We love sharing all things residential real estate, the process of buying and selling a home, design trends, entrepreneurship, faith and much more — but today we want to talk about one of our favorite things — the holidays in Dallas! We are nearing the end of 2021 and it’s time to have some fun!

It’s fun to think a lot has changed in the last year, I think for the better, hopefully for many of you, and we’re back to normal in many ways here in North Texas; celebrating Christmas and just the festive season in general. You should know that we are both very enthusiastic about celebrating Christmas and want to share the best activities in Dallas to enjoy during the holiday season!

Best Festive December Activities in Dallas

Dallas Arboretum

The Dallas Arboretum does something called The 12 Days of Christmas and it rivals some European Christmas villages with its festive light attractions! There are gorgeous gazebos, a Christmas village market, incredible lights, and a 50ft musical Christmas tree with 42,000 lights!

Their Little Christmas Village is great if you have small children, because they can go around from house to house doing a scavenger hunt and enjoy free Christmas cookies. This attraction goes until the 31st of December, but grab your tickets in advance as it’s a Dallas favorite and can sell out!

North Park

There is a ton you can do at North Park! They have a whole little schedule of puppet shows and the different things that go on. The North Park train exhibit, though, is a long, beloved tradition. It’s thirteen hundred feet of train track in this little exhibit. These trains go on a journey across America so you can see the different scenes. It’s incredibly fun for children to go take a look at. You can buy tickets online and they are open until January 2nd. The park in general is gorgeous so it’s fun just to walk around and take in the lights! 

Visit Santa

We all know Santa is a busy guy and it’s understandable that in a lot of places his visits are virtual this year; which has its benefits! Number one, it’s more efficient, but number two, if your child is in that stage where they want to tell Santa what they want, but they’re afraid to sit on his lap then this is less intimidating and more fun for them! If you choose to visit with the North Park Santa know the proceeds benefit Children’s Medical Center/

Christmas Lights

The Christmas lights in Dallas are over the top absolute, next level — people go all out!  We cannot get enough drives through Highland Park, Beverly Drive, Lakeside Drive, and Armstrong Avenue during this time of year and it feels like every year there is more to see. You could drive a different path every single day and find new beautiful homes with showstopping lights. It’s a holiday classic and there are no shortage of Christmas light displays to enjoy throughout the season.

Neiman’s Zodiac Room

An office tradition of ours that we do every year and love is the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus. The Zodiac Room is at the very top of the building downtown and it’s absolutely beautiful. They have an unbelievable buffet of food every single year, 3 course meals, and delicious popovers. They do afternoon tea as well Also the first floor, though this year is like decked out in glitter pink Christmas Santa Wonderland! You have to go!

Watermark Community Church

The two of us are a part of this church and they do some really wonderful things around Christmas that our families enjoy. Every year they have a Shane and Shane and Phil Wickham concert, but it sells out so quickly that we suggest keeping an eye out for next year’s concert! They also have real live reindeer and tubing down a great big slide — the kids love it!  They have five free services for Christmas Eve, three during the day, one of which is a Spanish only service, and then one for those of you that like to do the candlelight at 11 p.m. It’s always such a special time.

Happy Holidays from Haven Realty Group

We enjoy this season so much and encourage you to enjoy it as well! None of this is meant as pressure for you to add to your Christmas To-Do list, but those are just some of our favorite things to enjoy this time of year.  They have four services, so three during the day and then one for those of you that like to do the candlelight at 11 p.m. and welcome Christmas at midnight. We hope all of you get to enjoy the season with your loved ones!

Until next time,

Brianna & Keelie