63 ways to celebrate Dallas’ birthday

Happy birthday Dallas!

On February 2, 1856, Dallas was formally incorporated as a city. In no particular order, here are 63 ways to celebrate Dallas’ 163rd birthday.

1. Buy fresh fruit at the Farmer’s Market
2. Take a walk on one of Dallas’ trails
3. Take a hike, go birdwatching or have a picnic at the Trinity Audubon Center
4. View over 23,000 works of art at the Dallas Museum of Art
5. Thank a Dallas Fire Fighter for their service
6. Whizz up and down ramps, rails and street fixtures at Lakeland Hills Skate Park.
7. Grab your discs and visit B.B. Owen Park Disc Golf Course
8. Make a donation to a Dallas non-profit
9. Take a tour of the Bath House Cultural Center
10. Hang out with furry creatures at the Dallas Zoo
11. Get active on the Katy Trail
12. Try a food truck at Klyde Warren Park
13. Thank a Dallas Police Officer for their service
14. Explore the Old Red Museum
15. Fly high at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
16. Get a history lesson at the African American Museum
17. Read a book at a Dallas Public Library
18. Drink coffee at a local shop in Bishop Arts
19. Soak in the view of Dallas’ skyline at Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
20. Experience a jousting match at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
21. Go back in time at the Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
22. Get an unforgettable experience at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science
23. View archives at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
24. Explore the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
25. Experience Spanish Art at the Meadows Museum
26. Discover the Crow Collection of Asian Art
27. Tour the Dallas Holocaust Museum
28. View modern art at the Nasher Sculpture Center
29. Visit the Texas Discovery Gardens
30. Head to uptown and visit Bivins Gallery
31. Learn about Dallas’ firefighting history at the Dallas Firefighters Museum
32. Grab dinner and a flight at Delta Charlie’s at Dallas Executive Airport
33. Take photos at Pioneer Plaza
34. Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District
35. Feel adventures at White Rock Lake
36. Catch a show at the Morton H Meyerson Symphony
37. Find the Giant Eyeball downtown
38. Explore the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park
39. Experience the world class Dallas World Aquarium
40. Watch a show at the Winspear Opera House
41. Take a campus tour of SMU
42. Tour the Dallas’ only HBCU – Paul Quinn College
43. Hop on DART’s Streetcar in Oak Cliff
44. Take photos at the BIG signs around Dallas
45. Have dinner at Trinity Groves
46. Walk around Bachman Lake Park
47. Find and join your Neighborhood Association
48. Watch a play at the Dallas Theater Center
49. Do something nice for your Dallas neighborhood
50. Shop at a small owned business
51. Visit John Neely Bryan Cabin
52. Hike the Big Cedar Wilderness Trail
53. Shop at Mockingbird Station
54. Rep the home team and visit the Dallas Mavericks fan shop
55. Walk your dog at Main Street Garden
56. Have a picnic at Peter Pan Park
57. Rainbow Vomit. Just Google it.
58. Experience Oak Cliff at Mercado369
59. Get your shop on at North Park Mall
60. Volunteer at a local non profit
61. Ride the trolley in Uptown
62. Take a carriage ride through downtown
63. Visit the new Starbucks near Redbird Mall

 

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