This is an ongoing list of weekend events and things to do in the North Texas. If you know of an event we should feature, write in and let us know.
Last updated Sep. 2, 2026
Nature Pop LEGO Exhibit, Through Sept. 7, Fort Worth
DFW Restaurant Weeks, Aug. 10- Sept. 7
Drunk Shakespeare, Through Sept. 20, Dallas
The Nelson Mandela Exhibition, now-Oct. 31, Dallas
Riverfront Jazz Festival, Sept. 4-6, Dallas
Granbury Labor Day Weekend Festival, Sept. 4-7
Arlington Comic Fest, Sept. 5-6
Water Lantern Festival, Sept. 5-6, Plano
Bedford Beats and Eats Fest, Sept. 5
Kaleidoscope Park Hispanic Heritage Festival, Sept. 5, Frisco
Ethiopian Day Festival, Sept. 5, Murphy
Pickle Fest, Sept. 5, Grand Prairie
Let’s Get Western Bull Bash, Sept. 5, Lewisville
Brandi Carlile in concert, Sept. 5, Fort Worth
Fiesta Charra, Sept. 6, Lewisville
Labor Day Lobster Feast on the Lake, Sept. 7, Rockwall
Labor Day classic car show, Sept. 7, Fort Worth
Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, Sept. 11-13
Fan Expo Dallas, Sept. 11-13
Hispanic Heritage Month: Fiesta, Sept. 12, Irving
Trucktoberfest, Sept. 12, Dallas
W.A.T.E.R Festival, Sept. 12, Arlington
VIVA DALLAS 2026, Sept. 12
Trinity River Book Festival, Sept. 12, Fort Worth
Plano Balloon Festival, Sept. 17-20
Addison Oktoberfest, Sept. 17-20
Autumn Fest, Little Elm, Sept. 17-20
Grapefest, Sept. 17-20, Grapevine
It’s Goin’ Down! Arena Farewell, Sept. 20, Fort Worth
Fort Worth Oktoberfest, Sept. 24-26
Lewisville Western Days, Sept. 25+26
State Fair of Texas, Sept. 25-Oct. 18, Dallas
Monster Truck Wars, Sept. 26-27, Denton
Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Sept. 26, Southlake
Hispanic Heritage Festival, Sept. 26, Burleson
Family Fiesta, Sept. 26, Watauga
