Texas’s #1 Drive-Thru Holiday Light Show with millions of dazzling lights perfectly synced to holiday music, all from your car. The Light Park is a mile-long, drive-thru spectacular that has been heralded as “one of the coolest ways to brighten your holiday season.” At The Light Park, guests will witness millions of lights synchronized to an electric mix of music powered by DJ Polar Ice from the North Pole’s #1 Hit Radio station, K-GLO as they take in the brightest sights and sounds in the South. Priced per vehicle, rather than per person...

Scarf distribution - Santa and his elves (who made scarves). Patti Hoff, co-founder of the effort on left. St. Andrew Methodist Church members marked the third year of the Scarves for Christmas effort by crocheting, knitting, and distributing more than 1,300 scarves to neighbors at The Storehouse Community Center.

Construction of the permanent Ladonia Fossil Park is well underway. Located downstream of Leon Hurse Dam, the permanent park will offer improved amenities for local fossil hunters and visitors alike.

Classic Christmas lights up Dallas Midtown, formerly known as Valley View Mall off LBJ Freeway and Montfort Rd., through December 28, 2025. With over 90,000 square feet of immersive magic, the event promises millions of twinkling lights, falling snow, thrilling snow slides, outdoor ice skating, themed treats, and unforgettable visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Tickets are on sale.

Families are invited to explore the fascinating history of fingerprinting at the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site during a special hands-on program, "Fingerprint Fun," on Saturday, December 27, with sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Participants will step back into the Victorian era to learn how fingerprinting developed as a method of personal identification. Guests will then put their detective skills to the test by conducting a fun fingerprint investigation and creating a unique fingerprint-inspired craft to take home. The program fee is $3 per participant.

2015 – A violent EF-4 tornado hits Garland, Texas, killing nine and injuring almost 500 others. On the night of December 26, 2015, a violent EF4 tornado struck the Dallas suburbs of Sunnyvale, Garland, and Rowlett, located in Texas. It caused $20–26 million (2015 USD) in damages, killed 10 people, making it the deadliest tornado in the United States in 2015, and injured 468 others. This was the third tornado to be rated an EF4 in the United States that year and the fourth such tornado worldwide. The tornado first touched down at 6:46 p.m. CST, and slowly began to intensify in strength while approaching Sunnyvale. As the tornado moved into Garland, it became violent, inflicting heavy damage on structures and vehicles. As the tornado crossed a highway, it struck a turnpike, where nine people who were sheltering in their vehicles were killed. Another man was killed when his house collapsed before the tornado lifted at 7:02 p.m., in Rockwall County. The tornado was the deadliest tornado ever to hit in the month of December in Texas, and one of the deadliest December tornadoes to hit the United States on record.