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Dallas-Fort Worth, mark your calendars with these upcoming events

This is an ongoing list of weekend events and things to do in the North Texas.

Howell Farms Pumpkin Nights, a glow-in-the-dark maze of activities, is open daily through October. 31. (Photo by Noemi Castanon/ Courier DFW)

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 Oct. 22, 2026

The Nelson Mandela Exhibition, now-Oct. 31, Dallas

Pumpkin Nights at Howell Farm, Sept. 17-Oct. 31, Arlington

Autumn at the Arboretum, Sept. 19-Nov. 1, Dallas

Scarborough Hollow Fall Fantasy Festival, Oct. 10- Nov. 31, Waxahachie

Grand Prairie Main Street Fest, Oct. 23-25

Art Worth Festival, Oct. 23-25, Fort Worth

Haunted Trolley, Oct. 23-24, McKinney

Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, Oct. 23-24

Monster Mash Halloween Bash, Oct. 24, Dallas

Day of the Dead Festival, Oct. 24, Denton

McKinney Wine and Music Festival, Oct. 24

Mavs v. The Spurs, Oct. 24, Dallas

Do Good Fest, Oct. 24, Arlington

Family Fright Fest, Oct. 24, The Colony

Dallas Brew Festival, Oct. 24

Cosmic Soundbath at the planetarium, Oct. 24, Arlington

Trick or Trick The Square, Oct. 24, Frisco

Bedford Boo Bash, Oct. 24

Full Moon Witches Paddle, Oct. 25, Grapevine

Wine on the Green, Oct. 25, Dallas

Witches’ Brew Train, Oct. 30-31, Grapevine

Dia de los Muertos Festival, Oct. 30, Frisco

Dia de los Muertos en Fort Worth, Oct. 31

Dia de los Muertos Celebration, Oct. 31, Arlington

7th Annual Dallas Dia De Los Muertos Parade & Festival, Oct. 31

Dia de los Muertos, Nov. 1, The Colony

Dia de los Muertos Oak Cliff, Nov. 1, Dallas

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