It's a pretty big weekend around Dallas, headlined by one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now. Other choices include three local theater events, a festival celebrating all things Irish, a concert from a renowned folk duo, a new opera production, a massive symphony concert, stars dancing, a local dance production, monster trucks, and a big-name comedian.
Below are more best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.
Thursday, February 29
Undermain Theatre presents This time
Jane, Hester, and Peregrine work as maids in a 1900s manor, unable to say what they want to say, stealing moments away from work to hold time with each other. Their love bubbles under their words. We hear their thoughts they aren't yet brave enough to tell each other. They can't stop thinking of death. We hurtle towards it. Undermain Theatre will present this a workshop production through March 17.
Bishop Arts Theatre Center presents The Sum of Us One Act Festival
The Sum of Us One Act Festival is Bishop Arts Theatre Center's third annual banned books festival. It features a collection of short plays by six local playwrights inspired by Heather McGhee's analysis, exploring the far-reaching costs of racism and the path to healing as a community. There will be nightly talkbacks that foster meaningful conversations and a stronger sense of unity. The festival takes place through March 17.
Friday, March 1
North Texas Irish Festival
The North Texas Irish Festival celebrates the best in music, dance, food and spirits, storytelling, art, and more. The festival features 10 stages of live music, Irish step dancing, chef demonstrations and more, indoors and outdoors. Guests will also enjoy beer and whiskey tastings, shopping, horse shows, sheepherding demonstrations, animal rescue groups, child-friendly entertainment, and arts and crafts for the kids. The festival takes place through Sunday at Fair Park.
Indigo Girls in concert
The folk rock music duo Indigo Girls have been around for almost 40 years, but they received arguably their best exposure to date when writer/director Greta Gerwig decided to use their best-known song, 1989's "Closer to Fine," as a key anthem in Barbie. Even without that bump, they've maintained a solid fanbase through the years thanks to their 15 albums, most recently Look Long in 2020. They'll play at Longhorn Ballroom.
Olivia Rodrigo in concert
The last time pop star Olivia Rodrigo came to town, she was in the midst of her breakout year following the release of her debut album, Sour. Her sophomore record, Guts, has proved just as popular, featuring the No. 1 song "Vampire" and getting nominated for six Grammy Awards. She'll get an upgrade in venue in her return, playing at American Airlines Center with the up-and-coming Chappell Roan as opening act.
Dallas Opera presents Romeo and Juliet
The Montague and Capulet families have been feuding in Verona for hundreds of years. But when Romeo meets Juliet at a masked ball, they fall innocently, and tragically, in love. Shakespeare’s greatest love story takes on new life with Gounod’s rapturously romantic score and the Dallas Opera debut of Golda Schultz. There will be four performances through March 9 at Winspear Opera House.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents "The Book with Seven Seals"
Conductor Fabio Luisi leads Schmidt's Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln (The Book with Seven Seals), which tackles no less a subject than the Bible’s Book of Revelation — the Apocalypse. The DSO, soloists, massive chorus, and organ solos on the Lay Family Concert Organ depict the breaking of the seals, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the seven trumpets summoning souls to the Last Judgment, and, finally, the message of salvation and an ecstatic “Hallelujah.” There will be three performances through Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center.
Dancing with the Stars: Live
Dancing with the Stars is back on tour with a high energy, brand-new live production. This year’s all-new stage show will feature professional dancers from the hit television series performing new numbers, as well as some of the showstoppers featured in season 32. Dancers include Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, host Emma Slater, and Britt Stewart. The event takes place at Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie.
Texas Ballet Theater presents Brilliants
Brilliants is a mixed repertoire production featuring four shorter ballets in one program. The featured ballets include Rubies, choreographed by George Balanchine; Grand Pas Classique, choreographed by Victor Gsovsky; Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev, and Without Borders, choreographed by Val Caniparoli and originally created on the company in 2016. There will be four performances through Sunday at Wyly Theatre.
Saturday, March 2
Club Dada presents Lonesome Blues
The musical Lonesome Blues celebrates the life and accomplishments of legendary bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson, born blind but ultimately able to express his deepest emotions through music. Discovered on a street corner in Deep Ellum in 1925, Jefferson made more than 80 records over the next four years, becoming the biggest country blues singer of his generation. Starring J Dontray Davis in more than 10 different roles, the production will have seven performances through April 7 at Club Dada.
Monster Jam
Monster Jam, featuring an epic 12-truck line-up of fan favorites, includes the ultimate mix of high-flying stunts and four-wheel excitement with unbelievable action to unexpected thrills. Taking place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, it will include the return of The Monster Jam Pit Party, where fans can see the massive trucks up close, participate in Q&As with the drivers, take pictures, and enjoy other family-friendly fun.
Ronny Chieng: The Love To Hate It Tour
Ronny Chieng is a stand-up comedian, actor, and correspondent on The Daily Show. In addition to two Netflix stand-up comedy specials, Chieng has starred in Crazy Rich Asians, Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, M3GAN, American Born Chinese, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., Vacation Friends 2, Joy Ride, and will star in the upcoming Hulu series, Interior Chinatown. He'll perform his brand-new hour of stand-up comedy at Majestic Theatre.
Olivia Rodrigo will perform at American Airlines Center on March 1.
