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Labor Day DFW 2012

Find out what's happening for Labor Day in Dallas Fort Worth this year. Get in your last summer fun with these family-friendly fun ideas!

Below is our list of EDITOR'S PICKS for Top Labor Day Events.

You might also check out our Pools & Water Parks page to cool down and celebrate the end of summer or our Dallas Day Trips page if you want to do some day-trippin' or have a week-end getaway. Visit our EVENT CALENDARS for more events over Labor Day week-end.

EDITOR'S PICKS for Top Labor Day Events:

AdventureAsia: Family Days at the Crow

Location:Crow Collection of Asian Art

Address:2010 Flora Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Saturday Sept 1 @ 10am - 2pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:FREE

Join us for a free day of family fun at the Crow Collection! Enjoy performances, face painting, storytelling, art activities, and more.

Animal Superheroes Exhibit

Location:Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary

Address:1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:9am - 5pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:Adults $9; Seniors 60+ & Children 3-12 $6; Members & Children 2 and Under - FREE

HURRY! Exhibit ends September 30th!

Cow Camp

Location:Historic Fort Worth Stockyards (Behind the Livestock Exchange Building)

Address:121 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76165 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Sat Sept 1 @ 1:30 - 2:30pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:$1/Person suggested donation

Herd cowboys and cowgirls present a fun and educational demonstration about the tools, equipment and techniques used during the cattle drive era of the late 1800's at Cow Camp. All material presents the historical impact the drovers, horses and cattle made in Texas — then and now. View livestock and chuckwagons that represent what was actually used on cattle drives.

Friday Night Fantastic Fireworks

Location:Lake Grapevine

Date/Hours:Friday Aug 31 @ 9:30pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:FREE

Celebrate the end of summer and enjoy a spectacular 12-minute Fireworks show. Fireworks can be seen from any Lake Grapevine park or even from your boat!Fireworks display through September 3rd.

Hawaiian Falls Last Week-end

Location:The Colony, Garland, Mansfield & Roanoke

Address:4400 Paige Road The Colony, Texas 75056 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Aug 31 - Sept 3 @10:30am - 6pm

Ages:All Ages

This is our LAST week-end of the season so join us for your final summer blast!

Labor at Main Event Entertainment

Address:9375 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX 75034 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Aug 31 - Sept 3 @ Open - 5pm or 5pm - Close. Monday: open - 4pm.

Cost:$15.95/Person for the early session; $17.95/person later session

Bowling, Billiards, Laser Tag for $15.95 per person (Glow Golf, Rock Climbing and Gravity where applicable). 2 sessions available - see above for times.

Labor Day Campfire Cooking

Location:Nash Farm

Address:626 Ball St., Grapevine Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Sat September 1 @ 8am - 1pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:$15 per person

Breakfast 8am - 10am; Lunch 11am - 1pm. Reservations Required

Labor Day Cookout at Dallas Zoo

Address:650 South RL Thornton Fwy. Dallas, TX 75203 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Sept 3 @ 11am - 3pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:For more information about cost, call 469.554.7470.

Bring the family out for a special picnic meal under the tents overlooking the Giants of the Savanna! After you dine, stop by to feed the giraffes and watch the elephants explore their habitat. No reservations required.

Labor Day Train

Location:Cotton Belt Depot

Address:707 South Main Street Grapevine, TX 76051 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Mon Sept 3. Trains start at 1pm

Bring the family out to enjoy a great train robbery on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad on Labor Day. Train departs at 1:00pm from the Grapevine Cotton Belt Train Depot and returns at 6:00pm. Or hop aboard the Trinity River Run, departing the Fort Worth Stockyards Station at 3:15pm, returning to the Stockyards at 4:15pm.

LAST Summer Gunfight at the Stockayrds

Location:Historic Fort Worth Stockyards

Address:130 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76106 Click for Google Map

Date/Hours:Sat Sept 1 @ 11:45 am and 4:15pm

Ages:All Ages

Cost:FREE

Watch a real cattle drive and a gunfight! Summer Gunfight Shows with The Legends of Texas - FREE, family friendly show every week-end. Show times are conveniently right after the Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drives!