Don’t Miss Out On The 10+ Best Holiday Events in Dallas

Dallas Holiday Parade

Kick off the holiday season with the Dallas Holiday Parade! Join this fun holiday tradition in downtown Dallas and watch a cheerful parade with your whole family. Bleacher seating is available for $25. Did you know that the Dallas Holiday Parade goes back to 1987 when the Adolphus Hotel and the Children’s Medical Center Dallas each reached historic milestones and searched for a fun way to celebrate?

Grapevine Parade of Lights

Another one of our favorite holiday events in Dallas is the Grapevine Parade of Lights. This holiday event is truly magical and such a fun experience for your whole family. The Parade of Lights features more than 100 lighted floats and marching bands. Make sure to come early to claim your spot along Historic Main Street.

SNOWDAY and Santaland

SNOWDAY and Santaland are the ultimate holiday experience for all ages. Hop on board the Santaland Express and start the magical journey through an enchanted path filled with starry lights, polar bears, and endless photo ops leading to Santa.

Venture through the other side of the North Pole afterwards. SNOWDAY features unique photo opportunities and fun holiday inspired rooms. Strike a pose and snap your perfect holiday pictures with your family and friends.

Radiance! & Frozen in Frisco

Radiance! & Frozen in Frisco is such a fun holiday activity! This holiday light experience is a must-see. It features a total of 3 million lights. In addition to the stunning Radiance! Light Show, you’ll get experience an outdoor Winter Carnival full of thrills, fun and magical memory-making moments.

Soar down 2-story ice tubing hills, ice skate under the stars, throw snowballs made of REAL snow at Santa’s snowball toss, ride the Christmas carousel, spin out on holiday bumper Cars, meet Santa Claus and much more!

Vitruvian Lights

Did you know that every year Vitruvian Park transforms into a magical holiday wonderland? This free holiday light experience is a must-see. Experience thousands of beautiful lights while strolling through the park.

Tree Lighting Celebration at Klyde Warren Park

📷 Klyde Warren Park

Don’t miss one of our favorite holiday events in Dallas, the grand tree lightening celebration at Klyde Warren Park. This Dallas holiday tradition is a fun family event featuring live music, activities, visits from Santa’s friends Frosty and Rudolph, photos with Santa, story time with Mrs. Claus, face painting, crafts, games and of course the tree lighting.

Movies in the Park: The Santa Clause

Are you ready for a holiday movie night? Head to Klyde Warren Park and enjoy a free outdoor movie screening of The Santa Clause. Bring some blankets and chairs and get comfy on the lawn and enjoy some delicious food from the food trucks at the park.

Grand Tree Lighting Celebration

Did you know that the 95 foot Christmas tree at the Galleria is the biggest indoor Christmas tree in the county? Join the Galleria for their Grand Tree Lighting Celebration. Enjoy a spectacular ice-skating show with a fireworks finale featuring Missile Toes, Galleria’s famed ice-skating Santa.

Don’t miss the daily snowfall in The Alley during your visit.

4th Annual Downtown Stocking Stroll

The Downtown Stocking Stroll one of our favorite holiday events in Dallas. Pack up your whole family and head to Main Street Garden Park. Visit your favorite Downtown merchants for fun holiday stuffers and treats. Main Street Garden will also host the Boho Market with local shops, a hot cocoa station, and FREE train rides at the park!

Enchant

Are you ready for a holiday adventure? Enchant presented by the Hallmark Channel is one of the largest holiday light parks. This holiday light experience in Dallas features an immersive walk-thru light maze created with over 4 million sparkling lights, a 100-foot-tall tree, a unique ice-skating trail, live entertainment, visits with Santa, a holiday market, festive treats, fun holiday cocktails, and so much more!

A Christmas Carol

📷 Dallas Theater Center

The Dallas Theater Center is performing Charles Dickens’ classic tale of A Christmas Carol and you don’t want to miss out on it! Follow along as Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. This performance is for all ages.