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Merry & Bright Christmas Drone Show, presented by Harvest Hall - Saturday, December 18 - FREE
Join us for Grapevine’s first-ever Merry & Bright Christmas Drone Show, presented by Harvest Hall. The Christmas Capital of Texas® goes to new heights as a fleet of 160 drones create Christmas magic in the sky over Main Street in front of Grapevine Main Station. Gather and celebrate with eats and treats from Harvest Hall and a breathtaking Christmas spectacle to remember all season. Early arrival is encouraged. Parking will be available in the Grapevine Main parking garage or consider taking the complimentary visitor’s shuttle. For a map of parking in the historic district, please visit parkGV.com. The best view of the show is from Peace Plaza (in front of Grapevine Main). Dates: Saturday, December 18
Time: 8 pm (the show is approximately eight to ten minutes in duration)
Location: Grapevine Main Station, Peace Plaza, 815 South Main Street
Ages: All
Complimentary Shuttle Service
Complimentary shuttle service operates Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 am to 8 pm and on Sundays from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm in select areas of Grapevine. See shuttle locations and schedules by visiting GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Shop, Wine, Dine & Explore Grapevine!
View a listing of new businesses scheduled to open in Grapevine this month at bit.ly/3EXp2YP.
It’s Christmas in Historic Downtown Grapevine! - Through January 9 - FREE
Experience the magic of the Christmas Capital of Texas® in Historic Downtown Grapevine. Everyone’s favorite Christmas spot is back and better than ever! Enjoy all the decorations along Main Street and a variety of daily performances. As you make your way along this magical wonderland, check out the larger-than-life-sized toy land at the gazebo. Enjoy many unique photo opportunity locations throughout historic downtown with characters, vintage sleighs, life-size Christmas cards, and more! At night, the magic really comes alive with a 40-foot animated tree, a massive light show at City Hall, and a 100% chance of snow flurries. For additional information, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates: Monday, November 22 – Sunday, January 9
Location: Historic Downtown Grapevine along Main Street
City Hall Light Show Spectacular - Through January 9 - FREE
See choreographed twinkling lights every night during the holiday season on the Grapevine City Hall building. For additional information regarding the Christmas Capital of Texas®, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates: Nightly through January 9
Times: Beginning at dusk
Location: City Hall, 200 South Main Street
UPCOMING EVENTS
Santa at The REC – Thursday, December 16 - FREE
Santa Claus is traveling to Grapevine all the way from the North Pole before he makes his big trip around the world! All are welcome to visit Santa at The REC. Bring your Christmas list and camera for photos.
Date: Tomorrow, December 16
Time: 4 – 6 pm
Location: The REC, 1175 Municipal Way
Homeschool Day at Nash Farm – Thursday, December 16
Join the Nash Farm Farmhands for a morning on the farm. Learn about the Nash family and farm while helping the farmhands get chores done. Experience typical farm activities while helping the farmhands. Afterward, guests are welcome to picnic on the farm and explore on their own. Tickets are available at GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Date: Thursday, December 16
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Location: Nash Farm, 626 Ball Street
Fee: $5 per person
Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin, the Christmas Tribute - Thursday, December 16 & Friday, December 17
Prepare for an evening of music and laughter with a sensational holiday tribute to the most celebrated entertainment duo ever to grace the stage and television. Produced by Tribute Masters, this show is a rousing Christmas salute to the “kings of cool” – Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. This show is a critics choice and features two of the most accomplished and sought-after Las Vegas entertainers in the business, Dave Halston as Frank Sinatra and Tom Stevens as Dean Martin. Please purchase tickets at GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Date: Thursday, December 16 & Friday, December 17 Times: 3 pm & 7:30 pm
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Fee: $36/person
Cookie Cutter Making at the Grapevine Tin Shop – Tomorrow, December 16
Join the tinsmiths for a one-hour session crafting your own Christmas cookie cutter inside the Grapevine Tin Shop at the Bragg House. Guests will also enjoy hot cider and cookies. All attending must purchase admission for the session. For larger groups, please contact Cody Jolliff, Manager of Heritage Museums & Education Programs, at 817.410.3558. Tickets are available at GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Date: Thursday, December 16
Times: 4 pm, 5:30 pm & 7 pm
Location: Nash Farm, 626 Ball Street
Fee: $60 per session for four people
Jazz on the Plaza - Thursday, December 16 & Thursday, December 23 - FREE
Pick-up takeout from your favorite Grapevine restaurant and savor your meal alfresco- style at Peace Plaza while enjoying jazz under the stars surrounded by Christmas sights and sounds.
Dates: Thursday, December 16 & Thursday, December 23
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Location: Peace Plaza at Grapevine Main Station, 815 South Main Street
Christmas Parlor Social at Nash Farm - Friday, December 17
Enjoy a social call to Nash Farm during the Christmas season with coffee, tea, and sweets, along with parlor games and conversations. For additional information and to purchase tickets, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Date: Friday, December 17
Time: 10 am – 2pm
Location: Nash Farm, 626 Ball Street
Age: 12+ Fee: $15/person
Christmas with the Petersens - Saturday, December 18 & Sunday, December 19
Celebrate Christmas with The Petersens as they bring their original bluegrass sound to the Palace Theatre. The Petersens are an award-winning Americana roots family in their 10th season of performing in Branson, Missouri. The band includes Ellen Petersen Haygood, an American Idol finalist. For authentic music, clean comedy, and family values, you won’t find a group better than The Petersens. To purchase tickets and for additional information, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates/Times: Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm & Sunday, December 19, 3 & 7:30 pm
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Fee: $28/per person
The REC Winter Break Camp – Begins Next Monday, December 20 Join us for The REC’s Winter Break Camp where campers will have the opportunity to participate in fun and engaging games, crafts, and activities focused on winter. This camp will include swimming in the indoor aquatic center, games in the gym, dance parties in the dance room, crafts, and more. There will be two sessions. Children may attend one or both. Please send campers with snacks and lunch each day. Register today at GoGrapevine.com. Dates:
Session I: Monday, December 20 – Thursday, December 23
Session II: Monday, December 27 – Thursday, December 30
Time: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Location: The REC, 1175 Municipal Way
Ages: 6 – 12 years old
Fees: $120 (member) / $130 (non-member) per session
Christmas at The Palace Arts Center
December 20 & 22 - It’s a Wonderful Life
An angel sent from heaven helps a desperately frustrated businessman see what life would have been like if he had never existed. Tickets are available at GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates: Monday, December 20 & Wednesday, December 22 Time: 7 pm
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Fee: $6 per person
December 20, 22, and 23 - Animated Double Feature: A Charlie Brown Christmas and Frosty the Snowman
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.
Frosty the Snowman - A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat. PJs welcome! Tickets are available online at GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Date: Monday, December 20; Wednesday, December 22 and Thursday, December 23
Time: 11 am
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Fee: $6 per person
December 21 - Home Alone An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when his family accidentally leaves him home during Christmas vacation. To purchase tickets, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Date: Tuesday, December 21 Time: 2 pm
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Fee: $6 per person
December 15, 21, 22, & 23 - White Christmas
A successful song-and-dance duo become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont Inn of their former commanding general. To purchase tickets, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates: December 15, 21, 22 & 23 Times: Vary
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Fee: $6 per person
Through December 23 - Classic Christmas Cartoons and Crafts
Children of all ages will enjoy Christmas-themed cartoons and crafts all month. Classics like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, and many more films will be shown throughout the month. The Christmas crafts include creating ornaments, snowman crafts, reindeer crafts, picture frame magnets, and more. The children’s ticket includes a craft activity, a small popcorn, and a beverage (juice box or bottled water). The adult’s ticket includes a beverage (juice box or bottled water). For a complete schedule of cartoons and crafts, and to purchase tickets, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates: December 16 - 18 & 20 - 23 Times: 10 am & 2 pm
Location: Lancaster Theatre, 300 South Main Street
Admission: $6/child, $3/adult
Grapevine Christmas Market
Shop locally and regionally sourced jewelry, wood turnings, produce, baked goods, local cheese, nuts, gift baskets, and more at this open-air European-style market. For additional information, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Dates: December 11 - 12, 18 – 19 & 20 - 22
Times: 2 – 9 pm
Location: Town Square Gazebo, 325 South Main Street
December at the Grapevine Public Library
Tomorrow, Thursday, December 16 - The Muppet Christmas Carol Movie
Join us for an all ages viewing of everyone's favorite version of "A Christmas Carol." Watch as the great Gonzo tells the redemptive tale of Scrooge through the hijinks of The Muppets.
Time: 2 - 3:30 pm
Saturday, December 18 - Scenes from A Christmas Carol presented by Theatre Arlington
Theatre Arlington's "Show in a Box" Acting Company will be presenting a one-hour version of the classic Charles Dickens play. Free tickets are available through Ticket Leap. Time: 11 am & 2 pm
Monday, December 20 - Board Game Night
Come play games with us in the Library's Local History Room on the third Monday of every month then, check out a game to play at home.
Time: 6:30 pm
December 20-22 - Holiday Gift Wrapping
Need a place to wrap in secret? A self-serve, drop-in, holiday gift wrapping station will be set up in the Local History Room December 20 – 22 for your gift-wrapping needs. Supplies will be provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Times: 10:30 am - 8 pm
Tuesday, December 21 - Home Alone Movie Interactive Movie Screening
Have you ever watched Home Alone and wished you could eat all the food Kevin has? Well, here's your chance! Join us for a showing of Home Alone with a side of Kevin's favorite snacks!
Time: 6 - 8 pm
Wednesday, December 22 - Scrooge’s Crabby Craft Party
Need a break from Christmas preparations? Join us for Christmas crafts until Scrooge interrupts, appearing every half hour. All ages, no registration required.
Time: 1 - 4 pm
Daddy Daughter Dance: Light up the Night! – Friday, January 28 & Saturday, January 29 – Tickets Available Now
Calling all dads and daughters! Put on your light up dance shoes, throw on your favorite neon, bright, and glowing attire as you head to this year’s Daddy Daughter Dance. Be ready to move, groove, and GLOW with a new twist to a daddy daughter dance full of fun, physical challenges, and dancing! This will be a daddy/daughter date night filled with food, fun, and lasting memories that you do not want to miss. Tickets are available for purchase for residents and will be available for non-residents on Monday, December 20. One dance will be hosted on Friday and three will be hosted on Saturday. Pricing is per person, and space is limited. To purchase tickets, please visit GoGrapevine.com. Dates: Friday, January 28 & Saturday, January 29
Location: Foundations Church Grapevine, 1520 West Wall Street
Time: Friday, 7 - 9 pm; Saturday, 1 - 3 pm, 4 - 6 pm & 7 - 9 pm
Ages: 2 - 18 years
Fee: $20 per Grapevine resident; $25 per non-resident
Dove Creek Day Camp – Registration Open
Secure your summer camp spots before Christmas! Dove Creek Day Camp has expanded, and registration is NOW OPEN! This ever-popular camp is an ideal Christmas gift. Summer camp will be here before we know it and the shores of Grapevine Lake will be your child’s adventure of a lifetime. Dove Creek Day Camp offers the experience of overnight camp without the hassle of packing for overnight camp. Multiple week discounts are available. Reserve your spot for summer camp at GoGrapevine.com/DoveCreek. Dates: (Weekly) Tuesday, May 31- Friday August 12
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: The Ranch of Lonesome Dove, 3880 Foxfire Lane
Ages: 5 - 13 years
Fee: $299 per week or $65 per day
Higher Goals Youth Basketball Winter Camp
Your athlete will enjoy improving their techniques and skills when they attend this youth basketball winter break camp. Camp schedule includes daily detailed work in ball handling, shooting, rebounding, passing, and defensive footwork. This sports camp is a great way for kids to stay active and healthy during the winter season school breaks. Registration is now open at GoGrapevine.com. Dates: Monday, December 20 – Thursday, December 23, Monday, December 27 – Thursday, December 31
Time: 9 am – 12 pm
Location: Faith Christian School, 729 East Dallas Road
Ages: 6 - 14 years
Fee: $120 per session
Grapevine Christmas Passports Elf Adventure – Through Thursday, December 23
Explore Grapevine’s enchanting past and join in an Elf Adventure with the Grapevine Christmas Passport. Experience the Christmas spirit while visiting Historic Grapevine and participating in unique activities. Capture the magic of Christmas and take home your very own handmade projects.
- Stamp a brass luggage or gift tag at Millican’s Blacksmith Shop.
- Make a piece of metal tinsel for your tree inside the Grapevine Tin Shop at the Bragg House.
- Decorate a wooden Christmas train ornament inside the Cotton Belt Route Section Foreman House.
- Design your own Christmas bookmark inside the Historic Cotton Belt Depot.
Dates: Friday, November 26 – Thursday, December 23
Times: Vary
Location: Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District, 705 South Main Street
Fee: $8 per passport or $3 per person per each individual activity (credit card only). For additional information or to purchase your passports, please visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com.
Grapevine Main Station Guided Group Tours A Grapevine visitor concierge will escort you and/or your group and will provide an overview of Grapevine Main Station's features, including Harvest Hall, Peace Plaza, and the observation tower. Talking points include an informational overview of the town's history and art scene. Once in the tower, our knowledgeable tour guides will describe points of interest in Grapevine and the DFW Metroplex from 125 feet in the air. To purchase tickets, please visit GrapevineTicketline.com. Days: Daily
Times: Monday – Friday 10:30 am – 7 pm, Saturday 9:30 am – 7pm, Sunday 11:30 am – 5 pm
Location: Grapevine Main Station, 815 South Main Street
Fee: $3 per person
The REC’s 25 Days of Christmas Giveaways
Happy holidays from The REC! ‘Tis the season for gifting during their 25 Days of Christmas Giveaways. All active REC members will automatically be entered into a gift card drawing. Beginning December 1, one card will be given away each day until Christmas. There is a limit of one gift card per household and members will be contacted if selected. For additional information, please call 817.410.3450.
City Council Meetings/Agendas
View Grapevine City Council meeting agendas and City Council meetings via live video stream or on demand at GrapevineTexas.gov.
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