Fair Park Holiday is a three-day free family-fun holiday festival featuring shopping at the large indoor holiday market, children’s ornament building workshops, a festive tree lighting, holiday concessions with hot chocolate and spiced cider, live entertainment including carolers and dancers, outdoor movie night and pictures with Santa Claus. Fair Park Holiday coincides with the Holiday Pet Expo and the Chinese Lantern Festival.

Schedule of Events

Friday, December 6
• 5:00 PM Market Place Opens
• 5:30 PM Chinese Lantern Festival Opens
• 6:00 PM Pictures with Santa in Market Place (2 Hours)
• 7:00 PM Tree Lighting at Big Tex Circle
• 9:00 PM Market Place Closes
• 10:30 PM Chinese Lantern Festival Closes

* Children’s Workshops will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Market Place

Saturday, December 7
• 10:00 AM Market Place Opens
• 10:00 AM Pet Expo Opens
• 12:00 PM Pictures with Santa in Market Place (2 Hours)
• 4:00 PM Pictures with Santa in Market Place (2 Hours)
• 5:30 PM Chinese Lantern Festival Opens
• 6:00 PM Pet Expo Closes
• 6:00 PM Polar Express Movie in Big Tex Circle
• 8:00 PM Market Place Closes
• 10:30 PM Chinese Lantern Festival Closes

* Children’s Workshops will be from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Market Place
* The Polar Express movie will be shown outdoors. Chairs and blankets are encouraged.

Sunday, December 8
• 12:00 PM Market Place Opens
• 2:00 PM Pictures with Santa in Market Place (2 Hours)
• 5:30 PM Chinese Lantern Festival Opens
• 6:00 PM Market Place Closes
• 10:30 PM Chinese Lantern Festival Closes

* Children’s Workshops will be from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Market Place