More stuff in June

Dallas Farmers Market

Includes a handcrafter market where specially skilled and artistic merchants sell handcrafted items and quality merchandise on Saturdays, plus a "Busker" program that offers a diversity of performers...

Cool Thursdays Concert

Includes performances by Brave Combo on June 4, Dallas Unlimited on June 11, Kraig Parker on June 18 and Reality Bites on June 25. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road.

Mesquite-Balch Springs music series

Art Greenhaw, leader of the latter-day Light Crust Doughboys, on Saturday will kick off the Mesquite-Balch Springs music series, a set of six summer shows that he hopes will draw attention to the area.

Sixth Annual CityArts Celebration

Offers new attractions and showcases the outstanding cultural, performing, visual and culinary arts of Dallas and the region. Includes a juried art show; multiple outdoor stages with dance, cultural...

"Winged Jewels: Dragonflies"

Discover the secret life of this valuable insect. Find many of the 75 species found in Dallas. Includes tours of Texas Discovery Gardens and Fair Park. Led by Omar Bocanegra, a biologist with U.S....

Gipsy Kings

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

Bug Hunt Garden Walk

Discover bugs in their living rooms while hunting in the soil, under leaves and on bark. See familiar ones and learn about new, colorful creatures. Begins at 10 a.m. Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair...

Fantasies from the Far East

Part of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Family Concert Series. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

"Tending the Afterlife: Chinese Tomb Art from the Neolithic Period to the Ming Dynasty"

Nearly all of China's major eras are represented through a stunning array of tomb goods, ranging from intricate bronze mirrors and belt-hooks to fearsome earthenware figures of attendants and...

"A Photographer's Story: Bob Jackson & the Kennedy Assassination"

Features the work of former Dallas Times Herald photojournalist Bob Jackson, whose routine assignment led him to capture an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph during the weekend of the Kennedy...

"Tall in the Saddle: Cowgirls, Ranch Women & Rodeo Gals"

Exhibits photographs by photographer and filmmaker Ann P. Meredith. Includes 75 black-and-white photographs of women working on the range, roping steers at the rodeo, and relaxing at home and on the...

"LBJ Ranch & the Texas Hill Country"

This is an exhibition of wide-ranging images from Dallas photographer Scot Miller's first year as Artist-in-Residence for the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. Opening reception with
Miller...

Artania Show

This family-oriented, all-ages event features mystery and surprise under the big top with the legendary Kantemirov Family Cossack warriors, breath-taking horsemanship and cirque-style acrobatic...

"The Wizard of Oz"

Travel down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy, Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow. Features breathtaking special effects, dazzling choreography and classic songs. Music Hall at Fair...

"Winged Jewels: Dragonflies"

Discover the secret life of this valuable insect. Find many of the 75 species found in Dallas. Includes tours of Texas Discovery Gardens and Fair Park. Led by Omar Bocanegra, a biologist with U.S....

Bug Hunt Garden Walk

Discover bugs in their living rooms while hunting in the soil, under leaves and on bark. See familiar ones and learn about new, colorful creatures. Begins at 10 a.m. Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair...

"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

Musical includes sensational sets, stunning special effects and an irresistible story the whole family will love. Music Hall at Fair Park, 909 First Ave.

Weekend or Day Trips

I had someone ask me about short day trips, and my first thought was to go out to Glenn Rose and see the Fossil Rim Wildlife Park. I just love the small city life, great place to just get away, and really open up. They also have the open casual entertainment amphitheater
showing the story of the Gospel, tickets are available, but showings are not until later on in September. But we will talk about that later on. Let me put some more thought in to this, and come up with a better list. Thanks for everyone's support keep coming back for more updates to come.

June 1st Edition

Welcome all to the first edition of what to do in Dallas Ft Worth. This is actually my first post, so any feedback would be truly appreciated. I also hope to hear that everyone is enjoying and starting to plan that vacation, but if not here is a couple of things to do around town. Go Rangers.

1. Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park.


2. Sandy Lake Amusement Park - Open April to September.
   
3. Summer Balloon Classic - June 19-21, Waxahachie.
   
4. Independence Day Parade - Early July - Largest Independence Day Parade in Texas - Arlington.
   
5. Kaboom Town - Early July - Activities, Food, Music & Air Show - Addison Circle Park.
   
6. Native Texas Butterflies at the Heard
   Don't forget your camera if you head to this exhibit. A zebra longwing, tiger swallowtail, red admiral or monarch might decide to land on you at the butterfly house, which takes up more than 800 square feet.
   
7. Storybook Playhouse exhibit
   The "Storybook Playhouse" exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum features 14 interactive playhouses inspired by children's stories. They were designed by local architects as part of a competition.
   
8. Summer Movie Fun series
   If you buy tickets in advance for this series at Harkins Southlake, you'll pay $5 for 10 movies. Individual tickets cost $2. Movies run Mondays through Fridays at 9:45 a.m.
   
9. Science of Spying
   Part James Bond, part Jack Bauer and part “Lie to Me,” the exhibit gives eager spy-wannabes of all ages an opportunity to experience the latest spy gadgets and techniques.
   
10. Black Holes
    Take the ultimate journey in space and time! Learn how mammoth stars make a black hole and help figure out where they might lead.
    
11. Charlotte's Web
    A few well chosen words help Charlotte the spider save the life of Wilbur the pig in this marionette adaptation of Charlotte’s Web at Slappy’s Puppet Playhouse.
    
12. "New" Mesquite Rodeo Grand Opening
    The “New” Mesquite Championship Rodeo kicks into high gear re-opening to the public every Fri. and Sat. starting June 5-August 29 delivering rock’n roll and championship rodeo like never before seen in Resistol Arena.
    
13. Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games
    Organizers of the annual celebration of Scottish heritage bid everyone “Ceud Mile Failte” (a hundred thousand welcomes). You might say the spectrum of activities matches that hearty greeting: a vibrant musical lineup.
    
14. Reebok Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game
    Celebrities and professional athletes will compete in this charity baseball game that benefits The Heroes Foundation YOUniversity Program and the Mike Modano Foundation.
    
15. Father's Day Brunch
    Blue Mesa is having its famous Father’s Day Sunday buffet champagne brunch on June 21. The buffet includes a huge variety of items, many which are featured in made-to-order chef stations.
    
16. Wagons West
    Be a 19th century Texan for a day! Wagons West is a program of hands-on activities recreating elements of a typical school-age child's day. The children wash clothes using a washboard and lye soap, card wool, and grind corn by hand.
    
17. Free Family Friday
    Museum admission is free for the entire family on the last Friday of the month from 3pm-7pm. Bring the entire family and enjoy exhibits from the National Cowgirl Museum and hands-on activities from the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
    
18. Museum of Science’s Children Museum at Fair Park in Dallas. Free admission the first weekend of every month to Bank of America card holders, and employees.
    
19. The Dallas World Aquarium in the West End of Downtown Dallas.

This is all for now, but keep checking back for updates as I will try to make it back twice a week, Go Rangers and have a safe summer.