These 521 events are worth leaving the house for.
Ask me for something more specific.
November 12 at 7pm
Texas Theatre · Oak Cliff
Bravo obsessives, assemble: Ben and Ronnie bring their award-winning TV podcast to the stage, dissecting Housewives drama and Summer House chaos with the sharp-tongued gossip you love, live and unfiltered.
November 13 at 7:30pm
Dallas Comedy Club · Old East Dallas
A former Saturday Night Live cast member and Netflix Introducing showcase comedian takes the stage at Dallas Comedy Club for a one-hour stand-up set.
November 13 at 7:30pm +2
Moody Performance Hall · Dallas Downtown Historic District
Vivid costume design and digital storytelling bring a rabbit-hole dreamscape to life as Bruce Wood Dance Dallas launches its seventeenth season with a contemporary triple-bill featuring works by Joy Bollinger, Noelle Kayser, and Bruce Wood.
November 13 at 7pm +4
South Dallas Cultural Center · South Dallas • General Admission $20, Seniors, Students, Star Members & DCNT Members $10
Beckles Dancing Company presents the 2026 South Dallas Dance Festival, titled New Horizons, featuring multi-performance slates alongside a dedicated master class and roundtable discussion.
November 13 at 1am
UNT Health Medical Education & Training Building · Cultural District
Professor Ben Skipper guides you through the soaring flight of Mississippi Kites across Texas suburbs, with live Zoom Q&A.
November 13 at 12:15pm
Meadows Museum · Park Cities • Adults $12 · Seniors $10 · Non-SMU Students $4 · Members Free · Youth Free
Fresh perspectives on Spanish art fill the Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries during a forty-five-minute gallery talk led by Southern Methodist University art history associate professor Adam Jasienski and Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation associate curator Verónica Muñoz-Nájar.
November 13 at 7pm
The Wild Detectives · Bishop Arts District
Capitalism's greatest coup convinces us that wounds define us and that accommodating each other's trauma outweighs challenging the powerful. Catherine Liu presents her new book, Traumatized: The New Politics of Public Suffering, at The Wild Detectives.
November 13 at 7pm
The Wild Detectives · Bishop Arts District
Public suffering moves from clinical settings into political life as author and film professor Catherine Liu reads from her book, Traumatized, examining how individual wounds became a public identity at The Wild Detectives.
Nov. 13 & Nov. 14 at 1:30am
Morton Meyerson Symphony Center · Dallas Downtown Historic District • Tickets starting at $38
Composed for a pianist who lost his right arm in World War I, Ravel’s concerto anchors this Dallas Symphony Orchestra program at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center alongside Gershwin’s jazzy Parisian tour and ballet scores by Roussel and Milhaud.
November 12 at 5:30pm
Sammons Park · Dallas Downtown Historic District • Free
Half a century of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts takes the stage at Sammons Park, where jazz vocalist and principal Garry Williams and vocalist Andrea Wallace lead current students and alumni through an open-air anniversary set.
November 12 at 10pm
Revelers Hall · Bishop Arts District • $4 music donation
Late-night sound fills Revelers Hall as Branoofunck takes the stage for a Thursday performance, bringing live music to the Bishop Arts District.
November 12 at 7pm
Revelers OC Hall · Bishop Arts District • $4 music donation
Exposed brick surrounds the stage at Revelers OC Hall, where Bishop Avenue Hot 6 takes the room for an evening of live performance.
Browse Dallas neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
521 activities · Page 1 / 9
Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
Big Laugh Comedy Club + Big Laugh Bistro · Sundance Square
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:15 PM
Dallas Comedy Club · Old East Dallas
Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
Sons of Hermann Hall · Old East Dallas
$10-$20
Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM
Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library · Diamond Hill
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Alamo Club · Lower Greenville
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:30 PM
Fleet Feet Dallas - Mockingbird · Lower Greenville
Thu, Nov 12 · 8:15 PM
Fair Park · South Dallas
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
White Rock Alehouse & Brewery · Lakewood
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Texas de Brazil - Fort Worth · Sundance Square
$$$
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Music Hall at Fair Park · South Dallas
Tickets start at $37
Thu, Nov 12 · 11:00 AM
Old East Dallas
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM
Meadowbrook Library · Handley
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Community Beer Co. · Dallas
Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
The Libertine Bar · Lower Greenville
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM
Green Light Social · Old East Dallas
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:30 PM
The Trailhead at Clearfork · Fort Worth
Wed, Nov 18 · 5:30 PM
Fort Worth Water Gardens · Sundance Square
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Galleria Dallas · Dallas International District
Wed, Nov 18 · 9:30 PM
Big Laugh Comedy Club · Sundance Square
Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
Bryan Street Tavern · Old East Dallas
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:30 PM
Dallas Comedy Club · Old East Dallas
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
American Airlines Center · Victory Park
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
First Quarter Bar & Grill · Dallas
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 8:15 PM
The Balcony Club · Dallas
no cover
Thu, Nov 12 · 12:00 PM
3101 Commerce St suite 101 · Old East Dallas
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM
Golden Triangle Library · Fort Worth
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
The Nodding Donkey · Oak Lawn
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
The Potter's House of Dallas · Mountain Creek
Mon, Nov 16 · 5:00 PM
Cowtown Brewing Co · Uptown
$
Thu, Nov 12 · 3:00 PM
Provender Hall Bar & Grill · Fort Worth
$$
Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 PM
Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre · Dallas
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
TX Tea Room · Old East Dallas
Free concert; under 21 subject to $5 minimum
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Cowtown Coliseum · Fort Worth
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM
Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library · Diamond Hill
Thu, Nov 19 · 10:30 AM
Botanical Research Institute of Texas · Fort Worth
$7
Thu, Nov 12 · 4:00 PM
GRACE · Sundance Square
$$$$
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum · Dallas Downtown Historic District
$0-$19
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Sons of Hermann Hall · Old East Dallas
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 11:00 AM
Lakewood Branch Library · Old East Dallas
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 AM
Perot Museum of Nature and Science · Victory Park
$46-$64
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:00 PM
Community Beer Co. Taproom & Restaurant · Dallas
$$
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 PM
Te Deseo · Oak Lawn
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
The Balcony Club · Dallas
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
Netflix House Dallas · Dallas International District
Thu, Nov 12 · 4:00 PM
Reata Restaurant · Sundance Square
$$
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Community Beer Co. Taproom & Restaurant · Dallas
$$
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 AM
Fort Worth Botanic Garden · Fort Worth
Thu, Nov 12 · 2:00 PM
Salsa Limon · Sundance Square
$
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library · Diamond Hill
Fri, Nov 13 · 9:00 AM
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza · Dallas Downtown Historic District
$69.28-$189.43
Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 PM
SILO · Design District
22.50 - 50.72 $
Thu, Nov 12 · 4:00 PM
Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library · Diamond Hill
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
American Airlines Center · Victory Park
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:30 PM
Lakewood Branch Library · Old East Dallas
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Sons of Hermann Hall · Old East Dallas
$
Thu, Nov 12 · 12:00 PM
Netflix House Dallas · Dallas International District
Thu, Nov 12 · 4:00 PM
Aloft by Marriott Fort Worth Downtown · Sundance Square
I go through what's actually on nearby and keep only the ones worth the trip. Nobody pays to be on this list.
Finished events drop off the list. Check the listing for times and booking details before heading out.
Tell me when you’re free, where you’ll be, and what sounds appealing. “Live music near me, somewhere I can sit, under $30” gives me more to work with than “something fun.” You can keep narrowing it down with me.
You can browse these pages without an account. Sign in to save activities and help me learn your taste, so future suggestions have a better starting point.
Outgoing is free to use. Events have their own admission prices, including some that are free. Check the listing for prices and booking details before making plans.