Explore these 27+ Christmas holiday events in North Texas for 2025.
The holiday season is a beautiful time of year to visit North Texas. The warm and friendly atmosphere, combined with cool, crisp nights, makes 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 holiday magic at Hotel Drover, to Grand Prairie’s Prairie Lights, and all the other holiday festivals and events here. Combe 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 who 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. However, we have fun and offer a variety of DFW Christmas events for everyone.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth 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!
Christmas In The Garden at Fort Worth Botanic Garden
November 21 – January 4, 2026
Location: Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A 90-minute walk-through storybook setting.
• Giant illuminated Texas flag
• Life-sized gingerbread families and towering Texas nutcrackers
• Star-lit Christmas Tree Grove
• 1,000+ glowing LED bluebonnets
• Santa meet-and-greets
• Culinary stations and local holiday dishes
• Colorful walk-through light tunnels
Tickets and additional information are available at fwbg.org/christmas-in-the-garden.
Christkindle Market – Muenster, TX
November 29, 2025
The Christmas market starts at 10 am, the wine stroll starts at 11 am, and the Christmas Parade begins at 3:30 pm.
Texas Ballet Theater – Nutcracker
Dallas – Winspear Opera House, November 28-December 7 & Fort Worth – Bass Performance Hall December 12-28, 2025.
See texasballettheater.org
Opera Arlington Presents Hansel & Gretel
Check out their 2025-2026 season. Get tickets at tickets.operaarlington.com
Miracle On 134th Street – Celina, TX
November 26 – December 27, 2025
Come see Santa, amazing lights, and enjoy s’mores, rides, food, a petting zoo, and more.
See miracleon134thstreet.com
• Prairie Lights – 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, a Christmas light display in Grand Prairie, 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-through 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
- Pancakes with Prancer at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
- Tianyu Lights Festival
- Newsies – Uptown Theater
- EpicCentral Highlights for 2025:
- Winter Wonderland by GPTX Libraries (December 19, 11 am-1 pm): Part of the Grand Prairie Public Libraries’ Winter Events Calendar, this family-friendly celebration features enchanting activities and creative crafts inspired by the season. Located at JamBox.
- Waterfront Holiday Market (December 20, 6 pm-10 pm): Shop for gifts and enjoy seasonal entertainment at Grand Prairie’s newest holiday market along the waterfront.
• Holiday Magic at Hotel Drover
Hotel Drover will be all decked out for the holidays – don’t miss it in the Stockyards and the 12 Days of Drover.
• Holiday In The Park At Six Flags Over Texas
Middle of November – December
Nothing beats visiting 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.
Please check the schedule before you go, and note that tickets must be purchased online in advance this year. Six Flags 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
The Texas Motor Speedway will host the “Gift of Lights” holiday light display from November 27, 2025, to January 4, 2026.
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 a one-mile loop around the speedway.
My favorite thing to do here in years past, 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.
• 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 2026
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 4, 2026
Rodeo Ice Rink in the Fort Worth Stockyards
Tickets: Adults $25; Kids $20 (skates included) – 90-minute sessions.
• Hilton Anatole Dallas Outdoor Ice Rink
First year – 2025
• Omni Dallas Hotel Downtown
2nd year for an outdoor ice rink
• Christmas Musical At Casa Manana – Fort Worth
November – December
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer – Nov. 22-Dec. 23
Rock N’ Roll Christmas Dec. 2-21
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 2026, festivities include live entertainment, holiday skate shows, and Santaland, a ticketed event.
• Holiday At The Dallas Arboretum
First of November – first of January
The Dallas Arboretum presents the 12 Days of Christmas and Christmas Village, featuring a visit with Santa Claus, over 600 Nutcrackers, 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.
Please visit the website for all pricing information.
• Christmas On Main Street in Grapevine
It all starts in November, 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 its 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 in front of Harvest Hall
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! 2025 ELF
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from November 14, 2025, to January 4, 2026
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.
• Christmas In Roanoke – Hometown Holiday
December
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!
• Jingle Bell Run 5K North Texas
Saturday, November
Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run North
• Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience
November
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
The GM Financial Fort Worth Parade of Lights, Texas’s largest illuminated holiday parade, is returning to Downtown Fort Worth for its 42nd year.
Fort Worth’s Parade of Lights is the largest illuminated holiday parade in Texas, and this year’s Grand Marshal is the reigning World Series champion, the Texas Rangers.
• Christmas in the Square – Frisco, TX
November – January
This event will feature the largest choreographed light-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
Date & Time: Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. FREE
See the Christmas tree lighting, then enjoy the square filled with lights, carriage rides, photos with Santa, snow tubing, holiday vendors, and more.
• North Pole Texas Market – Krum, TX (Denton County)
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 9 am to 10 pm
The NORTH POLE and SANTA are coming to Krum, Texas! Every December since 1978, this small north Texas town has adopted an 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
Begins November 28, 2025
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
- Lights on the Farm at Heritage Farmstead Museum
- Crayola Experience Colorful Christmas
- Chamberlain Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
- Live Music at Legacy West: Holiday Edition
- Deerfield Holiday Lights – December 1-30
And many more holiday events in Plano.
• Coca-Cola Classic Christmas Dallas, Houston & San Antonio
Crafted by the renowned creators of the World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze, Enchant Christmas, this immersive holiday celebration promises to create an unforgettable evening of togetherness and joy during the beloved holiday season. The location is Choctaw Stadium. Dress warmly 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 – November through December
Visit Granbury is excited to announce the return of the Granbury Country Christmas Petting Farm, opening Friday, November 28, in conjunction with the HGMA Night of Lights Christmas Parade and continuing every weekend through December 28, 2025, at Granbury Square Plaza!
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 in November, along with the Night of Lights Christmas Parade, and will continue every weekend through December 22 at Granbury Square Plaza!
The Christmas Petting Farm features a diverse array of animals, including Llamas, Alpacas, Fallow Deer, Bennett’s Wallabies, African Pygmy Goats, assorted exotic and domestic goats and sheep, Miniature Zebu Cattle, Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs, miniature Sicilian Donkeys, and a variety of miniature and baby animals born throughout the year. (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.
• Whistle Stop Christmas Around The World – Cleburne, TX
End of November – first of January
Downtown Cleburne & Hulen Park will present millions of lights!
The Promise of Christmas – Glen Rose, TX
Where the bible comes to life
December 2025
See more here – The Promise of Christmas in Glen Rose, TX
• Vienna Light Orchestra Christmas Tour – Fort Worth
November 29, 2025, Shows at 3 pm and 7 pm.
Will Rogers Auditorium: tickets sell out quickly, and seating is limited. VLO
• World Ballet Company: Nutcracker
December 17-18, 2025
Tickets: $55-$154. WBC
• A Christmas Story The Musical
December 5-7, 2025, at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.
Enjoy all these Christmas events in North Texas and discover who made the list of the 12 Most Charming Christmas Towns in Texas.
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