Events
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Elves on the Court This fundraising event hosted by the Women’s Division of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce will have teams of two compete in a pickleball tournament. Each team is guaranteed to play three games, with prizes for the first and second place winners. There will also be a holiday costume contest, snapshots with Santa, vendors and a silent auction. • Dec. 9, starting at 10 a.m. • $125 (entry fee for two players) • Chicken N Pickle, 4600 Merlot Ave., Grapevine • https://business.grapevinechamber.org/events
Carriage Rides in Town Square Southlake residents can enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides through Southlake Town Square. Tours last five to seven minutes, and guests can view buildings adorned in holiday lights. • Dec. 20, 5:40-8 p.m. • $40-$80 • Southlake Town Square, 1400 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • www.southlaketownsquare.com Holiday Dance Seniors are encouraged to celebrate the holiday season with an evening filled with music, dancing, refreshments and door prizes. • Dec. 20, 7-9:30 p.m. • $5 • Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive, Colleyville • www.colleyvilleparksandrec.com/senior-center/ special-events Santa’s Village Southlake residents can catch a photo opportunity in Santa’s Village in Southlake Town Square with Santa and his elves. Attendees can purchase packages with over four poses. Photos are offered in different formats from digital to ornaments and wallet photos. • Dec. 23, 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. • $24.95-$139.95 • Rustin Pavilion, 1400 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake • https://bit.ly/3T6ZJxo Merry & Bright Christmas Drone Show The third annual Merry & Bright Christmas Drone Show will feature a fleet of 200 drones over Main Street in front of Peace Plaza at Grapevine Main Station. The shows will last eight to nine minutes. Guests are encouraged to show up early, park at the
session of a winter landscape. Artists will walk guests through this painting step by step, and guests will get to take home their completed and dried custom work of art. • Jan. 1, 5-7:30 p.m. • $40 • Painting With A Twist, 203 E. Worth St., Ste. 100, Grapevine • www.paintingwithatwist.com Library Exhibit: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine in Harry Potter’s World Southlake Public Library is hosting an exhibition exploring Harry Potter’s world and its roots in Renaissance magic, science and medicine using materials from the National Library of Medicine. The magic in the Harry Potter novels is based partially on Renaissance traditions that played an important role in the development of Western science, including alchemy, astrology and natural philosophy. The event explores the intersection of these worlds in the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine collection. • Jan. 4, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. • Free • Southlake Public Library, 1400 Main St., Southlake • https://bit.ly/46Ls3ZC Sea of Lights Grapevine residents can dive into an underwater world at the Grapevine Mills Outlets and enjoy light displays along the way. Attendees can meet a scuba diving Santa and his elf, and capture memories with photo opportunities. • Through Jan. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (hours may vary) • $19.99 • Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine • www.visitsealife.com/grapevine Grapevine Main garage and view the show from Peace Plaza. • Dec. 9 and 16; 8 p.m. • Free • 815 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.gograpevine.com/event/droneshow
December
Grapevine Christmas Market 2023 In the Christmas Capital of Texas, residents can find unique gifts while shopping at the Grapevine Christmas Market. Located in the Town Square Gazebo, guests can meet with artisans and vendors to find handcrafted items for everyone on their list while shopping locally. The market is open rain or shine. • Dec. 10, 2-9 p.m. • Free (admission) • Town Square Gazebo, 325 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.grapevinetexasusa.com
Rocky Gribble Presents A Grapevine Opry Christmas 2023
Grapevine residents can enjoy Christmas holiday songs presented by Rocky Gribble and the Grapevine Opry gang. This longtime Grapevine fixture returns to the Palace Theatre stage. Guests are encouraged to listen or come to sing along and get reservations early. • Dec. 10, 4 p.m. • $28 • Palace Theatre, 300 S. Main St., Grapevine • www.grapevinetexasusa.com Season Holiday Concert The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is performing the annual Sounds of the Season holiday concert. The Sounds of the Season concert will be a blend of holiday classics. • Dec. 19, 7-9 p.m. • $25 • Whites Chapel Methodist Church, 185 S. White Chapel Blvd., Southlake • www.whiteschapel.org
January
Winter Glow Painting With A Twist is hosting a guided painting
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