If there is one thing that back to school means, it is that autumn is just around the corner. We couldn’t be more excited. Not only is the weather nicer and the landscape bursting with colors, there is also lots of family fun to join in.
Whether you’re navigating corn mazes, visiting a pumpkin patch, riding the scariest carnival rides (or if you are me, maybe just the Ferris wheel …), fall festivals have everything you could want. Here are 6 fall festivals in North Texas that will delight you on the changing of the seasons.
Fall at the Arboretum is one of the most popular fall festivals in Dallas! | Image courtesy of the Dallas Arboretum website
Fall at the Arboretum is one of the most popular fall festivals in Dallas! | Image courtesy of the Dallas Arboretum websiteAutumn in the arboretum
Dallas Arboretum | 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218
September 19 – November 1
General admission prices ($ 12 for children, $ 14 for seniors, $ 17 for adults), Fall events at the arboretum are no additional cost
Check out Fall At The Arboretum for one of the nation’s most epic pumpkin fields. For a little over a month and a half, the Dallas Arboretum has had over 90,000 gourds, gourds, and gourds all over the garden, creating the ultimate fall wonderland. This year there is a new Bugtopia exhibition with giant insect shapes, pumpkin houses and a maze for children. There will also be an ongoing program, including live music and Halloween activities, at no additional cost.
Is it going to be more of an “autumn festival” than a carnival? | Image courtesy of the City of Elm website
Is it going to be more of an “autumn festival” than a carnival? | Image courtesy of the City of Elm websiteLittle Elm Fall Festival
Little Elm Park | 701 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, TX 75068
September 16-19
FREE | Bracelets are $ 25 or $ 20 upfront
The Little Elm Autumn Fest has everything you could want in an autumn festival: a carnival, live music, a barbecue competition, an Oktoberfest celebration for the adults and a 5 km in aid of the Little Elm Area Food Bank. It’s like being on Galveston’s Kemah Boardwalk – but right here in North Texas. On Thursday and Sunday you will need an armband to attend the carnival; These are good for unlimited trips for just one day.
The Fall Festival at Mini-Frisco is scary! | Image courtesy of the city of Frisco – tx on Facebook
The Fall Festival at Mini-Frisco is scary! | Image courtesy of the city of Frisco – tx on FacebookFall Festival in Frisco Fire Safety Town
8601 Gary Burns Dr, Frisco, TX 75034
Oct 22, 6 pm-9pm
FOR FREE
The Frisco Fire Safety Town is a mini-town designed to teach children safety. There are classrooms, an interactive fire engine, a safety house where kids can learn about dangers at home, and a mini frisco with smaller versions of local shops and attractions. During the Fall Festival, Mini Frisco is spookily decorated and kids can go door-to-door for a trick or treating.
For a traditional fall festival from the old days, you can’t go wrong with the Nash Farm Fall Round-Up Festival | Image courtesy of Grapevine City website
For a traditional fall festival from the old days, you can’t go wrong with the Nash Farm Fall Round-Up Festival | Image courtesy of Grapevine City websiteNash Farm Fall Round-Up Festival
Nash Farm, 626 Ball St, Grapevine, TX 76051
October 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
$ 3 (3 years and older, advance booking required, limited tickets available)
The Nash Farm Fall Round-Up festival is held at Grapevine’s historic Nash Farm, which preserves the culture of 19th century North Texas farm life. During the Thanksgiving Festival, visitors can interact with farm animals, watch cooking demonstrations around the campfire, try their hand at rope-making, horse-drawn carriage and pony rides, play games, and eat a hearty lunch of beans and cornbread. The Farmers Institute will be nearby for livestock, carpentry, sewing and food preservation demonstrations.
This fall festival is all about learning! | Image courtesy of the River Legacy website
This fall festival is all about learning! | Image courtesy of the River Legacy websiteRiver Legacy Foundation Fall Festival
River Legacy Living Science Center | 703 NW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
Oct 9, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
$ 8 single ticket | $ 45 Family Fun Package (4 tickets + 20 event coupons)
The City of Arlington established the River Legacy Foundation in 1988 to help preserve North Texas wildlife while providing a space for recreation and education for the community. The fall festival will be held at the Living Science Center, the foundation’s 12,000-square-foot education center, where visitors can virtually immerse themselves in the forests of River Legacy Park.
The River Legacy Foundation’s Fall Festival features a variety of fun and unique experiences, including wildlife encounters, food, games, a bouncy castle, camping demonstrations, a dunkhouse, and a tree giveaway. Perfect for curious children!
Yesterland Farm is unlike any other fall festival you’ve ever seen. | Image courtesy of Yesterland Farm on Facebook
Yesterland Farm is unlike any other fall festival you’ve ever seen. | Image courtesy of Yesterland Farm on FacebookWell worth the trip: Yesterland Farm
Farm in the past | 15410 I-20, Canton, TX 75103
September 18 – November 7
Ticket prices TBA
It may take an hour and a half to get to Yesterland Farm, but this fall festival is on a different level. It has all the classics – pumpkin picking, sunflowers, a corn maze, and rides – but there’s also so much in Yesterland that you can’t experience anywhere else.
Take part in Spooktacular Nights, a collection of spooky attractions that range from mild horror to horror in your pants, depending on your level of comfort. I am particularly fascinated by zombie paintball, the funhouse that is haunted by the clown “Chuckles”, and the corn maze after dark with monsters on every corner.
The Yesterland Farm Autumn Festival also features fireworks every Friday and Saturday in October, pig races on Saturday and Sunday, live music by Texan artists and a petting zoo for the little ones.
Are you looking for more fun activities with kids? Check out our guides to the best playgrounds in Plano, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen.
For even more family fun, check out this guide to the Fort Worth Stockyards.
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