Free things to do this weekend in and around Dallas

Dallas's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• 250 Years of Us: Amazing Race for Independence - Dallas Public Library - 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, all day
• Free spring mini photo session with Shoott! - Dallas - Fort Worth - Shoott - Shoott, Broadway, New York, NY, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, See link for times
• The Colony Cinema Nights - Galaxy Theatres Grandscape - Galaxy Theatres Grandscape, Grandscape Boulevard, The Colony, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026, 6:30 p.m. doors open / 7:30 p.m. start
• Free Friday Night Concert - Helen Giddings Amphitheater - Veterans Memorial Parkway, Lancaster, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026, 5:30-7:30 pm
• Trinity Nights - Trinity Mills - 1450 Sunrise Ave, Carrollton, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026, 6-10 pm
• Movie Night in The District - PGA District - PGA Parkway, Frisco, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026, 8 pm
• Parkfest: Unearth A Story - Walter E. Luedeke Park - Hickory Tree Road, Balch Springs, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026, 10 am
• Summer Kickoff in Wylie - City of Wylie - 300 Country Club Rd., Building 100, Wylie, TX, 75098, United States, Friday, May 29, 2026, 9 am – 11:45 am
• 2026 San Jacinto Music Series - San Jacinto Plaza - South San Jacinto Street, Rockwall, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Saturday, May 30, 2026, 7-9:30 pm
• Agora Music Fest - Commons at Agora - Agora Way, Corinth, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Friday, June 26, 2026, Park opens at 6 pm | Concert begins at 7 pm
• Bilingual Storytime / Hora de cuentos bilingüe - Dallas West Branch Library - 2332 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75212, United States, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10:30-11:30 am
• College students can participate in biocultural identity study - University of Rochester - ONLINE ONLY, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, 24/7
• Creature Features: The African Mud Turtle and the Diamondback Terrapin - River Legacy Nature Center - River Legacy Nature Center, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 2pm
• Downtown Block Party - Prosper, Texas, USA - Prosper, Texas, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10 am- 10 pm
• Downtown Denison Farmers Market - 701 West Main Street, Denison, TX, USA - 701 West Main Street, Denison, TX, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 9 am-Noon
• Flowapalooza - Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark - Epic Place, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, United States, Saturday, May 30, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, 12-10 pm
• Kids Sensory Play Saturdays - The Shops at Park Lane - Park Lane, Dallas, TX, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11 am- 1 pm
• Meet the Misfits: Pigeons - Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center - Farm to Market Road 1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104, United States, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 1 pm
• Paid Research Intervention Study for Adolescents (Ages 13-16) UT Dallas - UT Dallas - Cecil H. Green Hall, Drive D, Richardson, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, 9:00AM
• SiNaCa Studios’ Annual Ice Cream Social - SiNaCa Studios - West Magnolia Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• The Soovins Fun Day! Season 2 Wrap Party - 1868 Sylvan Avenue Dallas, TX 75208 - 1868 Sylvan Avenue Dallas, TX 75208, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 1 - 5 p.m.
• Spring Jubilee at the Gibson-Grant Log House - Gibson-Grant Log House - Quail Run Road, Flower Mound, TX, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10 am- 2 pm
• The Steam Festival - Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park - Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Dallas, TX, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10 am
• Showtime Saturdays at Galleria Dallas - Galleria Dallas - 13350 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Dallas, TX 75240, United States, Saturday, May 30, 2026, 11:30 am
• Summer Clubhouse - The Colony Recreation Center - North Colony Boulevard, The Colony, TX, USA, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Friday, August 7, 2026, 9 am seating, 10 am show begins
• Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, Texas 78701, United States, Friday, May 29, 2026 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, all day
• Wylie Jubilee Bluegrass on Ballard - Olde City Park - South Ballard Avenue, Wylie, TX, USA, Saturday, May 30, 2026, Music starts at 11 am