101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Dallas - 2024
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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
| Dec 5 and 12, 2024 | Christmas at the Perry- A.W. Perry Homestead Museum |
| Dec 6, 2024 | First Fridays at The Farm - Prairie Christmas |
| Dec 7-8, 2024 | Holiday Tour of Homes- Chestnut Village |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Village- Old City Park |
| Dec 7-21, 2024 | A Celebration of Christmas: Alice's Adventures in a Winter Wonderland |
| Dec 14-15, 2024 | Historic Waxahachie Christmas Tour of Homes |
Light Displays
| Now- Dec 15, 2024 | Astra Lumia- Trinity Forest Adventure Park |
| Nov 1, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | The Light Park- locations in Arlington and Frisco |
| Nov 8, 2024- Jan 19, 2025 | Tianyu Lights Festival Dallas |
| Nov 8, 2024- Jan 4, 2025 | Santaland- Tyler |
| Nov 13, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Holiday at the Arboretum Featuring the 12 Days of Christmas and Christmas Village |
| Nov 22, 2024- Jan 6, 2025 | Christmas in The Square- Frisco |
| Nov 22- Dec 28, 2024 | Lights on the Farm- Heritage Farmstead Museum |
| Nov 23, 2024- Jan 1, 2025 | Vitruvian Lights- Vitruvian Park in Addison |
| Nov 24- Dec 31, 2024 | Holiday In The Park- Six Flags |
| Nov 28- Dec 31, 2024 | Prairie Lights |
| Nov 29- Dec 23, 2024 | Christmas Carnival- Yesterland Farms |
| Nov 29- Dec 25, 2024 | Dallas Trail of Lights- Reunion Tower |
| Nov 29- Dec 24, 2024 | Illumination Celebration- Galleria Dallas |
| Nov 29-Dec 24, 2024 | Christmas at the Anatole |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Celebration of Lights- Dallas Hall at SMU |
| Dec 3-31, 2024 | Holiday Lights in the Park- Andrew Brown Park East |
| Dec 7, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Christmas Spectacular Light Show- The Colony |
| Dec 6-7, 2024 | Holidays at the Heard |
| Dec 13, 2024- March 23, 2025 | TDG Festival of Lights |
Living Nativities
| Dec 5-8, 2024 | Live Nativity- Church of Jesus Christ in North Texas |
| Dec 6-15, 2024 | The Gift of Christmas featuring The Living Nativity- Prestonwood Baptist Church |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Live Nativity- Lamb of God Lutheran Church- Flower Mound |
| Dec 14-15, 2024 | Dallas Christmas Spectacular- First Baptist Dallas |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 23- Dec 22, 2024 | A Charlie Brown Christmas- Dallas Children's Theate |
| Nov 29-Dec 8, 2024 | The Nutcracker- Texas Ballet Theater School |
| Nov 29- Dec 28, 2024 | Dallas Theater Center's a Christmas Carol |
| Nov 29- Dec 1, 2024 | The Nutcracker, Momentum Dance Company at Irving Arts Center |
| Dec 6-22, 2024 | A Christmas Carol Presented by Theatre Coppell |
| Dec 6-15, 2024 | The Nutcracker- Dallas Ballet Company |
| Dec 7-8, 2024 | Nutcracker Ballet- Allen Civic Ballet |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Ernest Saves Christmas- Plaza Theatre in Downtown Garland |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Derek Hough Dance- For The Holidays |
| Dec 14, 2024 | A Very Electric Christmas- Coppell Arts Center |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Espresso Nutcracker- Dallas Black Dance Theatre |
| Dec 18-22, 2024 | Scrooge the Musical- Willow Bend Center of the Arts |
| Dec 19-22, 2024 | Christmas with C.S. Lewis |
| Dec 20-22, 2024 | The Nutcracker- Ballet North Texas |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Movies on the Lawn: How The Grinch Stole Christmas- AT&T Discovery District |
Holiday Concerts
Christmas Tree Experience
| Opening Nov 23, 2024 | Kadee Farm- Greenville |
| Opening Nov 29, 2024 | Sunset Hill Tree Farm- Alvarado |
| Opening Nov 29, 2024 | Elves Farm- Denison |
| Opening Nov 29, 2024 | Yesterland Farm- Canton |
Ice Skating
| Allen Community Ice Rink | |
| Nov 22, 2024- Jan 6, 2025 | Skate the Square- Frisco |
| Nov 22, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Ice, Lights and City Nights- Omni Dallas |
| Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center | |
| Children's Health StarCenter- Farmers Branch | |
| Comerica Center- Frisco | |
| Children's Health StarCenter- Plano | |
| Children's Health StarCenter- Richardson |
Hanukkah
| Dec 17, 2024 | Hanukkah at Northpark |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Wiener-Sandfield Lighting- Temple Emanu-El Celebration Garden |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Hanukkah All-In Shabbat- Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Chanukah Menorah Lighting- Galleria Dallas |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 23, 2024 | Hometown Christmas Craft Show - Midlothian Conference Center |
| Nov 23-24, 2024 | Plano Holiday Market- Carpenter Park Recreation Center |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Adriatica Holiday Market & Toy Drive Featuring Small Businesses |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Wylie Arts Festival |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 26-29, 2024 | Rockin’ New Years Celebration- Six Flags Over Texas |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Year’s Eve- Lewisville Public Library |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Crafternoon: New Year's Celebration Blowers- Skillman Southwestern Branch Library |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Year's Eve- North Oak Cliff |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2025 New Years Eve Party & Sleepover- Metroplex Gymnastics |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Year's Eve Countdown- Roy & Helen Hall Library |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 16, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | The Trains at NorthPark™ |
| Nov 22, 2024- Jan 5, 2025 | Snowday- Galleria Dallas |
| Nov 23, 2024- Jan 6, 2025 | Colorful Christmas- Crayola Experience |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 2024 Annual Hot Cocoa Competition and Christmas Parade- Dension |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Frosty 5k - Frisco |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting- Wylie |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Merry Movie Night- Midlothian |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy- Allen Performing Arts Center |
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