Dickens in Downtown Plano
Tomorrow is the day! We hope you’ll join us this Saturday from 4-9pm in Downtown Plano for our annual free holiday festival, Dickens in Downtown Plano. Just look at all the fun you can have with us:
• Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus
• Tree lighting at 7pm
• Photos and cookies with H-E-Buddy sponsored by H-E-B
• Rides on a real snow slide
• Holiday photo ops throughout Haggard Park
• Live music on the McCall Plaza stage
• Performances from community organizations
• Holiday shopping
• The Coffee and Cocoa Walk sponsored by 1418 Coffee (get your free sampling card at the 1418 Coffee booth near McCall Plaza)
• Photos in a tethered hot air balloon basket
• Ice carving demos
• Free kids’ craft
• At Lemma Coffee Co for one day only: the Jacob Marley, a brown sugar mocha latte
• Children’s Entrepreneur Market
• DART’s 40th anniversary celebration station
• Food and drinks for sale
Just 2 days until Dickens! We hope you’ll join us this Saturday from 4-9pm in Downtown Plano for our annual free holiday festival. Just look at all the fun you can have with us:
• Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus
• Tree lighting at 7pm
• Photos and cookies with H-E-Buddy sponsored by H-E-B
• Rides on a real snow slide
• Holiday photo ops throughout Haggard Park
• Live music on the McCall Plaza stage
• Performances from community organizations
• Holiday shopping
• The Coffee and Cocoa Walk (get your free sampling card at the 1418 Coffee booth near McCall Plaza)
• Photos in a tethered hot air balloon basket
• Ice carving demos
• Free kids’ craft
• At Lemma Coffee Co for one day only: the Jacob Marley, a brown sugar mocha latte
• Children’s Entrepreneur Market
• DART’s 40th anniversary celebration station
• Food and drinks for sale
Dickens in Downtown 2023
11 days until Dickens in Downtown Plano! The city’s free, family-friendly holiday festival returns Saturday, Dec. 2 from 4-9pm in Downtown Plano. And bring your shopping list because specialty vendors will be set up, and the Downtown Plano stores will stay open late to help you cross off everyone on your list. We’ll also have free photos with Santa, rides on a real snow slide, plenty of photo ops, ice carving demos, carolers, live music on the McCall Plaza stage, a free coffee and cocoa walk sponsored by 1418 Coffee, and a traditional tree lighting with the mayor and city VIPs at 7pm.
A Very Magical Dickens Holiday to Remember in Plano
Come home to Plano this holiday season and experience the magic of Dickens in Downtown Plano, our annual tree lighting festival, on December 2 from 4 to 9 pm in Haggard Park and Historic Downtown Plano. 🎄✨💕
We’ve got your weekend plans right here! The Secret Society Club and Plano Stages presents Underground Movement Festival Vol. 9 this Saturday, Nov. 18 from 5-10 p.m. in Downtown Plano’s McCall Plaza. The area’s best street dancers will perform in showcases and dance battles in an immersive experience.
Dancers, are you the best? Show us what you’ve got! Cost to participate is $10 per dancer/per format. Prize is cash and custom pendant necklace.
Saturday’s schedule:
5:00 Sign-ups begin
5:20 Intros, followed by prelims and close of sign-ups
7:00 Performance by The Bakery
7:10 Top 8 both formats
8:30 Exhibition by Earn Your Stripes
9:00 Semi-finals
9:30 Intermission/Performance by 2-OP
9:45 Finals
10:20 Closing ceremony
16 days until Dickens in Downtown Plano! Make plans to take ALL the holiday photos at our annual free and family-friendly festival celebrating the season on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 4-9pm in Downtown Plano. We’ll have photo ops galore, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a real snow slide, community performers, carolers, your favorite festival foods, and a traditional tree lighting at 7pm.
McCall Plaza - Karaoke Night 11/17/2023
We’ve got some free, outdoor fun for you this weekend in McCall Plaza:
11/16 Thursday 5pm
Art & Wine Walk in Downtown Plano
11/17 Friday 7:30pm
Karaoke Night - All ages are welcome
11/18 Saturday 5pm
Underground Movement Festival Vol. 9 - Come watch the area’s best hip-hop dancers
23 days until Dickens in Downtown Plano! Our annual holiday festival takes place Saturday, Dec. 2 from 4-9pm in Downtown Plano. This free, family-friendly event features rides down a real snow slide, lots of holiday photo ops, a visit with Santa, holiday shopping, food and drinks for purchase and much more.
Underground Movement Festival Vol 9
On Nov. 18, The Secret Society Club and Plano Stages presents Underground Movement Festival Vol. 9, an energetic celebration of the culture of hip-hop movement. The area’s best street dancers perform in showcases and dance battles in an immersive experience. Are you the best? Show us what you’ve got! Cost to participate is $10 per dancer/per format. A lottery battle sign-up will take place at the event on a first-come-first-serve basis.
UMF Vol. 9 is Saturday, Nov. 18 from 5-10 p.m. in Downtown Plano’s McCall Plaza.
General Public: Free
Competitors: $10 per dancer/per format
MC: Daniel Choi & Victor Triple T
DJ:
1. Vince "Fuego" Escano (Take it easy Crew) Dallas TX
2. DL (Get Down Alliance) OKC, OK
All-Style 2vs2 Judges:
1. Summers (RockSolid Crew) Dallas, TX
2. Trouble lock (Savage512 Boogiedown Fam) ATX
3. Saint Ishmail (Stand Still Texas Trick Daddiez) Houston, TX
Bboy/BGirl 2vs2 Judges:
1. Zeshen Wu (Havikoro) Houston, TX
2. Joel "Judo" Rivera (The Brothers, Knowbreaks)
3. Vinny (shunmurda)
Prize:
$500 & Custom Champion Pendants Plus Necklace
This is an all-ages, family-friendly event, and spectators attend for free. Beverages will be available for purchase, and we encourage attendees to check out the eateries and shops while in downtown.
Dickens in Downtown Plano 2023
30 days until Dickens in Downtown Plano! In addition to photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, we’ll have a real snow slide, festive photo ops, live music and performances, carolers, ice carving demos, a Coffee and Cocoa Walk sponsored by 1418 Coffee - Historic Downtown Plano, Texas, the Children's Entrepreneur Market - Texas, a traditional tree lighting and much more. Many of the downtown businesses will stay open in addition to the market vendors so you can work on your holiday shopping.
Our annual Dickens in Downtown holiday festival takes place Saturday, Dec. 2 from 4-9pm in Downtown Plano. It’s free and family-friendly, so we hope to see you there!
Underground Movement Festival Vol 9
Come out to Downtown Plano on Nov. 18 and immerse yourself in an energetic celebration of the culture of hip-hop movement. Presented by The Secret Society Club and Plano Stages, Underground Movement Festival Vol. 9 takes place on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 5-10 p.m. in McCall Plaza, and the area’s best street dancers perform in showcases and dance battles in an immersive experience. This is an all-ages, family-friendly event, and spectators attend for free.
Dancers, are you the best? Show us what you’ve got! Cost to participate is $10 per dancer/per format. A lottery battle sign-up will take place at the event on a first-come-first-serve basis. Prizes are $500 cash and custom champion pendants plus necklace!
Rest In Plano Fest
Rest In Plano (R.I.P.) Fest, our free Halloween-themed festival, is still on for Saturday, Oct. 28 from 5-10:30pm in Downtown Plano, but we’ve made a few changes to the programming due to possible rain. Any further weather updates will be posted to @planoarts Facebook and Instagram pages.
Frightful Fun Throughout the Fest 5:00-10:30pm:
- Photo ops with creepy characters
- Blackout maze has been canceled due to weather affecting set-up
- Trick or treating
- The Munster Koach hot rod
- Cruella’s Costume Contest for dogs (Enter the contest inside JETT PETS by making a $5 donation to Second Chance SPCA; dogs must be in costume and leashed)
- Food, beer, wine and nonalcoholic drinks for purchase
McCall Plaza Live Music Stage:
5:00pm Danni and Kris
7:00pm All Funk Radio Show
9:00pm The Selfless Lovers
K Avenue & 15th Street Stage:
5:00-10:30pm Thrilling artists from Rādiantsólz including fire performers, circus artists, illusionists, jugglers and more
Performing inside Plano Shopping Co-op (2nd floor of the A.R. Schell & Son Building at 1001 E. 15th Street:
5:00pm Magician David Scott Willis
8:00pm Journey Choi, Cellist
Performing inside Shala Yoga Loft (1021 E 15th St):
Snakes with Patrick Holmes from 7:20-7:50pm
It’s almost time for the sold-out Apparition Expedition! The phantoms are making their way to Downtown Plano for the Oct. 27th event. If you missed out on tickets, can you still join us on Oct. 28 for R.I.P. Fest from 5-10:30pm in Downtown Plano.
For ticketholders, please check in with Plano Arts & Events staff in McCall Plaza on October 27th. If you bought tickets for the 5pm wave, please be at the Plaza and ready to check in by 5pm. If you purchased for the 8pm wave, you will arrive to check in by 8pm! We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes and weather appropriate clothing. We cannot wait to see you!
We’re hosting a festival for all ages to celebrate the spooky season. Rest In Plano (R.I.P.) Fest takes over Downtown Plano on Oct. 28, offering thrilling performances including magicians, illusionists, fire performers and live music. We’ll have a trick or treating map for younger guests, a blackout maze and Cruella's Costume Contest in JETT PETS hosted by Second Chance SPCA, and the fest is free to attend.
R.I.P. Fest offers frightful fun that guests of all ages can enjoy. We will have spooky sights all along 15th Street, but no gore or terrifying characters. Make plans to join us!
There’s nothing quite like Underground Movement Festival Vol. 9, and it returns Saturday, Nov. 18 from 5-10 p.m. in Downtown Plano’s McCall Plaza. If you’ve never been before, make plans to come out and watch the area’s best street dancers perform in showcases and dance battles at UMF Vol 9.
Dancers, are you the best? Show us what you’ve got! Cost to participate is $10 per dancer/per format. Prize is $500 and Custom Champion Pendants Plus Necklace. More details regarding dancer sign-ups will be announced closer to the event date.
We’re hosting a festival for all ages to celebrate the spooky season. Rest In Plano (R.I.P.) Fest takes over Downtown Plano on Oct. 28, offering thrilling performances including magicians, illusionists, fire performers and live music. We’ll have a trick or treating map for younger guests, a blackout maze and a pet costume contest, and the fest is free to attend.
R.I.P. Fest offers frightful fun that guests of all ages can enjoy. We will have spooky sights all along 15th Street. Make plans to join us!
Underground Movement Festival Vol. 9 returns to Downtown Plano’s McCall Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 5-10 p.m. Come out to this free, family-friendly event and immerse yourself in an energetic celebration of street dance.
This is an all-ages, family-friendly event, and spectators attend for free. Beverages will be available for purchase, and we encourage attendees to check out the eateries and shops while in downtown. More details regarding dancer sign ups will be announced closer to the event date.
Competitors: $10 per dancer/per format
MC: Daniel Choi & Victor Triple T
DJ: 1. Vince "Fuego" Escano (Take It Easy Crew) Dallas, TX 2. DL (Get Down Alliance) OKC, OK
Prize: $500 & Custom Champion Pendants Plus Necklace
This Saturday is our annual Beatles Night, and there is still time to get your tickets! Don’t miss out on these guitars gently weeping under the stars on a cool, fall night. All you need is love and a few important details to let it be your favorite night of the year:
- Parking @ Red Tail Pavilion 2801 E Spring Creek Pkwy
- Doors open @ 6pm
- Revolution 9 @ 7pm
- Hard Night’s Day @ 7:45pm
- Show ends @ 10:30pm
👍:
- Bring chairs
- Bring blankets
- Bring coolers
- BYOB (alcohol may be brought in to be consumed inside the venue only, but no glass containers)
- Bring cash/credit cards to purchase burgers & sodas from Ye Ole Butcher Shop
- Bring (non-aerosol) mosquito spray
👎:
- Don’t bring pets (except service animals)
- Don’t bring illegal weapons
- Don’t smoke or vape in/near the venue
- Don’t pass out flyers or practice unauthorized solicitation
This Friday night, Oct. 13 beginning at 7:30pm, we’ve got free, all-ages karaoke in Downtown Plano’s McCall Plaza. Come with family and friends and channel your inner Whitney! Feel free to bring your own snacks and chairs.
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Here’s your chance to convince Cruella de Vil that your dog would make a much better unicorn, hot dog, or witch than fur coat. Enter your pup in Cruella's Costume Contest inside JETT PETS during Rest In Plano (R.I.P.) Fest on October 28 between 5-10:30pm. Dogs must be in costume and leashed to participate, and pet parents will need to make a $5 donation to Second Chance SPCA. Voting will occur on our social media after the festival, and the winners in each category will receive a prize basket from JeTT Pets.
All of the dogs shown in this video are adoptable right now at Second Chance SPCA!
