DALLAS — Spring has officially sprung!
(Well, astronomically if not meteorologically, anyway.)
That means it's officially the season of change. With flowers in blooming, trees becoming more green and days getting longer, it's perhaps time to embrace a new you, too!
Want to start this weekend? If you're looking to get off the couch and into all that North Texas has to offer, you have plenty of options for doing so these next few days.
Whether you're looking to take in a big sports match, check out some music, laugh at a comedian, take in a circus or... well, lots of things... we've provided you the following rundown of top area event options to look into below.
Friday (March 22)
Only a few weeks remain in the NHL season, and the Dallas Stars are in third place the Central Division, sitting in solid position to make a push in the playoffs. This contest will find the bois in Victory Green™ taking on Sidney Crosby and the Pens – a team that’s maybe not having the best of seasons, either on or off the ice. Still, Crosby is one of the NHL’s all-time greats, and the chance to see him in person – and with the Stars needing every last win they can get at this point to improve their playoff seeding, no less – is always a worthwhile endeavor. Hence way tickets are hard to come by, starting at $70 a head. – Pete Freedman
More Friday events:
- Hippie Sabotage at South Side Ballroom (Dallas)
- Peekaboo at the Factory in Deep Ellum (Dallas)
- Jkustin Willman at Majestic Theatre (Dallas)
- Silent Disco at Klyde Warren Park (Dallas)
- Destination Dinosaurs at the Dallas Zoo (Dallas)
- Butterflies in the Garden at Fort Worth Botanic Garde (Fort Worth)
- Vernados Circus at The Promenade at River Walk (Flower Mound)
- Circus Vazquez at Riders Field (Frisco)
- Grand Opening of Pokey O’s Cookies & Ice Cream (Rockwall)
Saturday (March 23)
The Rocket Summer at Trees (Dallas)
The North Texas-based multi-instrumentalist and pop-rocker Bryce Avary is coming home! He’s ending his month-long national tour that’s celebrating the 20-year anniversary of his debut “Calendar Days” LP with a show a Trees, one of the Deep Ellum venues where he cut his teeth as a performer. This show will find Avary offering up two distinct Rocket Summer sets – one in which he performs the entirety of “Calendar Days” from start to finish, and then another set that will feature songs from across his seven other albums of hook-filled bops. Tickets star at $25. – Pete Freedman
More Saturday events:
- Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field (Arlington)
- Descendents and Circle Jerks at House of Blues (Dallas)
- Jim Norton at Texas Theatre (Dallas)
- TommyInnit at The Factory in Deep Ellum (Dallas)
- An Evening with Mike Doughty and Ghost of Vroom (Dallas)
- Dinosaur World Live at Majestic Theatre (Dallas)
- 14th Anniversary of AIDS Walk South Dallas at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (Dallas)
- Destination Dinosaurs at the Dallas Zoo (Dallas)
- Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim and K. Michelle at Dickies Arena (Fort Worth)
- Butterflies in the Garden at Fort Worth Botanic Garde (Fort Worth)
- Circus Vazquez at Riders Field (Frisco)
- Vernados Circus at The Promenade at River Walk (Flower Mound)
- Holi Mela Dallas Festival of Colors at Myers Park & Event Center (McKinney)
Sunday (March 24)
Concacaf Nations League Finals at AT&T Stadium (Arlington)
From 41 Concacaf nations down to the final four: United States, Mexico, Panama and Jamaica will duke it out at AT&T Stadium this weekend for the Concacaf Nations League Finals trophy. This is the third iteration of the tournament, which started in 2019-20 and was held again in 2022-23. The United States is the two-time defending champion. Following Thursday’s semifinal games featuring USA vs. Jamaica and Panama vs. Mexico, Sunday’s slate will allow attendees to watch the third-place match at 5 p.m. before an 8:15 p.m. finals matchup. Could this be the latest in a long line of thrilling contests between the USMNT and El Tri? Tickets start at $42 and head up from there. – Paul Livengood
More Sunday events:
- Madonna at American Airlines Center (Dallas)
- Juanes at Majestic Theatre (Dallas)
- Dallas Soul Food Festival at Lofty Spaces (Dallas)
- The Simon & Garfunkel Story at the Winspear Opera House (Dallas)
- Rescue Puppy Yoga at Vector Brewing (Dallas)
- Whiffle Ball Home Run Derby at The Sound at Cypress Waters (Dallas)
- Destination Dinosaurs at the Dallas Zoo (Dallas)
- Butterflies in the Garden at Fort Worth Botanic Garden(Fort Worth)
- Laura Jane Grave at Tulips (Fort Worth)
- Circus Vazquez at Riders Field (Frisco)
- Vernados Circus at The Promenade at River Walk (Flower Mound)