101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Dallas - 2022
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Santa Sightings
| Nov 5- Dec 24, 2022 | Santa's Wonderland- Cabelas |
| Nov 5- Dec 24, 2022 | Santa's Wonderland- Bass Pro Shops |
| Nov 12- Dec 17, 2022 | Visit with Santa- Fairview Town Center |
| Nov 18- Dec 24, 2022 | Visit Santaland- Galleria Dallas |
| Nov 18, 2022- Jan 2, 2023 | Snowland- Great Wolf Lodge |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Stonebriar Centre |
| Nov 18- Dec 23, 2022 | Miracle on 134th Street- Celina |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Our Village Glows- The Shops at Highland Village |
| Nov 20- Dec 24, 2022 | Santa Visits & Photos- Hillside Village |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Lights at Legacy- The Shops at Legacy |
| Nov 25- 27, 2022 | Home for the Holidays...A McKinney Christmas |
| Nov 26 and Dec 3 and 17, 2022 | Santa Claus is Coming to DFM |
| Nov 26- Dec 17, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa- Fairview Town Center |
| Nov 26-27 and Dec 3-4, 2022 | Santa Visit- Haynie’s Green Acres |
| Dec 1 and 8, 2022 | Cookies with Santa- Fairview Town Center |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Holiday on the Hill |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Lights of Ennis Parade, Block Party, & Christmas Market |
| Dec 1, 2022 | A Garland Christmas at Firewheel |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Main St. Fest & Holiday Parade |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Christmas Tree Lighting- Farmers Branch |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Klyde Warren Park's Tree Lighting Celebration |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa- The Grove at Frisco Commons |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday in the Park- The Colony |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Richardson’s 50th Annual Christmas Parade |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Prosper Christmas Festival |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Southern Star Christmas Celebration- Midlothian |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony- Flower Mound |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Santa on the Square- Carrollton |
| Dec 3-18, 2022 | Santa's Village- Richardson |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Dallas Holiday Parade |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Merry Main Street- Frisco |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Snacks with Santa- Garland |
| Dec 10, 2022 | McKinney Rotary Club Christmas Parade of Lights |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Christmas in Adriatica |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa in Flower Mound |
| Dec 10, 2022 | North Pole- Joe Farmer Recreation Center |
| Dec 10- 18, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa- Epic Waters |
| Dec 11- 16, 2022 | Santa Routes- Highland Village |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Swim with Santa- Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 26, 2022 | Olde Tyme Christmas- Sunset Hill Tree Farm |
| Dec 1,8, and 15, 2022 | Christmas at the Perry- A.W. Perry Homestead Museum |
| Dec 3 and 10, 2022 | Christmas Tea- Farmers Branch Histrorical Park |
| Dec 3-4, 2022 | Holiday Tour of Homes- Chestnut Village |
| Dec 4-17, 2022 | Christmas Exhibit Tours - A Celebration of Christmas: The Roaring 20s |
| Dec 10-11, 2022 | Candlelight- Old City Park |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Christmas on Penn Farm |
Light Displays
| Nov 4, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | The Light Park- Arlington |
| Nov 9- Dec 31, 2022 | Holiday at the Arboretum, presented by Reliant, featuring The 12 Days of Christmas |
| Nov 11, 2022- Jan 4, 2023 | Santaland- Tyler |
| Nov 17, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Dallas Zoo Lights Presented by Reliant |
| Nov 18- Dec 24, 2022 | Christmas at the Anatole |
| Nov 18- Dec 31, 2022 | Radiance! Frozen in Frisco |
| Nov 18, 2022- Jan 3, 2023 | Christmas in The Square- Frisco |
| Nov 19, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Holiday In The Park- Six Flags |
| Nov 24- Dec 31, 2022 | Prairie Lights |
| Nov 25- Dec 30, 2022 | Lights on the Farm- Heritage Farmstead Museum |
| Nov 25, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Enchant Christmas- Fair Park |
| Nov 25, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Vitruvian Lights- Vitruvian Park in Addison |
| Nov 25- Dec 24, 2022 | Illumination Celebration- Galleria Dallas |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Celebration of Lights- Dallas Hall at SMU |
| Dec 1-30, 2022 | Deerfield Holiday Lights |
| Dec 3, 2022- Jan 1, 2023 | Christmas Spectacular Light Show - Presented by Liberty Tax- The Colony |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Main St. Fest/Holiday Parade- Rowlett |
| Dec 3- 27, 2022 | Annual Centennial Holiday Lights- Irving |
| Dec 9-10, 2022 | Holidays at the Heard |
Living Nativities
| Dec 9-10, 2022 | Journey into Christmas- Grace Bible Church- Dallas |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Live Nativity- Lamb of God Lutheran Church- Flower Mound |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 25-27 and Dec 2-4, 2022 | The Nutcracker- Texas Ballet Theater School |
| Nov 25- Dec 17, 2022 | Slappy’s Holiday Circus- Galleria Dallas |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Twas the Night Before... by Cirque Du Soleil |
| Nov 25-27, 2022 | The Nutcracker, Momentum Dance Company at Irving Arts Center |
| Nov 27- Dec 23, 2022 | Harry Connick, Jr.'s THE HAPPY ELF |
| Dec 2- 11, 2022 | The Nutcracker- Dallas Ballet Company |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Noche Buena: A Christmas Spectacular Presented by Irving Arts Center |
| Dec 2-18, 2022 | A Little House Christmas |
| Dec 9-12, 2022 | Elf – Academy – Rodenbaugh Theatre at Willow Bend Center of the Arts |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Academy Espresso Nutcracker- Dallas Black Dance Theatre |
| Dec 13, 2022 | A Charlie Brown Christmas at Majestic Theatre Dallas |
| Dec 14-17, 2022 | Christmas with C.S. Lewis |
| Dec 15-18, 2022 | A Merry Cirque: A Family Holiday Spectacular |
| Dec 16-18, 2022 | The Nutcracker- Ballet North Texas |
| Dec 17-18, 2022 | Nutcracker Ballet- Allen Civic Ballet |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 25-27, 2022 | The Nutcracker- Dallas Symphony |
| Nov 27, 2022 | For King + Country - “A Drummer Boy Christmas | The 2022 Tour Experience” |
| Nov 28-Dec 16, 2022 | Holiday Performances- Galleria Dallas |
| Dec 2-16, 2022 | Sounds of the Season- Stonebriar Centre |
| Dec 2-11, 2022 | Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops |
| Dec 3 and 10, 2022 | Dallas Symphony Family Christmas Pops |
| Dec 3, 2022 | RSO--Holiday Classics |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 5th Annual All Star Christmas Concert- McKinney Boyd High School Auditorium |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Canadian Brass- Dallas Symphony |
| Dec 11, 2022 | A Cartoon Christmas |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Take 6: Spread Love at Christmas |
| Dec 16-18, 2022 | Home Alone in Concert |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Aquiles Machado, Tenor Presented by Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Michael Martin Murphey - Christmas Show |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra- American Airlines Center |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Sunset Hill Tree Farm- Alvarado |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | 4 CeeSons Christmas Tree Farm- Caddo Mills |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Elves Farm- Denison |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Flower Mound Christmas Trees |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Haynie’s Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm- Crowley |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Kadee Farm- Greenville |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | KaJiN Farm- Caddo Mills |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Walls Family Farm- Terrell |
| Opening Nov 25, 2022 | Yesterland Farm- Canton |
Ice Skating
| Allen Community Ice Rink | |
| Nov 18, 2022- Jan 3, 2023 | Frisco Square |
| Dec 4 and 11, 2022 | Grand Holiday Ice Show- Galleria Dallas |
| Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center | |
| Children's Health StarCenter- Farmers Branch | |
| Comerica Center- Frisco | |
| Outdoor rink opens Nov 25, 2022 | Children's Health StarCenter-McKinney |
| Children's Health StarCenter- Plano | |
| Children's Health StarCenter- Richardson | |
| Children's Health StarCenter - Valley Ranch |
Hanukkah
| Dec 18, 2022 | Chanukah Menorah Lighting- Galleria Dallas |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Community Chanukah Celebration- Frisco |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Babies and Bagels: Hanukkah Light Play- JCC |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Largest Hanukkiah Lighting in North TX |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Grand Menorah Lighting- Watters Creek |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Hanukkah Pancake Breakfast |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 19-20, 2022 | Plano Christmas Market- Carpenter Park Recreation Center |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Hometown Christmas Craft Show-Midlothian Conference Center |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Wylie Arts Festival |
| Dec 10 and 17, 2022 | Holiday Marketplace at The Grove- Farmers Branch |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 29, 2022 | New Year's Wish Boxes- Allen Public Library |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Noon Year’s Eve- Davis and Parr Library |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2023 New Years Eve Party & Sleepover- Metroplex Gymnastics |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Years Eve Celebration- Epic Waters |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Jazzberry Jammin' New Year's Eve- The Crayola Experience Plano |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 12, 2022 - Jan 6, 2023 | The Trains at NorthPark™ |
| Nov 18, 2022- Jan 8, 2023 | Snowday- Galleria Dallas |
| Nov 19, 2022- Jan 3, 2023 | Colorful Christmas- Crayola Experience Plano |
| Nov 19- Dec 31, 2022 | Immersive Nutcracker Exhibit - A Winter Miracle- Dallas |
| Dec 1, 2022 | 2022 88th Annual Christmas Parade & Hot Cocoa Competition- Dension |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Frosty 5k - Frisco |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Gingerbread House Decorating- The Colony Public Library |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy- Allen Performing Arts Center |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Merry Movie Night- Midlothian |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Holidays on Ice Show- Credit Union of Texas Event Center |
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