Holidays & Parades
Holidays & Parades
Christmas Capital of Texas
Date
Monday, Nov 23, 2026 to Wednesday, Dec 30, 2026
Date checked Oct 2026 on the organizer's site
Location
Historic Main Street
636 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051
636 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051
Where to stay
Hotel Vin is a five-minute walk from the visitor center at 636 South Main Street, and none of the other Grapevine hotels is as close to Main Street. Valet there is $39 a day.
Organized by
Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau
About this happenin
Grapevine has been the official Christmas Capital of Texas since the Texas State Senate gave it the title in 2009, and the season runs about 40 days. The town counts more than 1,400 events in that stretch and more than two million visitors a year. The Carol of Lights on Historic Main Street opens it, with live Christmas music and Santa before the town's displays are switched on. The Parade of Lights brings more than 100 lighted floats and marching bands at 7 p.m., with Santa on the final float, and the CVB calls it the largest lighted Christmas parade in North Texas. On the night of the Merry & Bright drone show, Main Street closes to cars and the drones fill the sky above it. Santa's North Pole Express runs on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad with singalongs and a visit from Santa. An outdoor ice rink goes up on Peace Plaza in front of Grapevine Main Station. The parade and the drone show are free, and parking is free along Historic Main Street. The Gaylord Texan's ICE exhibit, a hall of hand-carved ice, is the resort's own ticketed attraction.
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