcase each Wednesday night.