Halloween Bash at Reby Cary Youth Library
Reby Cary Youth Library, Fort Worth
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Halloween to New Year's
Trunk or treats, tree lightings, parades, Santa, lights and Christmas Eve services around Greater Fort Worth. When an organizer hasn't posted this year's date, we show last year's and say so.
Halloween
Día de los Muertos Happy Hour at the Kimbell
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
Benbrook Library Fall Festival
Benbrook Public Library, Benbrook
Ick or Treat
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth
Trick or Treat at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum
Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Fort Worth
Free in costume; otherwise $10 adults, $5 ages 4 to 16.
Halloween Bash at Ella Mae Shamblee Library
Ella Mae Shamblee Library, Fort Worth
Stockyards Spooktacular Halloween Festival
Exchange Lawns, Stockyards Station and Mule Alley, Fort Worth
Halloween Bash at Northside Library
Northside Library, Fort Worth
Ick or Treat
10:00a to 2:00p, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St, Fort Worth. Costumes welcome. Masks may not cover the eyes.
Christmas: lights, parades and Santa
GM Financial Parade of Lights
6:00p, Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth. Downtown, a short drive from the west side. Reserved street seats are sold on the parade site.
Polar PJ Party
8:30a to 12:30p or 4:30p to 8:30p, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St, Fort Worth. Wear pajamas for winter activities and The Polar Express in the Omni Theater. Morning parties (shows 9:00a and 11:00a) Nov 28, Dec 19 and Dec 21. Evening parties (shows 5:00p and 7:00p) Dec 5, 12, 18 and 20.
Little B.I.T.s Holiday Party
10:00a to 12:00p, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Dr, Fort Worth, $10 per child, $5 per adult ($8 per child and free adults for members). Come-and-go party for ages 18 months to 5 with crafts, cocoa and cider, and storytime at 11:00a. Register by Nov 30. Check in at the BRIT building and park in the Main Lot.
Holidays at the Hearth
9:30a to 2:00p, Log Cabin Village, 2100 Log Cabin Village Ln, Fort Worth. Winter storytelling, ornament making, games and crafts. Cost includes admission and all activities. No reservations needed.
Holiday Market Sip and Shop
10:00a to 4:00p, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Carter's Grove, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, Free with Garden admission. More than 50 local vendors, a kids craft zone, face painting and a visit from Santa.
Not announced yet
Benbrook Christmas Tree Lighting and Fireworks
Dutch Branch Park, 1899 Winscott Rd, Benbrook. Held each December: a fireworks show set to music, then the city's Winter Wonderland light display opens for the month.
2026 date not posted yet.
Christmas in the Garden
Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth. A self-guided trail of light displays with holiday music and photos with Santa through Dec 24. Last year entry times ran every 15 minutes from 5:30p to 9:00p.
2026 date not posted yet. Last year: Nov 20, 2025 to Jan 3, 2026.
Photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Benbrook. Hosted by the Benbrook Fire Department each December. Proceeds go to The Spirit of Christmas for local families.
2026 date not posted yet.
New Year's
Noon Year's Eve
10:00a to 12:00p, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St, Fort Worth, Included with Museum admission. Kid-style New Year with crafts, photos and a confetti drop in the atrium at noon.
Christmas Eve services
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Arborlawn United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Arlington Heights United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Benbrook Church of Christ
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Benbrook United Methodist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Birchman Baptist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Broadway Baptist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Christ Chapel Bible Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Christ Chapel Bible Church (Fort Worth campus)
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Church of Christ the King
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
First Baptist Church Benbrook
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Ridglea Baptist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Ridglea Christian Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Ridglea Presbyterian Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
St. Stephen Presbyterian Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Travis Avenue Baptist Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
Trinity Chapel Bible Church
Christmas Eve times not posted yet. We check every week from Nov 1.
The lights map
Opens the day after Thanksgiving
A map of the best-lit houses and streets, added by the people who live there. We show the street address you give us and nothing about who lives there. You can take it down any time.