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The Simply Great North Texas Newsletter
The Simply Great North Texas Newsletter. Local picks, what I'm seeing in the market and what I'd do next.
This week's newsletter
North Texas this Veterans Day weekend: Nov 6 to 8, issue of November 5. Frisco's Bison & Blossoms tree planting, the Veterans Day Ceremony and a Veterans Day Supercars Show, Plano's Food + Wine Festival and Safety Fair, and the Dallas Zydeco and Southern Soul Music Fest.
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2026
October
Week of October 26
- North Texas this Halloween weekend: Oct 30 to Nov 1
October 29, 2026
Dallas' Día de los Muertos Parade and Festival, the Dallas Symphony's Día de los Muertos concert, a Chili Cookoff Night at the Dallas Arboretum, McKinney's Spooktacular Beer Walk, Denton's 31 Days of Halloween and Ruta de Altares in Oak Cliff.
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Week of October 19
- North Texas this weekend: Oct 23 to 25
October 22, 2026
A Bavarian night at the Dallas Arboretum, McKinney's Wine & Music Festival, Heritage Halloween and a Trunk or Treat in Frisco, and Denton's Day of the Dead Festival.
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Week of October 12
- North Texas this weekend: Oct 16 to 18
October 15, 2026
The State Fair's closing weekend, Plano's Hollydays Market and International Festival, Frisco's Rail District Celebration Week, 31 Days of Denton Halloween and a business of the week.
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Week of October 5
- North Texas this weekend: Oct 9 to 11
October 8, 2026
Weekend events across Dallas, Collin and Denton counties, a local business of the week and a local spotlight.
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What you get
- Local things to do. Events and places across Collin County and North Texas worth your weekend.
- What I'm seeing. Plain-spoken updates on buying and selling, with what I'd recommend.
- Practical tips. Short, useful ideas for buyers, sellers and homeowners planning a move.
Event details change, so each issue points you to the organizer's own page for the latest dates and times.
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