Gaylord Texan Resort Lone Star Atrium
Grapevine, Texas, offers an unforgettable blend of adventure, history and festive charm year-round and as summer rolls in, the city’s vibrant calendar bursts with activities that cater to every taste.
MAY:
Friday – Sunday, 17 – 19 May – The 40th Annual Main Street Fest – A Craft Brew Experience. The family-friendly festival shuts down Grapevine’s Historic Main Street to traffic the third weekend of May. The craft brew festival features vendors, artisans, fair food, a carnival, a kid zone, and live entertainment all weekend long. Enjoy Lone Star State brews at Texas on Tap along with the International Craft Brew Experience.
Friday – Sunday, 24 – 26 May – Enjoy the Lone Star King Festival at the Historic Palace Theatre. The festival honors the life and music of the King of Rock n’ Roll. The festival showcases the creative combination of live musicians, singers and world-renowned Elvis™ tribute artists, recreating the excitement, emotions and the electrifying sensation the King generated on stage!
Fridays 3 May – 28 June – Grapevine Main LIVE! Listen to live music from tribute artists on Peace Plaza. Enjoy the open air, community, and bites and drinks from Harvest Hall.
JUNE:
Enjoy the waters on the 8,000-acre Lake Grapevine featuring glow-in-the-dark kayaks, the Whoa Zone, paddle boarding, fishing and more.
Chill out at one of the expansive Texas-sized water parks at Gaylord Texan Resort’s Paradise Springs (exclusive to hotel guests) or Great Wolf Lodge’s indoor and outdoor water parks. The indoor park is 80,000 square feet and the only indoor park in North Texas. Take a trip down the slides or glide along the lazy rivers.
JULY:
Red, White and You Trail – Enjoy one of the U.S.’s favourite holidays (Independence Day) in a unique way- tasting wine and bites at the various winery tasting rooms.
Friday, 13 July – 1920’s Ice Cream Social on Historic Nash Farm – enjoy ice cream the old-fashioned way with the farmhands who will be dressed in their appropriate period attire.
AUGUST:
Fridays, 30 August 30 – 25 October – Grapevine Main LIVE! Listen to live music from tribute artists performing on Peace Plaza. Enjoy food and drink from Harvest Hall and be sure to check out Peace Circle while enjoying the night.
Night Watchman Ghost Tours – Happening most weekends throughout the year. Grape Vine Springs Winery hosts the 90-minute walking tour through Grapevine where visitors learn who robbed the bank on Main in 1932 and which wineries are haunted. Tickets include a glass of wine to unwind after learning about the spooky history.
Experience The Best of Grapevine’s Festivals & Events
SEPTEMBER:
Saturday, 7 September – 20th Annual ItalianCarFest – Enjoy millions of dollars worth of Maseratis, Ferraris and Vespas set against the backdrop of Historic Nash Farm.
Thursday – Sunday, 12 – 15 September – 38th Annual GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Experience – GrapeFest is the largest wine festival in the Southwest U.S., and offers four days of family-friendly festival fun with live music and entertainment on multiple stages, a carnival midway, shopper’s paradise at local Main Street boutiques, galleries, select vendors, the largest consumer-judged wine competition in the Southwest – the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, International Wine Experience, Rosé Gazebo and much more.
OCTOBER:
Friday, 11 October – Historic Nash Farm Barn Dance grab your dance partner for this 1950s called dance and fried chicken box supper, complete with a pie auction. What’s more Texas than that? Then spend the next day, Saturday, 12 October, at Nash Farm’s Fall Roundup to see how families on the farm did things back in the 1800s.
Friday, 25 October – Witches Brew Train get dressed up in your Halloween costumes and enjoy some witches’ “brews” on board the Grapevine Vintage Railroad. This excursion is adults-only and may come with some scares!
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER:
The Christmas Capital of Texas begins! From mid-November to January each year Grapevine transforms into a Christmas lover’s paradise! Experience more than 1,400 events over 40 days. Take in millions of lights, Merry and Bright Drone Shows and the Peace Plaza Ice Rink. Enjoy festive cocktails at Christmas pop-up bars. Ride the North Pole Express or Christmas Wine Trains on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, listen to the carolers along Main Street and take in a classic Christmas movie or Broadway-style tribute show at the Historic Palace Theatre. The Carol of Lights is the official kickoff to the season on Monday, 25 November.
