December 19, 2024
Thursday

Headliners

7:00 pmHouston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans Houston Toyota Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.
7:30 pmDallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers American Airlines Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.

Festivals

5:30 pm-
10:00 pm
The Light Park Hurricane Harbor Arlington. The Light Park is a mile-long, drive-thru spectacular. Guests will witness millions of lights synchronized...
5:30 pm-
10:00 pm
Tianyu Lights Festival Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Set at the festival ground of the theater, the event is a nighttime walk-through experience following...
8:00 pmMichael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Holiday concert live.

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 am-
5:00 pm
Laura Rathe Fine Art presents: I AM Laura Rathe Fine Art. Meredith Pardue unveils a new collection of paintings that seek to capture the raw internal mechanism of being and how...
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
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...
7:00 pmA Christmas Carol Alley Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmThe Ugly X-Mas Sweater Musical Zilkha Hall. Musical theatrical performance.
7:00 pmTexas Ballet Theater: The Nutcracker Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. A holiday tradition like no other. A ballet filled with toy soldiers, dancing snowflakes and one very...
7:00 pmSam Greenfield Ruins. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:00 pmShea Abshier and The Nighthowlers Lava Cantina, The Colony. Performing country music live.
7:30 pmBallet Austin: The Nutcracker Long Center for the Performing Arts. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmHouston Ballet: The Nutcracker Brown Theater. Ballet theatrical performance.
7:30 pmFrozen - The Musical The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmChristmas with C.S. Lewis Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, Richardson. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmA Christmas Carol Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmIrving Berlin's Holiday Inn Theatre Arlington. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmAnnie Granbury Opera House. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmDear Evan Hansen Winspear Opera House. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmThe Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays Majestic Theatre Dallas. Entertaining magic show.
8:30 pmUgly Sweater Party Sundown at Granada. Event with tickets available.
9:00 pmCody Jinks Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth. Performing country music live.
9:00 pmCaleb Calloway It'll Do Club. Techno / electronic concert performance.
10:00 pmValentino Khan Stereo Live Dallas. Techno / electronic concert performance.

Sports

6:00 pmNorth Texas Mean Green Women's Basketball vs. Southern Methodist (SMU) Mustangs UNT Coliseum, Denton. College basketball (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game.
7:00 pmHouston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans Houston Toyota Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.
7:30 pmDallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers American Airlines Center. National Basketball Association professional basketball game.
7:30 pmPBR Stockyards Showcase Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth. Rodeo sporting event.

For Children

10:00 amThursday 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...

Community

9:00 am-
4:00 pm
Dinosaurs Live! Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. Encounter a 46-foot T-Rex and ten new life-size animatronic... 972-562-5566
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.
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...
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

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
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...

Dining Specials

7:30 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

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 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
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.