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Things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth in October 2026

Chuck wagon teams at the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering in the Fort Worth Stockyards cook with the ingredients and methods of 1880. Crown Hill Memorial Park, a cemetery on Webb Chapel Road in Dallas, holds a free Day of the Dead celebration. Families can decorate a loved one's grave, as long as they keep clear of other graves.

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Starting in October

Expected in October, dates not announced yet

Butterfly Flutterby Family & Kids

Butterfly Flutterby

Expected October 2027 Grapevine Botanical Gardens at Heritage Park, Grapevine
Free

Already on when October starts

These started in an earlier month and are still running.

State Fair of Texas Family & Kids
Expected to run into October

State Fair of Texas

Expected September 2027 Fair Park, Dallas
Ticketed
Autumn at the Arboretum Family & Kids
Expected to run into October

Autumn at the Arboretum

Expected September 2027 Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Dallas
Ticketed

Most of the dates here are for October 2027.

4 more run every week in Dallas-Fort Worth year round, including Fort Worth Herd Twice-Daily Cattle Drive and Dallas Farmers Market. See the full calendar.

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