Billy Bob's Concerts
Concerts are finally back at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth. This weekend there are a full slate of performances. On Thursday The Pandhandlers hit the stage. On Friday it's Lone Star. And on Saturday, the Eli Young Band. Billy Bob's reminds you to arrive early, as COVID-19 protocols mean it will take longer than normal to get into the venue.
Where: 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth
When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.
Cost: $16 - $50 and up
More info: https://billybobstexas.com/events
Cinema Drive-In at The Star: Horror Movies
If you're in the mood for a great horror film, without the worry of the movie theater, Cinema Drive-In offers a chance to catch three movies this weekend. On Thursday night it's Shudder Drive-In Nights: Blood Quantum, on Friday catch Shudder Drive-In Nights: Host, and on Saturday watch Shudder Drive-In Nights: The Mortuary Collection. They're all rated TV-MA...so this one's not for the kids.
Where: The Star, 9 Cowboys Way, Frisco
When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7 p.m.
Cost: $50/car
More info: https://cinemadriveins.com/pop-up/0743c5f1-b677-42f6-8665-a9f811630cd8
Cutting Edge Haunted House
While some haunted houses have chosen not to operate during COVID-19, Cutting Edge is out there doing what they do best...scaring the tar out of people. Cutting Edge has been voted one of the Best Haunted Houses in America and Winner of Guinness World Record for the World's Longest Walk through Horror House. Located in a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant in a section of Fort Worth historically dubbed as "Hell's Half Acre," the Cutting Edge Haunted House is built upon a foundation of fear. The meat packing equipment from the Old West is still in use, but now it is a two-story human processing area. You must grab your timed ticket ahead of time.
Where: 1701 E. Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth
When: Thursday (8p - 10p), Friday (7p - 12:30a), Saturday (7p-1a), Sunday (8p-10p)
Cost: $45
More info: https://www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com/
Dallas Arboretum: Autumn at the Arboretum
Autumn at the Arboretum highlights the nationally-acclaimed Pumpkin Village featuring four 20-foot-tall decorated pumpkin houses and creative displays fashioned from more than 90,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash. With the theme, "The Art of the Pumpkin," the Dallas Arboretum's popular festival features one of "the Best Fall Festivals to Celebrate the Season" by Country Living Magazine. The event opens on September 19 and runs through November 1. Autumn at the Arboretum features breathtaking colors of fall including 150,000 autumn flowers accented by pumpkins, gourds and squash from Floydada, Texas. The festival features the return of the popular Mommy and Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays, a hay bale maze, a pumpkin patch with pumpkins for purchase, music and more.
Where: 8525 Garland Rd., Dallas
When: Daily thru November 1; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $17 for adults, $14 for seniors 65 and older, $12 for children 2-12, and free for Arboretum members and children under two. Parking is $15 or $10 purchased online.
More info: https://www.dallasarboretum.org/
Disney Sing-Along Workshop with Stephen Carlisle
In this highly interactive workshop, Stephen Carlile, who plays Scar in The Lion King on Broadway, will teach you how to sing, Disney on Broadway style! Stephen will also implement fun character voices into the songs. This class is great for elementary-aged children and their families.
About Broadway Kids: Cast members from the best shows on Broadway will get your weekends off to a great start with high energy dance classes and fun sing-alongs. All you need is some space to swing your arms and a thirst for fun.
Where: Virtual
When: October 31, 11 a.m.
Cost: $20
More info: https://www.attpac.org/on-sale/2020/disney-sing-along/
Drive-Boo at American Airlines Center in Dallas
Never leave your car, and still get the spooks you expect every Halloween. This no contact, family-friendly event is a drive-thru experience at the Silver parking garage. The characters won't touch your vehicle...but they'll still be spooky. And if you're looking for more of a scare, pay an extra $10 and get access to the "top floor"...less kid-friendly...more intensely post-apocalyptic.Where: American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas
When: Friday, Oct 30 and Saturday, Oct 31 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Cost: $30/car
More info: https://www.americanairlinescenter.com/events/detail/drive-boo
Fall Pumpkin Days at Mainstay Farm Park in Cleburne
One of the area's best pumpkin patches is now open in Cleburne. They call it the "Biggest Backyard in Texas." With over 40 attractions, plus delicious food and drinks, including, Wine Chillers, Mainstay Farm Wine, and freshly squeezed lemonade. Activities include a new roller coaster, hayride, pumpkin house, standing teeter totters, mazes, a 100' chute slide, a kids train, farm animals, sheep racing, and more.
Where: 1004 W. Bethesda Rd., Cleburne
When: Open Wednesdays through Sundays, now till November 1
Cost: $14.95 - $17.95
More info: https://www.mainstayfarm.com/
Frontiers of Fright
Put on your costume and head to the Frontiers of Flight Museum next to Love Field for some frightening fun. There are some weird and wonderful visitors hiding in the museum...and they need your help to find them. It's a Safe & Spooky Scavenger "Haunt." And you'll get individually packaged treats as you leave.
Where: Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave, Dallas
When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 10 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Adults - $10, Seniors - $8, Kids 3-17 - $7, 2 & under Free, Kids in costume - Free
More info: https://www.flightmuseum.com/event/halloweeks-2020/
Great Pumpkin Adventure at Golden Triangle Mall
It's a family friendly halloween adventure all month at Golden Triangle Mall. Activities include: Life-size Tic-tac-toe; Decorate a Keepsake Pumpkin; Sensory & Fear Factor Laboratory; Spider Maze; Decorate Cookies at Grim Reapers Bakery; Skeleton Bone Dig; Gem Dig; Carnival Game Room; Movie Theater; Spooky Forest and Build Your Own Halloween Stuffed Animal.
Where: Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. Interstate 35E, Denton
When: Thursday and Friday, 4p-7p; Saturday, 12p-7p; Sunday, 12p-6p
Cost: $20 - $40
More info: https://shopgoldentriangle.com/sale/the-great-pumpkin-adventure/
Haunted Tall Tales at Reunion Tower
The spirit of Halloween can be found at Reunion Tower- or at least the spirits that inhabit the haunted places of Dallas can be found there this October. Leave the weary world below to appreciate the view of some of the most haunted places in Dallas from high in the sky on Cloud Nine at Reunion Tower. Be drawn into the space between the worlds with some of the most unforgettable (g)hosts telling some of the tallest tales about the city they once called their home.
According to Director, Rue Neumann, "Halloween is a traditional time to honor the dead, and this year we are bringing some of those dead back to celebrate." This unique theatrical based event merges the haunted history of Dallas with ghost stories as told by the campfire in a Covid compliant environment.
Where: 300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas
When: Thursday Oct 29 & Friday Oct 30 between 6 p.m. - 8:45 a.m. (every 15 min)
Cost: $45
More info: https://reuniontower.com/events/haunted-tall-tales/
Las Colinas Day of the Dead Festival
The U.S. Mexico Cultural and Educational Foundation (USMCEF) is partnering with the Toyota Music Factory and Visit Irving to host the Las Colinas Day of the Dead Festival on October 31. The festival will take place at 7 p.m. outdoors on the Texas Lottery Plaza at the Toyota Music Factory. Admission and parking are free. Attendance will be limited to 150 guests, registration is required for entry. The festival will feature live music and a Mexican ofrenda, a flower and candle-laden altar that traditionally commemorates departed loved ones with their favorite food and drink. The Ofrenda will be specially dedicated to community members who lost their lives to COVID-19 this year. Those who cannot attend in person can visit virtually via the Las Colinas Day of the Dead Fest Facebook page.
Where: Toyota Music Factory, 340 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving
When: Saturday, October 31, 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
More info: https://www.irvingtexas.com/event/las-colinas-day-of-the-dead-celebration/35486/
Perot Museum: Reopened to the Public
The wildly popular Perot Museum of Nature and Science continues Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hours after reopening last month. There are new public-health protocols, ticketing procedures, reduced hours, and 25% occupancy limits. Because of the strict occupancy limits, guests should purchase their tickets online ahead of time for their timed entry into the Perot.
Where: 2201 N Field St., Dallas
When: Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $13 (Youth 2-18), $18 (Seniors 65+), $20 (Adults)
More info: https://www.perotmuseum.org/
Pumpkin Nights
Explore fantastical lands, built using over 3,000 hand-carved real (and synthetic) pumpkins. There's magic around every corner, including a 40-foot long dragon, a ghostly pirate ship, and an undersea wonderland. It's a family-friendly event that also includes Pumpkin Central, the main festival area, with food and beverages, photo-ops, The Spirit of Pumpkins fire show and more.
Where: Howell Farms, 4016 W. Division, Arlington
When: Now - November 3, 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. nightly
Cost: $16 - $20
More info: https://pumpkinnights.com/dallas/
Scare in the Park: Cedar Hill
Get your trick or treating done, and never leave the car! Scare in the Park in Cedar Hill features a drive-through trick or treating event. You'll drive through Valley Ridge park, and each vehicle will be given a treat bag from vendors in the park. This is a revised version of their usual "Scare on the Square" event.
Where: Valley Ridge Park, 2850 Park Ridge Dr, Cedar Hill
When: Saturday, Oct 31, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Cost: Free
More info: https://www.cedarhilltx.com/2341/October---Scare-in-the-Park
Six Flags Over Texas: HALLOWFEST
HALLOWFEST is underway, and runs weekends through November 1. Operating hours will be Fridays from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with limited capacity admission to prevent overcrowding. Reservations, masks and other COVID protocols are in effect. You can ride over 40 rides, and enjoy unique experiences not available the rest of the year.
Where: 2201 E. Road to Six Flags St., Arlington
When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through November 1
Cost: Varies
More info: https://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/special-events/hallowfest
SKULLOWEEN at Black Gold Harley-Davidson in Allen
BAB COMPANY – A Tribute To Bad Company will be performing in Allen at Black Gold Harley-Davidson's SKULLOWEEN and Street Bob Giveaway. Bring the whole family out for: Live music with all the greatest BAD Company songs, a costume contest for kids and adults, raffles and prizes, a food truck, "Biker Treating" for the kids, and a Street Bob giveaway.
Where: 1007 TX-121, Allen
When: Saturday, Oct 31, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
More info: https://blackgoldhd.com/
TACA Concert on the Green: Abraham Alexander
The Arts Community Alliance presents the very first TACA Concert on the Green. Fort Worth native and singer-songwriter Abraham Alexander is bringing his homegrown sound to the outdoor stage at the Annette Strauss Square at the AT&T Performing Arts Center for a fun, socially-distanced, live music experience. Enjoy a livestream of the performance from the comfort of your own home OR grab your mask and your spookiest costume and join them in-person.
Where: 2389 Flora Street, Dallas
When: Saturday, October 31st, 8 p.m.
Cost: In-Person - $72 to $165 / Livestream: $25
More info: https://taca-arts.org/events/concert-on-the-green/
Topiaries in the Garden at Fort Worth Botanic Garden
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT®) and Fort Worth Botanic Garden invites visitors to the newest exhibit "Topiaries in the Garden," running Oct. 16, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Featuring 12 plant-based animal shapes, such as elephants, giraffes, and butterflies, the displays are sure to stimulate a sense of wonderment and fascination.
Where: 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth
When: Debuting Friday, October 16 - through June 30, 2021
Cost: $6 - $12
More info: https://www.fwbg.org/welcome
