We came across this amazing and very comprehensive list of great things to do in the Dallas Fort Worth area and we’ve got Kristina Rowe of InBigD.com to thank for it. Be sure to bookmark her page and follow her on Twitter at @JustMeInTheBigD for up to date lists of the most exciting things happening in our city.
Festivals & Multi-Day Events This Weekend
State Fair of Texas | Sep 27-Oct 20| Adult Tickets $18, Many Discounts Available | Fair Park, Dallas | Downtown Dallas | Food, Music, The Arts, Community, Rides, Kid Friendly
Celina Oktoberfest | Oct 11-12 | Adult tickets $5 | Downtown Square, Celina | Far North Suburbs | Cultural, Beer/Wine, Food, Music, Autumn, Kid Friendly
South Street Art Festival | Oct 11-13 | FREE | Downtown Arlington | MidCities | Art, Music, Beer, Community, Kid Friendly
Armenia Fest | Oct 11-13 | FREE | St. Sarkis Church, Carrollton | Northern Suburbs | Cultural, Food, The Arts, Community, Kid Friendly
Denton Independent Motorcycle Show | Oct 11-12 | FREE| Greater Denton Arts Council | Downtown Denton | Hobbies (Motorcycles), Beer, The Arts, Community, Kid Friendly
Ratrodtober Bike and Car Show | Oct 12 | FREE | Kid Friendly Tupps Brewery, McKinney | Far North Suburbs | Hobbies (Motorcycles, Cars, Hot Rods), Beer/Wine
Plano International Festival | Oct 12 | FREE | Haggard Park, Plano | Northeast Suburbs | Cultural, The Arts, Food, Music, Community/Main Street, Kid Friendly
Fall Fest | Oct 12 | FREE | Whistlestop Plaza, Irving | MidCities | Community, Autumn, Carnival Games, Food, Kid Friendly
Flying Saucer BeerFeast | Oct 12 | $$$$ Designated Driver Tickets Available | Adults (21+) Only Sundance Square, Fort Worth | Downtown Fort Worth | Beer/Wine, Music, Food
Oktoberfest | Oct 12 | FREE| Texas Lottery® Plaza/Toyota Music Factory, Irving | MidCities | Cultural, Food, Music, Kid Friendly
Industrial Street Pop Festival AKA Geezerpalooza | Oct 12 | FREE Downtown Denton | Denton Area | Music, Community
Night Lights: Sky Lantern Festival | Oct 12 | $$-$$$ | Texas Motorplex, Ennis | Southern Outskirts | Music, Food, Community, Autumn, Kid Friendly
Tejano Fall Festival | Oct 12 | FREE| Trader’s Village, Grand Prairie | MidCities | Music, Kid Friendly
Bonnie & Clyde Days | Oct12 | FREE| Town Square, Pilot Point | Denton Area | History, Music, Beer/Wine, Hobbies (Antique Cars), Kid Friendly
Frontier Fall Fest | Oct 12 | Adult Tickets $6.50 | Log Cabin Village Fort Worth | Fort Worth University Area | History, Western, Autumn, Kid Friendly
Clamato Michelada Festival | Oct 13 | FREE | General Worth Square, Downtown Fort Worth | Tarrant County | Food, Music, Cultural, Kid Friendly
•Monday, October 7•
How I Met Your Mother Trivia at Trinity Cider
Art Music Monday at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
DALLAS IRL Meetup at Will Call, Deep Ellum
Texas Harmony Chorus Open House Autumn Sing at Northgate UMC, Irving
Raw Artists: Stellar Showcase at House of Blues
Memphis Brass Monday at Memphis Nightclub
90s Movie – Scream at Angelika Dallas
Monday Night Fiesta (football, nacho bar) at Texas Live! In Arlington
Monday Food Discount: Whisk Crepes Cafe 4th Anniversary – $4 Nutella-Strawberry crepes, $4 Ham & Cheese galettes, $4 glasses of wine/cider, 4th anniversary crepes
•Tuesday, October 8•
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, World Tour at American Airlines Center
Royal Dukes Band at Sundown at Granada
Keith Mitchell at Troy’s (Texas Live!) Arlington
The Big Movie: Singin’ in the Rain at Landmark’s Magnolia Theater
A Dog’s Dream Fundraiser for Dallas ASPCA featuring River Boy at Poor David’s Pub
Urban Scene Pop-Up Art Event Benefiting Habitat for Humanity at 6015 Oram
Slasher Night Karaoke at The Nines, Deep Ellum
Big Brothers Big Sisters Info Session at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church (Facebook link)
Hammerfall and Sabaton at House of Blues
Pour Yourself into History/Dallas Historical Society at Maple Landing
Boss Comedy Open Mic at Hub Streat, Plano
Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament at Game Changers Arcade Bar and Grill, Denton
Tuesday Food Discount: $6 Double Burger with Fries after 4pm at Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop
•Wednesday, October 9•
Mumford & Sons at American Airlines Center
Cold War Kids & Briston Maroney and Mobley at The Rustic’s Birthday Bash
Get Out (free rooftop movie) at Sundown at Granada
Blindfolded Dinner Showcase at 4 The Culture Studio, Dallas
Safe for Work: Interactive Improv at Dallas Comedy House
The Litas Dallas Tattoo Night at Change of Tides (Facebook Link)
John Lennon Glass Night at Flying Saucer Addison
Tibetan Pilgrimage at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
Movie Night: Pitch Perfect at West Village, Uptown Dallas
Live Band Karaoke at Sidecar Social, Dallas (Addison area)
Play Reading & Discussion at Picasso’s Pizza, Dallas
Wednesday Night Jazz at Reveler’s Hall
Wednesday Food Discount: Half Price Fish & Chips ALL day at the Mucky Duck, Addison
Today is National Pizza and Beer Day AND National Hoagie Day – check your social media and news media for specials!
•Thursday, October 10•
Dallas Stars Vs. Flames at American Airlines Center
Kacey Musgraves at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (also Friday 10/11)
Red River Celebrity Softball Game at Dr. Pepper Ballpark, Frisco
Second Thursdays with a Twist at Dallas Museum of Art
Uptown Block Party at Griggs Park, Uptown Dallas
Mama Tried Irving Sneak Peek at Toyota Music Factory, Irving (Facebook Link)
Tanya Tucker: While I’m Livin’ Tour (Birthday Show) at Granada Theater
Wonders of Mexico by Anita N Martinez Ballet Folkorico at Moody Theater
Mariachi Quetzal at McCall Plaza, Downtown Plano
The History of Jazz Piano at Kawaii Piano Gallery, Plano
The Sorcerer’s Showcase at Hurst Public Library
Steve Wariner at Arlington Music Hall
Thursday Food Discount: $6 Two Texas Surfers (sliders) served with small Trash Fries at The Local Oak, Oak Cliff
•Friday, October 11•
Dallas Mavericks Vs. Bucks (Preseason) at American Airlines Center
Museum Murder Mystery: An Artful Game of Clue at the Dallas Museum of Art
Movies at The Park – Beetlejuice at The Shops at Park Lane
The Spazmatics at Glass Cactus Grapevine
Apparition Expedition (Haunted Tour) in Downtown Plano (also on Saturday)
Legacy Live – Fall (music) Series at The Shops at Legacy
Los Aztex at Allen Public LIbrary
Camp Craig Allen Annual Amateur BBQ Cookoff & Music Fest in Frisco (continues Saturday)
The Bacon Brothers at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth
Day of the Girl 2019 at Tarrant County Courthouse West Lawn
The 3 Redneck Tenors at Christ Fellowship Auditorium, McKinney
Peterbilt Pride & Class Parade in Denton
•Saturday, October 12•
Texas vs OU Game at the Cotton Bowl, Fair Park
Dallas Stars Vs. Capitals at American Airlines Center
Pumpkin Festival at the Dallas Farmers Market
Spanish Fall Festival at Cafe Madrid
Grand Theft Auto (A Tribute To The Cars) at Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
White Rock Lake Artists Studio Tour at Bath House Cultural Center (continues through 10/13)
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at the Majestic Theatre
Saturdays on the Square: Live Country Music in Historic Downtown Carrollton Square
Fall Plano Train Show at Plano Events Center
Reverend Horton Heat at Lola’s Saloon Fort Worth
Trunk or Treat at Myers Park & Event Center in McKinney
Trolley Tour: Bad Boys And Desperados Of Old McKinney in Historic Downtown McKinney
Keith Sweat at The Theatre in Grand Prairie
Billy Joel at Globe Life Park in Arlington
Today is National Gumbo Day AND Pumpkin Pie Day – check your social media and news media for specials!
•Sunday, October 13•
Cowboys vs New York Jets at Metlife Stadium, NY
The Dirty River Boys at Levitt Pavilion, Arlington
Festival of Church Music at Morton Meyerson Symphony Center
The Magnificent Seven movie screening at the Majestic Theatre
The Ultimate Cocktail Experience: All Stars at Harlowe MXM
Opera on Tap “Spooky Brew” at Wine Therapist, Dallas
Art as a Second Language (family interactive art activities) at Klyde Warren Park
Paella y Pasion (opening event for Oak Cliff Flamenco Festival) at Spinster Records, Dallas
The Band Camino at House of Blues
Family Festival: Look, Create Connect at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
2019 Dallas/Fort Worth Ride for Kids at Texas Motor Speedway
Sunday Food Discount: 1/2 Price Select Sushi Rolls And Discounted Appetizers all day at Lounge 31, Dallas
Ongoing Exhibits/Activities
State Fair of Texas at Fair Park from September 27 until October 20
Autumn at the Arboretum at Dallas Arboretum until October 31
The Fabric of Opera: Winspear World Premieres at NorthPark Center until November 6
NorthPark Center’s Pumpkin Patch until October 31
Dior: From Paris to the World at the Dallas Museum of Art until October 27
Sheila Hicks: Secret Structures, Looming Presence at the Dallas Museum of Art until 1/12/20
Rainbow Vomit on Parry Ave, Dallas until October 13
El Greco, Goya, and a Taste for Spain at Meadows Museum SMU until January 2020
55 Years | President Kennedy on Magazine Covers at Sixth Floor Museum until Oct 13
“Interchange” (between Texas & Nigerian artists) at South Dallas Cultural Center until October 27
Texas International Pop Festival: 50 Years Later – The Exhibit at MCL Grand in Lewisville until October 27
40 For 40: Forty Artifacts for 40 Years at Denton County Courthouse-on-the Square Museum in Denton until Apr 4, 2020
A Fortune in Oils: Sid Richardson’s Personal Collection at Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth until March 2020
Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory.at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (ongoing special exhibit)
May You Survive in Interesting Times at UTD’s SP/N Gallery Until October 19
Snap 151 in Frisco until October 14th
Walking Tours of the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco (Wed-Fri, Sat) until October 26
Hands and Earth: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics at Crow Museum of Asian Art until January 2020
Biennial: Origins in Geometry at The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art until October 20
First Date at Stage West Theatre – Fort Worth until October 13
Red Chariot at Undermain Theatre starting September 21 until October 13 (Previews 9/18-20)
In The Heights – Dallas Theater Center at Wyly Theatre starting September 21 until October 20
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at Theater Arlington until October 13
What We Were at Circle Theater Fort Worth until October19
The Fantasticks at Greater Lewisville Community Theater from September 27 until October 20
Werewolf of London (melodrama) at Pocket Sandwich Theatre until November 16
Dracula at Theatre Three until October 27
Tuck Everlasting the Musical at Casa Manana until October 20
Single Black Female at Jubilee Theater Fort Worth until Oct 27
Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play at Rover Dramawerks Plano starting Oct 10 until Oct 26
