August is here! Don’t let the end of summer stop you from having a great time in DFW! This month, there are plenty of ways to keep yourself active and happy outside. Here’s our list of the top 30 things happening in Dallas this August that we can’t wait to check out:
1. Experience Enchanting Candlelight Concerts
You can experience an absolutely magical season here in Dallas, and part of that is thanks to the amazing spaces the city has to offer. Luckily, Fever Originals is bringing its wildly popular Candlelight concert series to beautiful venues for the season.
2. Tantalize Your Taste Buds At This Dining In The Dark Experience
Imagine stepping inside a restaurant blanketed in darkness and being served a sublime three-course meal – the flavours and textures of which are intensified by your remaining senses. Sounds a little bit incredible, right? An experience that’s been backed by psychologists as an ‘amplified’ way to enjoy food, the enticing ‘Dining In The Dark’ event is now open in Dallas so you can “see” for yourself.
3. Hit the Waterparks
It isn’t summer unless you’re sipping on a rainbow colored frozen drinks after bombing a massive waterslide. Whether you’re looking for rides or relaxation, the DFW area is home to an exciting array of waterparks ideal for whatever you’re looking for.
4. Hangout at Little Elm Beach
While Lonestar State is home to a beautiful array of beaches, if you’re looking for a short day trip, look no further than Little Elm beach just outside of Dallas. Here, sandy beaches, swimming, and beachside cocktails await. Additionally, the area features a high-octane waterpark, park park, and other area amenities.
5. Go for a Swim at this Fort Worth Swimming Hole
Take a dip at “America’s oldest waterpark” this summer at Burgers Lake in Fort Worth. The family-friendly, spring-fed lake features sandy beaches as well as numerous aquatic attractions on-site including diving boars and a towering trapeze. Burgers Lake also has a resident concession stand and kitchen that offers nostalgic American classics to round out the experience.
6. Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
The most exciting meteor shower of the year returns August as the Perseid Meteor Shower will commence in the cosmos. From August 11 to August 13, the stellar phenomenon will feature between 50 and 100 shooting stars an hour.
7. Film for Taylor Sheridan’s Show
Fresh off filming the second season of Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s latest project, Rio Palo, is set to film in the DFW area this August. If you’re hoping to cameo as an extra, check out the roles that are presently casting for the Yellowstone spinoff this August.
8. Experience the Largest Indoor Amusement Park in North Texas
North Richland Hills is now home to the largest indoor amusement park in North Texas. Malibu Jack’s invites visitors to dive into a wide variety of attractions, from arcade games, go-karts, and laser tag to roller coasters and other thrill rides. The sprawling new venue also boasts Bounce Beach, an under-the-sea–themed glow golf course, bowling lanes, and plenty more to explore.
9. Sip cocktails in a ballpark speakeasy
Tucked away within the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field, Balcones Speakeasy offers an exclusive, all-inclusive experience for select ticket holders. Guests can sip on themed cocktails and savor a spread of gourmet bites, all while soaking in the sophisticated charm of a Prohibition-era setting.
10. Take a Retreat at the new WorldSprings in Dallas
Texas’s first mineral springs and spa experience is now open in Grandscape with a world-class spa, Finnish saunas, outdoor mineral hot spring, and more!
11. Go Chasing Waterfalls
There’s no understating the natural beauty of the Lone Star State. This season, head the call to adventure and venture out to the state’s most gorgeous waterfalls and the hiking trails that take you there.
12. Let The Good Times Roll At This Inventing Gaming Alley
Whether you’re young or an adult, games never get old. And while you can find a bowling alley in any given city in America, you’d be hard pressed to find pin toss anywhere else in the world (to our knowledge). Bowl Games in Dallas is a one-of-a-kind gaming bar that offers shuffleboard, foosball, and the aforementioned pin toss – a bowling and football hybrid that leaves no joy to spare.
13-15. Sneak Into A Speakeasy
There’s something special about speakeasies. The secretive, vicarious forbidden feel of transporting back to the prohibition make imbibing cocktails all the more tantalizing.
- Hope you’ve been reading, because you’re going to need your book smarts to get into the Rare Books Bar. In order to gain entry into this Frisco speakeasy, visitors must dial the librarian and ask for a classic piece of literature.
- The only sign post at this bar takes the form of two ambiguous As on a door in a crusty alleyway behind Henry’s Majestic. For those that can get past the initial sketch factor, however, a warm-lit cove of tantalizing libations await
16. Pick the Perfect Peach
There’s nothing like a fresh peach in the summertime. You could take your chances getting handsy with the selection from H-E-B, Whole Foods, or otherwise, or you could go straight to the source at Ham Orchards.
17-18. Sweetin’ Up at Dallas’ Best Bakeries
Treating yourself in the pandemic has become something of a lifestyle rather than a once-in-a-blue-moon event. If you need a sweet pick-me-up, or want to share the love, these Dallas bakeries have got all the goods.
- Withdraw for the Sprinkles Cupcakes’ ATM – Sprinkles is a small-batch bakery that whips up everything from decadent cupcakes to delicious ice cream.
19. Enjoy a Drink on the Patio
Enjoy the cool, crisp temperatures while you can, Dallas. Get out and about this southern winter at the city’s many great patios! Be it a sprawling, boot-stomping backyard or a rooftop vista with a view, there is a swell of wonderful outdoor venues to savor the season.
20-21. Sing (and Drink) From the Rooftops
Nothing quite says “living the highlife” like clinking glasses on a city rooftop. Touch the sky this season with a brunch, evening, or nightcap on the most jaw-dropping rooftops in Dallas.
- New York-based RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, has opened its first Texas outpost with a luxurious three-story establishment complete with a glass-encased rooftop restaurant.
22. Visit this Dazzling Bohemian Cafe
Located in the back alley behind Tejas in the heart of Bishop Arts, Casablanca is a vibrant cafe transporting patrons to the Silk Road with its unparalleled ambience and dazzling variety of craft cocktails and shared plates.
23. Visit Llama Castle
Tucked in the North Texas countryside is the charming town of Royse City. There dwells a castle. It is no ordinary castle, mind you. In this Irish replica castle abides a fellowship of frolicking llamas, who await travelers and enthusiasts alike, to take them on hikes and learn of their llama ways.
24. Glamp In The Stars
New resident Texan, Elon Musk, promises that humans will land on Mars by 2026. If you can’t wait that long, you can spend a few nights at Basecamp Terlingua, an other-worldly glamping experience that integrates the future with the past, giving its visitors the impression of luxury camping in the cosmos.
25. Eat The Best Tacos In Town
Yeah eating tacos on Tuesdays is fun, but you ever eat tacos every day of the week and experience true bliss? The taco gods smile upon the DFW area. From authentic, no frills taquerias, to trendy taco stands, to fan favorite franchises, the area has it all. Read on if you want to talk taco.
26. Visit the Spa Castle
Spa Castle in Carrollton is like the amusement park version of a spa, only instead of rides they have Himalayan salt rooms and hydrotherapy pools. The innovative spa blends together traditional Asian and European styles to create a fun and luxury experience all on its own.
27. Dine Royally
Savor the high life at Monarch Restaurant. Perched on the 49th floor of The National, Monarch is designed with floor-to-ceiling windows, giving restaurant-goers the chance to dine on their wood-fired Italian dishes with an epic view of the city.
28. Go Buckwild at This Rodeo-Themed Bar
Nostalgic Dallasites will remember the Rodeo Bar’s previous incarnation. Opened back in 1981, the iconic bar was renowned as an authentic, laidback hangout where one could drink ice cold beers and grab a bite without a fuss. After 40 years, the bar is back on the scene with its original grit, albeit, with a modern vibe.
29. Cozy Up In The Nooks Of This Bookish Coffee Shop
For all the people out there who have ever been shushed at a library – this place for you. At the Funny Library Coffee Shop, guests are encouraged to crack up as much they are to crack open one of its many books.
30. Float a Lazy River at a Ballpark
At Riders Field in Frisco, home to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, visitors can experience a sporting spectacle unlike anything else in Texas—or anywhere else, for that matter. Tucked just past the right-field fence lies a remarkable 3,000-square-foot lazy river, offering spectators the rare chance to enjoy a ballgame while drifting along in cool, relaxing waters.