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    Weekend Event Planner

    These are the 9 best things to do in Dallas this weekend

    Alex Bentley
    Oct 1, 2020 | 6:00 am

    While most big events in and around Dallas have either been postponed or canceled during the coronavirus pandemic, there are a few that have popped up to offer the masses some entertainment while still adhering to the necessary social distancing measures.

    Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. While they're not all outside of the house, they all promise to provide a nice distraction from the everyday life.

    Thursday, October 1

    Dallas VideoFest presents Docufest
    Highlighting dozens of documentary features and shorts over four days, DocuFest will offering drive-in style and virtual viewing followed by real-time Q&A with featured filmmakers. The drive-in portion of DocuFest will take place at Tin Star Theater in Trinity Groves. Virtual films are scheduled during the daylight hours, while films at Tin Star Theater are scheduled after sunset. The festival goes on through Sunday.

    DMA Arts & Letters Live: Ken Follett
    DMA Arts & Letters Live will present a virtual pre-recorded talk and Q&A with international bestselling author Ken Follett. Thirty years ago, Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. At this event, Follett will talk about the prequel, The Evening and the Morning, set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages. It will take readers on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate.

    Dallas AURORA presents "Area 3"
    Dallas AURORA will present an immersive exhibition titled "Area 3," which will transform over 100,000 square feet of the Dal Park Parking Garage in downtown Dallas. Separate from Dallas AURORA’s biennial program, "Area 3" will function on a shared profit model in an experiment to support local artists and vendors whose income has been affected in the wake of COVID-19. Featuring works by 16 regional artists, the exhibition will include large-scale light, video, and sound installations, as well as performances which will be viewable from the safety of attendees’ own cars. It will take place nightly through January 1.

    Shakespeare Dallas presents Movies in the Park
    Shakespeare Dallas will present an entire month of outdoor Movies in the Park at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre. On Thursdays, they’ll screen Shakespeare-inspired movies, Fridays will feature a classic selection, and on Saturdays they'll show family-friendly films. Selections this weekend include Shakespeare in Love, Singin' in the Rain, and Jurassic Park. Advance purchase is required for all ticketholders. The series will continue every weekend through October 24.

    Friday, October 2

    Haunted attractions
    Now that the calendar has turned over to October, it's time to enjoy the variety of haunted attractions the area has to offer, a list that has changed due to COVID-19. The newest one, Drive-Boo Halloween in the Silver Garage at American Airlines Center, allows guests to get thrills and chills from the safety of their car. Similarly, Reindeer Manor Halloween Parkin Red Oak will forego its usual haunted houses for a drive-thru experience throughout the property's 32 acres. Finally, Zombie Safari at Cousins Paintball in Forney gives visitors a chance to blow off steam by shooting paint pellets at the walking dead that have infested the area. Each event will happen on various dates through October 31.

    Airplane!: 40th Anniversary - Drive-in at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
    There have been a variety of pop-up drive-in movie options since the beginning of the pandemic, but this one should prove unique given the pairing of movie and location. The Texas Theatre will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Airplane! with a special drive-in screening projected across an airplane hanger at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. The classic comedy stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty, and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

    Saturday, October 3

    Woofstock: MUTTS Canine Cantina’s Inaugural Music and Mutts Festival
    MUTTS Canine Cantina will present its first fall doggie music festival, Woofstock. At this all-day event, attendees can roam the park to purchase merchandise from local vendors, imbibe on craft beers from Rahr & Sons Brewery, or get themselves (or their dog) fitted for a floral crown to truly embrace the Woofstock vibe. Throughout the day local DJs and bands will be playing music, including an opening DJ set from Field Day Records, local celebrity singers Danni and Kris, and a special guest headliner.

    Carbaret presents The Night of the Living Dead 52nd Anniversary
    In October of 1968, George A. Romero released one of the greatest drive-in and horror films of all time on a meager $114k budget. Fifty-two years later, this film's powerful subtext is more relevant than ever, and Carbaret will celebrate its birthday in dead style. Taking place at Brizo in Richardson, the event will a Monster Mix from DJ Devin Pike and a Living Dead Fashion Show & Contest, for which moviegoers are encouraged to wear their best zombie drag.

    Mainstage Irving - Las Colinas presents Dear Elizabeth
    MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has replaced the previously scheduled production of the large-cast play Inherit the Wind with Sarah Ruhl’s Dear Elizabeth. Based on the compiled letters between poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, Ruhl maps the relationship of the two poets from first meeting to an abbreviated affair and the turmoil of their lives in between. Starring real-life married couple Kristin McCollum and Rob McCollum, the two-person, full-length play will be available for on-demand streaming through October 10.

    Multiple haunted attractions will open around the area on October 2, including Reindeer Manor Halloween Park in Red Oak.

    Reindeer Manor Halloween Park in Red Oak
      
    Photo courtesy of Reindeer Manor Halloween Park
    Multiple haunted attractions will open around the area on October 2, including Reindeer Manor Halloween Park in Red Oak.
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    Death of Dallas Caramel Company founder leads week's most-read stories

    Stephanie Allmon Merry
    Jun 14, 2025 | 10:00 am
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    Editor's note: It was a newsy week in Dallas. Sadly, the founder of a Dallas sweets company passed away; there was also news of a new gourmet European market in the works and peach cobbler coming to DFW Airport. Here's a chance to get caught up on the week's most-read stories, and here's help planning a fun weekend.

    1. Dallas Caramel Company founder Rain McDermott dies at 52. Dallas entrepreneur Rain McDermott, who founded artisan caramel maker Dallas Caramel Company when she was only 34 years old, died after a battle with breast cancer; she was 52.

    2. Gourmet European Market to open in north Dallas with pierogi and more. A new food shop with a distinct European flair is coming to Dallas: Called Gourmet European Market, it's opening at 17435 Preston Rd., in a shopping center south of Frankford Road, where it will feature food products from all over Europe but with a special focus on the Eastern European countries of Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Israel, and Bulgaria.

    Gourmet European Market Polish gingerbreadPolish gingerbread at Gourmet European Market.Photo courtesy of GEM

    3. Chef and caterer opens Southern to-go cafe south of Dallas. A chef and caterer has opened an eponymous to-go cafe south of Dallas: Called The Cedric Frazier Experience, it’s an upscale soul food kitchen located at 103 Waller St., in Red Oak, where it opened on June 7.

    4. Dallas cuts slack on senior homeowners with new property tax exemption. Dallas seniors who own a home got cut a break: On June 11, the Dallas City Council approved additional property tax relief for senior and disabled homeowners by increasing the city’s property tax exemption for residents who are 65 or older or disabled.

    5. Peach cobbler concept to open 2 locations at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Southern desserts are coming to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): The Peach Cobbler Factory, a chain based in North Carolina, will open not one but two locations at the airport. The first DFW location will open in Terminal D in late 2025; a second location will open in the new Terminal C Pier in 2026.

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