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There are 70 Texas State Parks that offer free fishing and many that offer special events!  If you enjoy the outdoors and going to the beach, hiking, fishing, or boating, a Texas State Park can provide you with the perfect relaxing family destination.

Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks Family Fishing Program

Texas State Parks Event Calendar

School is out and there’s no better place to head with your kids than the zoo!  Texas is home to some of the finest zoos in the United States!  Check before your trip for the Covid-19 protocols.  Some require a purchase of tickets prior to arrival.

Dallas Zoo

Fort Worth Zoo

Tyler's Caldwell Zoo

Spectacular 4^th of July Festivals in the DFW Area

Please check the websites for date and time:

Addison Kaboom Town - July 3rd

Fort Worth's Fourth - July 4th

Grapevine July 4th Firework Extravaganza - July 4th

McKinney Red White and Boom Parade - July 4th

In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States.

There are 70 Texas State Parks that offer free fishing and many that offer special events!  If you enjoy the outdoors and going to the beach, hiking, fishing, or boating, a Texas State Park can provide you with the perfect relaxing family destination.

Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks Family Fishing Program

Texas State Parks Event Calendar

School is out and there’s no better place to head with your kids than the zoo!  Texas is home to some of the finest zoos in the United States!  Check before your trip for the Covid-19 protocols.  Some require a purchase of tickets prior to arrival.

Dallas Zoo

Fort Worth Zoo

Tyler's Caldwell Zoo

This is one holiday that is easy to celebrate. Cheer Up the Lonely Day was established to spread awareness about the damaging effects of loneliness and asks for people to give some of their time to bring happiness and cheer into the lives of those who may be lonely. Unfortunately, whether it is being alone or feeling alone; loneliness is an inevitable part of life. For some people, it can be temporary, and for others it may be a daily struggle; affecting all ages, and people from all walks of life. If you know someone who is lonely or going through a difficult time, this was created as a day to reach out to them and try to cheer them up. Your small act of kindness can make a big difference to them. According to L.J. Pesek, Cheer Up the Lonely Day was created by her father, Francis Pesek from Detroit, Michigan. She said her father "was a quiet, kind, wonderful man who had a heart of gold. He got the idea as a way of promoting kindness toward others who were lonely or forgotten as shut-ins or in nursing homes with no relatives or friends to look in on them." Francis Pesek chose this July 11th, because it was his own birthday.

There are 70 Texas State Parks that offer free fishing and many that offer special events!  If you enjoy the outdoors and going to the beach, hiking, fishing, or boating, a Texas State Park can provide you with the perfect relaxing family destination.

Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks Family Fishing Program

Texas State Parks Event Calendar

School is out and there’s no better place to head with your kids than the zoo!  Texas is home to some of the finest zoos in the United States!  Check before your trip for the Covid-19 protocols.  Some require a purchase of tickets prior to arrival.

Dallas Zoo

Fort Worth Zoo

Tyler's Caldwell Zoo

When you get the urge for a snack on a hot, humid summer night, what's the first thing that comes to your mind? That's right....Ice Cream! Therefore, it's only fitting that ice cream be given its own special day. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month. He also established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in July. Did you know? Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri is credited with inventing the ice cream cone. On July 23, 1904 at the World's Fair in St. Louis, he filled a pastry cone with two scoops of ice cream to make the first ice cream cone. There is some controversy over this claim. Italo Marchiony of New York City filed a patent for the ice cream cone months before the fair opened. And, he was selling lemon ice in cones as early as 1896.

The Full Moon in July is the Buck Moon, named after the new antlers that emerge from a buck's forehead around this time of the year. It is also called Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, and Wort Moon.

There are 70 Texas State Parks that offer free fishing and many that offer special events!  If you enjoy the outdoors and going to the beach, hiking, fishing, or boating, a Texas State Park can provide you with the perfect relaxing family destination.

Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks Family Fishing Program

Texas State Parks Event Calendar

School is out and there’s no better place to head with your kids than the zoo!  Texas is home to some of the finest zoos in the United States!  Check before your trip for the Covid-19 protocols.  Some require a purchase of tickets prior to arrival.

Dallas Zoo

Fort Worth Zoo

Tyler's Caldwell Zoo