Family & Kids · Northwest Dallas / Skillman
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.

The Got Weekend take
Why go
Dallas Children's Theater makes its home at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts on Skillman Street near Northwest Highway, with free parking right outside the building and a circle drive for easy drop-offs. The 2026-27 season includes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (November 21-December 20, 2026), Corduroy (January 23-February 21, 2027), the puppetry-driven Marooned! A Space Comedy (March 13-14, 2027), and The Secret Garden (April 17-May 23, 2027). Public performances run Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted, the building opens about an hour before showtime, and seating begins 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets carry a $3 per-ticket fee plus a $3 Building Care Fund fee per order, are non-refundable, and exchanges cost $10 per order. DCT does not suggest attendance for children under 3. The DART 20 and 17 buses stop at Skillman and Theater Way nearby.
- Musical adaptations of kid favorites like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Corduroy
- Marooned! A Space Comedy, an award-winning puppetry production
- Weekend matinees at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. built around young attention spans
- Free parking directly outside the building plus a circle drive for drop-offs
Families with kids roughly 3 and up — the season is built for young audiences, and the theater itself suggests skipping it for children under 3.
Make it your kind of weekend
- family outing
- rainy-day option
A few visit notes
Reserve early to keep your party seated together; unclaimed seats may be released at curtain time. Tickets arrive by email about a week before the show. Coupons and discounts must be arranged with the Box Office at least 24 hours in advance.
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