Holiday Tour News

3 national Christmas-themed tours are coming to Dallas-Fort Worth

Labor Day has passed which means it's time for Christmas season, now officially underway with the news of three holiday-themed tours coming to the Dallas area, including two big music events and one new addition to the holiday lights landscape.

If it seems too soon to be thinking about Christmas entertainment, be aware that tickets for these events all go on sale this week.

Pentatonix: December 21 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, December 22 at American Airlines Center in Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth favorite a capella group Pentatonix will continue their holiday tradition with their biggest Christmas tour yet, Pentatonix: Hallelujah! It's A Christmas Tour.

The 25-city tour, which kicks off on November 14 in Uncasville, Connecticut, will wrap up with two hometown shows for the Arlington-based band: December 21 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth and December 22 American Airlines Center in Dallas.

This is the third straight year Pentatonix is mounting a Christmas tour. They released their seventh holiday album, The Greatest Christmas Hits, in 2023.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, September 6 at PTXOfficial.com.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: December 28 at American Airlines Center in Dallas
Longtime holiday tradition, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, will bring their rock opera, The Lost Christmas Eve, on the road for the first time since 2013. (Their 2023 tour theme was "Ghosts of Christamas Eve.")

The massive 66-city tour will start on November 14 in two separate cities — a schedule it will maintain through the end of the tour on December 30. All dates generally have two shows, at 3 pm and at 7:30 pm.

That includes four Texas cities:

December 4: Austin, Moody Center
December 26: Houston, Toyota Center
December 27: San Antonio, Frost Bank Center
December 28: Dallas, American Airlines Center

Presales for TSO fan club members begin on September 5, with additional presales starting September 12. The general on sale is set to begin on Friday, Sept. 13 at 10 am local time, with special $50 tickets will be available for one week or while supplies last.

All tickets will be available at trans-siberian.com.

Tianyu Lights Festival: November 8, 2024-January 19, 2025 at Texas Trust CU Theater in Grand Prairie
A new holiday light experience called the Tianyu Lights Festival will come to Dallas-Fort Worth on November 8 on the grounds of Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie.

It's an immersive show that tells the story of a 7-year-old boy as he explores the magical rainforest of Caballococha, Peru. It includes 19 immersive scenes featuring larger-than-life lantern sculptures crafted from metal, steel, fabric, and LED lights, plus nightly performances by acrobats and folk performers, as well as food, beverages, and souvenirs for sale.

The event is from Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc., an American subsidiary of Sichuan Tianyu Culture Communication Co., Ltd., headquartered in Zigong in the Sichuan Province of China. The company began doing Chinese lantern festivals in the U.S. in January 2023, but this is their first time in DFW.

Tickets for the event, which will take place Tuesday-Sunday night through January 19, 2025, are now on sale at tianyuculture.us/dallas. Tickets range from $16 to $35, and guests can get $5 off General Admission tickets through October 1 by using the code TIANYU at checkout.

Photo courtesy of Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc.

The Tianyu Lights Festival will come to Dallas-Fort Worth for the first time.

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Soccer and Fireworks

Dallas FIFA Fan Festival replaces Fair Park Fourth with July 3 bash

Argentina fans at FIFA Fan Festival Dallas on June 27, 2026

Photo courtesy of FIFA Fan Festival Dallas

Argentina fans and others can enjoy the Independence Day celebration at FIFA Fan Festival Dallas on July 3.

The FIFA World Cup happening in Dallas at the same time as the America's 250th anniversary makes the 4th of July holiday doubly celebratory - especially as it falls on a weekend. One of the city's biggest annual Independence Day celebrations will fold into the FIFA festivities for 2026, and it will happen a day earlier than usual.

Out is Fair Park Fourth, traditionally held July 4 in Fair Park. In is an Independence Day celebration at FIFA Fan Festival Dallas on July 3 in Fair Park.

Organizers revealed details of the FIFA Fan Fest celebration in a press release on Tuesday, June 30.

The free festival will celebrate Independence Day on Friday, July 3 with a full day of entertainment, community activities, cultural experiences, and fireworks, they say.

It will also feature World Cup watch parties. The date will feature the final three matches of the Round of 32, including the Australia vs. Egypt at Dallas Stadium to start the day's action at 1 pm. Other matches include Argentina vs. Cabo Verde at 5 pm, and Colombia vs. Ghana at 8:30 pm.

Visitors can watch all three matches on big screens, enjoy entertainment, and take part in family-friendly activities. Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the day, and several Fair Park museums and attractions will be open.

"Guests are encouraged to spend the day exploring Fair Park including the African American Museum at Fair Park, the Hall of State, Texas Discovery Gardens, the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park, and The Black Academy of Arts and Letters," the release says. "Food and drinks are available at Rousso at the Old Mill Inn."

The evening will end with a fireworks show at the Pavilion after the final match. With matches lasting around two hours, expect the fireworks show to start around 10:30 pm, they say.

The FIFA Fan Festival will open July 4 for the two matches that day - Canada vs. Morocco at 12 pm and Paraguay vs. France at 4 pm - followed by a concert by Turnpike Troubadours at 7:30 pm.

However, there will be no Independence Day celebrations or fireworks at Fair Park on the Fourth; organizers have not indicated why they moved the patriotic festivities up a day. (There are lots more celebrations around Dallas that night, including a big fireworks show at nearby Klyde Warren Park.)

The Midway and Cotton Bowl Stadium will be closed to the public on both July 3 and 4.

Admission is free to the FIFA Fan Festival, but visitors must register in advance for a ticket at dallasfwc26.com/home/fifafanfestival-dallas.

Parking at Fair Park is $30 for the event, but fans can also take the DART Green Line to the Fair Park Station, which drops them right outside of the venue's gates.

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