Guide to Holiday and Christmas Events for Dallas-Fort Worth Families

Christmas or Xmas, Hanukkah or Chanukah, there are plenty of ways for families to enjoy the season around DFW. Looking for must-do holiday events? The best neighborhoods for holiday lights? Or how about the best way to hang with the kiddos on New Year's Eve? 

You'll find all that and more in our Dallas-Fort Worth Holiday Guide!

Holiday Activities and Events
Zoom down frozen slides, creep through icy tunnels, and more at ICE! Photo courtesy of Gaylord Texas at Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center.
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Highland Park has some of the best Christmas light displays in DFW. Photo by Gabby Cullen
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The Gaylord Texan is one of the most festive hotels in DFW. Photo courtesy the Gaylord Texan
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Come to the Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum for a Noon Year's Eve ball drop, bubble dance party, and winter STEM activities. Photo courtesy of the arboretum
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