# Things to do with kids in Grapevine, TX

> 23 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Grapevine, TX (Tarrant County, TX), in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Brick or Treat 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/brick-or-treat-2026--listing-9e2a96b8291209f6436d900f) — Oct 1 – Oct 31 · LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth, Grapevine · From $21.99 · checked Oct 15. Halloween LEGO building workshops, glow creations and a 4D monster movie.
- [Trick 'R Treat Trains at Grapevine Vintage Railroad](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trick-r-treat-trains-at-grapevine-vintage-railroad--listing-6c3a764ebda15cff251cbf25) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:40 AM · Grapevine Vintage Railroad — Cotton Belt Depot · All ages · From $22 · checked Oct 21. Grapevine Vintage Railroad runs its Trick 'R Treat Trains, sponsored by SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium, on the weekend before Halloween: Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 10:40 a.m…
- [Trick-or-Treat Cartoons & Crafts at the Palace Lancaster Theatre — Grapevine](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trick-or-treat-cartoons-and-crafts-at-the-palace-lancaster-theatre-gra--listing-d01ac6e6f9c5afbdeda5578c) — Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM · Palace Lancaster Theatre (beside the Palace Theatre), Grapevine · From $3 · checked Oct 21. The Palace Arts Center in historic downtown Grapevine closes its October series of Trick-or-Treat Cartoons & Crafts on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with two showings, at 10 a.m…
- [Bewitched by the Barn at Nash Farm](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/bewitched-by-the-barn-at-nash-farm--listing-23e1394a8974cf087312cc7b) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Historic Nash Farm, Grapevine · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. On the Friday evening before Halloween, Historic Nash Farm in Grapevine invites families to come in costume and listen to family-friendly spooky tales of old around the…
- [First Friday at Nash Farm: Little House on the Grape Vine Prairie](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/first-friday-at-nash-farm-little-house-on-the-grape-vine-prairie--listing-d0780e624f3a0652604d1345) — Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Historic Nash Farm, Grapevine · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. At November's First Friday, the Nash Farmhands read excerpts from the Little House on the Prairie books and then bring them to life through hands-on pioneer activities. Children…
- [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…
- [Christmas at Gaylord Texan with ice! featuring Harry Potter](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/christmas-at-gaylord-texan-with-ice-featuring-harry-potter--listing-7a09c8fc25bf8164922d8bd5) — Nov 13 – Jan 3 · Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine runs its So Much Christmas season from mid-November to early January. The centerpiece, ice! featuring Harry Potter, is a walk-through attraction…
- [Make a Christmas Ornament at the IPAT Museum of Porcelain Art](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/make-a-christmas-ornament-at-the-ipat-museum-of-porcelain-art--listing-9daff6a5bcccf1d6038f2fb6) — Nov 14 – Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM · IPAT Museum of Porcelain Art, Grapevine · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Through the holiday season the IPAT Museum of Porcelain Art in downtown Grapevine invites drop-in visitors to paint a porcelain ornament to remember their Christmas in Grapevine…
- [Classic Christmas Movies at the Palace Theatre — Grapevine](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/classic-christmas-movies-at-the-palace-theatre-grapevine--listing-0278c7b56f5cd1b9c1fc2fc3) — Fri, Nov 20 (+7 more dates) · Palace Theatre (Palace Arts Center), Grapevine · From $6 · checked Oct 20. Grapevine's historic Palace Theatre on Historic Main Street runs a season of classic Christmas films from the week before Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, with several afternoon…
- [Learn to China Paint: Kids — IPAT Museum of Porcelain Art](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/learn-to-china-paint-kids-ipat-museum-of-porcelain-art--listing-5c3f9cb4ff97d440ccc7634a) — Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · IPAT Museum of Porcelain Art, Grapevine · From $35 · checked Oct 20. The International Porcelain Artists and Teachers (IPAT) Museum of Porcelain Art in downtown Grapevine offers a two-hour Saturday-morning introduction to china painting for…
- [Nutcracker – Short and Sweet — North Central Ballet at the Palace Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/nutcracker-short-and-sweet-north-central-ballet-at-the-palace-theatre--listing-c672f446e07e47ec5ceec8c6) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 3:00 PM · Palace Theatre (Palace Arts Center), Grapevine · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 20. North Central Ballet performs Nutcracker – Short and Sweet, a one-hour version of the holiday ballet with an intermission, at Grapevine's historic Palace Theatre on the weekend…
- [Carol of Lights — Grapevine](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/carol-of-lights-grapevine--listing-5faf27ba86c31054605580e8) — Mon, Nov 23 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Grapevine Historic Main Street · Free · checked Oct 20. The 38th annual Carol of Lights is the official kickoff of Grapevine's Christmas Capital of Texas season, held on Historic Main Street on the Monday of Thanksgiving week. The…
- [Christmas at Dig World: Join Santa's Work Crew](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/christmas-at-dig-world-join-santa-s-work-crew--listing-fac08d27a174282f3be95fe9) — Nov 27 – Dec 24 · Dig World Grapevine · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. Dig World, the construction-themed adventure park that recently opened next to Grapevine Mills, dresses up for the holidays from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve…
- [Santa's North Pole Express — Grapevine Vintage Railroad](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/santa-s-north-pole-express-grapevine-vintage-railroad--listing-cc658ea5f2622c11223cabfd) — Fri, Nov 27 (+30 more dates) · 10:00 AM · Grapevine Christmas Market, Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District · Paid · checked Oct 16. Santa's North Pole Express is the Grapevine Vintage Railroad's Christmas train ride. It leaves from the Grapevine Christmas Market in the Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District…
- [Classic Christmas Cartoons & Crafts at the Palace](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/classic-christmas-cartoons-and-crafts-at-the-palace--listing-811fcaf2e0898d187ce2553d) — Tue, Dec 1 (+12 more dates) · 10:00 AM · Lancaster Theatre (beside the Palace Theatre), Grapevine · From $8 · checked Oct 24. Grapevine's historic Palace Theatre runs a December series of morning and early-afternoon screenings of classic Christmas cartoons for little ones, each paired with a…
- [Grapevine Parade of Lights](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/grapevine-parade-of-lights--listing-f685d6087a658c495d210411) — Thu, Dec 3 · 7:00 PM · Grapevine Historic Main Street parade route · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Grapevine's 47th annual Parade of Lights brings more than 100 lighted floats and marching bands down Historic Main Street on the first Thursday evening of December, with Santa…
- [First Friday at Nash Farm: Prairie Christmas](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/first-friday-at-nash-farm-prairie-christmas--listing-e7d0762716e9048e7c53976c) — Fri, Dec 4 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Historic Nash Farm, Grapevine · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 16. December's First Friday at Historic Nash Farm has children helping the Farmhands get the 1869 farmstead ready for Christmas. Together they string popcorn garland and make paper…
- [Scuba Santa at SEA LIFE Grapevine](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/scuba-santa-at-sea-life-grapevine--listing-1862403f83ea049d0471b54b) — Sat, Dec 5 (+2 more dates) · 11:00 AM · SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium · From $19.99 · checked Oct 20. On three Saturdays in December, SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium at Grapevine Mills adds a holiday diver to its ocean tunnel: Scuba Santa dives down at 11 am to meet the aquarium's…
- [Train-A-Palooza Christmas Model Train Show](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/train-a-palooza-christmas-model-train-show--listing-f214a56df290339a338d5233) — Dec 5 – Dec 6 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Grapevine Convention Center · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The Christmas edition of Train-A-Palooza fills about 14,000 square feet of the Grapevine Convention Center with working model railroad layouts, sales tables and train-related…
- [Merry & Bright Drone Show — Grapevine](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/merry-and-bright-drone-show-grapevine--listing-6ef5534fdfb8bf2d27e5f49a) — Mon, Dec 7 · 7:00 PM · Grapevine Historic Main Street · Free · checked Oct 20. For the sixth year, 400 drones light up the sky over Grapevine's Historic Main Street with a Christmas-themed show. The street is closed to traffic for the evening, so families…
- [Victorian Christmas at Nash Farm](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/victorian-christmas-at-nash-farm--listing-f77560a7d5d10e037e68d9fd) — Sat, Dec 12 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Historic Nash Farm, Grapevine · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 16. Historic Nash Farm, an 1869 farmstead in the middle of Grapevine, holds a 19th-century Christmas celebration one December afternoon. The Nash Farmhands lead traditional music…
- [A Handmade Christmas at Nash Farm](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/a-handmade-christmas-at-nash-farm--listing-cf880394cd5e08c995777cfa) — Dec 15 – Dec 31 · 10:30 AM · Historic Nash Farm, Grapevine · From $5 · checked Oct 24. At Historic Nash Farm, Nash Farmhands lead small timed sessions by the farmhouse's 1892 wood-burning stove: families bake cookies in the historic kitchen, then make a Victorian…
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas & Frosty the Snowman — Pajama Matinee at the Palace Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-and-frosty-the-snowman-pajama-matinee-at-the--listing-3c0c761e713e366a8613da78) — Mon, Dec 21 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM · Palace Theatre (Palace Arts Center), Grapevine · From $10 · checked Oct 20. During the first days of winter break the historic Palace Theatre in downtown Grapevine screens an animated double feature for young children: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Peace Plaza Ice Rink — Grapevine](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/peace-plaza-ice-rink-grapevine--listing-adf776c320c680f3ed46851f) — Daily through Tuesday, January 5; most Fri–Sat 12–10:30 p.m., most Sun 12–9 p.m., most… · Peace Plaza at Grapevine Main Station · Ages 3+ · From $20 · checked Oct 16. The Peace Plaza Ice Rink is an outdoor seasonal rink on Peace Plaza in front of Grapevine Main Station, under the city's tall live Christmas tree. Grapevine calls it Texas'…

## Recently ended

- [SEA LIFE Homeschool Week 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/sea-life-homeschool-week-2026--listing-ae0bf65a053db98ac3cc3dbf) — ended Fri, Oct 23

## Nearby

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