The Got Weekend directory
Places worth a weekend
Dallas · Food & Drink
Adair's Saloon
A no-frills Deep Ellum dive bar with live music, a burger-heavy kitchen, and happy hour — closed Mondays, late hours the rest of the week.
Dallas · Nightlife
AKAI
A Japanese-inspired hidden speakeasy and cocktail lounge tucked deep in the Hall Arts District.
Dallas · Food & Drink
AllGood Cafe
Funky Deep Ellum cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch seven days a week, with dinner and live music Thursday through Saturday nights.
Armoury D.E.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Armoury D.E.
Named for an old sign inside an 1890s meat-packing building, Armoury D.E. has served eclectic Hungarian comfort food and a deep drinks list in Deep Ellum since July 2015.
AT&T Performing Arts Center
Dallas · Arts & Culture
AT&T Performing Arts Center
The cultural hub of the Dallas Arts District — six venues from the Winspear Opera House to Sammons Park hosting opera, Broadway tours, dance, and free community events.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Bar Colette
Uptown cocktail bar nominated for a 2025 James Beard 'Best New Bar,' pairing Rubén Rolón's drinks with modern sushi from Chef Kaz.
Bar Eden
Dallas · Food & Drink
Bar Eden
A cocktail lounge and cultural hideaway in Bishop Arts — house-crafted drinks, Paradiso's kitchen, and ticketed late-night music events.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Bishop Cider Co.
Dallas craft hard cider maker behind Cidercade — a tasting room with a few hundred arcade games set to free play, family friendly until 9pm.
Dallas · Nightlife
Bitter End
A Deep Ellum nightclub on Elm Street with a signature Wednesday ladies' night running 7 PM to 2 AM and section reservations online.
Black Friar Pub
Dallas · Food & Drink
Black Friar Pub
An Irish pub in the heart of Uptown since 2003 — signature fish & chips, a large dog-friendly patio, and a happy hour with $4 drafts, $5 wells, and $6 wines.
Dallas · Nightlife
Boogie's
Dallas' premier "pocket disco" — an intimate discotheque, cocktail club and hi-fi listening lounge built for dancing, rooted in house, disco and selector-driven sound.
Dallas · Nightlife
Bourbon & Banter
A swanky underground speakeasy in the old Statler Hilton barber shop, stocked with hundreds of bourbons.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Bread Winners Café & Bakery
A McKinney Avenue café and bakery open daily 7 AM-3 PM, with daily specials like half-priced chicken & waffles Thursdays and a rewards app for brunch on demand.
Cane Rosso
Dallas · Food & Drink
Cane Rosso
Neapolitan-style pizza from a wood-fired oven in the heart of Deep Ellum.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Casablanca
A vivid, exotic lounge in Bishop Arts serving craft cocktails and shared plates, with a private karaoke room and an outdoor neon-lit bar.
Cedar Ridge Preserve
Dallas · Outdoors & Recreation
Cedar Ridge Preserve
A 633-acre Audubon Dallas sanctuary 20 minutes southwest of downtown, with about nine miles of trails through prairie, woodland and butterfly gardens.
Dallas · Family & Kids
Children's Aquarium Dallas at Fair Park
A hands-on, kid-scaled aquarium at Fair Park, opened in 1936 and reimagined with touch tanks, a shark habitat, and gemstone panning — built for 1-2 hour visits.
Dallas · Nightlife
Coba Dallas
A Dallas nightclub and lounge with a steady calendar of ticketed DJ events and touring acts, VIP table reservations and late-night hours.
Dallas · Nightlife
Cowboys Dancehall
A big Western dancehall with free dance lessons nightly, live music from house band Runnin' Behind, and themed nights from College Night to Honky Tonk Saturdays.
Crow Museum of Asian Art
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Crow Museum of Asian Art
An always-free museum of Asian art in the Dallas Arts District, with a rotating calendar of exhibitions and events — plus a second location on the UT Dallas campus.
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Sixty-six acres of gardens on White Rock Lake, including the 8-acre Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden — plus seasonal festivals like Holiday at the Arboretum's 12 Days of Christmas Gazebos.
Dallas · Family & Kids
Dallas Children's Theater
Dallas's dedicated children's theater on Skillman Street, staging musicals and puppetry for young audiences — the 2026-27 season includes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Corduroy, with weekend matinees at 1:30 and 4:30.
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
A West End museum teaching the history of the Holocaust and advancing human rights — with a holographic theater where you can converse with survivors in real time.
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Dallas Museum of Art
Free-admission Arts District museum with 25,000 works spanning 5,000 years, plus rotating exhibitions and late-night programs.
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas · Family & Kids
Dallas World Aquarium
A downtown Dallas indoor attraction where a multi-level rainforest with free-flight birds and sloths meets aquarium exhibits including sharks, stingrays, and manatees.
Dallas · Family & Kids
Dallas Zoo
A 106-acre zoo three miles south of downtown Dallas, home to the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo, Koala Walkabout, and a 20-minute Monorail Safari through African habitats.
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Deep Ellum Art Company
A 1949 building turned mixed-use creative hub: projection-mapped gallery, music venue, full bar, and a 15,000 sq ft Art Yard with murals and food trucks.
Fort Worth · Outdoors & Recreation
Eagle Mountain Park
A 400-acre Tarrant Regional Water District park on the northwest side of Eagle Mountain Lake with more than 5 miles of mostly family-friendly natural trails.
Encina
Dallas · Food & Drink
Encina
Chef Matt Balke's seasonal Bishop Arts kitchen — uncomplicated but adventurous plates built on fresh ingredients, plus a brunch worth sleeping in for.
Dallas · Nightlife
Escapade Clubs
A Dallas dance club known for live norteño and regional Mexican concerts and baile nights, with VIP table reservations and birthday packages.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Fearing's Restaurant
Chef Dean Fearing's bold Southwestern cuisine at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas — MICHELIN Guide Recommended for three consecutive years, served across seven distinct dining spaces.
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Fort Worth · Outdoors & Recreation
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
A city-run nature preserve in northwest Fort Worth with a resident bison herd, miles of trails, an interpretive center and seasonal programs for all ages.
Dallas · Family & Kids
Frontiers of Flight Museum
An aviation and space museum at Dallas Love Field with exhibits spanning the Apollo 7 command module and a world-premiere Hindenburg exhibition. Adults $20, children $12, with free parking on site.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Gemma
Knox-Henderson neighborhood bistro with French- and Italian-inspired comfort food, a Michelin Bib Gourmand and half-off oysters at the bar.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Georgie
Refined seasonal French dining in Knox/Henderson, now led by acclaimed chef Bruno Davaillon.
Dallas · Nightlife
Green Light Social
A multi-room nightclub on Floyd St with a rooftop patio, dance floor, bottle service, weekend brunch with $50 mimosa towers and a themed night for every day it's open.
Dallas · Nightlife
It'll Do Club
A no-frills Deep Ellum dance club built around house and electronic music, with a packed calendar of touring DJs and a keep-the-phones-off-the-dancefloor philosophy.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Jade and Clover
Deep Ellum's original plant bar, where you build your own terrarium or planter from a wall of containers, plants and premium extras.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Jo'Seon Wagyu Omakase
A Korean wagyu omakase restaurant in the Design District, with a 15-course Sura Omakase at $300 per person.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Kessaku
A refined sushi and cocktail lounge on the 50th floor of The National, one story above Monarch.
Dallas · Family & Kids
Klyde Warren Park
A free 5-acre deck park bridging downtown and Uptown, with an 18,000-square-foot children's park, food trucks, free games, and a nightly choreographed fountain show.
Grapevine · Family & Kids
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth
An indoor LEGO playground inside Grapevine Mills with 12+ attractions — a 4D cinema, rides, build zones, and a Miniland built from over a million bricks. Tickets from $21.99.
Lewisville · Outdoors & Recreation
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
A 2,000-acre prairie, forest and wetland preserve on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Lewisville, with trails, camping, kayaking and a restored 1870 log house.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Lucia
Bishop Arts' most sought-after reservation: handmade pasta, house-cured salumi and fresh-baked bread in a tiny Italian dining room.
Majestic Theatre
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Majestic Theatre
A 1921 vaudeville house and the last survivor of Elm Street's historic 'Theatre Row,' hosting concerts, comedy, and performing arts in downtown Dallas.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Malai Kitchen
Husband-and-wife team Braden and Yasmin Wages bring a modern take on Thai and Vietnamese cooking to Uptown's West Village, with scratch-made dishes and a daily happy hour.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Mamani
Michelin-starred French dining in Uptown Dallas, led by a Paris-born chef who cooked at Joël Robuchon Las Vegas.
Meadows Museum
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Meadows Museum
SMU's museum of Spanish art — one of the most comprehensive collections of Spanish art outside Spain, with free parking and free Thursday evenings.
Dallas · Family & Kids
Medieval Times Dallas
A two-hour dinner-and-jousting tournament near downtown Dallas — six knights, sword fights, Pure Spanish horses, a royal falcon flight, and a four-course feast eaten with your hands.
Dallas · Nightlife
Midnight Rambler
A subterranean cocktail den beneath The Joule, dim and inventive, with reservations encouraged on weekends.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Mister Charles
Opulent French and Italian dining in Knox/Henderson, a Michelin Guide Texas selection three years running.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Monarch
The 49th-floor wood-fired Italian steakhouse atop The National, with a bar and lounge that fills fast before dinner.
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Home of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in the Dallas Arts District, with a concert calendar spanning classical masterworks, pops, holiday shows, and guest artists like Yo-Yo Ma.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Nasher Sculpture Center
A museum oasis in the Dallas Arts District — light-filled galleries and a serene sculpture garden holding one of the world's finest modern sculpture collections.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Nobu Dallas
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's flagship Japanese restaurant and bar in the Crescent Court, with omakase, tasting menus and Sunday brunch.
Nowhere
Dallas · Food & Drink
Nowhere
Nowhere runs weekend brunch from noon and stays open late on Tuesdays and Fridays — a Deep Ellum spot with its own drinks menu and online section booking.
Dallas · Outdoors & Recreation
Oak Cliff Nature Preserve
A 121-acre urban oasis in the middle of Dallas with over eight miles of multi-use hike and bike trails, open dawn to dusk and free to visit.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Oddfellows
A Bishop Arts corner staple for 15 years: chef-driven American fare, specialty coffee and full cocktails, open from 7am daily.
Paradiso
Dallas · Food & Drink
Paradiso
Southern European cooking in a shaded garden setting — in-house pizza, pasta and bakery, with indoor and outdoor bars for craft cocktails.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas · Arts & Culture
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Five floors of hands-on science in a striking downtown building — dinosaur skeletons, a sports hall where you can race a T. rex, and a children's museum for the littlest explorers.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Quarter Acre
A modern coastal restaurant from Chef Toby Archibald in the heart of Lowest Greenville.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Rattlesnake Bar
Dean Fearing's tequila-and-margarita showcase beside Fearing's inside The Ritz-Carlton Dallas.
Dallas · Nightlife
Raven
A modern speakeasy and craft cocktail bar inside Hotel Mockingbird, blending prohibition-era allure with contemporary style.
Dallas · Electronic Music
RBC Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum live music club and party spot since 2014, with a brand-new rooftop deck and a packed calendar of ticketed shows and raves.
The Colony · Food & Drink
Red Phone Booth
A phone-booth-entry speakeasy in Grandscape — dial the secret code inside the red London booth to get in.
Dallas · Visual Arts
Reunion Tower
Dallas's glowing downtown landmark with an observation deck offering 360-degree views from 470 feet up.
Dallas · Nightlife
ReView Lounge
An LGBTQ+ lounge with karaoke Tuesdays, drag nights, DJ nights and dancers — plus a daily happy hour and a free on-site parking lot.
Dallas · Nightlife
Room 520
"The Smallest Cocktail Bar in Dallas" — a secret hotel room speakeasy inside the SOVA Hotel with a passcode to get in.
Dallas · Latin
Ruins
Art-centric Oaxacan cocktail bar, restaurant, and music venue in Deep Ellum from the Armoury D.E. team — agave spirits, Latin cuisine, walk-ins welcome.
Dallas · Outdoors & Recreation
Santa Fe Trail
A 4.3-mile, 12-foot-wide concrete multi-use path linking White Rock Lake to Deep Ellum, Fair Park and Downtown through historic East Dallas neighborhoods.
Sixty Vines
Dallas · Food & Drink
Sixty Vines
A wine bar and restaurant inside Crescent Court pouring 60 wines on sustainable tap — taste Napa Cabernets to Argentinian Malbecs without committing to a bottle, alongside wood-fired pizzas and shared plates.
Dallas · Nightlife
Sons of Hermann Hall
Historic Deep Ellum landmark with a neighborhood bar, an upstairs ballroom, and a former bowling alley — weekly swing dances, acoustic jams, and weekend concerts.
Dallas · Food & Drink
State & Allen Kitchen + Bar
A neighborhood Uptown bar and kitchen with a dog-friendly patio, daily brunch, and half-price wine every Wednesday — plus free covered parking behind the restaurant.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Stillwell's
Michelin-recommended Texas steakhouse inside Hôtel Swexan, serving its own locally raised Akaushi prime beef.
Stock & Barrel
Dallas · Food & Drink
Stock & Barrel
A Bishop Arts restaurant on Davis Street with a 2025 Michelin award, Saturday brunch, OpenTable reservations, and $5 off with valet.
Taco y Vino
Dallas · Food & Drink
Taco y Vino
A taco and wine bar on West Eighth Street in Bishop Arts — tacos, wine and "not wine" with weekday happy hour and Sunday Funday hours.
Fort Worth · Outdoors & Recreation
Tandy Hills Natural Area
A 220-acre indigenous prairie remnant in the heart of Fort Worth, with over 1,500 documented plant species and trails open sunrise to sunset year-round.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Tatsu Dallas
Michelin-starred Edomae sushi omakase in Deep Ellum, from a former executive chef of Manhattan's Sushi Yasuda.
Dallas · Latin
Te Deseo (La Terraza Rooftop)
The rooftop of the Waterline building in the Harwood District — Latin flavors, DJs, and bottle service late on weekends.
Dallas · Film & Screenings
Texas Theatre
Oak Cliff's 1931 movie palace turned repertory cinema and bar, screening films and hosting live music three blocks from Bishop Arts.
Dallas · Faith & Community
Thanks-Giving Square
A free downtown garden and interfaith sanctuary with Philip Johnson's iconic spiral Chapel of Thanks-Giving — open daily, steps from DART's Akard Station.
Dallas · Music & Concerts
The Bomb Factory
Deep Ellum's biggest indoor concert venue, hosting national touring acts alongside its smaller sibling, The Studio at The Bomb Factory, with tickets through AXS.
Dallas · Food & Drink
The Free Man Cajun Cafe & Lounge
A Cajun kitchen and lounge on Commerce Street with live music every night across two stages — jazz, blues, R&B, and Sunday jazz brunch.
Dallas · Nightlife
The French Room Bar
The gilded bar off The Adolphus's storied French Room — carved plaster and old-hotel glamour downtown.
Dallas · Food & Drink
The Henry
The Uptown rooftop above The Henry's dining room — polished after-work drinks, weekend brunch, and skyline views.
Dallas · Jazz & Blues
The Mansion Bar
The jazz bar at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek — deep leather, live piano, and a $15 weekend cover.
Dallas · Nightlife
The Nines
A rooftop DJ bar on Main Street with R&B, hip-hop and open-mic nights, frozen drink specials and no cover before 10pm on weekends.
Dallas · Spirits
The Private Rickhouse
A whiskey tasting room and upscale cocktail lounge in Deep Ellum, open to the public with guided flights and bottles to take home.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas · Arts & Culture
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Inside the former Texas School Book Depository, the museum chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy through film, photos, and artifacts.
Dallas · Food & Drink
The Standard Pour
A craft cocktail den and scratch kitchen on McKinney Avenue, with one of the Top 50 bourbon selections in America and a happy hour that runs all night Monday.
Dallas · Food & Drink
The Woolworth
A second-story cocktail bar and dining room on Elm Street downtown, with a serious cocktail program.
Dallas · Live Music
Three Links
An intimate Deep Ellum room for local and touring acts, with a beer-garden-style patio and tickets through Prekindle.
Dallas · Nightlife
TMC (The Mining Company)
A low-lit LGBTQ+ after-hours club in the heart of the Cedar Springs Gayborhood — never a cover, open every day 2 PM to 2 AM, 21+.
Dallas · Music & Concerts
Trees
Legendary 700-capacity Deep Ellum venue since 1990, hosting rock, rap, indie, and EDM shows from local and national touring acts.
Trinity Skyline Trail
Dallas · Outdoors & Recreation
Trinity Skyline Trail
An 11.6-mile hard-surface trail through the Dallas floodway along the Trinity River, with downtown skyline views and connections to other trail systems.
Dallas · Live Music
Twilite Lounge
Deep Ellum lounge with a packed weekly rhythm: Tuesday trivia happy hour, Thursday karaoke, and free live music Friday and Saturday nights at 10PM.
Dallas · Food & Drink
Uchi Dallas
James Beard Award-winner Tyson Cole's contemporary Japanese restaurant in Uptown — inventive sushi and small plates, daily 4-6 PM happy hour, and valet during dinner service.
Valle
Dallas · Food & Drink
Valle
A cozy Mexican wine and cocktail lounge in Bishop Arts — exceptional wines, agave spirits, and a monthly wine club with curated selections.
White Rock Creek Trail
Dallas · Outdoors & Recreation
White Rock Creek Trail
A roughly 9.2-mile hard-surface greenbelt trail in northeast Dallas that follows White Rock Creek past a dozen parks and links to the White Rock Lake Trail.
Dallas · Live Music
Will Call
A Deep Ellum neighborhood bar at Main and Crowdus since 2017 — full cocktail bar, scratch-made bar food, weekly comedy and acoustic nights, and weekend DJs and live acts.
Dallas · Nightlife
XTC Dallas
A BYOB adult club on N Stemmons Freeway with two floors of entertainment, VIP experiences, a full kitchen and hours until 4 AM nightly.