The costumes are wrinkled, the fake blood is smeared and somebody in your group just announced they are starving. Welcome to 2 a.m. on Halloween.
Good news. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means the clocks roll back and you get the 1 o’clock hour all over again. Dallas-Fort Worth has some great places to spend it, and we know exactly what we’re ordering at every one.
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Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means most of Dallas-Fort Worth is treating it as a two-night affair. Here’s where to eat, drink and show off a costume on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, plus a few places that keep the kids fed between trick-or-treat runs.
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Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means the whole weekend belongs to costumes, candy and the question every parent asks by mid-October: where are we going? Here is the family-friendly side of Halloween in Dallas-Fort Worth, with no jump scares, no chainsaws and nothing that will keep a five-year-old awake at 2 a.m.
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Every October, a handful of North Texas buildings stop pretending to be warehouses and meatpacking plants and go back to what they apparently always wanted to be, which is terrifying. Dallas-Fort Worth has one of the strongest haunted house scenes in the country, including the attraction USA Today readers just voted the best in America. If you want a real scare before Halloween, these are worth the drive.
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Ask a bartender who has worked a few closing shifts in an old building, and sooner or later you’ll hear about the door that swings shut by itself, or the footsteps upstairs after everyone has gone home.
Believe it or don’t. Either way, every stop below is open, pours a good drink and has a ghost story that has outlasted generations of staff. With Halloween coming, here’s where to have a drink with the dearly departed in Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Get ready for a Halloween celebration like no other as Waterproof at the Statler Hotel, the acclaimed rooftop lounge at The Statler in downtown Dallas, brings you the horror of the year! On Thursday, Oct. 31, guests can enjoy a night of frights, music and spectacular views 19 floors above the city.
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The leaves are changing colors and it’s worth celebrating. The final Addison After Dark event of 2023 brings a fall festival to Addison Circle Park on Oct. 21. The night of FREE specialty entertainment, powered by Oncor, is themed Harvest Hayday and will offer a variety of activities, live music, food trucks and seasonal experiences. Nights under the stars in Addison have never been better.
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Pumpkin Spice hasn’t taken over all of October, not yet at least. Today we bring you a list of Halloween films to curl your toes and put you in the mood for the frightful holiday that is rife with silly costumes, sweet treats, and eery images. Grab your favorite person to hold on to while you boot up Netflix and pop some corn.
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