Posted by Callie
Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:16:00 GMT
The holiday festivities have already started. In between the shopping and planning, take time with your family to enjoy the wonderful sights and sounds around the Dallas metroplex.
HOLIDAY EVENTS 2007
Sundays between Nov. 25 – Dec. 31, 2007
Every Sunday between Nov. 25 and Dec. 31, you can enjoy an afternoon full of holiday-related activities. Kids can pet real, live reindeer or have their pictures taken with Santa Claus in the jolly man’s reindeer-powered sleigh. Go for a ride on a horse-drawn carriage, navigate a 100-tree Christmas tree maze, view a holiday figurine collection, hear choir groups and other musicians perform holiday songs and meet costumed characters such as Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
November 15 – January 5, 2008
Gaylord Texan’s popular ICE! exhibit will feature 2 million pounds of ice, hand-carved by visiting artisans from Harbin, China. In addition to previous favorites, visitors of the 14,000-square-foot exhibit will discover a three-level ice slide, a gingerbread family, penguins, a walk-through Nativity scene, and much, much more.
November 23 – January 01, 2008
Main Street between Third and Fourth streets
Sundance Square Sparkles with the Spirit of the Season!
The signs of Christmas surround you this season in Sundance Square – from the spirited holiday music that fills the air to the festively decorated and lighted downtown buildings. Visitors will marvel at the magnificient 56-foot Christmas tree adorned with thousands of sparkling lights, glistening snowflakes and bright red ornaments that seems to rise magically from the red brick Main Street.
November 23 – January 2, 2008
Light shows nightly 5:30-10:00 pm
Friday and Saturday 5:30-9:30 Weekend Schedule of Events include Santa, Carriage Rides, Model Railroad Trains, Santa’s Gift Shop, Outdoor Movies
Carriage rides will be from 5:30-9:30 pm every Thursday through Sunday in December beginning Dec. 6th, as well as December 31, 2007 and Jan. 1, 2008. The cost is $6 per person.
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Posted by Callie
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:15:44 GMT
Holiday at the Arboretum
Dallas Arboretum
November 25, 2006 – December 31, 2006
Holiday visitors will be enchanted with seasonal events at the Arboretum, including the acclaimed exhibit, The Artistry of the Nativity. This unique display features 500 crèches from around the world depicting different cultural interpretations of the nativity. Bring your family and enjoy a variety of festivities and merriment with Family Fun Sundays and horse-drawn carriage rides.
Dallas Arboretum
8525 Garland Road
Dallas, TX 75218
214-515-6500
The Nutcracker
Bass Performance Hall
December 1, 2006 – December 17, 2006
A Texas Ballet Theater favorite since the late 1960s, The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition that inspires memories that last a lifetime. Artistic Director Ben Stevenson brings a sense of play to his staging of the perennial story of Clara, whose Nutcracker Prince takes her to the Land of Snow and Kingdom of Sweets for a feast and dancing by mirlitons, Madame Bonbonaire and her children, the waltzing flowers and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Campbell Baird’s vivid costumes are set against backdrops that include Texas Ballet Theater’s legendary enchanted sleigh making its way through snow falling on both the dancers and the audience. $18-$74.
Bass Performance Hall
4th and Calhoun Streets
Fort Worth, TX 76102
877-828-9200
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Dallas Children’s Theater – Rosewood Center for Family Arts
December 1, 2006 – December 17, 2006
Dallas Children’s Theater – Rosewood Center for Family Arts
5938 Skillman
Dallas, TX 75231
214-740-0051
Kimberly-Clark Presents a Christmas Carol
Dallas Theater Center
November 24, 2006 – December 24, 2006
Filled with glorious music and dance, A Christmas Carol is the perfect gift for the entire family. The old tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to life on stage at the Dallas Theater Center. For over 20 years Dallas Theater Center’s production of Dickens’ holiday classic has touched audiences of all ages with its message of hope and redemption. Adapted for the stage by Richard Hellesen; original music and lyrics written or adapted from traditional sources by David de Berry.
Dallas Theater Center
3636 Turtle Creek
Dallas, TX 75219
214-522-8499
Symphony of Toys
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
December 13, 2006
This annual concert traditionally includes a performance of “Toy Symphony” by Leopold Mozart with Conservatory Chamber Orchestra and invited guest performing on toy instruments as written in the score. Admission is free and the audience members are requested to bring a new unwrapped toy, which will be distributed, in collaboration with Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive to needy children in the area. 7:30 pm.
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
2301 Flora St.
Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75201 214-670-3600
Hope! A Christmas Celebration
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
December 14, 2006 – December 23, 2006
Come out and sing-along with your holiday favorites and enjoy Christmas classics by the NorthPark Center and Dallas Symphony Orchestra as they unite to present you with the best holiday concert of the year! 7:30pm or 2:30 pm.
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
2301 Flora St.
Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75201 214-670-3600
The Nutcracker
Music Hall at Fair Park
December 19, 2006 – December 23, 2006
A Texas Ballet Theater favorite since the late 1960s, The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition that inspires memories that last a lifetime. Artistic Director Ben Stevenson brings a sense of play to his staging of the perennial story of Clara, whose Nutcracker Prince takes her to the Land of Snow and Kingdom of Sweets for a feast and dancing by mirlitons, Madame Bonbonaire and her children, the waltzing flowers and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Campbell Baird’s vivid costumes are set against backdrops that include Texas Ballet Theater’s legendary enchanted sleigh making its way through snow falling on both the dancers and the audience. $18-$74.
Music Hall at Fair Park
909 First Avenue
At Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210
877-828-9200
Holly Jolly Trolley Holiday Lights Tour
Grapevine Historic District
December 17, 2006
Come ride in comfort and enjoy a fun-filled, festive trip to enjoy Christmas on Main Street in Grapevine including some of the prettiest holiday decorations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Trips depart the InterContinental Hotel Addison at 1 pm and return at approximately 7 pm. All trips depart The Wyndham Arlington at 1:15 pm and return at approximately 6:45 pm. Please call 214-988-3000 for reservations.
Adult tickets – $30.00 with North Pole Express / $20 Without North Pole Express
Children tickets – $25.00 with North Pole Express / $15.00 Without North Pole Express
Grapevine Historic District
Main Street & Dallas Road
Grapevine, TX 76051
214-988-3000
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