Christmas in Dallas: 2025 Family Events & Activities

Help the farmhands decorate for Christmas and make an ornament to take home.

10am-12pm

American Girl has so many fun holiday events taking place this Christmas season! You can join them for Holiday Cookie Decorating, Santa Brunch, and Holiday Teatime. Events range in cost and length.

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!

6-10pm

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.

6pm

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.

Get into the holiday spirit at Fort Worth's Parade of Lights! The parade will travel through downtown, with over 100 floats lit up in the Christmas spirit. Santa will bring up the end of the parade, in a float made especially for him!

6pm

Since its first performance in 1892, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker has evoked the wonder and joy of the holiday season. You will want to make Ben Stevenson’s spectacular production of this perennial favorite part of your holiday tradition.

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.

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.

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.