Dallas Zoo Lights presented by Reliant

Thursday, January 2-5, 2020 at 5 PM – 9 PM

Our annual holiday tradition is back and brighter than ever! ✨After the animals head in for the evening, the Dallas Zoo will transform into a winter wonderland with over one million twinkling lights illuminating ZooNorth throughout the holiday season. Discover realistic silk-covered lanterns in the shape of your favorite animals, plus even more light displays and festivities for the entire family!

Dallas Zoo Lights Activities:

✨ Holiday Light Show

✨ Santa meet-and-greet

✨ Nature ornament-making activity

✨ Nightly musical performances throughout ZooNorth

✨ Rainbow Arch

✨ Whimsical African watering hole at Lantern Ridge

✨ Santa’s Sleigh photo op

✨ Elves’ Workshop at the Lacerte Family Children’s Zoo with

Animal Encounters every 30 minutes

✨ S’mores, specialty donuts, funnel cakes, and hot chocolate

✨…and MUCH more!

Dallas Zoo Lights is included with your general admission, so come before 4 p.m. and enjoy the animals, then stay for holiday festivities at night!

Members see it FREE! Join today and save 10% with promo code SAVE10 at dallaszoo.com/membership.

Get Tickets: https://my.dallaszoo.com/events

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Dinosaurs Live!

Heard Museum

1 Nature Place McKinney, TX 75069

Now Through February, 2020, 9:00am- 5:00pm

Visitors to Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, Texas will be able to let their imagination run wild as they travel back in time along a half-mile nature trail with ten life-size animatronic dinosaurs.

Included with general admission.

Please note that we are unable to animate the dinosaurs when temperatures drop below 35 degrees.

More Information : http://www.heardmuseum.org/dinosaurslive

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Handmade Holidays! (Last Day)

Crayola Experience Plano

6121 W Park Blvd, Suite A100, Plano, Texas 75093

Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 10 AM – 6 PM

Handmade Holidays is back! Going on November 23, 2019 through January 2, 2020.

Fill this season with color and create gifts from the heart during Crayola Experience's Handmade Holidays! Create an elf with Crayola Model Magic, color and craft a handmade pop-out card. These holiday adventures are all in addition to the 25 creative, hands-on activities.

Unwrap the holidays in color by giving the gift of creativity with an annual pass for 365 days of colorful family fun. Plus, visit the Crayola retail store for incredible savings on the hottest selection of Crayola products!

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Open Mic Night

Filtered

218 E Louisiana St

McKinney, TX 75069

Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 6:30pm- 8:30pm

They're breaking out the karaoke equipment again! Play an instrument? Sing? Get on down here! Kid-friendly!

Check their Facebook page for details and updates.

More Information: https://getmefiltered.com/

First Friday Pizza and Painting

Walls of Clay

211 N Kentucky St, McKinney, Texas 75069

Friday, January 3, 2020 at 6 PM – 9 PM

Bring the family in for FIRST FRIDAYS at Walls of Clay!

Every first Friday of the month, we're open late and opening our doors for some creative fun. Enjoy FREE pizza and popcorn, and enjoy a great time with friends and family!

Explore your artistic side with pottery painting, glass fusing, or wine glass painting.

This event is totally free - just pay for your project! No reservation necessary, feel free to walk in! Find more information about what we offer on our site: wallsofclaymckinney.com

GET TICKETS: https://wallsofclaymckinney.com/

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Date Night!

Escapology Escape Rooms McKinney

3150 Hardin Blvd, McKinney, Texas 75070

Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 5 PM – 10 PM

Join us the 1st Saturday & 2nd Friday of every month for an adventurous date you wont soon forget! For just $40 you and your date each get admission plus one drink*! Solve riddles, find the clues and escape within 60 minutes! Do you have what it takes?

*Must be of age for alcoholic beverages.

GET TICKETS: https://www.escapology.com/en/mckinney-tx/

Story Time at the Interurban (Free)

Interurban Railway Museum

901 E. 15th Street

Plano, TX 75074

Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 10:30am-11:15am Twitter Tweet this event.

Every Friday morning at 10:30 in the lobby of the historic Interurban Railway Museum in downtown Plano, spellbound children take a magical train ride through the tales of professional storyteller Genie Hammel and her sidekick Eugene the Motormouse.

The 30-minute fun-filled, interactive experience is aimed at toddlers and pre-school children. However, kids of all ages are welcome and often attend.

Ms. Genie is a master at providing young children age-appropriate ways to learn about trains. Her stories arouse their curiosity to explore the rest of the museum, especially its model train display and interactive exhibits based on the principals of electricity used to power the Texas Electric Railway cars. There's even an opportunity to board Interurban Rail Car 360, manufactured in 1911, just outside the train station for an imaginary trip down the line.

Meet Mercy Watson (Free)

Frisco Library 2nd Floor Children's Program Room

6101 Frisco Square Blvd

Frisco, TX 75034

Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 10:30am-12:00pm

Enjoy crafts, games and activities more fun than than hot, buttered toast.

Photo opportunities with Mercy Watson!

Open to all ages.

More Information: https://www.friscolibrary.com/event/meet-mercy-watson

Live Music

Frisco Rail Yard 9040 1st Street Frisco, TX 75034

Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 7:00pm-10:00pm

This food truck park brings to you the finest food trucks and a family-friendly park with outdoor games and live music.

After 8pm, the park is reserved for adults 18 and over.

More Information : https://friscorailyard.com/

Live Music

The Revel Bar 9305 Preston Road Frisco, TX 75034

Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 9:00pm

Check out the live music on stage every Friday and Saturday night.

More Information: https://therevelbar.com/

Live Music/Local Talent

On The Rocks at Urban Rio

1000 14th St

Plano, TX 75074

Fri, Jan 3, 2020, 9:00pm-11:00pm

The second-floor bar and patio, On the Rocks, offers live music Wednesday through Saturday. Guitar soloists entertain with audience favorites including country, pop and rock 'n roll.

More Information: https://www.urbanrio.com/

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Parent's Night Out

Urban Air Adventure Park (McKinney)

3150 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney, Texas 75070

Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 6 PM – 10 PM

Join us every 1st Saturday of the month from 6pm-10pm for Parents Night Out! It’s the perfect event for adults and kids alike. Kids get the chance for 4-hours on award-winning attractions while mom & dad get a much-needed date night out! It is the ultimate win-win!!

Prices starting from $35 per child for Ultimate Pass

•1 Sibling - $35

•2 Siblings - $48

•3 Siblings - $60

•4 Siblings - $72

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Josh Abbott Band

Billy Bob's Texas

2520 Rodeo Plz, Fort Worth, Texas 76164

Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10:30 PM – 12 AM

Josh Abbott founded the band in 2006 in Lubbock while attending Texas Tech University with fraternity Austin Davis, Neel Huey, and Andrew Hurt. The band’s relentless on-stage attitude quickly made it a successful touring act, building out from a Texas band to a regional act to a national crew

Get Tickets: https://ticket.billybobstexas.com/event/josh-abbott-band-jan42020