There’s so much going on This Fall in Dallas Fort Worth and especially in McKinney TX. Check out our list of Fall Events for Dallas Fort Worth and McKinney TX. Our list includes Fall Festivals and other Halloween festivities in Dallas.
13 Nights of Halloween
This event occurs Daily from 10/01/2019 to 10/31/2019
Description: Freeform scares up 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN with programming terrifyingly filled with ghoulish entertainment ALL MONTH LONG!
Big Little Daddies Pancake Breakfast at the Dallas Arboretum
Date of event: 10/20/2019
Event Begins at: 09:00:00AM
Cost: Member: Adult: $35, Child: $22, Senior: $32 ;Non-Member: Adult $45, Child: $32, Senior: $42
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Let Dad take the kids out for a special pancake breakfast buffet where the kids are encouraged to dress up Dad for the event. Gil’s Elegant Catering provides a pancake bar, and the Volunteer Advisory Board can take portraits of the kiddos with their goofy dressed dad to commemorate the memorable breakfast.
Butterfly Flutterby
Date of event: 10/19/2019
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 02:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Grapevine Botanical Gardens
Location Address: 411 Ball Street Grapevine, TX Click for Google Map
Description: The day begins with a Butterfly Costume Parade that starts at East Wall and Jenkins Streets. Registration for the Costume Parade begins at 8:45 a.m. Pets are welcome to participate. The Costume Parade begins at 10 a.m. in the lot at East Wall and Jenkins Streets and ends at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens. There will be prizes awarded for best costume in different age groups. After the parade, participate in butterfly crafts, butterfly exhibits, the Migration Station, interactive games, a scavenger hunt, face painting and other activities in the Botanical Gardens. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Charlie Brown’s Birthday at the Dallas Arboretum
Date of event: 10/30/2019
Event Begins at: 11:00:00AM
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Celebrate Charlie Brown’s birthday in the garden. Complimentary cake slices are given to the first 100 garden attendees and gates open at 9 a.m. Local businesses sell an assortment of ice cream and cake throughout the gardens, and enjoy nostalgic lawn games such as musical chairs, a hula hoop contest and potato sack racing starting at 11 a.m. on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn.
Columbus Day Eddie Coker Children’s Concert @ the Dallas Arboretum
Date of event: 10/12/2019
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Road, Dallas Click for Google Map
Description: The popular Eddie Coker returns for a children’s concert and picnic sponsored by DallasChild on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage & Lawn overlooking the picturesque White Rock Lake. Children’s activities include face-painting, Kindermusik and a petting zoo. 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m
Dallas Arboretum Family Fun Weekend
This event occurs Daily from 10/26/2019 to 10/27/2019
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Don’t miss the annual Halloween blowout weekend with trick-or-treating throughout the gardens, pumpkin decorating, face painting, a petting zoo and live music from 2-4 p.m. on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn. The TBA Band performs Saturday and The Monkey Love Band performs Sunday. The Berkner Ramblers perform at noon in the Entry Plaza on Saturday, and The Texas Boys Choir perform on the DeGolyer Pergola at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Volunteer Advisory Board is onsite to capture keepsake photos (for donations) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. all weekend. End the weekend with a special night screening of It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown at 7 p.m. on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn Sunday evening.
Dallas Arboretum Halloween Week
This event occurs Daily from 10/26/2019 to 10/31/2019
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Road Dallas, Texas 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Crawl like a scary spider, slither like a spooky snake, or hop like a Halloween frog to the biggest monster mash this side of White Rock Lake. Enjoy Halloween programming all week-long starting Friday. The adventure starts with a creepy creative corner, a spooky scavenger hunt, stick-er-treating and more.
Fall Festival
Date of event: 10/26/2019
Event Time: 04:00:00 PM till 07:00:00 PM
Location Name: Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church
Location Address: 1015 State Hwy 121 Allen, TX 75013 Click for Google Map
Description: The Fall Festival will be full of fun, games, bounce houses, food trucks, game trucks and many other activities. Inflatables, Preschool Games, Game Trucks, Food Trucks ( Food available for purchase), Kids in costume, Lots of candy and fun!
Fall Festival
This event occurs Daily from 11/23/2019 to 11/24/2019
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Location Address: 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map
Description: Explore the backyard veggie garden, plant seeds, dissect pumpkins, discover why pumpkins are so much more than a jack-o-lantern. Don’t miss out on the fun & excitement for the entire family such as games, pumpkin painting, photo booth & more.
Fall Festival at Stonebridge UMC
Date of event: 10/12/2019
Event Time: 04:00:00 PM till 07:00:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Stonebridge United Methodist Church
Location Address: 1800 S. Stonebridge Dr. McKinney, TX 75070 Click for Google Map
Description: Stonebridge United Methodist Church in Mckinney has a cute pumpkin patch! Fall Festival features, bounce houses, petting zoos, and more!
Fall Frolic
Date of event: 10/05/2019
Event Time: 11:00:00 AM till 01:30:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Biodiversity Education Center at Coppell Nature Park
Location Address: 367 Freeport Parkway, Coppell TX
Description: Enjoy a variety of activities and entertainment at this exciting fall event in the trees, including: – Face Painting – Crafts – Live Bluegrass Music – Wildflower Seed Bombs – Public Art Unveiling – Grand Opening of New Nature Explore Play Area – Family-Friendly Hiking – Nature-themed treats and giveaways (while supplies last)!
Fall Round-Up at Nash Farm
Date of event: 10/19/2019
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 02:00:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Location Name: Nash Farm
Location Address: 626 Ball St near Historic Downtown Grapevine Click for Google Map
Description: Experience life on the farm at the Annual Fall Round-Up. Admission is free but some activities require a participation fee. Activities include kitchen gardening, live music, farm animals, blacksmith and wood carving demonstrations, cotton picking, heritage toys, heritage games, wood-burning stove cooking demonstrations, petting zoo and more. Concessions will be available for purchase at the event.
Fang-tacular Family Campout
This event occurs Daily from 10/19/2019 to 10/20/2019
Event Time: 04:00:00 PM till 09:00:00 AM
Cost: $80/$89 per family up to 6 people
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Twin Coves Park
Location Address: 5001 Wichita Trail, Flower Mound, TX 75022 Click for Google Map
Description: Experience Flower Mound camping by pitching a tent at Twin Coves Park. Pumpkin patch activities and various family games will be provided along with a catered dinner, breakfast, and late night snacks. Bring a tent, tent decorations, sleeping bags, bug spray, and flashlights. The most creative Halloween themed tent will win the tent decorating contest and a prize! Cabins and RV slots are an additional charge and must be booked separately through Twin Coves Park. Cabin and RV space is limited and must be reserved by Friday, October 18. Price for the event is per person! Registration for the event ends on Friday, October 18 at 12 p.m.
Friends of Smith Library Costume Contest
Date of event: 10/29/2019
Event Time: 05:30:00 PM till 07:00:00 PM
Cost: $1 per entry
Ages: all
Location Name: Smith Public Library
Location Address: 300 Country Club Rd., Bldg. 300, Wylie, Texas 75098 Click for Google Map
Description: Costume contest fundraiser with prizes awarded in five categories: infants, toddlers, big kids, tweens/teens, adults. Proceeds benefit the library support group, Friends of the Library. Evening also includes trick-or-treating at reference desks, Halloween-themed scavenger hunt.
Frontier Fall Fest
Date of event: 10/12/2019
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 04:00:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Log Cabin Village
Location Address: 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane Fort Worth, Texas 76109 Click for Google Map
Description: Join us for a fun afternoon featuring living history, music, crafts, artisans, and more. Cost (includes admission and all activities) is $6.50 for ages 18+, $6 for ages 4-17 & 60+, and $5.50 for groups of 10 or more. Ages 3 and under are free. No reservations required.
Halloween at the Heard
Date of event: 10/19/2019
Event Time: 06:00:00 PM till 10:00:00 PM
Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 3-12, and free for children ages 2 and under
Ages: All ages welcome!
Location Name: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Location Address: 1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069 Click for Google Map
Description: Experience Collin County’s premier family-friendly Halloween event! Halloween at the Heard features a safe environment to experience the joy of trick-or-treating along the eerie Dinosaurs Live, a Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs trail. Families will enjoy an evening full of fun activities including a presentation of a movie on the Heard’s outdoor amphitheater stage, a costume contest, and more.
I Put a Spell on You
Date of event: 10/10/2019
Event Time: 05:00:00 PM till 09:00:00 PM
Cost: $5/person, free for DMA members
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art
Location Address: 1717 North Harwood, Dallas Click for Google Map
Description: Join us to take a unique and unexpected look at the Museum’s collection with a pop culture twist. Start your Halloween early and celebrate Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Click the link for more activities & schedule.
Mesquite PUMPKIN FEST
Date of event: 10/19/2019
Event Time: 12:00:00 PM till 06:00:00 PM
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Valley Creek Park
Location Address: 2482 Pioneer Road, Mesquite, Texas Click for Google Map
Description: We encourage parents and their children to dress up in their favorite story book character. Events include: Live Jousting, William Tell Archery Show, Sky Kings Falconry Show, Loch Ness Monster Kayaking, Maypole Ghost and Goblin Storytelling, The Wolf Den Maze along with Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest, Best Dog Costume Contest, Best Youth Costume Contest, Art’s and Craft’s, Carnival Games, Bounce Houses, Food Vendors, Trick or Treating in Peddler’s Alley, Community stage performances and more.
Monarch Madness Month
This event occurs Daily from 10/01/2019 to 10/20/2019
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Come to the Monarch waystation, and explore the magnificence of Monarch Butterfly migration. Greet these amazing insects as they make their way through a long journey down to Mexico. Don’t miss out on Monarch tagging, every weekend from 10 am to 2 pm Help track this important species, and learn how to protect and preserve them.
Oktoberfest Weekend
This event occurs Daily from 10/05/2019 to 10/06/2019
Event Time: 11:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Road Dallas, Texas 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Experience the first-ever Oktoberfest in the garden featuring complimentary beer samples, tasty local and traditional food vendors and live music from 2-4 p.m. all weekend. Watch dancing performances, and play games including a pretzel toss and a stein-holding competition supported by White Rock Ale House. The Redwine Band performs on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage and Lawn Saturday, and the Reckless Angels close out the weekend on Sunday. Café on the Green’s Oktoberfest menu features various bratwursts, carved pastrami sandwiches, warm apple strudel, black forest cake and assorted Oktoberfest beers.
Owl-O-Ween with Window to the Wild
Date of event: 10/19/2019
Event Time: 12:00:00 PM till 02:00:00 PM
Location Name: Dallas Arboretum
Location Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218 Click for Google Map
Description: Join Window to the Wild in the Pumpkin Village for a meet and greet with their owls: Hermes, a Great Horned Owl, and Pigwidgeon, its tiniest Eastern Screech Owl. Guests can watch the owls walk around and greet everyone, take up close and personal pictures with each, and ask the trainers questions.
Pumpkin Dive
Date of event: 10/26/2019
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 02:00:00 PM
Cost: $5/members; $6/non-members
Ages: 3-14 years old
Location Name: Community Activity Center Indoor Pool
Location Address: 1200 Gerault Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028 Click for Google Map
Description: Dive for pumpkins in the CAC indoor pool! Wear a swimsuit and bring a towel. After finding the perfect pumpkin, decorate it in the Party Room. All supplies will be provided. Space is limited, so register early! An adult must be in the water with all 3-5 year-olds and non-swimmers
Pumpkin Fest
Date of event: 10/05/2019
Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 06:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: Calloway’s Nursery
Location Address: 4050 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75070 Click for Google Map
Description: You’ll find spectacular fall decorations including Pumpkins, Gourds, Squash, Scarecrows, and Bales of Hay, along with special displays for the season! Enjoy loads of free activities that are fun for the whole family:
Pumpkin Splash
Date of event: 10/18/2019
Event Time: 06:00:00 PM till 08:00:00 PM
Cost: $10/person in advance • $14/person at door,
Location Name: The Keller Pointe
Location Address: 405 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller Click for Google Map
Description: This Halloween season, our pumpkin patch will make a huge splash! Yes, pumpkins float! Take a swim in our indoor pool and pick out your favorite from our floating pumpkin patch.
River Legacy Foundation Fall Festival
This event occurs Daily from 10/12/2019 to 10/13/2019
Event Time: 11:00:00 AM till 09:00:00 PM
Cost: $8 per person ages 3 & up.
Location Name: River Legacy Living Science Center
Location Address: 703 NW Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, TX 76006 Click for Google Map
Description: A NEW family friendly fall festival combining the best of After Dark in the Park and the City’s Eco-Fest through a variety of games, crafts and activities, featuring a pumpkin patch, storytelling, bounce houses, composting, camping demos and recycling and water conservation. A variety of event activities take place each day and more than 30 FREE activities are included with admission at River Legacy Park and River Legacy Living Science Center. All proceeds benefit the environmental education programs of River Legacy Living Science Center. Concessions and some activities have additional costs. Visit the River Legacy Fall Festival page on our Web site for more information.
Tucker Hill Fall Family Fun Festival
Date of event: 10/06/2019
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 04:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Ages: All
Location Name: Tucker Hill
Location Address: 2100 State Boulevard, McKinney, TX 75071 Click for Google Map
Description: The new home community of Tucker Hill in McKinney announces a new fall event! “Tucker Hill Pumpkinville,” which featured a scenic pumpkin patch and fun weekend activities, is taking a hiatus this year due to space limitations and the Fall Family Fun Festival is being planned in its place. Guests will enjoy many of the same free activities found at previous Pumpkinville events just for a shorter time period and minus the pumpkins for sale. The festival’s activities include: • Tractor-Pulled Hay Ride to See Community’s Fall & Halloween Décor • DJ Event Host Coordinating Games, Activities including Costume Contests, & Music • Petting Zoo, Face Painting, Pumpkin Painting, Plus More • Concession Stand benefiting McKinney Christian Academy (Purchase required) The festival will be staged just across the street from Tucker Hill’s new commercial development, in a grassy area near the front entrances off of Highway 380.
Underwater Halloween Pumpkin Carve-Off at SEA LIFE Grapevine
This event occurs each Week on Tuesday from 10/15/2019 to 10/31/2019
Event Begins at: 11:30:00AM
Cost: $0-20.95
Ages: All
Location Name: SEA LIFE Grapevine
Location Address: 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway Grapevine, Texas 76051 Click for Google Map
Description: Get your frightening fill of creepy creatures and underwater Halloween happenings at SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium. Watch highly trained divers dressed in costume compete to see who can carve the best jack-o-lantern underwater surrounded by sea creatures at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays October 17-31. Meet new creepy crawly creatures in Rainforest Adventure including a legless lizard and crocodile skink. Learn some frightful fish facts during daily educational talks around the aquarium and be on the lookout for scary skulls hiding inside the tanks. Plus, trick-or-treat alongside sharks, crocodiles and other eerie creatures on October 31.