Celebrations, Festivals, Baseball, Dancing, Music, Shopkin’s Swap & more! Check out our top picks for (mostly) FREE family-friendly events happening in the DFW Metroplex June 10-June 12, 2016.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Fair Park 80th Anniversary Celebration
5:00 p.m. – Water Activities and Rides: KidZone featuring a zip line, old-fashioned lawn games, obstacle course and water slides, and a vintage carousel and playground equipment
5:00-11:00 p.m. – Midway Games, Ferris wheel and Tower Ride: A portion of the State Fair’s Midway will be open in celebration of the 80th anniversary. Visitors can ride the Ferris wheel or Tower Ride for free.
5:00 p.m. – Multiple stages featuring live music, visual artists, and more plus food and beverage. Something to delight you around every corner!
7:00-10:00 p.m. – Jazz and Blues Concert from the African American Museum
Fireworks show immediately following end of concert.
When: Park is open from 10am-11pm, Activities from 5pm-11pm
Where: Fair Park, 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd. Dallas, TX 75210 east of downtown Dallas at Parry &
Cost: Free
Disco Kids at It’ll Do Dallas
Disco Kids is a group of kiddos and parents looking for a break from the routine playground & play date circuit to let loose from some pre-dinner fun. Disco Kids is a dance party featuring real music spun and mixed by real DJs & sometimes the kids!
When: 6:00pm – 9:30pm
Where: 4322 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226, USA (map)
Cost: $5 for kids 13 & under, Free for parents
Friday on the Green
Monthly concert series local bands, food and drinks from Near Southside eateries and food trucks, beer and wine and a Magnolia Green Market. This is a great evening for groups of families and friends. Blankets, chairs and pets are welcome. Free parking garage is located at 1201 Alston Ave. Free Face Painting. 6 p.m. – Zuriel Merek, 7 p.m. – Jake Paleschic, 8 p.m. – Blue Healer, 9 p.m. – Roomsounds
When: 6pm-10pm
Where: Magnolia Garden Park, 1200 Lipscomb St. Fort Worth, TX 76104
Cost: Free
Music Under the Stars at Levitt Pavilion
Warm Nights, Cool Grass, The Big Texas Sky, Free Music and You! Levitt Pavilion Arlington, in the heart of Downtown Arlington, is the place for families and friends of all ages and backgrounds to experience more than 50 nights of free, culturally diverse music every year. The Levitt Pavilion brings the magic of live music and the performing arts to Arlington in a whole new way – under the stars for everyone to enjoy! Our concert calendar includes artists from all around the world and right in our own backyard, from jazz to hot Latin rhythms, home-grown country to Indie rock, and world music to fun, interactive children’s artists.
When: 7pm – 10pm
Where: Levitt Pavilion for the performing arts, 100 W. Abram St. Arlington, TX 76010
Cost: Free
Family Fun Fridays at the Arboretum
Every Friday from June 3 – July 29 in the shady Pecan Grove for face painting, a petting zoo, silhouette artist Micki Triggs and music for the little ones.
When: 10am – 2pm
Where: Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Rd. Dallas, TX 75218
Cost: $15 adults; $10 kids 3–12. $3 additional fee for Children’s Garden entry.
Concerts in the Garden: The Music of Pink Floyd
Experience a rockin’ sonic blast celebrating the musical legacy of Pink Floyd. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra combined with a full rock band will perform Pink Floyd’s classic songs in a combination of passion and power. You’ll enjoy some of the greatest hits from The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon. A firework display ending every night.
When: 8pm-10pm
Where: 3220 BOTANIC GARDEN BLVD, Fort Worth, Tx 76107
Cost: $22-$50
Dirk Nowitzki’s 2016 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game
Join Dallas Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki on the baseball field. The all-star event, presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Frisco, benefits the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and the Heroes Foundation. Come early for family fun festivities outside the ballpark (3-6:30 p.m.) in the CBS Radio DFW Fan Fest area. Ballpark gates open at 5 p.m. and a Heroes Special Olympics All-Star Softball Game starts at 5:15 p.m. Celebrity baseball gets underway at 7 p.m., followed by a fireworks finale.
Joining Dirk on the diamond:
• Dallas Cowboys Dez Bryant, Cole Beasley, Byron Jones
• Dallas Mavs David Lee, Chandler Parsons, J.J. Barea, Wesley Matthews, JaVale McGee, Salah Mejri, Justin Anderson, Jeremy Evans, Dwight Powell; Rick Carlisle, Deron Williams, Devin Harris will be in attendance but will not play.
• Former Texas Rangers player Michael Young
• Actors Chase Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Geoff Stults (TV’s The Odd Couple).
When: Game starts at 7pm
Where: Dr. Pepper Ballpark, 7300 RoughRiders Trail Frisco, TX 75034
Cost: $9-$20
Dancing in the Park with Studio 22
Always wanted to learn how to dance? Here’s your chance! Learn Salsa from pros from the Dallas-area studio of choice for Dancing with the Stars competitors.
When: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201
Cost: Free
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Fair Park 80th Anniversary Celebration
5:00 p.m. – Water Activities and Rides: KidZone featuring a zip line, old-fashioned lawn games, obstacle course and water slides, and a vintage carousel and playground equipment
5:00-11:00 p.m. – Midway Games, Ferris wheel and Tower Ride: A portion of the State Fair’s Midway will be open in celebration of the 80th anniversary. Visitors can ride the Ferris wheel or Tower Ride for free.
10:00 a.m. – Multiple stages featuring live music, visual artists, and more plus, food and beverage. Something to delight you around every corner!
5:00 p.m. – 80th Anniversary Concert: Brave Combo, The Quebe Sisters, The Maverick’s
Fireworks show immediately following end of concert
When: Park is open from 10am-11pm, Activities from 5pm-11pm
Where: Fair Park, 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd. Dallas, TX 75210 east of downtown Dallas at Parry &
Cost: Free
Canal Fest
Canal Fest returns for another year of fun, food, music, and culture! Set along the beautiful Mandalay Canal, this festival includes a local art exhibit, cultural dance displays, a variety of activities and attractions, live music, a food court, and much more.
When: 2pm-8pm
Where: Mandalay Canal Las Colinas Urban Center, 200 E. Las Colinas Blvd. Irving, TX 75039
Cost: Free
Uptown Family Fest at West Village
Uptown Dallas partners with West Village to create this first-ever day of fun and free activities, including a balloon artist, face painters, live music and more! Activities include a petting zoo, stilt walkers, jugglers and a photo booth. Raffle prizes and food will also be given away.
When: 10am-1pm
Where: West Village, 3600 McKinney Ave, Dallas Tx 75204
Cost: Free
Divine Nite: Open House, Drum Circle & Dance Party
Divine Sight Healing Arts Center, located in the Cedar’s neighborhood of downtown Dallas, welcomes you to a night of community, drumming, yoga, live DJ set, dancing, and sound healing! Please join us for an evening of fun! BYOB!!!
Snacks provided, and please feel free to bring tasty treats to share with the community, potluck style!
Tentative Schedule is as follows:
6:00-7:00pm- Vinyasa Yoga Class w/ Kristina Marie (all levels welcome)
7:00-9:00pm- Drum Jam & Open House
9:00-10:00pm- Dancing Freedom w/ the Lydia Marolda!!!
10:00-1:30am- Live DJ Set & Dancing!
1:30-2:00am- Sound Bath Sound Healing
If any vendors want to come and sell their goods, please contact us at divinesighthac@gmail.com.
When: 6pm-2am
Where: Mandalay Canal Las Colinas Urban Center, 200 E. Las Colinas Blvd. Irving, TX 75039
Cost: This is a donation event, so please feel free to donate what your heart desires and your wallet allows.
Star Party with Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
The Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas (TAS) presents a FREE public Star Party with its biggest and most sought after telescopes and astronomers at Klyde Warren Park. Come out and see the planet Jupiter in amazing detail through these telescopes. You won’t easily forget seeing Jupiter’s Great Red Spot or watching its Moons eclipse and shadow the King of our Solar System. You can also enjoy the bright stellar objects in the Dallas sky despite the light pollution.
When: 8pm-10pm
Where: Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201
Cost: Free
Music Under the Stars at Levitt Pavilion
Warm Nights, Cool Grass, The Big Texas Sky, Free Music and You! Levitt Pavilion Arlington, in the heart of Downtown Arlington, is the place for families and friends of all ages and backgrounds to experience more than 50 nights of free, culturally diverse music every year. The Levitt Pavilion brings the magic of live music and the performing arts to Arlington in a whole new way – under the stars for everyone to enjoy! Our concert calendar includes artists from all around the world and right in our own backyard, from jazz to hot Latin rhythms, home-grown country to Indie rock, and world music to fun, interactive children’s artists.
When: 7 – 10 pm
Where: Levitt Pavilion for the performing arts, 100 W. Abram St. Arlington, TX 76010
Cost: Free
Texas Heritage Festival
The Heard invites y’all to put on your cowboy hat and mosey on over to the Texas Heritage Festival! Celebrate all that makes the Lone Star State so spectacular. The Texas Heritage Festival will feature many family-friendly activities.
The young-ins will also love exploring the Heard’s Pioneer Village, comprised of eight pint-sized buildings typical of prairie settlements in the late 1800s–such as a school house, general store, and settlers’ cabins!
When: 10am-3pm
Where: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl, McKinney, Texas 75069
Cost: Adults: $9, Seniors 60+ & Children 3-12: $6, Heard Museum Members & Children 2 and Under: FREE
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Shopkin’s Swap (Meet the Characters)
First ever Shopkin’s swap! We will have tables set-up for trading so bring your extras from home . Their will also be music, a dance floor , fun venders , & a few of your child’s favorite SHOPKINS characters !!
Come in your best SHOPKINS outfit & win the shopkin’s best dressed prize !!! FREE Giveway prize every 30 minutes . (4:30pm,5pm ,5:30pm & 6pm )
When: 4pm-6pm
Where: Dallas Party Rentals, 13331 Preston Rd, Ste 1064, Dallas, Texas 75240
Cost: Just 7$ per child . ( children under 12months are free , one parent free per entry ) extra adult tickets are 3$.
Summer Sunday Concert Series
Free concert on the Southwest Porch featuring Allyson Rodgers. Allyson Rogers is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter from the Denton, TX area. She writes songs about life, love, and whatever else inspires her from the world around her. Allyson started playing shows around the DFW area in June 2013. She has performed in many venues including the House of Blues, Opening Bell Coffee, and the Absinthe Lounge. She also released her first EP, Outloud, in October 2013 and has plans for a new EP which she hopes to release this fall.
When: 2pm-3:30pm
Where: Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201
Cost: Free
Music Under the Stars at Levitt Pavilion
Warm Nights, Cool Grass, The Big Texas Sky, Free Music and You! Levitt Pavilion Arlington, in the heart of Downtown Arlington, is the place for families and friends of all ages and backgrounds to experience more than 50 nights of free, culturally diverse music every year. The Levitt Pavilion brings the magic of live music and the performing arts to Arlington in a whole new way – under the stars for everyone to enjoy! Our concert calendar includes artists from all around the world and right in our own backyard, from jazz to hot Latin rhythms, home-grown country to Indie rock, and world music to fun, interactive children’s artists.
When: 7 – 10 pm
Where: Levitt Pavilion for the performing arts, 100 W. Abram St. Arlington, TX 76010
Cost: Free
Double Wide’s June Flea Market
Come on down, Shopalong Cassidy–it’s our June flea market! The big brother bar hosts a motley crew of outdoor and indoor vendors hawking all manner of classic finds and one-of-a-kinds in antiques, vintage, local art & crafts, tapes & vinyl, jewelry, hand-made goods, toys, comic books and even MORE cool stuff than you can shake a stick at. Come land yourself some sweet and unique deals. Happy hour until 7 o’clock, so enjoy $3 wells ‘n’ domestics while you shop-shop-shop along.
When: 12noon – 5pm
Where: 3510 Commerce St, Dallas, Texas 75226
Cost: Free
Queen of Hearts Alice and Wonderland Light Up the Night Party and 3D Light Show
Join the Queen of Hearts & Wonderland friends as we kick off the night with strolling characters, balloon artists, music and more! Fun light-up items will be available for purchase as we get ready to kick off our “Breaking Through the Looking Glass” 3D visual light show at 9:30pm. Every Friday and Saturday night and Sunday nights over Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day weekends (5/29, 7/3, 9/4)
When: 9pm
Where: Lone Star Atrium at Gaylord Texan, 1501 Gaylord Trail Grapevine, TX 76051
Cost: Free
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