If you just moved to Southlake, the tree lighting at Town Square is the first holiday date to put on your calendar, and this year it is Saturday, November 21, 2026. I checked every 2026 event date in this post against Visit Southlake, the city's own tourism site. Where a 2026 date is not posted, I say so and send you to the official page instead of guessing.
The downside first, because nobody puts it on the flyer. This is an outdoor evening in November, the official page does not mention a shuttle or a weather plan, and the city strongly discourages bringing pets because of the cold, the excitement and the loud noise. If your dog hates fireworks, this is the night to leave him home.
Two things are posted with real dates:
Everything else on the holiday calendar is in the "not posted yet" section below, and I would treat it that way until the official page changes.
Admission is free and parking is free. Visit Southlake posts an event map and a parking map on the tree lighting page, and both are worth a look before you leave the house if you do not know Town Square yet. Here is what the 2026 page lists:
A few rules a newcomer would not guess. Coolers are allowed. Outside alcohol and glass containers are not. Accessible parking is on Main Street in front of Bath & Body Works and Mi Cocina, and you enter from the east or west side of Main.
These are 2025 details, not 2026 promises, so check the event map before you count on them. Last year each family got one free 4x6 photo with Santa, and the local news site pointed people to two parking garages: the East Garage at 1451 Federal Way and the West Garage at 351 State Street. A commemorative ornament, pin and t-shirt were available at the information booth while supplies lasted. Food vendors were on site, including hot cocoa.
A few things I would tell anyone new to the area:
This is the list I want you to read carefully, because the internet will happily hand you last year's date. As of November 3, 2026, here is what I found on Visit Southlake:
If you want an answer sooner, Visit Southlake's published contact is 817.748.8919 or visitinfo@visitsouthlaketexas.com. Dates can move, including the ones I confirmed, so give the official page one last look that week.
When you buy in a new city, you are buying the calendar along with the house. Nobody tells you which Saturday the whole town is at the same place, or where to park when they are. That is the kind of thing you normally learn your second year.
I would rather you learn it your first. If you are still deciding on Southlake, the holidays are a fair time to look around, because you get to see the city doing what it does, and the parks and the history are worth an afternoon of your time too. If you are already here, go find a snow hill in November and tell your relatives in another state about it.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 1400 E. Southlake Blvd. The tree lighting is at 6:00 p.m. and fireworks follow, according to Visit Southlake.
Visit Southlake lists admission and parking as free, and says all Craft Corner activities are free. Holiday of Lights at McPherson Park is also free, with no reservation or ticket required.
November 21 through January 3, 2027, every day from 5 to 10 p.m., at McPherson Park, 1297 Division St. It is a walking loop around the lake of about a third of a mile, with food vendors on Fridays and Saturdays.
New to Southlake, or thinking about it? Set up a call with me and I will walk you through the city, the school district lines and what is actually for sale. My Southlake page is a good place to start.
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I help buyers and sellers across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex — Fort Worth, Burleson, Southlake, Crowley and Keller, and the surrounding Dallas area. I write these because they are the questions I answer on the phone every week, and most people never get a straight answer to them. If you have one I have not covered, ask me — I will probably turn it into the next post.
