Top Things to Do in Dallas This Winter
Breeze through the season with these bucket-list-worthy experiences.
Dallas offers so many fun experiences that we recommend devising a wintertime bucket list! Each experience from the list below will be available throughout the cold-weather season.
1. Watch the Mavs & Stars at the American Airlines Center
With seven professional sports teams, Dallas is a prime destination for sports fans. Beat the winter chill by venturing indoors to catch the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars in action at the American Airlines Center (AAC). Elevate your game day experience by exploring these pre-game hotspots, all within a 10-minute walk of AAC.
2. Craft with friends & drinks
There are a plethora of gift-giving holidays throughout the winter, so why not create a gift from scratch while enjoying drinks with your buddies? The Upstairs Circus in Deep Ellum revolutionizes the crafting experience by incorporating a do-it-yourself project into your visit. Along with a creative bar menu, the craft project menu features options such as creating a stone serving tray, a leather pet collar, distressed wood art and much more!
3. Get Electric
Just a few minutes from Upstairs Circus is Deep Ellum's entertainment hotspot – Electric Shuffle! These are not your grandpa's shuffleboards. Complete with two bars and two floors of shuffleboards, they have reimagined the game with modern steampunk style and epic technology. Grab a few cocktails like the notorious F.I.G mule or a Bold Fashioned and head to your board where you can leave the score keeping up to the computers. The custom-built tables can fit up to 16 of your closet friends so make reservations with your most competitive companions.
4. Go to a concert
Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with festive performances at venues throughout Dallas. Extend the joy of the season well beyond the holidays with chart-topping musicians at the American Airlines Center (AAC), intimate performances at South Side Ballroom, and an eclectic showcase of performances at House of Blues. These venues promise a stacked lineup this winter!
5. Visit Dallas World Aquarium
One of the most prestigious aquariums in the world, the Dallas World Aquarium, boasts seven stories worth of exhibits and a 400,000-gallon display in Dallas' West End Historic District! You'll encounter some spine-tingling sharks, crocodiles, stingrays and piranhas and adorable manatees, penguins and sloths. This attraction also includes three restaurants with Tex-Mex, deli sandwiches and pizza.
6. Go bowling
Cold weather won't stop you from playing indoor sports, so bowling with friends, food and drinks belongs on every winter to-do list! Bowlounge promises a laid-back bowling experience with delicious pizza, wings, cocktails and beer. Bowlski's guarantees a steampunk setup with uncovered bowling machines, supplemented with live music, tacos and a Ranch Water cocktail.
7. Sip hot cocoa
Did you know that hot cocoa has been scientifically proven to improve your memory, boost your heart health and reduce stress? Chocolate Secrets, a gourmet chocolate shop in Oak Lawn, offers a tempting assortment of flavors, from white chocolate peppermint to Mexican spice.
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