What's on in Dallas, United States through the year

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Busy — Dallas Blooms

• Nature

  Dallas Blooms

  21 Feb – 12 AprWildflowers & bloomsCrowded

  The Arboretum plants half a million bulbs for a run of tulips and azaleas from late February to mid-April, and the Texas bluebonnets follow on the highway verges outside town in late March. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Dallas Blooms, Spring break in United States

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Dallas Blooms (21 Feb – 12 Apr)

Busy — Dallas Blooms

• Hazard

  Severe storm season

  1 Apr – 15 Jun

  North Texas sits at the southern end of tornado alley and April to early June is when the supercells come through, usually late afternoon. Hail is the routine damage; sirens are a normal spring evening here. Source ↗

Still on: Dallas Blooms (21 Feb – 12 Apr)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Severe storm season (1 Apr – 15 Jun)

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Summer heat

  20 Jun – 15 SepExtreme heat

  Long runs of days above 38 degrees are normal from late June, and the city moves between air-conditioned buildings and cars. Anything outdoors happens before nine in the morning or after nine at night. Source ↗

Still on: Severe storm season (1 Apr – 15 Jun)

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Summer heat (20 Jun – 15 Sep)

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Summer heat (20 Jun – 15 Sep)

Peak crowds — State Fair of Texas, Summer break in United States

• Festival

  State Fair of Texas

  25 Sep – 18 OctMajor festivalCrowded

  Twenty-four days at Fair Park from late September, the biggest state fair in the country by attendance and the one with the deep-fried everything. Take the DART green line; the parking is the worst part. Source ↗

Still on: Summer heat (20 Jun – 15 Sep)

Peak crowds — State Fair of Texas, Red River Rivalry

• Festival

  Red River Rivalry

  10 OctMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Texas against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in the middle of the fair, with the stadium split down the fifty-yard line. It is the single busiest day of the Dallas year and hotel rates that weekend show it. Source ↗

Still on: State Fair of Texas (25 Sep – 18 Oct)

Busy — Thanksgiving break in United States

Nothing new starts in November.

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.