Free things to do this weekend in and around Dallas
Dallas - Fort Worth's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, August 28, 2026 to Sunday, August 30, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
- Free summer mini photo session with Shoott! - Dallas - Fort Worth - Shoott - Dallas - Fort Worth, TX - Dates: August 29-30, 2026; Time: See link for times
- Storybook Trail: Harold the Iceberg Melts Down - Allen Public Library - 300 N Allen Dr, Allen, TX 75013 - Date: August 28, 2026; Time: daily
- Concerts by the Creek - Watters Creek Village - 970 Garden Park Dr, Allen, TX 75013 - Date: August 29, 2026; Time: 8-10pm
- Scholastic Book Fair at Gymboree Play & Music Southlake - Gymboree Play & Music of Southlake - Southlake, TX - Dates: August 26-28, 2026; Time: 10am-1pm (some days may open at 9am and/or close at 5pm)
- FREE Open House Event - Young Chefs Academy of Frisco, TX - Preston Trace Boulevard, Frisco, TX - Date: August 29, 2026; Time: 3-5 pm
- Downtown Denison Farmers Market - 701 West Main Street, Denison, TX - Date: August 29, 2026; Time: 9 am-Noon
- Free Sundays at IAM - Irving Archives and Museum - 801 W Irving Blvd, Irving, TX 75060 - Date: August 30, 2026; Time: 12-4 pm
- Story Time at the Interurban Railway Museum - Interurban Railway Museum - 901 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074 - Date: August 28, 2026; Time: 11 am
- The Colony Cinema Nights - Galaxy Theatres Grandscape - Grandscape Boulevard, The Colony, TX - Date: August 28, 2026; Time: 6:30 p.m. doors open / 7:30 p.m. start
- 250 Years of Us: Amazing Race for Independence - Dallas Public Library - 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201 - Dates: August 28-30, 2026; Time: all day
- Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 - Dates: August 28-30, 2026; Time: all day