# Festival at the Switchyard 2026 — Downtown Carrollton > Event for families in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM - Where: Historic Downtown Carrollton, 1106 S. Broadway Street, Carrollton, TX 75006 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free admission, rides and games - Organizer: City of Carrollton - Official page: https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/about-us/calendar/festival-at-the-switchyard - Last checked: Fri, Oct 30 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/festival-at-the-switchyard-2026-downtown-carrollton--listing-23ab30923e553460c792b7ba ## About Carrollton's free 16th annual street festival: free rides (bungee trampolines, zip line, giant fun slide), carnival games, inflatables, a kids' craft area, face painting and free arcade games, plus all-day stage shows and evening concerts by Wheatus, Eve 6 and Toad the Wet Sprocket. Bring money for food and vendors. ## Similar picks in Dallas–Fort Worth - [Grand Cowgirl Parade and Expansion Grand Opening — National Cowgirl Museum, Fort Worth](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/grand-cowgirl-parade-and-expansion-grand-opening-national-cowgirl-muse--listing-05c9776045e7a7f6d1a8cad4) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame · All ages · Free · checked Oct 28. The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame reopens after its expansion with a public celebration in Fort Worth's Cultural District. The Grand Cowgirl Parade fills the streets… - [Plano Flags of Honor 2026 — 10th Anniversary](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/plano-flags-of-honor-2026-10th-anniversary--listing-31957359bd8a5c0ccd6cdc90) — Nov 7 – Nov 14 · Oak Point Park — Oak Point Event Field, Plano · Free · checked Oct 16. For its tenth year, Plano Flags of Honor fills the Oak Point Event Field with American flags from November 7 to 14, 2026, to honor veterans and first responders. Each flag… - [Safety Fair & Touch-a-Truck — Plano Flags of Honor](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/safety-fair-and-touch-a-truck-plano-flags-of-honor--listing-3e7b96fdedce0dc6c9a24993) — Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Oak Point Park — Oak Point Event Field, Plano · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Children of all ages can climb into and explore fire trucks, police vehicles, construction equipment and other city vehicles at the free Safety Fair & Touch-a-Truck at Oak Point… - [Grapevine Veterans Day Parade & Fair 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/grapevine-veterans-day-parade-and-fair-2026--listing-52a35e7893d419afe0fb77a1) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM · Grapevine Historic Main Street (fair at Town Square Gazebo lot) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Grapevine holds its yearly Veterans Day Parade and Fair on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Main and West Hudgins Streets and heads north along… - [First Saturday Architecture Tours — November 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/first-saturday-architecture-tours-november-2026--listing-b335cd0ad6af047fd21f1bf8) — Sat, Nov 7 · Winspear Opera House lobby and AT&T Performing Arts Center · Free · checked Oct 11. Explore theatre design and selected performance spaces with a volunteer guide during a family-friendly architectural tour. - [Brass and Jazz in the Park 2026 — West Dallas](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/brass-and-jazz-in-the-park-2026-west-dallas--listing-f7121234dac462884e2821d5) — Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM · Mattie Nash-Myrtle Davis Park · Free · checked Oct 16. Brass and Jazz in the Park returns to Mattie Nash-Myrtle Davis Park in West Dallas for its sixth year on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 1 p.m. It's a free community festival… ## More for families - [Things to do with kids in Dallas County, TX](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/counties/dallas-county-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/counties/dallas-county-tx.md) - [This weekend in Dallas–Fort Worth](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Dallas–Fort Worth](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth.md)