Kaleidoscope Park, the 5.7-acre signature park in Frisco, will celebrate its grand opening, presented by Capital One, with activities scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. During the entire weekend, guests can find arts and entertainment experiences that are guaranteed to appeal to all.

Kaleidoscope Park Executive Director Shawn Jackson values all the hard work from the Kaleidoscope Park Foundation and its partners to create this spectacular weekend.

“This Grand Opening celebration is the culmination of years of work, not only by the Kaleidoscope Park team, but by our partners at HALL Park, the City of Frisco and Communities Foundation of Texas,” Jackson said. “We want Kaleidoscope Park to be a destination for North Texas and beyond for now and for generations to come. We look forward to creating dynamic programming and events for the entire community.”

Saturday’s events begin with yoga on the recreation lawn by Frisco health and wellness club Hunni Duoe at 8 a.m. and fun family activities and lawn games. Face painters, a petting zoo, and the Plano Symphony instrument petting zoo can be found from 9 a.m. to noon. Sci-Tech Discovery Center shares their brand of mind-stretching fun with a fun science demonstration on the main stage at 9 a.m. The popular Frisco Rotary Farmers Market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will return to the park weekly. Baylor Scott & White’s Dr. Afsha Kaisani will lead guests on a Walk with a Doc at 9 a.m.

At 11 a.m., all eyes will be on the main stage on the performance lawn for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ceremony will be hosted by Kaleidoscope Park Executive Director Shawn Jackson and will feature special guests including Craig Hall of HALL Group, City of Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney, Carolyn Newham of Communities Foundation of Texas, Park board chair The Honorable Florence Shapiro, and featured park artist Janet Echelman.

Following the ribbon cutting, Echelman will lead park visitors for mini-talks about Butterfly Rest Stop, the dynamic aerial sculpture that is the visual centerpiece of Kaleidoscope Park. Guests can learn how this acclaimed artist harnessed both art and engineering to tell a beautiful story that is rooted in science. OJB landscape architects and designers, the designers of the park, will also offer tours of the unique features and landscape of the park.

On the family stage, visitors can enjoy a 2 p.m. magic show followed by other family-friendly activities throughout the day.

The day culminates at 7 p.m. when the Emerald City All-Stars, presented by Emerald City Band and sponsored by H-E-B, take to the stage on the performance lawn. Following the high-energy concert, guests can enjoy a spectacular drone show at 9 p.m.

On Sunday, the day begins with a morning meditation session at 10 a.m. and fun family lawn games on the recreation lawn.

The theme for the day’s Grand Opening activities will be art and music. Visitors will enjoy music by the Plano Symphony Orchestra from the family stage from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The main stage will feature hourly concerts from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., a spoken word performance from Infinite Arts (1 p.m.), a fabulous performance by the Frisco Symphony Orchestra joined by the Frisco Youth Symphony (2 p.m.), theater performances (3 p.m.), Indian dancers from the Natyanjali Kuchipudi Dance School (4 p.m.) and Texas Cellos (5 p.m.). Plus, guests will enjoy the lively Lone Star Circus performance at 12:30 p.m.

Throughout the weekend, visitors will be thrilled to see live performance artists throughout the park, meet and receive from local retailers and businesses including many amazing dog vendors located near the dog park, fabulous food trucks and more.

The Grand Opening weekend serves as the official kick off for activities at Kaleidoscope Park. For a full list of upcoming events and activities, visitors should check out the Kaleidoscope Park website.

KALEIDOSCOPE PARK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, October 5, 2024

8 a.m.                  Yoga

9 a.m.                 Frisco Rotary Farmers Market (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

                             Family Games and Activities (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.)

                             Face painting, crafts and petting zoo (9 a.m. – noon)

                             Baylor Scott & White Health’s Walk with a Doc (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

                             Plano Symphony instrument petting zoo (9 a.m. – noon)

                             Sci-Tech Discovery Center – Exploding Bubbles (9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)

11 a.m.               Ribbon Cutting Ceremony           

11:30 a.m.         Janet Echelman Mini-Tours (11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.)

                             OJB Park Walking Tours (11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)

2 p.m.                 Magic Show

3 p.m.                 Melody of Hope (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)

7 p.m.                 Emerald City All-Stars

Sunday, October 6, 2024

10 a.m.               Morning Meditation

                             Family Games and Activities (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

                             North Texas Performing Arts – Addams Family

11 a.m.               Plano Symphony Orchestra String Trio

                             North Texas Performing Arts - Frozen

12:30 p.m.         Lone Star Circus

1 p.m.                 Infinite Arts

2 p.m.                 Frisco Symphony Orchestra with the Frisco Youth Symphony Orchestra

Plano Symphony Orchestra Jazz Quartet

3 p.m.                 Theater performances

4 p.m.                 Natyanjali Kuchipudi Dance School

5 p.m.                 Texas Cellos

*All performances and times subject to change.

ABOUT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK:

Kaleidoscope Park is a dynamic, innovative arts and culture destination for North Texas currently under construction. The Park will be home to free, year-round public programming, including films, diverse musical and dance performances, and a variety of health and recreational activities. The Park will feature monumental works of public art, architecture, and gardens set among a children’s play area, dog park, performance lawn, outdoor workspaces, and shaded promenades and plazas. Learn more at kaleidoscopepark.org.

ABOUT THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION:

Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is a nonprofit public-private partnership between Communities Foundation of Texas and the City of Frisco. The Foundation’s mission is to thoughtfully engage the diverse and rapidly growing communities of North Texas through free public arts and culture programming that is genuine, inclusive, and accessible. Operating as a Foundation supported by private donations, financial support for development, operations, and programming is always welcome.

ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS:

The mission of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity. With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more than 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.5 billion in grants since its founding in 1953.

CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT for Business, Educate Texas at CFT, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $64 million on a single day in 2023 to help over 3,250 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at www.CFTexas.org.

ABOUT HALL PARK

A pioneering development in Frisco since the mid-1990s, HALL Park today encompasses 2.2 million square feet of office and retail space throughout 15 buildings. One-third of the park is dedicated to green space and includes three miles of walking trails, over 200 works of art including the Texas Sculpture Garden, the largest private collection of contemporary Texas sculpture made available to the public. In October 2021, its developer, HALL Group, commenced construction on the first phase of its new masterplan development that will evolve HALL Park into a dynamic mixed-use community. Upon completion, the full masterplan–anticipated to span 15-20 years of development–will encompass approximately 9.5 million square feet of usable mixed-use space, including residential, with a projected value of around $7 billion. Learn more at hallpark.com. 

ABOUT OJB LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

OJB Landscape Architecture is a collective landscape architecture and urban planning practice founded by James Burnett, FASLA in 1989 in Houston, Texas and led today by Burnett and his partners in six offices around the country. Transforming public spaces is central to the mission of the firm. The work weaves together ecology and play, celebrates discovery and delight in the landscape, and allows people to connect to the natural world in new ways. Notable among more than 150 significant honors and awards, OJB is the recipient of four ULI Open Space Awards for its urban parks, the 2020 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum as well as the ASLA Firm Award. Learn more at https://www.ojb.com

Kaleidoscope Park, the 5.7-acre signature park in Frisco, will celebrate its grand opening, presented by Capital One, with activities scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. During the entire weekend, guests can find arts and entertainment experiences that are guaranteed to appeal to all.

Kaleidoscope Park Executive Director Shawn Jackson values all the hard work from the Kaleidoscope Park Foundation and its partners to create this spectacular weekend.

“This Grand Opening celebration is the culmination of years of work, not only by the Kaleidoscope Park team, but by our partners at HALL Park, the City of Frisco and Communities Foundation of Texas,” Jackson said. “We want Kaleidoscope Park to be a destination for North Texas and beyond for now and for generations to come. We look forward to creating dynamic programming and events for the entire community.”

Saturday’s events begin with yoga on the recreation lawn by Frisco health and wellness club Hunni Duoe at 8 a.m. and fun family activities and lawn games. Face painters, a petting zoo, and the Plano Symphony instrument petting zoo can be found from 9 a.m. to noon. Sci-Tech Discovery Center shares their brand of mind-stretching fun with a fun science demonstration on the main stage at 9 a.m. The popular Frisco Rotary Farmers Market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will return to the park weekly. Baylor Scott & White’s Dr. Afsha Kaisani will lead guests on a Walk with a Doc at 9 a.m.

At 11 a.m., all eyes will be on the main stage on the performance lawn for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ceremony will be hosted by Kaleidoscope Park Executive Director Shawn Jackson and will feature special guests including Craig Hall of HALL Group, City of Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney, Carolyn Newham of Communities Foundation of Texas, Park board chair The Honorable Florence Shapiro, and featured park artist Janet Echelman.

Following the ribbon cutting, Echelman will lead park visitors for mini-talks about Butterfly Rest Stop, the dynamic aerial sculpture that is the visual centerpiece of Kaleidoscope Park. Guests can learn how this acclaimed artist harnessed both art and engineering to tell a beautiful story that is rooted in science. OJB landscape architects and designers, the designers of the park, will also offer tours of the unique features and landscape of the park.

On the family stage, visitors can enjoy a 2 p.m. magic show followed by other family-friendly activities throughout the day.

The day culminates at 7 p.m. when the Emerald City All-Stars, presented by Emerald City Band and sponsored by H-E-B, take to the stage on the performance lawn. Following the high-energy concert, guests can enjoy a spectacular drone show at 9 p.m.

On Sunday, the day begins with a morning meditation session at 10 a.m. and fun family lawn games on the recreation lawn.

The theme for the day’s Grand Opening activities will be art and music. Visitors will enjoy music by the Plano Symphony Orchestra from the family stage from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The main stage will feature hourly concerts from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., a spoken word performance from Infinite Arts (1 p.m.), a fabulous performance by the Frisco Symphony Orchestra joined by the Frisco Youth Symphony (2 p.m.), theater performances (3 p.m.), Indian dancers from the Natyanjali Kuchipudi Dance School (4 p.m.) and Texas Cellos (5 p.m.). Plus, guests will enjoy the lively Lone Star Circus performance at 12:30 p.m.

Throughout the weekend, visitors will be thrilled to see live performance artists throughout the park, meet and receive from local retailers and businesses including many amazing dog vendors located near the dog park, fabulous food trucks and more.

The Grand Opening weekend serves as the official kick off for activities at Kaleidoscope Park. For a full list of upcoming events and activities, visitors should check out the Kaleidoscope Park website.

KALEIDOSCOPE PARK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, October 5, 2024

8 a.m.                  Yoga

9 a.m.                 Frisco Rotary Farmers Market (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

                             Family Games and Activities (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.)

                             Face painting, crafts and petting zoo (9 a.m. – noon)

                             Baylor Scott & White Health’s Walk with a Doc (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

                             Plano Symphony instrument petting zoo (9 a.m. – noon)

                             Sci-Tech Discovery Center – Exploding Bubbles (9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)

11 a.m.               Ribbon Cutting Ceremony           

11:30 a.m.         Janet Echelman Mini-Tours (11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.)

                             OJB Park Walking Tours (11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)

2 p.m.                 Magic Show

3 p.m.                 Melody of Hope (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.)

7 p.m.                 Emerald City All-Stars

Sunday, October 6, 2024

10 a.m.               Morning Meditation

                             Family Games and Activities (10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

                             North Texas Performing Arts – Addams Family

11 a.m.               Plano Symphony Orchestra String Trio

                             North Texas Performing Arts - Frozen

12:30 p.m.         Lone Star Circus

1 p.m.                 Infinite Arts

2 p.m.                 Frisco Symphony Orchestra with the Frisco Youth Symphony Orchestra

Plano Symphony Orchestra Jazz Quartet

3 p.m.                 Theater performances

4 p.m.                 Natyanjali Kuchipudi Dance School

5 p.m.                 Texas Cellos

*All performances and times subject to change.

ABOUT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK:

Kaleidoscope Park is a dynamic, innovative arts and culture destination for North Texas currently under construction. The Park will be home to free, year-round public programming, including films, diverse musical and dance performances, and a variety of health and recreational activities. The Park will feature monumental works of public art, architecture, and gardens set among a children’s play area, dog park, performance lawn, outdoor workspaces, and shaded promenades and plazas. Learn more at kaleidoscopepark.org.

ABOUT THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION:

Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is a nonprofit public-private partnership between Communities Foundation of Texas and the City of Frisco. The Foundation’s mission is to thoughtfully engage the diverse and rapidly growing communities of North Texas through free public arts and culture programming that is genuine, inclusive, and accessible. Operating as a Foundation supported by private donations, financial support for development, operations, and programming is always welcome.

ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS:

The mission of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity. With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more than 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.5 billion in grants since its founding in 1953.

CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT for Business, Educate Texas at CFT, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $64 million on a single day in 2023 to help over 3,250 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at www.CFTexas.org.

ABOUT HALL PARK

A pioneering development in Frisco since the mid-1990s, HALL Park today encompasses 2.2 million square feet of office and retail space throughout 15 buildings. One-third of the park is dedicated to green space and includes three miles of walking trails, over 200 works of art including the Texas Sculpture Garden, the largest private collection of contemporary Texas sculpture made available to the public. In October 2021, its developer, HALL Group, commenced construction on the first phase of its new masterplan development that will evolve HALL Park into a dynamic mixed-use community. Upon completion, the full masterplan–anticipated to span 15-20 years of development–will encompass approximately 9.5 million square feet of usable mixed-use space, including residential, with a projected value of around $7 billion. Learn more at hallpark.com. 

ABOUT OJB LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

OJB Landscape Architecture is a collective landscape architecture and urban planning practice founded by James Burnett, FASLA in 1989 in Houston, Texas and led today by Burnett and his partners in six offices around the country. Transforming public spaces is central to the mission of the firm. The work weaves together ecology and play, celebrates discovery and delight in the landscape, and allows people to connect to the natural world in new ways. Notable among more than 150 significant honors and awards, OJB is the recipient of four ULI Open Space Awards for its urban parks, the 2020 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum as well as the ASLA Firm Award. Learn more at https://www.ojb.com

Galleria Dallas has been one of the top holiday destinations for shoppers across North Texas and around the world for more than four decades. From the iconic 95-foot-tall Christmas tree to Missile Toes, the ice-skating, back-flipping Santa who shoots fireworks from his skates, the holiday celebration at Galleria Dallas is recognized as one of the grandest nationwide. 

The holiday season at Galleria Dallas kicks off Nov. 10 with the installation of America’s tallest indoor Christmas tree, which features LED lighting by Twinkly that allows for brilliant, animated and immersive light shows on the tree. The tree has 850 branches – each the size of a small Christmas tree – plus more than 15,000 ornaments, 215,000 points of light and a 100-pound, 10-foot-tall LED star. The tree will be complete on the evening of Nov. 13.

Festivities continue throughout the season with live entertainment and numerous other holiday events, Nov. 22-Jan. 6.

Santa arrives at Galleria Dallas on Friday, Nov. 22, and will welcome guests in Santaland on Level I near Banana Republic with a magical experience and amazing visuals. Galleria Dallas is proud to offer the area’s most technologically advanced Santa experience, where families board a magical train, seeing the sights as they move from Dallas to the North Pole, and thanks to Santaland’s special wish list technology, Santa knows what kids want under the tree on Christmas morning. This year, there will be designated times for Santa experiences for those with pets, families with children with special needs, and even a Spanish-speaking Santa. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made online now at SnowDayDallas.com.

They say every snowflake is unique, and so is every visit to SNOWDAY, the acclaimed immersive exhibit that changes every holiday season and has become a tradition for DFW families. Guests will explore the secret town where Santa’s elves live, with nearly 10,000 square feet of Hollywood-grade sets and styling creating some of the elves’ favorite places, along with state-of-the-art, touch-free photo technology. SNOWDAY is integrating AI image processing into a photo op for the first time, which will allow for surreal holiday photos of guests. Additional new features include a new multimedia show including lights, sounds and videos, culminating with “real” snowfall; a Christmas Kaleidoscope photo op; and, of course, the return of fan-favorite rooms like the Christmas lights maze, which now has twinkling lights. Guests also can purchase snacks at Santa’s helpers’ favorite watering hole, The Tipsy Elf. Even if you’ve been to SNOWDAY before, you’ll want to come again to capture all its magical, Instagrammable moments.

For thousands of shoppers, a trip to Galleria Dallas to enjoy the abundance of sales and promotions offered on Black Friday (Nov. 29) starts the holiday season in good cheer. This year, there are even more reasons to choose Galleria Dallas – the newly expanded H&M including the first H&M Home in Texas, UNIQLO, the expanded Lululemon, Pandora and North Italia.

The holiday festivities kick off at noon on Black Friday with the impressive Grand Tree Lighting Celebration, which features a spectacular free ice-skating show with nationally recognized figure skaters including two-time National Champion and 2022 Olympian Ashley Cain, two-time Olympian Keegan Messing and 2022 Olympians Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker. Stay for the fireworks finale as the tree is lit by Missile Toes, Galleria’s famed ice-skating Santa. The lighting celebration will be hosted again Saturday, Nov. 30 at noon. 

A ticketed Grand Holiday Ice Show on Dec. 8 will benefit local charity Broadway Dallas.  Among the featured skaters: 2022 Olympian Mariah Bell. Tickets for family pods will be available for purchase in November at GalleriaDallas.com/holiday.

Galleria Dallas will celebrate Hanukkah on Dec. 29, with a Menorah Lighting led by Rabbi Andrew Paley from Temple Shalom and a performance by Kol Shalom, Temple Shalom’s youth choir. Sufganiyots will be served to attendees. 

During the holiday season, Galleria Dallas shines with holiday décor top to bottom throughout each level. For those guests wishing to stay and make a weekend out of it, the adjoining Westin Galleria Dallas hotel is conveniently located and accessible to Galleria Dallas. Guests have access to holiday shopping and dining at more than 200 retailers including several exclusive, specialty boutiques and stores such as Apple, Bachendorf’s, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Mango, Nordstrom, Tiffany & Co and Zara. Enjoy all the season has to offer, including Galleria Dallas’ extended holiday hours, while checking off the gift-giving list!

Galleria Dallas enhanced its Outdoor Plaza this year, making it the perfect gathering spot, and guests will find an interactive art exhibit there from Nov. 1-Jan. 2. Roseaux is a “particip’active” installation that invites users to activate the base of the larger-than-life reeds, rhythmically propelling myriad colors up the stem. Can you and your friends turn the reeds the same solid color?

This holiday season, more than 60 local groups will perform wintry favorites throughout the center at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Please see the full schedule and more information on holiday events at GalleriaDallas.com/holiday.

Additional holiday activities include The Salvation Army Angel Tree, which begins on Friday, Nov. 1 and pet adoptions from Operation Kindness Nov. 29-Dec. 24.

HOLIDAY AT GALLERIA DALLAS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

ROSEAUX INSTALLATION

Outdoor Plaza

Playful, interactive larger-than-life reed installation by 1ToMn.

Nov. 1-Jan. 2

THE SALVATION ARMY ANGEL TREE

Level 1, Near Intimissimi

Adopt an angel through The Salvation Army Angel Tree this holiday season and help others in need. The Angel Tree will be in place from Nov. 1-Dec. 6. A drive-up and drop-off package service will be held Dec. 6-7. Throughout November and December, learn about the Salvation Army and how it is changing lives in North Texas with a special exhibit on Level 1.

Nov. 1-Dec. 7

GALLERIA DALLAS CHRISTMAS TREE

All Levels, Center Court

The holiday begins with the traditional decoration of the country’s tallest indoor Christmas tree. A crew of 50+ works round-the-clock to set up Dallas’ most iconic holiday tree in grand fashion.

Tree construction Nov. 10-13; the tree will remain on display through Jan. 6. 

VISIT SANTALAND

Level 1, near Banana Republic

A must for every holiday season: Straight from the North Pole, Santa invites all families to his chalet in a winter wonderland to hear children’s wish lists and take photos in a memorable environment. Reservations are strongly recommended. 

Nov. 22-Dec. 24 (Visit snowdaydallas.com to book your ticket.)

SNOWDAY

Level 1, near Banana Republic

Adjacent to Santa’s Workshop, guests will find the season’s most engaging immersive experience, SNOWDAY, as it returns to Galleria Dallas. This visual spectacle is perfect for all ages.

Nov. 22-Jan. 5 (Visit snowdaydallas.com for ticket information)

SHOWTIME SATURDAY

Level 3, near Play Place

Each week features a new holiday-themed performance you don’t want to miss!

Saturdays, Nov. 23-Dec. 21 at 11:30 a.m.

OPERATION KINDNESS PET ADOPTIONS

Level 1, near Banana Republic

Stop by to meet adoptable dogs and cats from Operation Kindness. The nonprofit organization will also be featured on Galleria Dallas’ December Gallery Wall on Level 1 near Sephora.

Pet adoptions Wednesdays through Sundays, Nov. 29-Dec. 24

SANTA PAWS

Level 1, near Banana Republic

Ever wanted to have your precious fur baby take a photo with Santa? This year you can at Galleria Dallas! Bring your furry friend that is under 100 pounds to our special event.

Wednesdays, Nov. 27-Dec. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m.

GRAND TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION

All Levels, Center Court

Spectacular ice-skating show with a fireworks finale featuring Olympic skaters and Missile Toes, Galleria Dallas’ famed backflipping, ice-skating Santa.

Friday, Nov. 29 at noon

Saturday, Nov. 30 at noon

Free

ILLUMINATION CELEBRATION

All Levels, Center Court 

The nation’s tallest indoor Christmas tree illuminates in grand fashion for a special music and light show.

Nov. 29-Dec. 24 at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT

More than 60 local groups will perform holiday favorites throughout the center between Dec. 2-20 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. A full schedule of holiday performances will be posted to GalleriaDallas.com/holiday and on the center’s social media channels. 

PALS SHOWTIME

Level 3, near Play Place

This performance features a special holiday theme with The Juicebox Jukebox.

Thursday, Dec. 5 at 10:30 a.m.

SPANISH-SPEAKING SANTA

Level 1, near Banana Republic

Spanish-speaking families can visit Santaland without language barriers.

Thursdays, Dec. 5-19 from 6 to 9 p.m.

GRAND HOLIDAY ICE SHOW

All levels, Center Court

Celebrate the holidays at Galleria Dallas’ iconic skating show that benefits Broadway Dallas.

Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.

Tickets go on sale in November

SANTA CARES AT SANTALAND

Level 1, near Banana Republic

Children with special needs and their families are invited to a private photo session with Santa in an environment set up to support their sensory, physical and other developmental needs. Visits are limited and by appointment only. See galleriadallas.com/holiday for reservation information.

Dec. 15 from 8 to 11 a.m.

HANUKKAH MENORAH LIGHTING

Level 1, near Zara  

Celebrate the Festival of LIghts with our large-scale Menorah with remarks by Rabbi Andrew Paley from Temple Shalom and a performance by Temple Shalom’s Youth Choir.

Dec. 29 at 5 p.m.; lightings nightly at sundown throughout Hanukkah

About Galleria Dallas 

Galleria Dallas is an iconic shopping center with a unique collection of more than 200 retailers, restaurants and experiences including Nordstrom, Macy’s, the world’s only GAP, Banana Republic and Old Navy combo anchor, The Westin Galleria Dallas and the signature Galleria Ice Skating Center. Welcoming more than 12 million visitors annually, only Galleria Dallas delivers the consummate Dallas shopping experience. Visit galleriadallas.com for hours and to learn more about the shopping center. Galleria Dallas is managed by Trademark Property Group, Inc.  Galleria Dallas, 13350 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas, 75240.

For Social Media:  @GalleriaDallas #GalleriaDallas 

Do you believe that your career is in a stalemate, and you are struggling to define a more effective career path as a result?  Do you want to achieve lifelong employability but are not sure how to go about it?  If so, come join the St. Jude Career Alliance at its comprehensive, faith-based job search workshop on Saturday, October 5, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at St. Jude Catholic Church, 1515 North Greenville Avenue in Allen, TX 75002.  This workshop is ideal for:

• People who are unemployed and want an effective job search process.
• People who want to ascertain the next steps they need to take to get a promotion and/or achieve their overall career goals; and
• People who are looking to do a career shift but are not sure just where to begin.

Parties interested in participating in this job search workshop will need to purchase a copy of The Champion Way 2.0, the career development guide on which this workshop is based.  A set fee of $25.00 will cover the cost of the book as well as lunch, drinks, and snacks. Online Registration is required; see link below:

https://www.osvhub.com/stjudeparish/forms/career-alliance-quarterly-workshop-10-5

This link connects to a registration form that includes a payment button. Registration forms cannot be submitted until payment is made.

The October 5 comprehensive job search workshop will take place in the Lecture Hall on the St. Jude parish campus.  Participants should park in the northeast parking lot on Greenville Avenue, enter through the church office doors, and follow the signs inside to the Lecture Hall location.

For more information:

• Visit the St. Jude Career Alliance website at https://stjudecareeralliance.com;
• Email careeralliance@stjudeparish.com;
• Call the St. Jude parish office at 972-727-1177.

This year, Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc. – the premier organization in North Texas helping individuals with barriers to employment – is hosting its 9th annual fundraiser, THE LUNCH, with Olympic and World Cup champion, Lindsey Vonn. THE LUNCH highlights Goodwill’s transformative work in the lives of North Texas residents by creating purpose and self-sufficiency through the power of a job.

The event will feature a conversation with Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion ski racer Lindsey Vonn at the Omni Dallas Hotel on Oct. 3. Vonn will give local sports enthusiasts and philanthropists an afternoon filled with inspiring tales.

Each year, THE LUNCH supports Goodwill’s Workforce Development Programs, which provides robust, no-cost individualized career services. Last year, the program enabled a team of success coaches and business engagement specialists to provide intensive services to 1,237 people with barriers.

THE LUNCH sponsors at or above $15,000 will have access to a meet and greet and photo opportunity with Vonn before the event begins. Table sponsorships are open until Sept. 3, 2024, and range from $10,000 to $100,000. Every dollar raised goes directly to supporting thousands of North Texans, allowing them a fair chance and opportunity for employment through a person-centric, holistic approach with multiple paths to success in a safe and supportive environment. Sponsorship details available at goodwilldallas.org/thelunch.

To continue supporting Goodwill Dallas’ mission of ‘changing lives one job at a time’ visit your local Goodwill Dallas store to shop or to donate: https://goodwilldallas.org/