‘Tis officially the season.
Dallas was on the nice list this year, for every where you look the city is lit up with dazzling festive displays, bubbling with crafty cocktails, and ringing with cheerful holiday tunes. If you haven’t already dived into the festivities of the season, it’s about time you did with these 10 holly jolly things to do in Dallas this year! [Featured image: @luminovaholidays]
1. Skate Under Millions Of Lights
This year we all night need a little extra nudge to get into the spirit of Christmas. Enter Luminova: a dazzling holiday event featuring millions of glittering lights and a 10,000-foot outdoor ice skating rink! Follow the lights to Globe Life Field, where the North Pole is thriving for the holiday season.
2. Eat A Plate Of Fajitas In A Xmas Vortex
Campo Verde is the most cheerful place in town. There’s no such thing as having too many holiday lights. Neither is there such a thing as having too many fajitas. Do Christmas, but make it Tex-Mex at Campo Verde in Arlington for the most festive fajita experience you’ll have all year.
3. Behold The Tallest Indoor Christmas Tree In USA
Time and time again, the age-old expression holds us: everything really is bigger in Texas – Christmas included. Inside the Dallas Galleria stands the tallest indoor Christmas tree in the country. The lighting ceremony takes place November 29!
4. Coca-Cola Classic Christmas
Coca-Cola has teamed up with Enchant Christmas to bring a 55,000-square-foot winter wonderland to Choctaw Stadium. Here, Christmas lovers will be able to enjoy larger-than-life light displays and installations, ice skating, snow tubing, seasonal eats, drinks, and more!
5. Experience the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Take a trip out to the capital this holiday season for a truly magical experience. Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience is taking over Austin with all your favorite Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts characters including the likes of Hippogriff, Unicorns, Nifflers, and more. Explore the magical market, cast spells, and revel in all things Harry Potter!
6. Experience an Enchanting Christmas Concert by Candlelight
Head to some of Houston’s most fascinating venues such as the Frontiers of Flight Museum and The Adolphus for an evening of popular holiday tunes. From beloved Christmas carols and pieces from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker to iconic Christmas pop songs, Candlelight takes you on a musical journey packed with joy and nostalgia.
7. Jingle All The Way On These Fabulous Trolleys
Does anyone else think that trolleys are a massively underrated form of transportation? Sure the trolley is not as efficient as a bus, nor as convenient as an Uber, but it’s got charm; during Christmastime, it’s also got a ton of cheer. If you couldn’t manage to book a ticket on the boozy Polar Express this year, you can find alternate transportation on one of the Holiday Lights Trolley Rides through Highland Park for one of the most magical rides in the city.
8. Re-inact Your Favorite Holiday Movie
It looks like Dallas is on the Nice List this year, because Santa is lugging the entire North Pole down to the Gaylord Texas Resort & Convention Center this holiday season. Gaylord Texan’s 17,000-sq. ft. pop-up opens next week as a never-before-seen mult-sensory walk-thru exhibit. Festivities kick off on November 15!
9. Stroll Through An Enchanting Garden
Come and collect your merriment at the Dallas Arboretum starting November 13, where the arboretum is lighting up their garden and gazebos with dazzling displays of Christmas lights.
10. Hop Aboard the Wine Train
Christmas rolls through town just once a year, and so does the famously festive Christmas Wine Train in Grapevine. The merry, two-hour train whisks passengers on a festive journey filled with fine wine, savory bites, and your favorite Christmas songs!
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