Here are 24+ Christmas holiday events in North Texas for 2024.
The holiday season is a beautiful time of year to visit North Texas. The warm and friendly atmosphere and cool, crisp nights make this area of Texas a popular winter vacation destination for many out-of-towners. You’ll find a favorite, from visiting Grapevine – the Christmas Capital of Texas to the millions of holiday lights at the Texas Motor Speedway to Grand Prairie’s Prairie Lights and all the other holiday festivals and events here. Comb through these 20 or more Christmas holiday events in North Texas to see which resonates with you and your family.
And, yes, kids, Santa Claus comes to Texas wearing his boots!
If you are looking for family fun in North Texas this holiday and winter, continue reading for a list of holiday activities to do with your family, friends, and relatives that come into town.
Christmas Holiday Events In North Texas
There may not be snow in DFW, but there’s one thing for sure – Texas is celebrating the holidays in a big way! You never know what the weather will be like on any given day, so if you’re heading to Texas, pack a coat and shorts! FYI …we don’t all wear cowboy boots and cowboy hats. Nor do we all ride a horse. But we have fun and offer plenty of DFW Christmas events for all.
Below are the best Christmas towns celebrating the holidays with the public. Hopefully, we found them all, but if not, let us know. I hope to keep adding to the list if I encounter more Christmas events.
The DFW area has a slew of holiday events. Expect live music and small towns lit with big red lights and bows. Make plans for Christmasy things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth, and let’s spread some holiday cheer all over North Texas this Christmas season!
• Prairie Lights 2024 – Grand Prairie
Thanksgiving evening through New Year’s Eve, starting at 6 pm.
Prices are up this year, but Prairie Lights promises to light up Grand Prairie at Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake with over 4 million lights! Grab the whole family and your friends for this incredible drive-thru car ride…and split the bill.
Prairie Lights turns into Christmas lights in Grand Prairie and is one of the best light shows in the Metroplex. Halfway through, you can get out of your car to enjoy the Holiday Village, walk-thru light display, Santa, sweet treats, and more.
Tickets: General admission is $50 per vehicle. Fast Passes are available for $149.
Other holiday events in Grand Prairie
- Downtown Ice Rink – Dec. 6-28
- Pancakes with Prancer at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – Dec 21
- Tianyu Lights Festival – Nov. 8- Jan 19, 2025
- Newsies – Dec. 6-15, Uptown Theater
• Holiday In The Park At Six Flags Over Texas
Middle of November – December
Nothing is better than experiencing this amusement park with the family when it’s cold outside. Whether you live in Texas or are traveling here this winter, Six Flags’ Winter schedule is only on weekends through the end of the year. See Holiday in the Park for ticket information.
Check the schedule before you go, and you must buy your tickets online in advance this year. Six Flag in Arlington is one of the best family activities in North Texas. Enjoy all the winter festivities at Six Flags. Get your tickets online.
• Gift Of Lights At Texas Motor Speedway
November – January 2025, from 6-9 pm during the week, ends 10 pm Fri/Sat
A grand 2-mile holiday lights show – Gift Of Lights at the Texas Motor Speedway!
Load up the family to follow the trail of lights from your vehicle for one mile around the speedway.
My favorite thing to do here after we have gone around the speedway to see the lights is to grab a cup of hot cocoa while walking around and visiting the special family activities. But I don’t know if they offer this anymore.
Tickets: One carload is $35. Larger vehicles are more.
• Ice Skating In DFW
Dallas, Arlington, Grapevine, & Fort Worth
• Dallas Galleria Indoor Ice Skating
Year-Around Indoor Ice Skating Rink. Skate around the iconic 95-foot-tall lit-up Christmas tree in the center of the rink at Galleria Dallas Ice Skating – indoor skating at the beautiful Dallas Galleria.
Tickets: Skate $12 and $5 skate rental
• Arlington Parks Mall Indoor Ice Skating
Ice at the Parks Mall in Arlington
Learn to Skate Holiday Show at Parks Mall Arlington – December.
Tickets: Skate $11-13, skate rental $5. Children 5 & under are free.
• Grapevine Peace Plaza Ice Rink
November through January 2025
Outdoor Ice Skating Rink in Grapevine
A 4,500-square-foot outdoor ice-skating rink on Historic Main Street at the Peace Plaza in front of Harvest Hall. Don’t miss all the holiday festivities in the Christmas Capital of Texas – Grapevine!
Tickets: Sessions last for 1 hour. The price is $20 for everyone (including skates).
• Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo Rink
November through January 2025
2nd Year for this outdoor Rodeo Ice Rink in the Fort Worth Stockyards
Tickets: Adults $25; Kids $20 (skates included) – 90-minute sessions.
• Christmas Musical At Casa Manana – Fort Worth
November – December
A Tuna Christmas – Nov.
T’was the Night Before Christmas – Dec.
There are limited accessible parking spaces at Casa Manana – see the website for complete details. Casa Manana Holiday Musicals.
• SnowDay Dallas
SnowDay Dallas at the Galleria is recognized as one of the biggest, brightest, and happiest holiday celebrations nationwide. From November through January 2025, festivities include live entertainment, holiday skate shows, and Santaland—ticketed event.
• Mariah Carey Pop-Up Bar Dallas 2024
November 15 – December 29, 2024, from 4 -11 pm
Virgin Hotels presents Mariah Carey’s Black Irish Holiday Bar at Commons Club.
• Holiday At The Dallas Arboretum
First of November – first of January 2025
The Dallas Arboretum presents Featuring the 12 Days of Christmas and Christmas Village – Visit Santa Claus, see over 600 Nutcrakers, a 50-foot tree, and 42,000 holiday lights.
Did you know the Dallas Arboretum offers BOGO Wednesdays? Buy one admission, Get one admission free.
See the website for all price information.
• Lone Star Wind Orchestra – Unwrap the Joy (Dallas Arts District)
One Performance Only – Sunday, December 15, 2024, 3 pm
The Lone Star Wind Orchestra will present Unwrap the Joy, a Christmas celebration featuring festive music for the entire family – from carols and classical pieces to contemporary tunes that have a special way of bringing people together and enhancing the holiday spirit.
- The return of a favorite – “Is There a Santa Claus?”
- Jingle Them Bells
- Christmas Day
- Fantasy on Old Carols
- March of the Toys
- Nutcracker Fantasia
- Sleigh Ride
Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District (2520 Flora St., 75201).
• Christmas On Main Street in Grapevine
It all starts on November 25, 2024. 1,400 Events in 40 Days!
Since Grapevine is the Christmas Capital of Texas (since 2009), it will be very festive in this small town in North Texas. It’s where I will celebrate with friends and family every year. The city is so joyous and so magical. Grapevine sure knows how to show the holiday spirit in their town. Main Street is booming with lights, music, and fake snow!
You can expect holiday happenings in Grapevine this Year. There’s no doubt Santa will be among the gang! Gather the family and head to Grapevine for some magical memories.
***Don’t miss the outdoor skating rink on Historic Main Street
Take a look at what else is happening in Grapevine during Christmas.
- North Pole Express
- Photos with Santa
- Grapevine Christmas Village
- Christmas Wine Trains
- Grapevine Vintage Railroad
- Christmas at the Palace Theatre
- Christmas on Nash Farm
- and much more!
• So.Much.Christmas. & Gaylord Texan Lone Star Christmas ICE! “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” – 2024
FOR 2024 – Use Coupon Code TRAVELING for 50% OFF ON General Admission ICE TICKETS.
2024 Gaylord Texan ICE! Theme: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer“
ICE! is a dazzling display of larger-than-life sculptures, thrilling ice slides, and awe-inspiring fun in the “fake” snow! It’s Christmas at Gaylord Texan, everyone!
Tickets: Varies depending on the day.
• Texas Star Dinner Theater – Grapevine
November – December
The Texas Star Dinner Theater is a murder mystery dinner theater.
This holiday at the theater, plan for dinner here and to see “Dismay in a Manger.”
• Christmas In Roanoke – Hometown Holiday
December 7, 2024
Old Fashion Christmas Parade and more. Another one of my favorites. There’s also an outdoor skating rink.
So Many More Holiday Events In North Texas! Keep Scrolling
• Holiday Lighting Festival in Denton Square
First of December
• Stockyards Rodeo Rink
November – January
Rain or shine – 4 years and up for skating. See the website for ticket information.
Be sure you get that photo with Cowboy Santa and stay to hear Mrs. Claus read a story.
I believe there are horse-drawn carriage rides this year.
Sadly, Panther Island Ice in Fort Worth will not return this holiday season.
There are so many things to do in Texas when the holidays roll around, and Texas has become one of the most popular vacation spots for tourists. I hope you’ve enjoyed combing through these Christmas Holiday events in North Texas. I wish I could go to them all!
• Whistle Stop Christmas Around The World – Cleburne, TX
End of November – first of January 2025
Downtown Cleburne & Hulen Park will present millions of lights!
• Christmas Holidays in Wichita Falls
November – December
A lot is happening during the holidays in Wichita Falls, starting in early November. Refer to each event to see more. Check out more at Christmas in Wichita Falls, TX.
- Christmas Magic Fundraiser – a shopping event from vendors around the world.
- A Christmas Story: The Musical – Wichita Theatre
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Backdoor Theatre
- The Fantasy of Lights – One of the largest holiday displays in the region – MSU
- Carriage Rides Tours through country club neighborhood – ptlcarriages.com
- ElectriCritters: A Lighted Christmas Display – 60k lights and 200 displays light up River Bend Nature Center
- Santa House – Let Santa’s elves guide you through a winter wonderland. Kell House Museum
- The Big Christmas Expo
• Jingle Bell Run 5K North Texas
Saturday, November 2024
Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run North Texas
• Lightscape At The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
November 22 through January 5, 2025
The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens transforms with a tunnel of lights along a one-mile path that will dazzle you the whole way through. In its 2nd year, Lightscape returns for a fabulous show stopper with over 1 million holiday lights streaming all around the gardens – AND never-before-seen artistic installations throughout a 1.2-mile-long winding walking trail.
Plan to bring the whole family to this spectacular lightscape in Fort Worth for lots of fun and many memories.
Tickets: Off-peak prices are $23 for Adults and $15 for children. Member’s prices are $15 for adults & $11 for children. Parking is $20. Check the site for peak pricing, online fees, and no-show days—and yummy roasting s’mores for an additional fee!
• Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience
November 9-10, 2024
Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience is held at the Fort Worth Exhibits and Cattle 1 Building at Will Rogers Memorial Center. There is a parking fee.
• GM Financial Fort Worth Parade of Lights
November 24, 2024, 6 pm
The GM Financial Fort Worth Parade of Lights, Texas’s largest illuminated holiday parade, is returning to Downtown Fort Worth for its 41st year.
Fort Worth’s Parade of Lights is the largest illuminated holiday parade in all of Texas, and serving as this year’s Grand Marshal are the reigning World Series champs, the Texas Rangers.
• Christmas in the Square – Frisco, TX
November 18 – January 6, 2025
This event will feature the largest choreographed lights and music display in North Texas. It will also feature an ice skating rink, a light tunnel, carriage rides, and more. Frisco Square.
• The Light Park – Frisco
• The Light Park – Arlington
Open NOW in Frisco and Arlington. Also in Katy, Spring, San Antonio, Round Rock
A drive-thru experience. Ticketed event. The Light Park
• Home for the Holidays – Southlake, TX
November 23, 2024
See the Christmas tree lighting, then enjoy the square filled with lights, carriage rides, photos with Santa, snow tubing slides, holiday vendors, and many more activities.
• North Pole Texas Market – Krum, TX (Denton County)
December 7, 2024, 9 am to 6 pm
The NORTH POLE and SANTA are coming to Krum, Texas! For the 46th consecutive year, Krum will transform into a magical holiday wonderland and officially become North Pole, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 7! Every December since 1978, this small north Texas town takes on the official name change to bring families together for a day filled with festive fun and holiday spirit.
The North Pole Texas Market and the City of Krum partner to provide a festive day at 50 West Krum from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Small Business vendors offering unique holiday gifts
- Smoke & Fire serving up delicious food
- Barnett Sweets & Company offers festive treats!
- Enjoy the holiday displays and lights from Truck 7 Christmas Lights
- North Pole Parade
- Live music from local schools and bands
- Delicious food
- Krum Fire Department brings SANTA and Mrs. Claus for holiday photos! All donation proceeds support the Krum Fire Department.
- Beautiful Christmas lights photo opportunities
- S’mores and MORE!
• Christmas At The Anatole – Dallas, TX
November 29 through December 24, 2024
Enjoy an enchanting holiday at the Hilton Anatole Dallas, featuring new attractions such as a 60-foot Ferris Wheel, Christmas Tree Maze, Snowy Summit Slide, a cozy Après Ski Lodge pop-up, and more!
Note: The Ferris Wheel and Tree Maze are outdoors, while the Snowy Summit Slide and Apres Ski are inside.
Tickets: $25 adults; $20 kids. No refunds. Parking is free, and dinner options are available.
Christmas at the Anatole Tickets on Eventbrite
• Holiday Events in Plano, TX
- Santa’s Village at the Shops at Willow Bend – November 14 – December 24
- Lights on the Farm at Heritage Farmstead Museum – November 22 – December 28
- Crayola Experience Colorful Christmas – November 23 – January 5, 2025
- Chamberlain Ballet Presents The Nutcracker – Nov. 29- Dec. 1st
- Live Music at Legacy West: Holiday Edition – 11/29-30, 12/7, 14 & 21
- Deerfield Holiday Lights – December 1-30
And many more holiday events in Plano.
• Coca-Cola Classic Christmas Arlington, TX
November 22 – December 29, 2024
Crafted by the renowned World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze creators, Enchant Christmas, this immersive holiday celebration promises to create an unforgettable evening of togetherness and joy at this beloved time of year. The location is Choctaw Stadium. Dress warm for this outdoor event.
See it all at Classic Christmas.
- Larger-Than-Life Light Display
- Market Square
- Ice Skating
- Snow Slide
- Live Entertainment
- Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus
• Granbury Country Christmas Petting Farm
Weekends – Nov. 29 through December 22, 2024
New this year! From the gorgeous holiday lights lit up all over town to this new event, Granbury will be the place for the holidays! The Christmas Petting Farm will open on Friday, Nov. 29, along with the Night of Lights Christmas Parade, and will continue every weekend through December 22 at Granbury Square Plaza!
The Christmas Petting Farm contains a wide variety of animals, including Llamas, Alpacas, Fallow Deer, Bennetts Wallabies, African Pygmy Goats, assorted exotic and domestic goats and sheep, Miniature Zebu Cattle, Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs, miniature Sicilian Donkeys, miniature and baby animals born all year long. (Animals may vary on different days.)
It will be a very different kind of petting farm. Once inside, there are no barriers. All the animals run freely in the space. All the friendly animals are hand-raised at a ranch in Texas. A ticketed event. Granbury Country Christmas Petting Farm.
Enjoy all these Christmas events in North Texas, and see who made the 12 Most Charming Christmas Towns in Texas.
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