# Galleria Dallas: Grand Tree Lighting & Ice Shows featuring Missile Toes

> Event for families in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area (TX). Times are Central Time.

- When: Nov 27 – Dec 24 · 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- Where: Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center, 13350 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75240
- Ages: All ages (mall balconies provide clear stroller-accessible vantage points; indoor climate-controlled comfort)
- Price: Free to view the tree and ice shows from all four shopping levels; public ice skating session $15 + $5 skate rental.
- Organizer: Galleria Dallas
- Official page: https://galleriadallasicecenter.com/
- Last checked: Wed, Nov 4

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## About

Standing tall in the center of the ice rink at Galleria Dallas, the nation’s tallest indoor Christmas tree reaches 95 feet into the glass-domed shopping atrium, decorated with nearly 450,000 sparkling LED lights and 10,000 hand-blown glass ornaments. On holiday weekends, the ice center hosts the legendary Grand Tree Lighting Celebration featuring Olympic, world, and national figure skaters alongside 'Missile Toes'—the famous backflipping, pyrotechnic ice-skating Santa Claus who shoots real sparks and fireworks from his skate blades!

Between ice show celebrations, families can gather along the multi-level mall balconies to watch the daily Illumination Celebration, where the massive tree flashes in choreographed harmony with high-energy holiday music four times daily. Public ice skating sessions are open around showtimes, offering kids a chance to skate on the same ice around the towering tree.

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