Dallas Arts District

10/15/2026

🎼 🍻 Patio sessions are BACK at AT&T Performing Arts Center!
Join ATTPAC tomorrow, Thursday October 15 for a free, live performance by Elias y su Orquesta - bringing a blend of Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Bachata to the stage!

Learn more at Visit Dallas:
https://www.visitdallas.com/fr/blog/fall-into-patio-sessions-music-and-happy-hour-at-sammons-park/

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

🎃 Day time Halloween plans made ✅ Join AT&T Performing Arts Center for a free, family friendly celebration - costumes highly encouraged!

🎟️ RSVP for FREE + details ➡️ bit.ly/4gWWvbp

10/11/2026

Come out and see a fantastic performance by Avant Chamber Ballet at Klyde Warren Park!

Today is Together We Dance!

Join us today at Klyde Warren Park for a free performance with Dallas Black Dance Theatre Pegasus Contemporary Ballet Ballet Frontier of Texas Grackle Dance Collective

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

☀️ Experience Dallas Black Dance Theatre's DANCEAFRICA live in-person or streaming!

This Friday and Saturday the stage comes alive with traditional and contemporary African dance, driven by the pulse of live drums and performances by Dallas Black Dance Theatre, DBDT: Encore, Dallas Black Dance Academy’s Allegro, Senior, and Junior Performing Ensembles, plus special guest artists Lancaster High School DC3, Notes of Transformation, and African drum and dance ensemble, Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble.

📺 CAN’T JOIN US IN-PERSON? WATCH ON DEMAND!
Available from 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 10, through Monday, October 12.

🎟 Learn more: https://www.dbdt.com/season-calendar/danceafrica

10/05/2026

🧘‍♂️ Café OLIVIA and Pilates214 are hosting a FREE pilates session at Cafe Olivia's Downtown Dallas location! Class will be held from 9–10 AM, and all fitness levels are welcome!

🍵 Come for a good sweat and company, stay for the smoothie bowls and incredible matcha. Bring your own mat and we'll see yall there!

RSVP at the link below - space is limited.
https://cafeoliviatx.com/event/downtown-pilates-214-oct-10-2026/

10/03/2026

Nasher Sculpture Center is FREE today and Dallas Museum of Art is FREE tomorrow! Come to the neighborhood and make a weekend out of it! 🤩

10/02/2026

🌧 🖼 Spend your rainy days indoors with us at Nasher Sculpture Center and Dallas Museum of Art - both are FREE this weekend!

Nasher Sculpture Center First Saturdays
October 3, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Make art with guest artists Shamsy Roomiani () and Mariell Guzman (), enjoy a refreshing treat by Miss Snow Cone, and explore the latest special exhibit "Bruce Nauman: Identical" - all for free!

Dallas Museum of Art Free First Sunday
October 4, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DMA Free First Sunday includes free admission to the special exhibit "X Marks the Spot: Contemporary Screenprinting at Brand X Editions", open studio from noon to 4:00 p.m. and a docent-led Collection Highlights Tour from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

10/01/2026

Perot Museum October events 🤩

October at the Perot Museum 🦖

🕙 Members Only Hours
Every Sunday | 10-11am
Explore at your own pace, choose from a special brunch menu, and complete a scavenger hunt with the whole family.

🥂 Thursdays on Tap — October tickets now on sale
Every Thursday through October 22 | 6-10pm | Ages 21+
Don’t miss the final month of the 2026 season!

❤️ PepsiCo Day of Caring
October 22 | 9am-1:30pm
Fuel your curiosity with a Museum-wide day of free, hands-on activities presented by .

🎃 Member After Hours: Halloween Edition
October 23 | 5:30-9pm
Enjoy hair-raising activities, trick-or-treat stations, and tasty bites from local food trucks, plus festive BOO-zy drinks for the grown-ups. Tickets now on sale!
Supported by American Airlines and Kroger

⛵ A Talk with Mensun Bound: Finding Shackleton's Endurance
October 31 | 1:30pm
Join renowned marine archaeologist and fifth-generation Falkland Islander Mensun Bound for the firsthand story of the extraordinary expedition that discovered Sir Ernest Shackleton’s long-lost ship, Endurance. Tickets now on sale!

⚽ Soccer: More Than a Game
Extended through January 4, 2027!
Enjoy more time to test your skills and discover the science and stories behind the world’s game.

Plan your next visit at perotmuseum.org.