This calendar contains a wide variety of events across the DFW Metroplex for all ages and interests. We hope you will use it as your central hub for planning your stay in DFW if you have travelled to view the Total Solar Eclipse or if you are a resident seeking to make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
While the majority of the events are scheduled during the weekend before the Total Eclipse, others are programmed in the months leading up to the April 8, 2024 celestial event. Learn more about the Total Eclipse DFW here.
Event options include learning opportunities to help you and your family understand what happens during the Total Solar Eclipse, how to prepare and most importantly, how to protect your eyes during the lead up to and the aftermath of the period of totality.
Other events include music, arts, sports, celebrations, museums, businesses, food, local entertainment, tours and many others.
Total Eclipse DFW invited groups with events to upload the information to our site as a service to the community. We take no responsibility for the events, organizations/entities or any representations they have made. We provided the calendar only and are not liable for users’ experience with these organizations or events. By using the calendar on this website, you take full responsibility for your own dealings with the event organizers and posters.
With this understanding in place, we suggest you check back regularly to see additional events that have been posted. We expect the calendar to be updated more frequently by the community as the Total Solar Eclipse nears!
Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Jack Lummus Memorial - Ennis, Texas Reserve your spot at Jack Lummus Memorial VFW Post 7106 - 3100 N. IH 45 - Ennis, TX 75129 for […]
Totality Over Texas - Grand Prairie, Texas A once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event is happening over Texas in 2024! Total solar eclipses are a rare and beautiful phenomenon, and in this new planetarium show, you will learn how eclipses happen, how to safely view one, and where these two eclipses take place. Texas is the nexus for […]
Totality Dallas: A Solar Eclipse Festival - Dallas, Texas Join Dallas Park and Recreation on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Samuell Farm to watch the 2024 eclipse safely! Samuell Farm, located just outside of Dallas (in Mesquite), is in the direct path of the eclipse and will experience 4 minutes and 7.6 seconds of complete […]
4 Day 3 Night Solar Eclipse Retreat with Women Rising Wild - Glen Rose, Texas At our Women Rising Wild Initiation Retreat in Glen Rose, Texas, April 6-9, 2024, you will experience the solar eclipse in the path of totality while we attune to the brilliance of our own true nature through sacred community living […]
Solar Eclipse Crafts - The Colony, Texas Get ready for the total solar eclipse by creating your pinhole viewer and other solar crafts. Learn about eclipses and how to safely view the sun before the April 8 eclipse.
A Brief History of Eclipses - Garland, Texas Ever wonder how people throughout history have viewed eclipses? Wonder no more with this lively reenactment by the South Garland Library puppeteers! Learn how people throughout history reacted to eclipses and other astronomical phenomena.
Total Solar Eclipse at the SPJST - Ennis, Texas There is a narrow path of totality and Ennis is directly on the center line meaning the SPJST Lodge #25 in Ennis is one of the BEST places to experience a Total Solar Eclipse with a totality of 4 MINUTES, 23 SECONDS. Plus the SPJST Lodge […]
Eclipse Maker Party - Garland, Texas Stop by to make different eclipse-themed crafts, play and game and pick up a pair of free solar eclipse glasses. All ages are welcome! Free solar eclipse glasses will be provided while supplies last.
Music Alley Eclipse Fest - Mansfield, Texas The best little free music and arts fest in Texas returns in 2024 to kick off Total Eclipse Weekend in Mansfield! Three stages of live music and dance, with street performers, artist vendors, hands-on activities, art competitions, food and more. We'll have especially astronomical guests and an all-eclipse-themed […]
Tasting The Eclipse | A Black Glass Tasting - Grapevine, Texas TASTING THE ECLIPSE | A BLACK GLASS TASTING Unveil hidden flavors as our expert sommeliers guide you through an extraordinary celestial adventure. Join us for an extraordinary evening of sensory exploration as we present a Black Glass Tasting. Experience an event like no other, […]
"Cosmic Odyssey" Concert - McKinney, Texas In observance of the total solar eclipse on April 8, the McKinney Community Band is "celebrating" the celestial event on Eclipse weekend with a […]
Downtown Dallas Art Festival on Main Street - Dallas, Texas Downtown Dallas, Inc. in partnership with FGIII Fine Art Productions and Jackson the Brand will host the second annual Downtown […]
