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

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

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

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.

 

October 2024

 

4 Fort Worth: The Frontman – 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

 

4-26 Fort Worth: Bull Riding – Billy Bob’s Texas, with a long history, Billy Bob’s and bull riding go hand-in-hand, the real bull riding inside the facility separated Billy Bob’s from any other club in the world, billybobstexas.com

 

4-26 Palestine: Locked in Fear Haunted House – Texas Jailhouse, Fridays and Saturdays get lost in this historic three-story, 11,000-square-foot haunted jail. Make your way through a labyrinth of cells, isolation tanks, and dark halls where dread and terror await. Can you escape being locked in fear? visitpalenstine.com

 

5-26 Grand Prairie: Farmers Market – Downtown, featuring locally grown fruits and vegetables, plants, tamales, baked goods, salsas, dips, relishes, eggs, honey, chips, soaps, candles and more, visitgrandprairietx.com

 

5-26 McKinney: McKinney Farmers Market – Chestnut Square, artisanal & specialty foods, fresh produce, pasture raised meats from local farmers, handmade unique items, chestnutsquare.org

 

5-26 Palestine: Palestine Farmers Market – Spring Street, local farmers have plenty of goodies to share as well as plants, meat, eggs, crafts, jams, and pickles, visitpalestine.com

 

12-13 Brenham: Annual Scarecrow Festival – Chappell Hill Museum, more than 250 juried exhibitors, delicious country-style food, live entertainment and music, and tours of the historic community, visitbrenhamtexas.com

 

12-12/01 Todd Mission: 50th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival – New Market Village, marvelous assortment of unique performers: musicians, magicians, acrobats, jugglers, dancers with over 200 daily performances, food, shopping, artisans, and more, texrenfest.com

 

15-01/31/25 Irving: Momentous: Football, Glue Guns, Moms, and a Super-Sized High School Tradition Born Deep in the Heart of Texas – Irving Arts Center, explore the evolution of Texas high school homecoming mums from their humble beginnings in the 1920s through today’s highly varied practices, irvingartscenter.com

 

19-20 Brenham: Texas Arts & Music Festival – Downtown, famous artists from around the country, street food, family fun, visitbrenhamtexas.com

 

24-26 Palestine: 48th Annual Bluegrass Festival – Salmon Lake Park, music, theatre, family fun, visitpalestine.com

 

25 Fort Worth: Tyler Hubbard – 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

 

26 Palestine: Hot Pepper Festival – Main Street, tons of unique vendors, food, drinks, music, entertainment and of course the Hot Pepper Eating Contest, visitpalestine.com

 

26-27 Grand Prairie: FlowaPalooza – Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark, enjoy family-friendly fun with arts and crafts booths, local food trucks, live music, and activities for all ages, visitgrandprairietx.com

Where to Stay

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.