Christmas in Dallas: 2024 Family Events & Activities

Christmas at Gaylord Texan offers a holiday showplace like no other as you wind your way through the larger-than-life sculptures, zoom down thrilling frozen slides, and traverse awe-inspiring tunnels. Escape to Gaylord Texan to enjoy the splendor of the holiday season.

Snowland, Great Wolf Lodge's annual holiday celebration, is an immersive winter wonderland filled with special seasonal events, winter activities, crafts, visits with Santa Claus, and more.

Santa's Village is set up like a real village, but on a child-size scale. You'll find little "dwellings" like Santa's Fire Station, Santa's Symphony Hall, Mrs. Claus's Bakery, and many more! Holiday-themed performances from local choirs, dance groups, and musicians will take place on Prancer's Stage each night.

At Yesterland Farm, you'll find a wagon train ride around the farm, pictures with Santa and other Christmas photo ops, a variety of amazement rides, a petting zoo, and more!

Experience enchanting holiday magic for the entire family at Holiday in the Park! Featuring musical shows, twinkling lights, holiday treats, Santa, and much more at Six Flags Over Texas.

Dallas Zoo Lights features more than two million lights twinkling across most of the Zoo, larger-than-life glowing lanterns, elaborate holiday-themed displays, visits to Santa’s Workshop, photo ops. and festive holiday drinks and snacks for adults and kids.

Four million lights in two miles. Can you imagine?! You'll see hundreds of displays as you drive through this winter wonderland! Halfway through the drive, you'll find carnival rides, concessions, photos with Santa, the magical walk-thru forest, and more! The rest of your drive finishes with an animated light tunnel that will amaze your kids, and you, too!

The classic holiday story of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol comes to life at the Wyly Theatre this Christmas season. Follow the grouchy Scrooge, as he learns the true meaning of Christmas. You'll be fully immersed in this re-imagined production, with ghosts flying above your head and popping out of the floor, and snow falling from the sky. The production is filled with traditional Christmas music as well as new music, plus joyful, fun choreography!

Offering over 20 attractions including, the Dipsy Doodle Coaster and Texas Tubin' Hill Slide, Mainstay's Christmas Adventure lets you play, visit Santa (and take pictures with him for free!), and find the perfect Christmas tree! You can also choose-&-cut a tree!

From the iconic 95-foot-tall Christmas tree to SNOWDAY, an immersive photo experience, the holiday celebration at Galleria Dallas is spectacular. Festivities span the season with live entertainment, holiday skate shows, and daily snow.

Cowboys Christmas Extravaganza is an exhilarating 20-minute show full of game day excitement and Christmas cheer! The event kicks off with the lighting of The Star’s 67-foot Christmas tree by a Dallas Cowboys alumni, followed by performances from the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Dallas Cowboys Rhythm and Blue, Cowboys Rookie Squad, Rowdy, and a special appearance by Santa Claus.

Join Santa at his Country Christmas in Seagoville! You'll drive in your own car through over 2.5 million lights with different holiday themes. The drive takes about 40 minutes to complete- and your kids will be in awe the entire ride!

Fill your heart with music, merriment, and warmth, as you remember the true meaning of this holiday season with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts Gang! The holidays wouldn’t be the same without this Charles Schulz classic and a live jazz trio.

Join Molly and her mom on a magical treasure hunt through New York City! With Christmas parodies of today’s most popular songs, this yuletide spectacular is guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit. This show is suitable for all audiences.

Based on the classic Christmas movie for kids and families.