The State Fair has packed up, the pumpkins are still out, and Dallas finally has weather that makes you want to leave the house. This weekend, October 23 through 25, brings Rachmaninoff at the Meyerson, a folk hero at the Majestic, a Texas songwriter in one of the city’s oldest dance halls, and three very good meals in between. Here’s how to spend it.
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Somewhere around Sunday afternoon, Big Tex is going to say goodbye for another year, and the whole city will feel it a little. This is the last weekend of the State Fair, the first weekend that actually feels like fall, and one of those rare stretches on the North Texas calendar where every corner of the Metroplex has something worth leaving the house for. Here’s how to spend it, and where to eat and drink along the way.
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North Texas doesn’t do quiet weekends in late September, and this one might be the busiest of the fall. The State Fair opens Friday. There’s a German festival in McKinney, a Broadway legend at the Meyerson, a honky-tonk headliner at Billy Bob’s, a baseball team that dances between pitches and the Indigo Girls downtown on Sunday night. Here’s how to pace yourself, where to eat and a few tips that’ll save you money and aggravation.
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The World Cup is here, the heat has arrived for good, and Dallas this weekend has more going on than any single itinerary can hold. Here’s how to spend the next three days — hour by hour, with a mix of options across every price point so the weekend works whether you’re stretching a budget or treating yourself.
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This is not a typical Dallas weekend. Saturday brings the city’s first-ever downtown Pride Parade, a sunset march down Main Street that will draw one of the largest crowds this neighborhood has seen since New Year’s Eve. A week from Thursday the World Cup opens at AT&T Stadium and the city is already in a different gear — more people, more energy, a particular feeling that comes when a place knows it’s about to be watched by the world. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, a small restaurant in Oak Cliff is serving its final weekend. Restaurant Beatrice closes for good on Sunday and Friday is your last real chance to go. Here is how to spend the next three days.
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Dallas on a good weekend is one of the better cities in America to be in with no particular agenda. The food is serious, the weather in late May still has a few comfortable hours on either end of the day, and there is always more happening than most people realize. Here is a weekend that actually delivers — restaurants at different price points, a brunch spot worth planning your Saturday morning around, good drinks, and things worth doing while you’re out.
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It’s a good weekend to be in Dallas. Mother’s Day is Sunday, a brand new park opens Saturday, and the music calendar is stacked from Friday night through Sunday. We’ve covered a lot of restaurants this week, so flip back in time a bit and gander at what’s good and what’s new.
Here is how to spend the next three days.
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