RIDE DART TO THESE EXCITING EVENTS:
Stingray Bay at the Dallas Zoo lets you interact with live stingrays - beautiful flat-winged cousins of the shark. After you've touched and watched a while, take a ride on the new 3-dimensional motion simulator to a Pineapple Under the Sea for a visit with SpongeBob SquarePants™ and his buddy Patrick. Exhibit admission is $2.50 per person ($2 per person for Zoo members). The SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D ride is $5 per person ($4 per person for Zoo members) and does not include admission to Stingray Bay. Zoo admission is separate. Information: 214-670-5656 or dallaszoo.com.| Special Dallas Zoo Offer with a DART Pass: $5 Zoo admission for adults and $3 Zoo admission for children and seniors Monday and Tuesday with same-day DART pass. |
- Via DART Rail Red Line to Dallas Zoo Station
The 7th Annual Asian Film Festival is the South's largest showcase of Asian-American/Pacific/international film and video. The annual film competition promotes an understanding of Asian culture and supports the work of Asian-American artists. Screenings are at the Magnolia Theatre, 3699 McKinney Ave. Information: affd.org.Aug. 14-21
- Via DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line to Cityplace Station,
then M-Line Streetcar
- Via DART Bus Route 165
Ride DART to Hawaiian Falls Waterpark - Firewheel
W. Cecil Winters Regional Park, 4550 N. Garland Ave., Garland
The water park features several water slides, tube rides, lazy river rides, beaches, play areas and concession stands. It's a fun place to take the kids and cool off on a hot Texas day.
» View more information at hawaiianfalls.com
May 24-Sept. 1
- Via DART Rail Blue Line to Downtown Garland Station, then
Bus Route 566 (weekdays only)
Tuesdays and Thursdays are DART Day at Hawaiian Falls!
Show your DART Pass and save $3.00
towards the purchase of a Big Kahuna admission ticket.
Offer good at any of the DFW Hawaiian Falls Waterparks.
Show your DART Pass and save $3.00
towards the purchase of a Big Kahuna admission ticket.
Offer good at any of the DFW Hawaiian Falls Waterparks.
American Airlines Center is the place to be for mega-concerts by some of the hottest acts in music, including:| Aug. 25 | American Idols Live | |
| Aug. 27 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers |
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| Oct. 4 | Los Tigres Del Norte & Pepe Aguilar | |
| Sept. 13-14 | The Eagles | |
| Oct. 16 | Neil Diamond | |
| Oct. 19 | New Kids on the Block | |
| Oct. 22 | Janet Jackson | |
| Oct. 24 | Vicente Fernandez | |
| Nov. 12 | Sarah Brightman | |
| Nov. 19 | Coldplay |
Information: 214-373-8000 or americanairlinescenter.com.
- Via DART Rail and TRE special event trains to Victory Station
- No TRE service on Sundays.
The Freedom Run and Festival is an evening of fun for the whole family while honoring the sacrifices of 9/11. Come to the Dallas City Hall Plaza to compete in the 5K Freedom Run and Carollo Mile, enjoy entertainment, vendors and more. Proceeds benefit the Dallas Police Association's Assist the Officer Foundation. Registration begins at 5 p.m., and the runs start at 6:45 p.m. Information: 214-522-4213 or thefreedomrun.com.Thursday, Sept. 11
- Via DART Rail Red Line or Blue Line to Convention Center Station
The Start! Heart Walk is a great way to exercise and join the fight against heart disease. Opening ceremonies are at 8:30 a.m. at Victory Park, followed by the 3-mile walk at 9 a.m. and after-walk festivities until 11:30 a.m. Registration is free, and all participants raising at least $100 get a Heart Walk t-shirt. Information: 214-748-7212 or heartwalk.kintera.org/dallastx.Saturday, Sept. 13
EVENTS IN FORT WORTH:
The T's Safari Shuttle Adventure Express is a trolley bus leaving on the hour and half hour Saturdays from the Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) Station to the Fort Worth Zoo. The ITC Station is located at 1001 Jones St. in downtown Fort Worth. Returning to the ITC Station is simple - board where you got off. Return trips from the Fort Worth Zoo board every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.The Fort Worth Zoo is recognized as one of the top zoos in the nation, with more than 1,200 creatures from around the world living in lush, natural-habitat settings. Tree-shaded, winding paths lead visitors to incredible exhibits like World of Primates, Asian Falls, Komodo Dragons, Meerkat Mounds, Raptor Canyons and Texas Wild!
Saturdays through Oct. 25
- Saturdays: Via TRE to Fort Worth ITC Station, then
the T's Safari Shuttle Adventure Express - Note: Last eastbound TRE train to Dallas Union Station departs ITC Station at 10:35 p.m. Saturdays. No TRE service on Sundays.
The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago brings 92 masterpieces by Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Gaugin, Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec to the galleries of the Kimbell Art Museum. It's a feast for the eyes at the Kimbell, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd.Information: 817-332-8451 or kimbellart.org.
Through Nov. 2
- Via Trinity Railway Express (TRE) to ITC Station, then the T's bus route 7
Note: Last eastbound TRE train to Dallas Union Station departs ITC Station at 10:36 p.m. Monday through Friday. Last eastbound TRE train to Dallas Union Station departs ITC Station at 10:35 p.m. Saturdays. No TRE service on Sundays.
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