This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 10/09/2010 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 06:00:00 PM till 09:00:00 PM

Cost: $30, $5 sibling discount

Ages: 7 and Up

Location Name: Walls of Clay

Location Address: 115 W. Virginia Downtown McKinney 75069 Click for Google Map

Description: SHOP and enjoy an evening of arts, music and great food in our Histroic Downtown Square! DROP your child off at Walls of Clay for the evening! Every month is a new project.

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 08/11/2012 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Location Name: Trinity River Audubon Center

Location Address: 6500 South Loop 12 Dallas, TX 75217  Click for Google Map

Description:

This event occurs every day.

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM

Cost: $7.50/Person; Senior/Vets: $5; Children: $3

Location Name: Collin County Historical Society Museum,

Location Address: 300 E. Virginia Street, McKinney TX Click for Google Map

Description: The Collin County Historical Society Museum, , is exhibiting artifacts of Collin McKinney's home and life. Thursday-Saturday ONLY.

Date of event: 01/05/2021

Event Time: 05:00:00 PM till 05:45:00 PM

Ages: 6th-12th grade

Description: This is an unrecorded live session moderated by library staff. To attend, please follow the link at the date and time listed. Password to enter the Zoom meeting: ANIME

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 03/10/2018 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 07:30:00 AM till 10:00:00 AM

Cost: $5 per vehicle, cash or check only.

Ages: Ages 10 and up

Location Name: Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area

Location Address: 201 E. Jones St Lewisville, TX Click for Google Map

Description: Birders of all skill levels are welcome to join an expert birder every 2nd Saturday (except July and August) as we explore prime birding locations along LLELA's nature trails. Free with entry to LLELA.* Registration is not required

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Begins at: 11:00:00AM

Location Name: Chestnut Square

Location Address: 315 S. Chestnut Street, McKinney TX Click for Google Map

Description: Take a guided tours the buildings from 1854 – 1920 in Chestnut Square Historic Village and the families that lived in them.

This event occurs Daily from 11/23/2020 to 01/10/2021

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 11:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Grapevine Main Plaza

Location Address: Grapevine TX

Description: Enjoy daily performances by the wise-cracking animated snowmen, “The Chilly Dawgs” at the all-new Grapevine Main Plaza!

Date of event: 11/23/2020

Event Begins at: 06:00:00PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: City Hall

Location Address: 200 S. Main St. Grapevine, TX 76051 Click for Google Map

Description: See twinkling lights every night! This brilliantly-choreographed show runs nightly during the season.

This event occurs every day.

Event Time: 07:00:00 AM till 06:00:00 PM

Location Name: Dallas Farmers Market

Location Address: 1010 South Pearl Street

Description: Closed on special holidays. Local farmers display fresh produce, herbs, plants etc.

This event occurs Daily from 09/28/2020 to 02/15/2021

Location Name: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary

Location Address: 1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069 Click for Google Map

Description: Encounter the 46-foot T-Rex and nine new life-size animatronic dinosaurs along the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s nature trails at the 15th Annual Dinosaurs Live! The exhibit always gives families and friends a fun, educational activity to enjoy together. See the dinosaurs move and hear them roar! Photo op and play area dinosaurs will be available as well. This year, the exhibit also features an outdoor fossil dig. The dinosaur trail is jogging stroller-friendly; it is not suitable for strollers with small wheels or wheelchairs. Also at the Heard Museum: Butterfly House & Garden. Included w/admission | Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 02/09/2013 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Location Address: 2201 N. Field Street Dallas, TX 75201  Click for Google Map

Description: Presented by: Connect a Million Minds by Time Warner Cable. Supported by: IBM, Lockheed Martin. Discovery Days engages families in learning through hands-on experiences in our galleries. Explorations can include: Creating your own experiments, Viewing live demonstrations, Enjoying performances, Creating art. Discovery Days occur monthly every second Saturday and are free for Museum members and included in the cost of general admission for non-members.

This event occurs every day.

Location Name: African-American Museum

Location Address: 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210-1005 Click for Google Map

Description: Facing The Rising Sun presents the remnants of a once thriving North Dallas Community. Facing the Rising Sun contains photographs, found objects, and historical documents that provide an insight into a community called Freedman's Town and later known as short North Dallas and now known as Uptown. Interactive video kiosks allow visitors to see and hear from the people who knew Freedman's Town first-hand.

This event occurs every day.

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 01:00:00 AM

Cost: Free, donations accepted

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Crow Collection of Asian Art

Location Address: 2010 Flora Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Click for Google Map

Description: Enjoy a look at the museum’s new, pedestrian-friendly entrance, lobby and street-level galleries and a stunning Japanese exhibition. Fierce Loyalty: A Samurai Complete showcases the Crow Collection’s most spectacular acquisition to date – a suit of Samurai armor from the Edo period (1603-1868).

This event occurs every day.

Location Name: Fort Worth Stockyards

Location Address: 121 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth

Description: At 11:30am & 4pm (subject to weather and the longhorns' dispositions) the world's only daily cattle drive clip-clops its way over the brick-paved streets of the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Starting at the Livestock Exchange Building, the trail boss and his cowhands on horseback lead a couple dozen Texas longhorns almost single file down Exchange Avenue and back to their holding pens behind the Exchange Building.

This event occurs every day.

Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater

Location Address: 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map

Description: The first original large-format dinosaur film in over a decade, Dinosaurs of Antarctica will introduce you to the amazing and bizarre prehistoric creatures that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago. With major support provided by the National Science Foundation, the film follows a team of paleoecologists on a quest to understand the southern continent’s profound transformation, from a warm and bio-diverse Mesozoic to the frozen desert we know today.

This event occurs every day.

Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater

Location Address: 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map

Description: The first original large-format dinosaur film in over a decade, Dinosaurs of Antarctica will introduce you to the amazing and bizarre prehistoric creatures that inhabited Antarctic forests and swamps hundreds of millions of years ago. With major support provided by the National Science Foundation, the film follows a team of paleoecologists on a quest to understand the southern continent’s profound transformation, from a warm and bio-diverse Mesozoic to the frozen desert we know today.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday from 03/07/2020 to 01/30/2021

Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater

Location Address: 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map

Description: Maker Studio is a monthly, pop-up program located in Innovation Studios designed to give guests ages 8+ an opportunity to engage in hands-on making and STEAM based experiences in a small setting. The program is included in exhibit admission. Spring 2020 Schedule Homeschool + Member Maker Hours Friday, 3 – 4 PM | Friday, 4 - 5 PM | Saturday, 10 - 11 AM Pre-Registration Required, Register Here Public Maker Studio Hours Saturday, 11 AM - 4 PM | Drop In

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 03:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum

Location Address: 3400 Mount Vernon Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76103 Click for Google Map

Description: Parents are encouraged to bring their children to experience free storytelling at the museum. Area celebrities and other guest storytellers will read and share their favorite stories to children, highlighting the history of the settling of the American Western Frontier as well as discussing the modern-day sport of rodeo and other cowboy & western heritage entertainment.

This event occurs every day.

Cost: $20/Adults; $17/Students & Seniors; $10/Kids

Ages: Family friendly

Location Name: Cowtown Winery

Location Address: 112 W. Exchange Ave, Fort Worth TX Click for Google Map

Description: Real hauntings, real history! The paranormal activity in the stockyards is one of the most active & written about in the US. Tours leave from the winery. The Ghost Tour guide will lead you through the streets of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. The tour is a 90 minute walking tour.The Ghost Tour is family friendly & is great fun for all ages. Reservations recommended. Tours run Thurs - Sat.

This event occurs every day.

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 05:00:00 PM

Cost: $10.00 Adults (age 12-64); $7.00 Children (age 3-11); $7.00 Seniors (age 65 up); FREE Children (age

Location Name: The Dallas Zoo

Location Address: 650 South R.L. Thornton Freeway (I-35E), Dallas, TX 75203

Description: The legendary white creature with piercing pink eyes rising from the new swamp in the Pierre A. Fontaine Bird & Reptile Building is not a ghost. That fact becomes obvious when 9-foot Boudreaux opens his massive jaws to take a fish or piece of chicken from his keeper. The male albino American alligator joins two traditionally pigmented female alligators and other swamp residents in the new Ghosts from the Bayou habitat at the Dallas Zoo.

This event occurs Daily from 11/23/2020 to 01/10/2021

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 11:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Downtown Grapevine and Town Square Gazebo

Location Address: 325 S. Main St, Grapevine TX Click for Google Map

Description: This year's Christmas lights and décor will cover more of Main Street than ever before, including the newly opened Hotel Vin! Enjoy more lights, more animations and even more fun! Come see hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights and decorations up and down Main Street; daily performances with favorite animated snowmen, “The Chilly Dawgs;” or hangout with the Whos in Whoville at the Town Square Gazebo. Snap photos with characters, vintage sleighs, life-sized Christmas cards and more throughout the city! After the sun sets, the magic really comes to life with our 40-foot community animated Singing Christmas Tree at Town Square Gazebo, a massive City Hall Light Show Spectacular at City Hall and, don’t forget, there is always a 100% chance of snow flurries here in Christmas Capitol of Texas!

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 03/11/2017 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Location Name: Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

Location Address: 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman TX 75092  Click for Google Map

Description: Second Saturdays are free nature programs held at the Refuge and are open to the public. The format is a talk, accompanied by slides, and may include a brief field trip on the Refuge, depending on topic. Presenters are experts in the presentation topic and are drawn from area colleges, nature organizations and professionals in the field of wildlife/biology.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Location Name: Lake Forest Farm Market

Location Address: 3355 Ryan Trail McKinney, TX 75071 Click for Google Map

Description: Local produce and hand made goods

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 10/13/2012 to 00/00/0000

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Latino Cultural Center

Location Address: 2600 Live Oak St, Dallas TX 75204  Click for Google Map

Description: Join us every 2nd Saturday for free activities courtesy of Target.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM

Cost: $2/Adults; $1/Children ages 3 - 12; Free - 2 & under

Location Name: Lone Star Hi-Railers Model Train Association

Location Address: 410 W. Dallas Rd, Grapevine TX Click for Google Map

Description: Visit the Lone Star Hi-Railers’ unique hi-rail O gauge model train layout built inside an authentic vintage baggage car and located less than one block from the Cotton Belt Depot. The exhibit is open Sat @ 10am – 4pm; Sun @ 10am – 3pm.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Location Name: Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

Location Address: 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76135  Click for Google Map

Description: Individuals can help keep the Nature Center beautiful by volunteering for Natural Guard. Volunteers assist Refuge staff in trail maintenance, brush clearing, bridge building and much more. Please call 817-392-7410 for information on projects and meeting places.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Cost: $5/Adults; $2/Children 3-12 yrs; under 3 yrs - Free

Location Name: Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

Location Address: 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76135  Click for Google Map

Description: Join a naturalist for a leisurely hike on the trails of the FWNC&R. Hikes feature current natural history events such as blooming wildflowers, commonly seen insects, birds, other animals and current projects on the Refuge. Bring water and dress for the weather. Free with paid admission

This event occurs every day.

Event Begins at: 10:00:00AM

Cost: $8/Adults; $6/Children 4-12 yrs

Location Name: National Scouting Museum

Location Address: 1329 West Walnut Hill Lane Irving, TX 75038-3085 Click for Google Map

Description: The National Scouting Museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of original Norman Rockwell art. Showcasing the work of Rockwell, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Howard Chandler Christy, Dean Cornwell, and Joseph Csatari, this exhibition takes a look at the artists behind America's largest youth organization.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Cost: $15/Adults; $8/Children

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Cowtown Coliseum

Location Address: 121 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76164 Click for Google Map

Description: The show features trick roping, trick shooting, trick riding, cowboy songs and an entertaining look at history. Wholesome entertainment for the entire family full of animals, spectacular performers with ropes, bullwhips, pistols and even a singing cowboy! Shows @ 2:30pm & 4:30pm.

This event occurs Daily from 01/01/2021 to 02/28/2021

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM

Cost: $8 ages 3 and up, free ages 2 and under

Ages: all ages

Location Name: The Dallas Zoo

Location Address: 650 R. L. Thornton Fwy. Dallas, TX 75203 Click for Google Map

Description: Penguin Days are back! The temperature AND the admission price may be dropping, but the fun is not stopping! Penguin Days are back again!

This event occurs every day.

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:30:00 PM

Cost: $8 per child/Parents FREE

Ages: 2-12

Location Name: Pump It Up of Frisco

Location Address: 7164 Technology Dr. #200 Frisco, TX 75034 Click for Google Map

Description: Join us Mon.-Fri. for any of our Open Jump sessions to get rid of the wiggles, meet other families or make new friends in a safe, clean, climate controlled environment. Come as you are for our regular Open Jump OR choose one of our special Little Tikes, Superhero, Bubble or Glow Jumps! *Socks and a signed waiver are required to play. Please note: Open Play times may change during summer and school holidays. Open Jumps are Mon - Fri ONLY.

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 09/12/2009 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 07:00:00 PM till 10:00:00 PM

Location Name: Downtown McKinney

Description: Head to Historic Downtown McKinney and enjoy an evening of art, music and wine! Explore the local art galleries, listen to some great local and regional talent and tastes some of the areas best eateries. Many places in Downtown McKinney will keep their doors open late.

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 03/11/2017 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Ages: 5 to 12 years old and on the autism spectrum

Location Name: Amon Carter Museum

Location Address: 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map

Description: This is a free program for families with children who are 5 to 12 years old and on the autism spectrum. Families will have time to explore artworks in the galleries and get creative during a hands-on, art-making experience! While the needs of individuals with autism are the focus of this program, it is also intended to be fun for parents, siblings (of all ages), and other relatives!

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 11:30:00 AM till 12:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All ages

Location Name: Galleria Mall near the Children’s Play Place and Nordstrom on Level 3

Location Address: 13350 Dallas Pky, #3080 Dallas, TX 75380 Click for Google Map

Description: Join the family-fun entertainment event happening adjacent to Galleria’s award-winning Play Place on Level 3. Every Saturday, dozens of children and their families make time to enjoy the amazing FREE entertainment. Each week the performance is different.

This event occurs Daily from 11/23/2020 to 01/10/2021

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 11:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Town Square Gazebo

Location Address: 325 S. Main St. Grapevine, TX 76051  Click for Google Map

Description: Sing along with the 40-foot community animated Singing Christmas Tree all Christmas long!

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Begins at: 08:00:00PM

Cost: $10-$20

Location Name: Cowtown Coliseum

Location Address: 121 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76164 Click for Google Map

Description: Come and enjoy Family Fun every weekend. The Stockyards Championship Rodeo features a Dash for the Cash & Run for the Money calf scramble for kids of all ages. Race to get the ribbon off the calf's tail and win cash prizes!

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 07/14/2018 to 00/00/0000

Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 04:00:00 PM

Cost: Free with admission

Ages: 18 months to 5 years old

Location Name: Dallas Heritage Village in the Law Office building

Location Address: 1515 S. Harwood, Dallas, TX 75215 Click for Google Map

Description: Located in the previous Law Office building on the Village’s Main Street, The Parlor is a special place for children aged featuring a reading nook; a dramatic play area where children can dress up and interact in a faux parlor setting with a tea set, food, and more; a hands-on manipulatives area with blocks, cars, animal figurines, and more; a weaving station; and a chalkboard across the back wall. Kids will have a place to play and explore and parents, a place to relax.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 03:30:00 PM

Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art

Location Address: 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas

Description: Create crowns of peace out of unique materials inspired by crowns in the Museum's collections.

This event occurs each Week on Saturday

Event Begins at: 11:45:00AM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Historic Fort Worth Stockyards

Location Address: 130 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76106 Click for Google Map

Description: Watch a real cattle drive and a gunfight! Summer Gunfight Shows with The Legends of Texas - FREE, family friendly show every week-end. Show times: 11:45 am and 4:15pm -- right after the Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drives!

This event occurs every day.

Location Name: African-American Museum

Location Address: 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210-1005 Click for Google Map

Description: The AAM, Dallas has one of the largest collections of African American folk art in the country. The Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection, named for a founding board member, has grown to include more than 500 objects. Dr. Warren and Sylvia Lowe of Lafayette, Louisiana, Sally Griffiths and Dr. Bobby Alexander of Dallas, Texas have been major contributors. Pieces from the collection are rotated, twice each year, in the Sam and Ruth Bussey Gallery. Artists include Clementine Hunter, Mose Tolliver, Reverend Johnnie Swearingen, David Butler, Sister Gertrude Morgan, and Isaac Smith to name a few.

This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month from 02/14/2015 to 00/00/0000

Event Begins at: 10:00:00AM

Cost: $10/Adults; $7/Kids under 12

Location Name: Chestnut Square

Location Address: 315 S. Chestnut Street, McKinney TX Click for Google Map

Description: Take a trolley tour through McKinney's Historic District. Our knowledgeable docents will share McKinney's history and beautiful architecture from the comfort of the historic trolley.

This event occurs Daily from 11/23/2020 to 01/10/2021

Event Time: 09:00:00 AM till 11:00:00 PM

Cost: Free

Ages: All Ages

Location Name: Town Square Gazebo

Location Address: 325 S. Main St. Grapevine, TX 76051 Click for Google Map

Description: This season, visit Whoville at Grapevine’s Town Square Gazebo. This attraction features Who-houses, Who Post Office, you know WHO’s lair and your favorite Whoville characters in cut-out form just waiting for your family photos all season long. And don’t forget, each evening there’s a 100% chance of snow flurries.