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Dallas event weekends: what to do between sessions

Big city of the Texas plains, with cowboy history in Fort Worth, and the Dallas Cup youth soccer tournament every Easter.

Events we cover in Dallas

21 Mar 2027*Dallas Cup
Dallas, United StatesYouth tournament 8 May 2027*SMU Commencement
Dallas, United StatesGraduation 10 May 2027*PGA Championship 2027 (Frisco)
Dallas, United StatesGolf

Arriving

DFW is 30 minutes from downtown by DART or car; Love Field (DAL) is 15 minutes.

Where to stay

Budget	Where	Why
Budget	Richardson and Plano	Chains near many fields.
Mid-range	Uptown	Walkable bars and restaurants.
Splurge	Downtown and Turtle Creek	Rosewood Mansion.

Three hotels we would book

Budget: Hampton Inn Dallas-Richardson
Mid-range: Canopy by Hilton Dallas Uptown
Splurge: Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek

Event weekends sell out early and prices rise as the date gets closer: book a cancellable room as soon as you know you are going.

Tours

Half day · Indoor

Sixth Floor Museum

JFK assassination history.

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Half day · Family

Fort Worth Stockyards

Cattle drive twice a day.

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Half day · Family

AT&T Stadium tour

Dallas Cowboys stadium.

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Half day · Food

Dallas food tour

Tex-Mex and BBQ.

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Where to eat

Pecan Lodge BBQ in Deep Ellum
Joe T. Garcia's Tex-Mex in Fort Worth
Klyde Warren Park food trucks Downtown park

With kids

Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
Dallas Zoo.

Rainy-day backups

Dallas Museum of Art (free).
Perot Museum.

Free things to do

Klyde Warren Park.
Dallas Arts District.

Getting around

DART light rail; a car helps for spread-out fields.