Before you travel it’s important to have the information needed for a safe, fun and enriching vacation; including where to stay, what the weather is like and what’s happening during a specific time of year.

Maps

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For your convenience, we’ve provided down-loadable maps to help plan out your vacation and trace out your adventure.

Dallas/Fort Worth

Texas

Getting Around

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Here is airport information for DFW International Airport as well as a list of car rental agencies to help you get around Dallas/Ft. Worth and beyond in a relaxing enjoyable manner.

 

DFW International Airport
3200 East Airfield Drive
DFW Airport, TX 75261
Main Number 972 973 8888
www.dfwairport.com

 

Car Rental Agencies
Advantage       800-777-5500     www.advantage.com
Budget            972-615-4400       www.budget.com
Dollar             866-434-2226       www.dollar.com
Enterprise       972-586-1100        www.enterprise.com
Thrifty             972-456-5980     www.thrifty.com

 

Car Rental Return
Start out going SOUTH on International Pkwy S/TX-97
Merge onto TX-183 East toward Irving/Dallas
Merge onto TX-161 North toward 161 Toll/President George Bush Turnpike
TX-161 North becomes President George Bush turnpike – Merge onto I-635
Take the Dallas North Tollway South Exit 22D, toward Dallas Pkwy
Take the exit toward Dallas Pkwy
Stay straight to go onto Lyndon B Johnson Fwy – I-635

When to Come

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Weather

With a high in the mid 50s and lows in the 30s in the winter and highs in the 90s in the peak of the summer, Dallas/Ft. Worth is a perfect destination all year round.

 

 

 

Events Calendar

Events subject to change. Please visit event links for latest updates.

 

March 2025

 

1-30 Ennis: 73rd Anniversary Bluebonnet Trails & Festival – Ennis Garden Club, live music, food, shopping, wine wander, kids activities, and 40 miles of Bluebonnet driving trails, visitennis.org

 

4 Brenham: Brenham First Fridays Farmer & Artisan Market – Main Street, First Friday of each month, featuring fresh, local foods and products, visitbrenhamtexas.com

 

4-5 Fort Worth: Shane Smith & the Saints – Billy Bob’s Texas, offering a one-of-a-kind concert experience in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards! While you’re here check out the Honky Tonk Kitchen, Billy Bob’s gift store, and live bull riding, billybobstexas.com

 

4-14 Palestine: The 1836 – Diamond B Ranch, a unique Western event you don’t want to miss! Activities, trail rides, live music, ranch rodeo, wagons race, fun activities for the whole family to enjoy, visitpalestine.com

 

4-26 Fort Worth: Bull Riding – Billy Bob’s Texas, with a long history, Billy Bob’s and bull riding go hand-in-hand. From the very beginning, plans were made to use the former auction ring as a bull riding arena. It was a brilliant marketing strategy. “Real Bulls, Not Steel Bulls” read the bumper stickers. Instantly, the real bull riding inside the facility separated Billy Bob’s from any other club in the world, billybobstexas.com

 

4-26 WACO: Spring Season at the Silos – Silo Grounds, every weekend, live music playing on our stage, artists painting, destinationwaco.org

 

5-30 WACO: Texas Food Truck Showdown – Heritage Square, fun for all, music, entertainment, activities, and culinary selections to fit everyone’s taste, destinationwaco.org

 

11-13 Ennis: Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival – Downtown, we invite you to participate in this epic festival featuring live music, food, shopping vendors, and 40 miles of beautiful bluebonnets, visitennis.org

 

12 College Station: Annual Easter Celebration – George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum, modeled after the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, activities, Easter egg hunt, games, face painting, balloon animals, refreshments, and pictures with the Easter Bunny, bush41.org

 

12-13  Brenham: Official Bluebonnet Festival of Texas – Chappell Hill Historical Society & Museum, more than 250 exhibitors, delicious country-style food, live entertainment and music, and tours, visitbrenhamtexas.com

 

18-27 Greenville: Hunt County Fair and Livestock Show – Fair Grounds, the fair brings the very best in locally raised livestock, entertainment, rides for young children as well as thrill-seekers, and of course fantastic fair foods, ci.greenville.tx.us

 

26 Brenham: Burton Cotton Gin Festival – Texas Cotton Gin Museum, a family friendly event featuring a day full of fun and history, a parade, shopping, food, music, see the Oldest Operating Cotton Gin in America will come to life, visitbrenhamtexas.com

 

26 Grand Prairie: Texas Country Reporter Fest – Downtown, explore 100+ vendors and artisans, food trucks, live music, and more, visitgrandprairietx.com

 

26 WACO: Porch Tales – Good Neighbor House, storytelling for all ages, food, music and fun, destinationwaco.org

Where to Stay

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Grand Hyatt DFW

Grand Hyatt DFW is integrated into DFW International Airport’s Terminal D and is accessible from all terminals via SkyLink or Terminal Link. This luxurious hotel offers elegantly appointed guest rooms featuring pillow-top Grand Beds and oversized bathrooms with freestanding showers and separate soaking tubs. Take advantage of our complimentary 24-hour fitness center, relax in the sparkling rooftop pool, schedule a soothing massage and tempt your taste buds with a globally inspired dining experience. Call us at 972-973-1234 or visit www.grandhyattdfw.com.

 

Best Western
The Lone Star state and Best Western hotels invite you stay awhile with us in Texas. Here you’ll find convenient, comfortable lodging locations all across this big state. So many in fact that you’ll likely to find a Best Western hotel wherever your travels take you. From Dallas to McAllen, El Paso to San Antonio, Austin to Odessa, Lubbock to Houston, and everywhere in between, we’ve got you covered for a great night’s sleep and big Texan hospitality. For great rates, specials, and to reserve your room, visit www.bestwesternTexas.com.