DALLAS — Visiting North Texas for the total solar eclipse Monday, or just looking for things to do before rain is expected to move in late this weekend?
From Mavericks or Rangers games to concerts, comedy or pre-solar eclipse events sure to please the *totality* of the weekend, there are plenty of entertainment options over the next few days.
Here’s a look at what’s happening this weekend:
Friday, April 5
The Dallas Mavericks play the Golden State Warriors at 7:30 p.m. For those not watching in person at the American Airlines Center, you can catch the game right here on WFAA.
More Friday events;
- Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros at Globe Life Field (Arlington)
- Disney on Ice Magic In the Stars continues through April 7 at Comerica Center (Frisco)
- Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival continues through April 7 at Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork (Fort Worth)
- 10th-annual South Street Art Festival through April 7 (Arlington)
- Chicago the musical at AT&T Performing Arts Center through April 6 (Dallas)
- Goats in the Garden begins at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, runs through April 15 (Fort Worth)
- Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair (through April 7) (Dallas)
- Offset Set It Off Tour at Southside Ballroom (Dallas)
- Tony Hinchcliffe at the Majestic Theatre (Dallas)
- DeSoto 75th anniversary gala at DeSoto Civic Center (DeSoto)
Saturday, April 6
The 60-minute musical work composed by Kirsten Soriano and commissioned by Verdigris Ensemble tells the story of residents of West Dallas who suffered chronic diseases and death due to abnormally high levels of lead from local industry for decades. Using eyewitness accounts, archived press materials, city council transcripts and a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Michael Flanagan (Breaking the Code), Mis-Lead interweaves bilingual poetry from Maya Angelou and Octavio Paz with voices from West Dallas. The show, which marks the first time a choral group will inhabit the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Kalita Humphreys Theater, runs through April 7. Tickets are available here.
More Saturday events:
- Eclipse Weekend Space Expo at the Dallas Arboretum through April 7(Dallas)
- April Fools Comedy Jam VII with comedian Tiffany Haddish and friends at Texas Trust CU Theatre (Grand Prairie)
- Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros at Globe Life Field (Arlington)
- Scarborough Renaissance Fair opening weekend, running through May 27 (Waxahachie)
- Travis Tritt at Billy Bob's Texas (Fort Worth)
- The Disco Biscuits: Why We Dance Tour at Longhorn Ballroom (Dallas)
- Big Beer Fest in the Automobile Building at Fair Park (Dallas)
- The Black Crowes at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (Irving)
- 2024 Dallas Crawfish Kickoff Festival at Pacific Plaza (Dallas)
- Andrew Schulz at the Music Hall at Fair Park (Dallas)
Sunday, April 7
The Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer returns to the Winspear Opera House at 7 p.m.
More Sunday events:
- Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets at American Airlines Center (Dallas)
- Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros at Globe Life Field (Arlington)
- Wild Symphony at Moody Performance Hall (Dallas)
- (Sun)Day pre-eclipse festival at the Frontiers of Flight Museum (Dallas)
- Ledisi at Music Hall at Fair Park
- Neosoul Sundays with Case Live at Lava Cantina (The Colony)
- Jonah Kagen at House of Blues (Dallas)
- Don Omar at Texas Trust CU Theatre (Grand Prairie)
- Zakir Khan at the Majestic Theatre (Dallas)
