Jessica Serna
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In a city this big, there’s something to do every single day of the week. How could there not be? Dallas is a destination for festivals, traveling art exhibitions, stand-up comedy circuits and literally everything in between. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is a curated, weekly guide of top picks you won’t want to miss. And the ways to fill your schedule don’t stop here — check out our full events calendar for even more ways to get through the week in North Texas.
If you’re a fan of niche music offerings, there’s no better week to live in Big D.
Monday, May 4
This is Spinal Tap
Sundown at Granada
Sundown at Granada (3520 Greenville Ave.) is hosting a free screening of the 1984 rock mockumentary This is Spinal Tap as part of their Cult Classic Movie Monday series at 8:15 p.m. Fans can laugh and sing along to this beloved music industry satire (and the directorial debut of the late, great Rob Reiner) while snacking on a specialty food and drink menu themed to the movie. This event is 21 and over.
Tuesday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo
Round-Up Saloon
You won’t be able to throw a stone without hitting a Cinco de Mayo party this Tuesday, but Round-Up Saloon (3912 Cedar Springs Rd.) gets bonus points for offering more than just an excuse to get drunk. The iconic Oak Lawn gay club will be offering free Latin dance lessons at 8 p.m., karaoke at 9 p.m. and a drag show at 11 p.m. And if you just want to get drunk, they can help you with that too; $1 off everything, happy hour is from 3–8 p.m., $4 Texas beers and $6 Texas liquors will be served from 8 p.m. til closing, and tequila jello shots will be available throughout the night. This event is 21 and over.
Wednesday, May 6
Wicked
Music Hall at Fair Park
So much happened before Dorothy dropped into Oz (and before Ariana Grande dyed her hair blonde). The long-running Broadway musical that inspired the blockbuster film duology is coming back to Dallas, running at Music Hall at Fair Park (909 1st Ave.) from May 6 through June 14. Wicked tells the previously untold backstory of the powerful yet misunderstood Elphaba (“The Wicked Witch of the West” if you’re nasty), her college roommate-turned-best frenemy Glinda the Good and more iconic Wizard of Oz characters whose stories you only know the half of. Tickets and dates can be found online.
Thursday, May 7
Crazy Train
House of Blues
Are you still grieving the late Ozzy Osbourne? House of Blues (2200 N. Lamar St.) has a father-son tribute band for that. The nationally recognized Crazy Train pays homage to The Prince of Darkness with career-spanning hits, atmospheric special effects and “painstaking commitment to detail,” crafting an experience that they claim is “as close as it gets to seeing Ozzy live.” Tickets start at $16.
Rocky-Verse
Meow Wolf
The latest installment of Meow Wolf’s (3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 253) immersive art installation’s 21-and-over “Adulti-verse” events will be themed around “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and we’re already “shivering with antici-.” The cast of the legendary local floor show, Los Bastardos, will headline two shows featuring songs and scenes from the iconic midnight movie, and, as always, audience participation will be a must. There will also be free prop bags for the first 50 guests at each show, a set from DJ Bella Scratch in the lobby and special offerings at Meow Wolf’s cafe. The shows are included with admission to Adulti-verse, and seating is first-come, first-served. (“-pation.”)
Friday, May 8
Stereophonic
Winspear Opera House
Have you ever heard of a straight play having a bestselling soundtrack? Stereophonic, the most Tony-nominated play of all time, accomplished just that. The Broadway hit, which will run at Winspear Opera House from May 8 –10, follows an up-and-coming rock band on the brink of making it big in 1976. Though not a musical (nobody is bursting into non-diegetic song and dance here), Stereophonic does feature original music, written and recorded by the in-universe band, exploring “the agony and ecstasy of creation” and the pressure that comes with success. Tickets and availability can be found online.
Saturday, May 9
Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Electronic Dance Party
The Echo Lounge
If “indie sleaze” wasn’t just a phase for you, The Echo Lounge (1333 N. Stemmons Freeway) invites you to “Dance Yrself Clean” and do the Crystal Castles album cover pose among like-minded dirtbags. Electric Feels, a touring indie rock dance party, will be playing all of the music that made you feel like a cool kid during the 2000s and 2010s: Tame Impala, MGMT, Passion Pit, Arctic Monkeys, LCD Soundsystem and more. This event is 18+ and tickets cost $23.65.
Sunday, May 3
Mother’s Day Brunch
Reunion Tower
Sunday is Mother’s Day and there will be no shortage of opportunities to take Mom out to brunch, the go-to way to observe this holiday since the dawn of time. Reunion Tower (300 Reunion Blvd.) is offering a slightly elevated version of this tradition on its GeO-Deck, with stunning views of the city, live music from local indie duo Mountain Natives, vendors selling last-minute gifts and other “sweet surprises.” Brunch will be served from 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Access to this event is included with a general admission ticket for the GeO-Deck.
Mamma Mia! Movie Party
Alamo Drafthouse
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the mother of wine mom cinema is getting the Movie Party treatment at Alamo Drafthouse (multiple locations). This fan-favorite movie musical set to the songs of ABBA tells the story of Donna (Meryl Streep), a single mom who has to balance planning her daughter’s wedding, dancing and drinking with her best friends and figuring out slightly too late in the game which of her three exes is her baby daddy, all while running a hotel on a scenic Greek island. What a life! Tickets start at $17.
Continuing Events
Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea from the DMA Collection at The Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas, through July 26, 2026
If you missed it at the Dallas Arts District location of The Crow, now’s your chance to see Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea from the DMA Collection… and consider that second degree. The Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas offers up the fantastic exhibition that includes pieces created in fascinating ways: with feet, with a mouth, by pouring paint onto a canvas, and other methods that channeled convention after the considerably conventional 1950s. Don’t miss it. Find out more online.
