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101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Fort Worth - 2023

KidsOutAndAbout is Fort Worth's online guide to everything for kids, teens, and families! The activities we've listed here are confirmed for this year, but many require reserving ahead of time, and please keep in mind that events could be canceled... so click through to make arrangements. Enjoy the holidays!

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Santa Sightings

Nov 4- Dec 24, 2023 Santa's Wonderland- Cabelas
Nov 4- Dec 24, 2023 Santa's Wonderland- Bass Pro Shops
Nov 11, 2023 Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Stonebriar Centre
Nov 16- Dec 24, 2023 Photos with Santa- The Parks Mall at Arlington
Nov 18, 2023 Our Village Glows- The Shops at Highland Village
Nov 18- Dec 24, 2023 Main Street Santa- Grapevine
Nov 19, 2023 Fort Worth Parade of Lights
Nov 24, 2023- Jan 8, 2024 Snowland- Great Wolf Lodge
Dec 1, 2023 Hometown Holidays- Mansfield
Dec 1, 2023 KPR Holly Days
Dec 1, 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration- Colleyville City Hall
Dec 1, 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting- Richland Hills
Dec 2, 2023 Southern Star Christmas Celebration- Midlothian
Dec 2, 2023 Dallas Holiday Parade
Dec 2, 2023 Denton Holiday Lighting Festival
Dec 2, 2023 Roanoke's Hometown Holiday
Dec 2, 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting- Bedford
Dec 2, 2023 Breakfast with Santa- The Keller Pointe
Dec 2, 2023 Decatur Chamber Parade Of Lights
Dec 2, 2023 Breakfast with Santa Presented By Texas Health Hospital Frisco ***SOLD OUT***
Dec 2, 2023 Prosper Christmas Festival
Dec 2, 2023 Holiday in the Park- The Colony
Dec 2, 2023 Merry Main Street-Frisco
Dec 2, 2023 Christmas Tyme in Aledo
Dec 7 and 14, 2023 Story Time with Santa- Grapevine
Dec 7, 2023 Parade of Lights- Grapevine
Dec 8-9, 2023 Holidays at the Heard
Dec 9, 2023 Christmas in the Park- Trophy Club
Dec 9 and 16, 2023 Breakfast with Santa- Epic Waters
Dec 9, 2023 First Responder's Breakfast with Santa
Dec 9, 2023 Arlington Holiday Lights Parade
Dec 10-15, 2023 Santa Routes- Highland Village

 

Old-Time Christmas

Nov 24- Dec 23, 2023 Grapevine Christmas Passport - Elf Adventure
Dec 1-2, 2023 Granbury A Candlelight Tour
Dec 1-23, 2023 The Living Christmas Card- The Shops at Highland Village
Dec 1, 2023 Prairie Christmas- Nash Farm
Dec 2-3, 2023 Candlelight Christmas in Ryan Place
Dec 2, 2023 Holidays at the Hearth- Log Cabin Village
Dec 9-10, 2023 Cowboy Christmas on the Trail- Chisholm Trail Museum
Dec 9, 2023 Farmstead Christmas Celebration- Nash Farm
Dec 9, 2023 Holiday at the House- Man House Museum
Dec 15, 2023 Hometown Holidays: Old Fashioned Holiday Night

 

Light Displays

Nov 3, 2023- Jan 1, 2024 The Light Park- locations in Arlington and Frisco
Nov 9, 2023 -Jan 5, 2024 Holiday at the Arboretum Featuring the 12 Days of Christmas and Christmas Village
Nov 10-Dec 31, 2023 Christmas at Gaylord Texan
Nov 17, 2023- Jan 2, 2024 Dallas Zoo Lights Presented by Reliant
Nov 17, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 Lightscape
Nov 17, 2023- Jan 7, 2024 Sea of Lights- SEA LIFE Aquarium
Nov 17- Dec 30, 2023 Radiance! Weatherford
Nov 18, 2023- Jan 8, 2024 Christmas in the Square- Frisco
Nov 19- Dec 31, 2023 Holiday In The Park- Six Flags
Nov 20- Dec 31, 2023 Whistle Stop Christmas- Downtown Cleburne
Nov 20, 2023 35th Annual Carol of Lights- Grapevine City Hall
Nov 23- Dec 31, 2023 Prairie Lights
Nov 23, 2023- Jan 7, 2024 Gift of Lights at Texas Motor Speedway
Dec 1, 2023- Jan 6, 2024 Light the LOT- Mansfield
Dec 2, 2023- Jan 7, 2024 Christmas Spectacular Light Show- The Colony
Dec 2,9 and 16, 2023 Merry & Bright Drone Show- Grapevine

 

Living Nativities

Dec 1-2, 2023 Trail Of Campfires- Parkside Event Center
Dec 2-3, 2023 Follow the Star- Cleburne Bible Church
Dec 7, 2023 Magical Candlelight Christmas-Town
Dec 8-9, 2023 Journey into Christmas- Grace Bible Church- Dallas
Dec 9-10, 2023 Drive Thru Nativity-  St. John Lutheran Church

 

Holiday Theatre

Nov 18- Dec 30, 2023 Holiday Entertainment- Palace Theatre
Nov 17- Dec 23, 2023 It's A Wonderful Life - The Musical- Plaza Theatre Company
Nov 17-18, 2023 The Nutcracker- Artistic Motion Dance Academy
Nov 24- Dec 3, 2023 A Twisted Christmas Carol by Phil Olsen
Nov 24- Dec 23, 2023 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical- Casa Mañana
Nov 30- Dec 30, 2023 Dallas Theater Center's a Christmas Carol
Dec 1-23, 2023 White Christmas- The Granbury Theatre Company
Dec 1-17, 2023 A Christmas Carol: The Radio Show- Theatre Arlington
Dec 8-10, 2023 The Nutcracker- North Central Ballet
Dec 8-24, 2023 The Nutcracker- Texas Ballet Theater
Dec 9, 2023 Espresso Nutcracker- Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dec 14, 2023 A Magical Cirque Christmas - The Texas Trust CU Theatre
Dec 14-23, 2023 Luminosity Theatre Center presents "Celebrate Christmas! A Holiday Family Treat"
Dec 14-17, 2023 A Christmas Line, a North Pole Musical
Dec 16, 2023 The Nutcracker- Art Ballet Academy
Dec 17, 2023 Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland- Dickies Arena

 

Holiday Concerts

Nov 18- Dec 30, 2023 Holiday Entertainment- Palace Theatre
Nov 24-26, 2023 Home for the Holidays-Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Dec 1-15, 2023 Sounds of the Season- Stonebriar Centre
Dec 1-10, 2023 Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops
Dec 2 and 9, 2023 Dallas Symphony Family Christmas Pops
Dec 4 and 11-12, 2023 Christmas Orchestra Concert Series- Brazos Chamber Orchestra
Dec 6, 2023 Country Christmas- Dallas Symphony
Dec 8, 2023 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas- The Texas Trust CU Theatre
Dec 9, 2023 Four C Notes Christmas- Coppell Arts Center
Dec 9, 2023 Handel's Messiah -Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Dec 10, 2023 Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas - The Texas Trust CU Theatre
Dec 11, 2023 Holidays with the King’s Singers
Dec 15-17, 2023 The Polar Express™ in Concert
Dec 15, 2023 for KING + COUNTRY- Dickies Arena

 

Christmas Tree Experience

Opens Nov 24, 2023 Sunset Hill Tree Farm- Alvarado
Opens Nov 24, 2023 Haynie’s Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm- Crowley
Opens Nov 24, 2023 Mainstay Farm- Cleburne
Opens Nov 24, 2023 Radde Tannenbaum Farm- Meridian

 

Ice Skating

Nov 18, 2023- Jan 8, 2024 Skate the Square- Frisco
Nov 20, 2023- Jan 7, 2024 Peace Plaza Skating Rink- Grapevine
  Stockyards Rodeo Rink
  Ice at the Parks-Arlington
  Children's Health StarCenter- Mansfield
  Comerica Center- Frisco

 

Hanukkah

Dec 2, 2023 Winter Fest- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Dec 3, 2023 Menorah in the Park- Frisco
Dec 6, 2023 Hanukkah Napkin Rings - Golden Triangle
Dec 7, 2023 Chanukah Menorah Lighting- Galleria Dallas
Dec 10, 2023 Chanukah Babyccino

 

New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2023 New Years Eve Celebration- Epic Waters
Dec 31, 2023 Noon Year's Eve- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Jan 6, 2024 Noon Year's Eve - East Regional

 

Shopping & Craft Fairs

Nov 18, 2023 It's Christmas Market Expo- Will Rogers Memorial Center
Nov 18-19, 2023 Funky Finds Holiday Shopping Experience
Nov 25-26, 2023 Christmas In Grapevine Craft Show
Dec 2, 2023 Christmas Tyme in Aledo - Arts & Crafts Fair
Dec 2, 2023 Hometown Christmas Craft Show - Midlothian Conference Center
Dec 9, 2023 Holiday in the Garden- Fort Worth Botanic Garden

 

Miscellaneous

Nov 11, 2023 - Jan 5, 2024 The Trains at NorthPark™
Nov 24, 2023 Night of Lights Christmas Parade- Granbury
Nov 28- Dec 22, 2023 Christmas Cartoons and Crafts- Lancaster Theater
Nov 28, 2023 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony- Decatur
Dec 2, 2023 Frosty 5k-Frisco
Dec 2, 2023 Gingerbread House Decorating- The Colony Public Library
Dec 2, 2023 Saginaw Parade of Lights
Dec 8, 2023 Merry Movie Night- Midlothian
Dec 9, 2023 16th Annual Reindeer Romp 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run

 


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