What's Happening in DFW This Week

The downtown plaza caps its week with the Greater Sundance Night Market on Saturday: vendors, live music, and fireworks.

• Greater Sundance Night Market

  Sat Oct 3

  Sundance Square Plaza

  More than 70 curated vendors, live music, and a fireworks show on the plaza, hosted by Plughub Market.

• Free live music on the plaza

  Wed – Sun evenings

  Sundance Square Plaza

  The plaza bandstand keeps its free live music running through the weekend, with the patio restaurants all around it.

• Sid Richardson Museum: Russell’s Retreat

  Open daily, free

  309 Main Street, Sundance Square

  The free downtown museum is showing Russell’s Retreat: Summers at Glacier National Park through next April, with the Remington and Russell collection alongside it.

The Stockyards goes full fashion this weekend: Stockyards Fashion Week runs Friday through Sunday, with rodeo shows and Billy Bob’s on top.

• Stockyards Fashion Week: Stockyards Style

  Fri Oct 2 – Sun Oct 4

  Mule Alley and the Stockyards

  Runway shows, trunk shows, and art demos across the district, capped by a free Fall Fashion Round Up in Mule Alley.

• Stockyards Championship Rodeo

  Sat Oct 3, 1:30pm and 7:30pm; Sun Oct 4, 1:30pm

  Cowtown Coliseum

  Real rodeo in the historic arena, three shows across the weekend.

• Chris Young at Billy Bob’s Texas

  Sat Oct 3, 10pm

  Billy Bob’s Texas

  The country star plays the world’s largest honky-tonk Saturday night.

• The Fort Worth Herd cattle drive

  Daily at 11:30am and 4pm

  East Exchange Avenue

  Longhorns walk Exchange Avenue twice a day, and it is free to watch. The Herd has run since 1999, and it is the Stockyards’ signature sight.

One block of Camp Bowie, three world-class museums: the Kimbell opens its fall blockbuster Sunday, the Modern debuts a new sculpture project, and the Carter stays free.

• The Kimbell: Photography’s First Century

  Opens Sun Oct 4

  3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard

  The fall special exhibition opens Sunday: masterworks from the Bibliothèque nationale de France, on top of the free Renzo Piano pavilion and permanent collection.

• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

  In the Making: The Sculpture Project, Sep 30 – Oct 30

  3200 Darnell Street

  The Modern’s new sculpture project opens this week, and First Friday at the Modern runs October 2 with free evening admission.

• Amon Carter Museum of American Art

  Open Tue – Sun, free

  3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard

  The Carter’s American art collection and rotating galleries stay free all weekend.

Fort Worth Oktoberfest wrapped in Trinity Park last weekend; the citywide calendar this weekend is museums, rodeo, and the Night Market.

• Jurassic Quest

  Sat Oct 3 and multiple dates

  Fort Worth Convention Center

  The touring dinosaur experience brings life-size animatronic dinos to the convention center, a big one for the under-ten set.

The Park Cities’ own weekend calendar is light, so October opens with the village, the arboretum, and the library’s school-year rhythm.

• Music at the Market

  Fri Oct 2, 12:30 – 2:30pm

  Main Street Highland Park

  Live music on the street at lunch: Alexis Moon and Ray Kubian play the Main Street market stage.

• Autumn at the Arboretum, in full swing

  Sat Oct 3 – Sun Oct 4

  Dallas Arboretum, about ten minutes down Mockingbird

  The 100,000-pumpkin display is three weeks in and hitting peak season. October weekends are the classic Park Cities fall move.

• Ravinia Farmers Market heads-up

  Wednesdays through Oct 28, 7am – 1pm

  Jens Jensen Park, Ravinia District

  The Park Cities’ own market day is Wednesday, not the weekend: produce, vendors, and live music every week through late October.

• Highland Park Library story times

  Thu Oct 1 and Fri Oct 2

  4700 Drexel Drive

  Baby Bounce Story Time runs Thursday at 10 and 10:45am, and Toddler Story Time Friday at 10am. Free tickets at the circulation desk.

• Autumn at the Arboretum

  Sat Oct 3 – Sun Oct 4

  Dallas Arboretum, ten minutes down Mockingbird

  The neighborhood’s fall weekend default: pumpkins, gardens, and the lake view, a week into October.

• White Rock Farmers Market

  Sat Oct 3, 8am – noon

  White Rock United Methodist Church, 1450 Old Gate Lane

  The lakeside Saturday market in peak produce season: local eggs, fresh bread, and coffee before the lake gets busy.

• Lakewood Village Farmers Market

  Sun Oct 4, 9am – 1pm

  6434 E Mockingbird Lane

  The Sunday market across from the Lakewood Theater, the neighborhood’s second market of the weekend.

• Autumn at the Arboretum: Harvest Hues

  Daily 9am – 5pm, through Sun Nov 1

  Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road

  Three weeks into the run, the Pumpkin Village built from more than 100,000 pumpkins and gourds is at its fall peak.

A two-market weekend on the lake, with the Shoreline Spruce Up cleanup landing next Saturday.

• White Rock Farmers Market

  Sat Oct 3, 8am – noon

  White Rock United Methodist Church, 1450 Old Gate Lane

  The neighborhood standard: local produce, eggs, and coffee at the church by the lake.

• Lakewood Village Farmers Market

  Sun Oct 4, 9am – 1pm

  6434 E Mockingbird Lane

  The Sunday market run, a short drive from the lake’s south side.

• Cool Thursdays: Infinite Journey

  Thu Oct 1, 7 – 9pm

  Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road

  The Journey tribute band opens the garden’s fall Thursday concert series on the Concert Lawn.

Lochwood’s own calendar is quiet again, and that is the point: the neighborhood’s best weekend sits ten minutes in every direction.

• Autumn at the Arboretum

  Sat Oct 3 – Sun Oct 4

  8525 Garland Road, about ten minutes from the neighborhood

  Lochwood’s nearest big-ticket weekend: the pumpkin display is a straight shot down Garland Road, now three weeks into the run.

• White Rock Farmers Market

  Sat Oct 3, 8am – noon

  1450 Old Gate Lane

  The Saturday market is the easiest weekend errand from Lochwood, before the crowds hit the lake.

• Harry Moss Park and the White Rock Creek Trail

  Open all weekend, free

  Harry Moss Park, Greenville at Northaven area

  Pack the bikes: the White Rock Creek Trail runs from Harry Moss south toward the lake, with a pond and picnic tables on the way.

• State Fair of Texas week two

  Fri Oct 2 – Sun Oct 4

  Fair Park, 3809 Grand Avenue

  The fair is five minutes from the neighborhood. This weekend adds the Stars of the Fair drone show Friday through Sunday nights, on top of the usual fairgrounds chaos.

• Dallas’ Original Pumpkin Day

  Sat Oct 3, 9am – 5pm

  Dallas Farmers Market, 1010 S Pearl Expressway

  Pumpkins, family activities, live music, and contests at The Shed, the farmers market’s fall kickoff.

• Deep Ellum live music

  Fri Oct 2 – Sun Oct 4

  Trees, Three Links, and Deep Ellum Art Company, on or near Elm Street

  Real shows on the strip, and Drunk Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet runs through Sunday at Deep Ellum Art Company. Cover varies, doors are early.

• Bishop Bazaar Fall Market

  Sun Oct 4, 11am – 6pm

  9th Street & Bishop Avenue, Bishop Arts

  The district’s curated market returns with 150-plus makers, food, and music on the Bishop Arts streets.

• Oak Cliff Farmers Market

  Daily 8am – 5pm, including the weekend

  1414 W Davis Street

  The daily produce market on Davis is the weekend stocking run that skips the downtown drive.

• Heritage Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour heads-up

  Sat Oct 24 – Sun Oct 25

  Across Oak Cliff

  The neighborhood’s signature fall event lands later this month. This weekend is for the market and the patios; mark the tour now.

• For Oak Cliff Farmers Market

  Sat Oct 3, 10am – 2pm

  Superblock, 907 E Ledbetter Drive

  The recurring market run at the Superblock brings local vendors and fresh produce straight to South Oak Cliff.

• For Oak Cliff Book Fair heads-up

  Fri Oct 10, 6 – 8pm

  Superblock, 907 E Ledbetter Drive

  The TeenTober edition of the free book fair lands next Friday at the Superblock library.

• Mental Wellness Walk & Health Fair heads-up

  Sat Oct 10, 10am

  Kiest Park Recreation Center

  A free walk and health fair in South Oak Cliff next Saturday, with community resources at the rec center.

• Harry Moss Park and the White Rock Creek Trail

  Open all weekend

  Harry Moss Park, Greenville Avenue

  The M Streets’ big backyard: 284 acres of trails, a pond, and the paved White Rock Creek path rolling south toward the lake.

• White Rock Farmers Market

  Sat Oct 3, 8am – noon

  1450 Old Gate Lane

  Five minutes from the M Streets; this is the neighborhood’s Saturday market run.

• Granada Theater weekend

  Fri Oct 2 and Sat Oct 3

  3524 Greenville Avenue

  Two nights on the strip: the INXS tribute INTXS with Mad World Friday, then the Hot In Herre 2000s dance party Saturday.

The district’s calendar is quiet this weekend, so the strip itself is the event: patio weather, walk-in tables, and good people-watching.

• Knox Street and West Village weekend

  Fri Oct 2 – Sun Oct 4

  Knox Street and West Village

  No tickets needed: patio brunch, the boutiques, and the covered walkways are the Knox-Henderson weekend.

• NorthPark Pumpkin Patch

  Opens Thu Oct 1, through Nov 1

  NorthPark Center, 8687 North Central Expressway

  The free fall installation opens this week in Center Park: whimsical gardens, story times, movies, and live music, a five-minute drive north.

• Autumn at the Arboretum

  Sat Oct 3 – Sun Oct 4

  About ten minutes up McKinney and Garland Road

  The neighborhood’s favorite ten-minute escape: the fall festival is three weeks in and running smoothly.

• Granada Theater tribute weekend

  Fri Oct 2 and Sat Oct 3

  3524 Greenville Avenue

  INTXS plays the INXS catalog with Mad World (Tears for Fears) Friday, then Blisspop’s Hot In Herre 2000s dance party Saturday.

• Greenville Avenue patios

  Fri Oct 2 – Sun Oct 4

  Lower Greenville, between Belmont and La Vista

  No calendar needed: the patios and late kitchens do their weekend thing, and parking is easier before six.

No festival on the lake calendar this weekend, so the loop and the skatepark carry it.

• Bachman Lake loop and the new skatepark

  Open all weekend

  2750 Bachman Drive

  The three-mile hike-and-bike loop circles the lake, and the new skatepark is the neighborhood’s weekend hangout.

• NorthPark Pumpkin Patch

  Opens Thu Oct 1, through Nov 1

  NorthPark Center, about ten minutes east

  The free fall installation opens this week: fall gardens, story times, and movies in Center Park, an easy drive from Midway Hollow.

The Preston Hollow Farmers Market wrapped its season in early September, so October weekends here mean the center and the gardens.

• NorthPark Pumpkin Patch opening week

  Opens Thu Oct 1, through Nov 1

  NorthPark Center, 8687 North Central Expressway

  The free fall installation opens in Center Park: whimsical gardens, family photo sessions, story times, movies, and live music, with Eataly treats on hand.

• Autumn at the Arboretum

  Sat Oct 3 – Sun Oct 4

  About fifteen minutes east on Northwest Highway to Garland Road

  A Preston Hollow fall tradition: the pumpkin festival is three weeks in, with the crowds already settled down.

No town-hosted event this weekend; the October calendar fills in next week with National Night Out and the Red River Rivalry Fan Fest.

• National Night Out heads-up

  Tue Oct 6

  Prosper

  The town’s community night with first responders and neighbors lands Tuesday, October 6.

• Red River Rivalry Fan Fest heads-up

  Sat Oct 10

  Prosper

  The OU-Texas fan fest hits the town calendar next Saturday, October 10.

• Farmers Market at The Gates of Prosper heads-up

  Sat Oct 10

  1111 S Preston Road

  The monthly market returns the second Saturday, October 10. This weekend is off; enjoy downtown’s local spots.

The big one lands this weekend: Celina Oktoberfest takes over the square Saturday afternoon.

• Celina Oktoberfest

  Sat Oct 3, 3 – 7pm

  Downtown Celina, 141 N Ohio Street

  Stein-holding and brat-eating contests, keg rolling, live music, and vendors on the square. Collin County’s Oktoberfest weekend.

• Downtown Celina square

  Sun Oct 4

  Downtown Celina

  The square’s shops and patios make a calm Sunday after Oktoberfest Saturday.

Melissa is back in its Saturday market rhythm after the Tribute Festival wrapped its lake-park weekend last month.

• The Melissa Market

  Sat Oct 3, 10am – 2pm and 5 – 8pm

  3418 Cardinal Drive

  The all-day Saturday market with local vendors, running both a daytime and an evening session.

• Library and rec classes

  Fri Oct 2 and Sat Oct 3

  Melissa Public Library and 3411 Barker Avenue

  Baby storytime runs Friday morning at the library, and strength and yoga land Saturday 9 to 11 at the rec center.

• Downtown Melissa weekend

  Fri Oct 2 – Sun Oct 4

  Downtown Melissa

  The shops, the square, and the patios anchor a quiet weekend before the town’s October calendar fills in.