If you’ve been with us all this time, you know the holidays are our favorite time of year for things to do in Dallas. Of course there’s a lot to do, but the season casts a warm light on the day to day, filling us with a sense of…lightness, for lack of a better term. So our goal is to really spotlight a big list out there for you, to make it even MORE difficult (sorry, not sorry) to choose the next awesome fun place, fun food and fun stuff to do in Dallas Fort Worth Denton (and beyond)! Have a wonderful holiday, y’all!
December 1 – 9:
Featured photos by DFW photographer Joseph Haubert
Arlington:
- Arlington Holiday Lights Parade 2018
- Art Takes Life Exhibition 2
- SuperCar Expo Dallas
- Scrooge The Musical at Uptown Theater thru Dec. 9
Denton:
Denton contributions by Dr. Shaun Treat
- Tree Lighting and Wassail Weekend
- It’s Christmas, Man! with Brave Combo
- Denton Historic Home Tour
- BBQ Cookoff at NTX Rodeo Fairgrounds
- UNT Star Party
- Annual Christmas Tea at Chestnut Tree
Dallas:
- Holiday Lights Trolley Ride
- Fort Worth Opera’s Holiday Sing-Along!
- Christmas at the Anatole
- Dallas Christmas Lights Bus Tours
- 12 Bars of Christmas Bar Crawl® – Dallas
- DFW African American Market & Vendot Showcase
- Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase 2018
- Deck the Paws Holiday Pet Expo
- Rockefeller Christmas at The Majestic
- Holiday at Hogwarts
- Penny & Sparrow’s Christmas Boogie (A Sing-Along Game Show)
- 8th Annual Teddy Bear Party
- The Devil Wears Prada * Fit For A King * ’68
- Dallas Santapalooza Bar Crawl
- Chris Isaak Holiday Tour Live in Dallas!
- 2018 BMW Dallas Marathon Weekend
- Ryan Bingham: An Intimate Evening of Songs & Stories
- The Boho Market
- White Rock Holiday Market
Fort Worth:
- Japanese Fall Festival FW Botanic Gardens
- Jingle Bell Run
- OnStage in Bedford: Sorry! Wrong Chimney!
- Fanboys Comic Con III benefiting Cook Children’s Hospital
- The Fort Worth Youth Orchestra’s Annual Holiday Concert
- Sunday Funday with HopFusion!
- 2018 Santa 5K
- TCYR 2nd Annual Christmas Party!
- Paint Your Pet at Wag
- Santa Paws – Fort Worth
- A Clearfork Christmas
- 2018 Parade of Lights
- Holiday Bazaar at the Bend
- DFW Annual Holiday Party
- FlyFishers Annual Christmas Party
- 10th Year Anniversary Pawty at Mutts Cantina
- Fort Worth Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert
- Christmas High Tea – FW Botanic Gardens
December 10 – 16:
Take your dinner date to an out-of-the-way Christmas party! Cozy up to Santa at RB Golf & Resort for their Jingle Bell Ball on Saturday, December 15th in Runaway Bay. Door prizes, dancing and dinner. NEW! Their pastry chefs have created a candy castle masterpiece! Tickets and more info available here.
Arlington:
- Christmas Time Adoption Day & Santa Photos
- Christmas with The Annie Moses Band
- 2nd Annual Christmas ornament-making party!
- Santa’s Toy Factory VIP Event
Dallas:
- Holiday Lights Trolley Ride
- Christmas at the Anatole
- Docent Tours of the Japanese Garden
- 3rd Annual Naughty or Nice Greenville Ave Bar Crawl
- The Entrepreneur Christmas Party
- The Rhythm of Christmas – An Evening of Elegance
- Second Annual Mad Men Xmas Party
- Jason Mraz and Toca Rivera
- FEAR – 40th Anniversary Tour at Curtain Club
- Nightmare Before Christmas Screening
- OLB: “Zoo Lights” Performance
- Snowfest, Dallas
- TXST Dallas Happy Hour and Holiday Party
- The Holiday Party
- Christmas Beer Tasting at the Skellig
Fort Worth:
- Holiday Fun at Fox & Hound
- OnStage in Bedford: Sorry! Wrong Chimney!
- Holiday Flower Fun!
- A5A’s Annual: A Jazzy Christmas
- Mike Ryan at Billy Bob’s
- 7th Annual Christmas Angel Toy Run Supporting Cook Children’s
- 2nd Annual Winter’s Eve Concert with Peter Mayer and Elizabeth Wills
- Twas The Night Before Christmas
- CG Funky Town Tacky Sweater Party
- Taps & Caps 2nd Anniversary Party!
- Annual Christmas Light Run
- SCK Stockyard Parade of Lights & Party
- Moslah Annual Christmas Party
- 5-Course California Wine Dinner
December 17 – 23:
Meet up with your tribe for the Jingle Bell Bash in downtown Grand Prairie, a sip and shop event! Start out on Main St with your holiday mug to sample poinsettias, hot chocolate, cider and more as you take in the sights of the Christmas season and get last-minute shopping in from your favorite downtown GP shops.
Arlington:
- The Chris Milyo Band-Swingin’ Christmas
- Holiday Bazaar Vendor Blender
- Holiday Fiesta in Arlington, TX
- Kahuna CP’s Holiday Extravaganza
- Christmas Zumba® Party Class and Pot Luck
- Jingle Bell Bash Sip-n-Shop in Grand Prairie
Dallas:
- Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration
- R3HAB at Stereo Live Dallas
- 2018 Dallas Jingle Bell Run
- 1st Annual TeamEarthquake Christmas Party Birthday Bash
- Chicago Musical in Dallas at Winspear Opera House
- ULTRA Electric Holiday w Depeche MODE & Erasure Tributes
- IL DIVO: Timeless Tour
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Dallas at American Airlines Center
Fort Worth:
- Holiday Party and Potluck
- 1st Annual Polar Express Pajama Party & Movie Night
- Daddy Jacks Annual Christmas Party
- Fort Worth Symphony: Sounds of the Season
- Gingerbread House Decorating
- Chris Milyo Big Band performing Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
- 3rd Annual It’s Christmas Market Expo
December 24 – 31:
Arlington:
- Division Brewing 3rd Anniversary
- New Year New Ish Open Mic
- 2018 CRC Christmas Eve 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
- New Year’s Eve Party at AT&T Stadium!
- NYE Live! at Texas Live!
- Paws N’ Claus
Dallas:
- 8th Annual New Years Eve 2019 Champagne Life: ROYALTY at The Castle
- Decadence Ball Dallas NYE 2019
- Washed Out at Canton Hall
- Pre New Years Eve Smooth Jazz Day Party(Natural Change & TDK)
- Robert Earl Keen at House of Blues Dallas
- The Royal Masquerade Ball – New Years Eve
- Lights All Night
Fort Worth:
- 9th Annual NYE Bhakti House Bash!
- New Year’s Eve: My Sinatra
- 2018 CRC Christmas Day 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
- Tuf Cooper’s Tying the Knot – Aaron Watson Concert
- Fort Worth Neon New Years
- Whiskey Myers at Billy Bob’s Texas
Want to see your event(s) listed here? Contact us at [email protected]. Let us know too if something is broken.
