April 12, 2025
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
7:00 pmDallas Stars vs. Utah Hockey Club American Airlines Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.

Festivals

9:00 am-
5:00 pm
Dallas Blooms Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The Southwest's largest floral festival. This year's theme, "Outside the Ordinary," features...
3:00 pmBig Texas Beer Fest Automobile and Centennial Buildings at Fair Park. Visitors can come and enjoy the fair / festival.
4:00 pmSyndicate Smokedown and Music Festival Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. Festival tour performance with Treaty Oak Revival, 49 Winchester, Braxton Keith...
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

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...
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 pmMamma Mia! The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Musical theatrical performance.
2:00 pmVenardos Circus Little Elm Park. Circus live event.
3:00 pmThe Cross, The Crucifixion Bruton Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
6:30 pmAfro-Cuban Latin Jazz University of North Texas, Denton. Jazz / blues concert performance.
7:00 pmHouston Contemporary Dance Company: Resolve Zilkha Hall. Dance theatrical performance.
7:00 pmAndrew Duhon Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ. Performing country music live.
7:00 pmAziz Ansari Music Hall at Fair Park. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmAlfred Robles Mic Drop Comedy Plano. Comedic performance live.
7:00 pmJenny Zigrino Rose City Comedy, Tyler. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmShakespeare In Love Crighton Theatre, Conroe. Musical theatrical performance.
7:30 pmTommy Brennan Dallas Comedy Club. Comedic performance live.
7:30 pmDallas Symphony Orchestra: Aziz Shokhakimov - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring Morton Meyerson Symphony Center. Classical concert.
7:30 pmWagner's The Flying Dutchman Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. Operatic theatrical performance.
7:30 pmShelter Me - An Original Rock Oratorio Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, Richardson. Classical concert.
7:30 pmGraham Nash Longhorn Ballroom. Pop / rock performance.
7:30 pmMy Morning Jacket & Grace Cummings Toyota Music Factory, Irving. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmMt. Pleasant Community Orchestra Whatley Center for the Performing Arts, Mount Pleasant. Classical concert.
8:00 pmBaskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Alley Theatre. Musical theatrical performance.
8:00 pmValentino Khan Stereo Live Dallas. Techno / electronic concert performance.
8:00 pmChad Prather Arlington Music Hall. Comedic performance live.
8:00 pmMartin Sexton The Kessler Theatre. Performing country music live.
8:00 pmAlly Venable Granada Theater. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:00 pmTim Atlas Club Dada. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmAmos Lee Majestic Theatre Dallas. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmThe Ghost Club & The Burkharts Ruins. Alternative music performance.
8:00 pmThe Rocket Summer Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall, Fort Worth. Alternative music performance.
10:00 pmChris Young Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth. Performing country music live.

Retail Events

9:00 am-
5:00 pm
Spring Native Plant Sale Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. The annual Spring Native Plant Sale fundraising event at Heard Natural...

Sports

3:30 pmThe American Rodeo Globe Life Field, Arlington. Rodeo sporting event.
7:00 pmDallas Stars vs. Utah Hockey Club American Airlines Center. National Hockey League professional hockey match.
7:15 pmRound Rock Express vs. Oklahoma City Comets Dell Diamond, Round Rock. Minor-league (AAA) baseball game.
7:30 pmStockyards Championship Rodeo Cowtown Coliseum, Fort Worth. Traditional rodeo events including bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, tie... 817-625-1025
7:30 pmFC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders FC Toyota Stadium, Frisco. Major League Soccer 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-
12:00 pm
Animal Habitats Badge Workshop - Geared toward Juniors Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. Are you interested in earning a badge or looking for a fun nature-based...
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 pmDisney's The Little Mermaid Casa Manana, Fort Worth. Meet Ariel, Disney's little mermaid who is tired of flipping her fins and longs to be part of the fascinating world...
2:00 pmSaturday Storytime Borders, Fort Worth. A new story and related activities will entertain children each week. 817-737-0444
2:00 pm-
4:00 pm
Bear Habitat Badge Workshop - Geared toward Bear Cubs Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. Are you interested in earning a badge or looking for a fun nature-based...

Community

9:00 am-
4:00 pm
Bugs Live! Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. Prepare to be amazed and inspired by the wonders of nature. Visitors will...
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 D&D Discussion Group Borders, Fort Worth. This group meets once a month to discuss all things D&D. 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...
6:00 pm-
9:00 pm
North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop Barnes & Noble Booksellers, North Richland Hills. Monthly Writers' Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror... 972-641-6423
9:00 pmTinlicker SILO. Religious concert performance.

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.