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Fun family events in DFW this weekend

October 29, 11:05 AMDallas Parenting ExaminerChristy Coffman
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Friday, 10/30
Silent Films under the Stars
(through Fri, Oct 30)
Visitors can bring blankets and picnics, and enjoy a silent film double-feature under the stars: Jekyll & Hyde and Nosferatu...
Location: Heritage Farmstead Museum
Cost: $2
Ages: 

Source:  GoCityKids

New Parents Museum Tour (FREE!)
(through Fri, Oct 30)
Parents of newborns and pre-toddlers are invited to enjoy some adult stimulation and conversation during a tour designed to introduce new parents to a variety of artworks at the Carter...
Location: Amon Carter Museum
Cost: Free
Ages: 

Dia de los Muertos Festival (FREE!)
(through Fri, Oct 30)
Families are invited to celebrate with folkloric music, dance, pan de muertos, ofrendas, and a large puppet procession...
Location: Rose Marine Theater
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages

In the Land of Make-Believe (FREE!)
(through Fri, Oct 30)
SMU's Brown Bag series of free lunchtime shows continues with a Halloween-themed performance highlighting scenes from fairytales, including La Cenerentola (Cinderella), The Magic Flute, Rusalka, Hansel and Gretel, Once Upon a Mattress, and Into the Woods...
Location: Meadows School of the Arts
Cost: Free
Ages: 4 - 18

Click here to see all 37 events in the GoCityKids calendar for Friday, 10/30

Saturday, 10/31

Treat Street in the Fort Worth Stockyards (FREE!)
(through Sat, Oct 31)
Stockyards Station and Radio Disney host a Halloween Party during which kids can trick-or-treat at the shops, enjoy free hayrides, and participate in a costume contest, pumpkin decorating, and games...
Location: Stockyards National Historic District
Cost: Free
Ages: 

Halloween Carnival at Central Market (FREE!)
(through Sat, Oct 31)
Kids can wear their costumes to go trick-or-treating inside the store and enjoy outdoor festivities such as games, cookie decorating, prizes, and a costume parade...
Location: Central Market
Cost: Free
Ages: 

Mad Scientist Halloween Show (FREE!)
(through Sat, Oct 31)
Kids can trick-or-treat among select retailers at Willow Bend and catch a Mad Scientist show featuring spooky experiments, magic, and science-related acts...
Location: The Shops at Willow Bend
Cost: Free
Ages: 

International Book Fair (FREE!)
(through Sun, Nov 1)
The Dallas Central Library hosts its fourth annual international book fair, featuring local, national, and international authors reading from and signing their books; cultural performances and live music; poetry readings; and children's authors and activities...
Location: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages

Carnaval Dallas (FREE!)
(through Sat, Oct 31)
Carnaval Dallas is filled with food, music, performers, vendors, and plenty of wild costumes...
Location: Historic West End
Cost: Free
Ages: All Ages

Halloween Family Fun at the Arboretum
(through Sun, Nov 1)
Kids can enjoy trick-or-treating at the storybook playhouses, magic shows, face painting, music, and a hay bale maze...
Location: Dallas Arboretum
Cost: Free with paid admission
Ages: 

Click here to see all 23 events in the GoCityKids calendar for Saturday, 10/31

Sunday, 11/1
Drawing from the Collection for Children (FREE!)
(through Sun, Nov 1)
An artist takes kids through informal drawing exercises related to works in the museum's collection...
Location: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Cost: Free
Ages: 6 - 12

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