| 10:00 am | 4th of July Parade Cedar Park Reaction Center. Celebrate the Nation's Birthday with a parade! The route is along Discovery Blvd, starting at the Cedar Park... |
| 12:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Bedford 4thFest Independence Day Celebration Bedford Parks and Community Services. Live music, InflataFUN area, a variety of family fun activities, Splash Aquatic Center... 817-952-2323 |
| 12:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Fair Park Fourth Fair Park. The family-fun event will feature patriotic performances, reduced admission to Fair Park's museums at select times... 214-421-9600 |
| 2:00 pm- 10:30 pm | Fort Worth's Fourth Panther Island Pavilion, Fort Worth. Celebrate with the family with activities including live music, tubing, Flyboard Shows & Jet Ski... |
| 5:00 pm- 10:30 pm | 4th of July Celebration Elizabeth Milburn Park, Cedar Park. The event will feature live music, bingo, a washer tournament, air castles, free watermelon... 512-401-5500 |
| 5:30 pm- 10:00 pm | Red, White and Boom! - Craig Ranch Celebrate the holiday with family activities and food, live music and ending the night with a fireworks display at 9:45 pm. McKinney Soccer Complex... |
| 6:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Denton - Kiwanis Club's Annual 4th of July Fireworks Apogee Stadium, Denton. The Denton Kiwanis Club sponsors this family friendly celebration including bounce houses for the kids, concessions... |
| 6:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Irving Independence Day Fireworks Show Lake Carolyn Area, Irving. Bring the entire family for this patriotic Independence Day celebration. The party features a Main Stage with... |
| 10:00 am | 4th of July Parade Cedar Park Reaction Center. Celebrate the Nation's Birthday with a parade! The route is along Discovery Blvd, starting at the Cedar Park... |
| 12:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Bedford 4thFest Independence Day Celebration Bedford Parks and Community Services. Live music, InflataFUN area, a variety of family fun activities, Splash Aquatic Center... 817-952-2323 |
| 12:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Fair Park Fourth Fair Park. The family-fun event will feature patriotic performances, reduced admission to Fair Park's museums at select times... 214-421-9600 |
| 2:00 pm- 10:30 pm | Fort Worth's Fourth Panther Island Pavilion, Fort Worth. Celebrate with the family with activities including live music, tubing, Flyboard Shows & Jet Ski... |
| 5:00 pm- 10:30 pm | 4th of July Celebration Elizabeth Milburn Park, Cedar Park. The event will feature live music, bingo, a washer tournament, air castles, free watermelon... 512-401-5500 |
| 5:30 pm- 10:00 pm | Red, White and Boom! - Craig Ranch Celebrate the holiday with family activities and food, live music and ending the night with a fireworks display at 9:45 pm. McKinney Soccer Complex... |
| 6:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Denton - Kiwanis Club's Annual 4th of July Fireworks Apogee Stadium, Denton. The Denton Kiwanis Club sponsors this family friendly celebration including bounce houses for the kids, concessions... |
| 6:00 pm- 10:00 pm | Irving Independence Day Fireworks Show Lake Carolyn Area, Irving. Bring the entire family for this patriotic Independence Day celebration. The party features a Main Stage with... |
| 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Art Show at Cafe Izmir Cafe Izmir. Every first Thursday of the month, a new featured artist will be showcased at Cafe Izmir. There will be a complimentary... 214-826-7788 |
| 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... |
| 11:30 am | Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic Presented by Budweiser Austin360 Amphitheater. Performing live. |
| 2:00 pm | Guided 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 |
| 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Dance Lessons Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth. Dance instructor Wendell Nelson will be offering dance lessons at Billy Bob's every Thursday. Learn all... |
| 7:05 pm | Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Globe Life Park, Arlington. MLB Baseball Game. 214-373-8000 |
| 8:00 pm | FC Dallas vs. D.C. United Toyota Stadium, Frisco. Football (soccer) sporting event. |
| 10:00 am | Thursday Morning Storytime Borders, Plano. Children can enjoy a new story and related activities each week. 972-713-9857 |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 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... |
| 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 am | Otter Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these playful animals as their feed by staff. |
| 11:00 am | Sloths are for Kids Talk Dallas World Aquarium. Come and learn about this amazing creatures in the Orinoco Exhibit. |
| 11:30 am | Shark 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 | Penguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya. |
| 4:00 pm | Penguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya. |
| 4:30 pm | Shark Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and see these amazing creatures at their daily feeding in both the vupper and lower levels of Mundo Maya... |
| 7:30 pm- 8:30 pm | T'ai Chi Classes Bath House Cultural Center. T'ai Chi (Taijichuan) is a centuries-old Chinese practice that uses refined movements to exercise... 972-788-1914 |
| 7:30 am- 9:00 am | Liberty Fun Run Denton Civic Center. Denton is a great place to spend the 4th! Start off your day with the Liberty 5K run or 1-mile walk... |
| 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 |
| 11:15 am- 1:15 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 | Medieval 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... |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Live Music and Drink Specials Arthur's, Addison. Come out to Arthur's where you'll enjoy $1 off Well, Call & Premium drinks & $4 house wine while listening to... 972-385-0800 |
| 7:00 pm | Cowboys 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 |
| 9:00 pm- 2:00 am | Live Music Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth. Live music and a new band showcase each Wednesday night. |
| Pete Barbeck Jam The Goat. Longest running Jam in town. |
