2010 DALLAS/FORT WORTH TEXAS FAMILY FUN EVENTS and AUTISM AWARENESS EVENTS!!!
APRIL 2010 EVENTS
April 1-4th-BUTTERFLIES IN THE GARDEN Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens
12,000 live butterflies from North, Central and South America, Africa
and Asia will fill the conservatory Feb. 27-April 4. See native species
emerge from their chrysalises in the "pupae palace." Learn about the
role of pollinators in the balance of nature and in our daily lives.Tickets are sold for timed entrance every 30 minutes
beginning at 10am, with the last ticket sold at 4pm. Tickets sold for a
given time and date are to be used regardless of weather or light
conditions.
Ticket prices are
Adults 13 - 64 = $10.00
Seniors 65+ = $8.00
Children 3 -12 = $6.00 Strollers are not allowed inside the Butterflies in the Garden
exhibit in the Conservatory.
APRIL 2, 2010-WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS -UN World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) encourages all Member States to take measures to raise autism awareness throughout society and encourage early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD will celebrate the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and will be a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe.
By bringing together autism organizations all around the world, we will give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. Please join us in our effort to make this possible. www.autismawarenessday.org
April 3,
2010, 9 11
a.m-Autism
Awareness Day
Family Celebration - Dallas Museum of Art
April is National
Autism
Awareness Month, and the Dallas Museum of Art is having a special free
Family Celebration designed just for children on the Autism Spectrum and
their
families. Visit the Museums Center for Creative Connections and
participate in
special programming before the Museum opens to the
public. Pre-registration
is
required, space is limited. For more information or to register
for the
event, please email your name, phone number, and the number of people in
your
family who will attend to: ablake@DallasMuseumofArt.org or call 214.922.1251.
APRIL 10, 2010-BEST BUDDIES FESTIVAL OF FRIENDSHIP
Houston, Texas
University of St. Thomas
Help raise awareness and funds for Best
Buddies Texas and its friendship programs for people with intellectual
disabilities. The event will be a short around the beautiful UST campus
followed by the Festival of Friendship on the Campus Life Mall. This
family friendly event is sure to touch the heart of Texan's of all ages! FOR MORE
INFORMATION & TO REGISTER: www.bestbuddiestexas.org/houstonwalk
APRIL 17, 2010-SPRING into ASIAN ART 1-4 p.m. Kimball Art Museum Ft. Worth, TX From
peach-blossom screen paintings to Japanese wind-sock constructions,
celebrate the arrival of spring with art-making activities inspired by
popular Asian traditions. Program highlights include Japanese drum
performances by Dondoko Taiko of Fort Worth.
No reservations required.
Admission is free. For more information, call 817-332-8451, ext. 297.
APRIL 24-25, 2010-SPRING FESTIVAL IN THE JAPANESE GARDEN-(FORT WORTH) 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd Fort Worth, TX 76107-3496 (817) 871-7686 www.fwbg.org Bring the entire family and enjoy traditional Japanese dance, music, martial arts demonstrations, papermaking, and tea ceremonies with the elegant backdrop of the Japanese Garden. A Fort Worth tradition for over 30 years, this spring's festival promises to be the best yet! Admission: Adults $5.00, Children (4-12yrs.) $3.00, under 4 free.
MAY 2010
MAY 16, 2010 Annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival. The
festival features colorful kite flying and exciting dragon boat races,
cultural performances, a lantern festival, plus traditional Asian food,
arts and crafts and educational activities. Come enjoy a day of fun and
exciting cultural diversity and educational activities. This event is
free to the public to attend. www.dfwdragonboatfestival.com
9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Lake Carolyn
Irving, Texas JUNE 2010
JUNE 4-6, 2010 DALLAS AKON CONVENTION A-Kon® is the oldest continually running, anime-based convention in N. America. Celebrating it’s 21th year in 2010, A-Kon® hosts anime fans and guests, and offers other items of interest ranging from gaming, to independent film, all in the quest to provide the best experience for the fans and bring the most engaging, and educational, entertainment to the anime community. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO www.a-kon.com
OCTOBER 2010
OCTOBER 16TH, 2010-15TH ANNUAL ASIAN ARTS
EGG ROLL14th (Grand Prairie, TX) Tarrant County Asian
American Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the 14th Annual Asian Arts
Egg Roll Festival & Health Fair. Join us for a day of celebration
of Asian cultures, art and food. Bring your entire family to enjoy this
unique cultural event and experience a little bit of Asia right here in
the Heart of Texas! ADMISSION IS FREE, and Parking is just $3 per car.
For more information, please go to www.tradersvillage.com
OCTOBER, 2010 HALLOWEEN PARADE & COSTUME
CONTEST–(Wills Point, TX) Darkwood Haunted Mall, Wills
Point, tx is organizing the only real Halloween Parade and Costume
Contest in Texas. Open to all ages. Pets, groups, businesses, clubs are
invited to participate in costume. Walkers, floats and vehicles. Costume
Contest to follow parade at 239 N. 4th, wills point. Details at www.wphalloween.com
*********NEWS FLASH!!! COME OUT AND SUPPORT NATHAN! *********** HE WILL
BE SELLING HANDMADE BOOKMARKS AT THE JAPANESE GARDEN FESTIVAL!
OCTOBER 23-24, 2010 FALL FESTIVAL IN THE JAPANESE
GARDEN at THE FT. WORTH BOTANICAL
GARDENS! 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd Fort Worth, TX 76107-3496 (817)
871-7686
www.fwbg.org Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Feast your eyes on
the spectacular fall color of the Japanese Garden while you and your
family enjoy traditional Japanese dance, music, martial arts
demonstrations, papermaking, and tea ceremonies. Admission: Adults
$5.00, Children (4-12yrs.) $3.00, under 4 free
OCTOBER 30-31, 2010 FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIR SHOW
(Fort Worth, TX) The US Navy Blue Angels and the US Golden
Knights are coming October 24-25, 2009 to Fort Worth, Texas. Bring the
family for a full-day of daring aerobatic maneuvers, static displays,
children's activities, food and more. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Admission
is free. Parking is $20 per vehicle. Aerial performances start at 9:30
a.m. and last until the late afternoon. The same show is held both days.
The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is a non-profit event with the goal of
raising funds for its primary beneficiary - the USO of Dallas/Fort
Worth. For more details visit www.allianceairshow.com
TOONAMI CLUB FUN AT MOUNTASIA-TEN BUCK
TUESDAY TO GET TOGETHER TALK
ABOUT OLD TOONAMI SHOWS, PLAY BOARD GAMES, RIDE THE GO-CARTS!!! MAKE
NEW FRIENDS!
TEN BUCK TUESDAY IS GREAT! PLEASE BRING $10-20 FOR
THE ENTERTAINMENT. PAY AT THE FRONT COUNTER. BRING EXTRA $$$ FOR FOOD
& DRINKS! SPACE LIMITED...TO ATTEND AND FOR MORE INFO EMAIL DEB AT debadk@charter.net
NOVEMBER 2010
NOVEMBER, 2010 42ND ANNUAL GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL
OF FORT WORTH! (Fort Worth, TX) The 42nd Annual Greek Festival
of Fort Worth will be held at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in
Fort Worth featuring Greek food, Greek dancing, and live Greek music.
Taste wonderful homemade Greek food and learn to dance as the Greeks do!
Wonderful culture for the entire family. For details of this festival,
please visit www.fortworthgreekfestival.com
NOVEMBER, 2010 WALK NOW FOR AUTISM DALLAS/FORT
WORTH-RANGER'S BALLPARK, ARLINGTON, TX-Join Autism Speaks as we
tackle autism! Experience the power of thousands united by a single
cause by joining Walk Now for Autism. Start a corporate, school or
family team today!
Walk Now for Autism offers everyone a
fun-filled experience with entertainment, refreshments, an autism
community resource fair, and much, much more. Be sure to raise $100 to
earn your commemorative Walk Now for Autism t-shirt. We look forward to
seeing you at the event!Be sure and check back for the date and venue of
the 2009 Dallas/Ft. Worth Walk Now for Autism.
Are you
interested in joining the 2009 Walk Now for Autism Planning Committee?
Contact us at Dallas@AutismSpeaks.org for information on how to get involved.
DECEMBER 2010
DECEMBER 2, 2010-PARADE OF LIGHTS! (Grapevine,
TX) Thousands of merrymakers will witness an enchanting display
of more than 100 colorfully lighted floats that will pass through
Historic Downtown Grapevine. Rolling to the tune of numerous marching
bands playing holiday music, the Grapevine Parade of Lights is North
Texas’ largest lighted Christmas parade. The parade starts at Main St.
and Vine St. and heads north on Main St. to Wall St. The parade is free
and open to the public. For complete details, please visit www.grapevinetexasusa.com
DECEMBER, 2010-NIGHT OF HOLIDAY MAGIC 4:00p-8:00p The City of North Richland Hills will celebrate its 10th annual
Night of Holiday Magic on Saturday, December 5 at NRH2O Family Water
Park, 9001 Boulevard 26. Residents are invited to join us from 4 p.m. to
8 p.m. for holiday music, dance, crafts, mini train rides, a
marshmallow roast, snow tubing hill, tree lighting and fireworks show,
photos with Santa, shopping in the holiday market and more. Be sure to
bring your cameras and take advantage of the beautiful holiday scenes.
They make great backdrops for holiday family portraits. Admission is
free and parking is free. Parking will be at the Tarrant County College
Northeast Campus, across the street from NRH2O. Please bring a new,
unwrapped toy or canned food for the City's annual toy and food drive.
There will be a $1 charge for mini train rides, $2 charge for the snow
tubing hill and $3 charge for crafts in the children’s activity tent.
Photos with Santa and concessions will be available for purchase. The
snow hill will have extended hours from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to give
everyone time to enjoy this unique feature. Only one person per tube
will be allowed. Tubers must be old enough to ride alone and at least 42
inches tall. For more information about Night of Holiday Magic, visit http://www.nrhtx.com/HolidayMagic/index.html or call 817-427-6600.
DECEMBER, 2010-15TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS NATIVITY
DISPLAY! (Arlington, TX) Come celebrate this Christmas
season with us at our 14th Annual Nativity Display. We will be featuring
a collection of over 1,500 Nativity sets from around the world, three
days of musical performances, and a special Christmas Devotional live
via satellite! Admission and parking will be free for the whole family;
absolutely no donations are to be accepted. All of the displays and
performances will be handicap accessible. For more information on this
event, please visit them online at www.arlingtonnativity.org
DECEMBER, 2010-CHRISTMAS ON MAIN STREET! -(Grapevine,
TX) Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from November 27 thru
December 20 come visit with Santa Claus, Take a complimentary horse
drawn trolley ride, Join Ellie the elf, Frosty the Snowman and a Santa
stilt walker for children's activities and "reindeer games" Enjoy
complimentary KettleKorn, Strolling entertainment in period costumes
along with Rudolph, a talking Christmas tree and Frosty the Snowman,
Free fun activities for the entire family like horse drawn carriages,
exciting reindeer games and much more family fun to get your in the
holiday spirit. Visit www.grapevinetexasusa.com for more details.
DECEMBER, 2010-THE
NUTCRACKER! (Fort Worth, TX) A Texas Ballet Theater
favorite since the late 1960s, this grand production is a holiday
tradition performed annually at Bass Performance Hall and the Music Hall
at Fair Park. Audience members will delight in Artistic Director Ben
Stevenson’s staging of the holiday story of Clara, whose Nutcracker
Prince takes her to the Land of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets. With
dozens of local children performing in the production, a tree that grows
to 40 feet and a life-sized Nutcracker, children and adults will be
enchanted by a production that makes lasting memories for all. Make The
Nutcracker a part of your holiday plans now. Details to this event may
be found at www.texasballettheater.org
DECEMBER, 2010-A.W. PERRY HOMESTEAD
MUSEUM'S ANNUAL OLD-FASHINONED CHRISTMAS!(Carrollton, TX) Victorian
Carolers stroll the grounds of the museum spreading holiday cheer and
guides provide informal tours of the historic home decorated for the
season. Children can make an old-fashioned Christmas tree ornament in
the craft tent and homemade style cookies and hot apple cider will be
served. Bring your whole family to this popular celebration. The A. W.
Perry Homestead Museum is located one block north of Belt Line Road and
west of Josey Lane at 1509 N. Perry Road. Call 972-466-6380 for
information or visit the City of Carrollton online at www.cityofcarrollton.com
DECEMBER, 2010-ADOLPHUS CHILDREN'S PARADE! (Dallas,
TX) Capital One Bank Presents the 22nd Annual Neiman Marcus
Adolphus Children's Parade. Dallas is a far cry from the North Pole.
Yet, for the last 21 years, St. Nick and his entourage of marching
bands, giant inflatables, costume characters and dancers have commenced
the holiday season in North Texas at the Neiman Marcus Adolphus
Children's Parade. More than 350,000 parade-goers join Santa in downtown
Dallas every year on the first Saturday of December to share in the
cherished holiday tradition. This year's Parade is scheduled for
Saturday, December 5 at 10 a.m. In 2008, after 15 years, Neiman Marcus
retired as the title sponsor of the parade. Capital One Bank joined the
Parade as a sponsor and is the new title sponsor of the 2009 parade. For
complete details to this event, please visit www.childrensparade.com
DECEMBER, 2010-SNOWFLAKES, SUGARPLUMS &
SANTA! (Fort Worth, TX) If you want to experience the
sugarplum magic of the holiday season, plan a weekend visit to Sundance
Square. You'll see a dazzling display of glittering lights, buildings
decked in holiday finery, and restaurants and retail stores all wrapped
up and filled with sweet surprises. Look for Santa Claus, too! He can be
found each weekend near the towering 56' Fort Worth Christmas Tree in
Sundance Square. The jolly old elf is back from the North Pole and is
bubbling over with holiday cheer. Come see his enchanting Nutcracker
home located on Main Street between Third and Fourth streets. His bright
red sleigh sits atop a bold and beautiful stage that is guarded by a
10' Nutcracker Prince and Mouse King. The majestic tree, adorned with
thousands of lights, snowflakes and bright red balls, serves as a
perfect backdrop for photos. For details on this event, please visit www.sundancesquare.com
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