Alliance Skate Park at Grand Prairie features a full skate shop with all your favorite skate shoes, clothing and skateboards. Park hours vary each season. All day sessions $7 for residents and $8 for non-residents. Helmets and waivers required.

Lessons, skate camps, concerts, lock-ins, and more!

The Grand Prairie Farmers Market sells fresh fruits and vegetables as well as spices, candles, soaps, olive oil and an array of other items at Market Square. Seasonally: Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Opened May 2008, the Grand Prairie AirHogs, American Association of Professional Baseball Southern Division Champions, play at QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie, located between Lone Star Park and Verizon Theatre. The ballpark features the finest in minor league baseball, Wide World of Parks Kids Zone, restaurants, sports bar, cigar bar and swimming pool. It seats 4,000 and offers 13 luxury suites. The facility will also offer special events year round.

Set among rolling hills, fishing, boating, swimming and water skiing are popular water sports on Lake Joe Pool. This 7,500 acre lake has a full service marina, picnicking, camping, cabins and parks on the lake’s shore.

The Copeland Home holds significant historic value for Grand Prairie – both in its architecture and its primary occupant, Dr. Horace Victor Copeland (1875-1969). The white clapboard home represents the typical farm home of the turn of the 20th Century. Dr. Copeland began a medical practice in the back of a pharmacy in Grand Prairie, beginning five decades of serving its citizens, and helping to deliver more than 4,000 babies. The home has a State Landmark as well as a Grand Prairie Landmark. Free tours are conducted the third Saturday in March and first Saturday in December from 1-4 p.m.

The number one water park in North Texas, Hurricane Harbor, with more water rides and attractions – including the Mega Wedgie – guests can slip, slid and glide through more than 47 acres of colorful scenery. Blast down thrilling rides like the Tornado, the Black Hole and Sea Wolf; explore the treasures of Hook’s Lagoon, or catch a wave on Surf Ride. The largest water park in North Texas also features beach volleyball courts, private cabanas, and lounging areas. Six Flag Hurricane Harbor guarantees teens, tweens and families a bigger, better, wetter experience!

The Johnnie High Country Music Revue is a 35 year Texas Tradition. The beautiful Arlington Music Hall has state-of-the-art lighting and sound and a high-energy country music show every Saturday night at 7:30 p.m., plus theme shows, and a month of Christmas shows in December.

Open year round. Call for hours and prices. Group Rates available. Three of the most unique and entertaining attractions are in one building. In Louis Tussaud’s Palace of Wax, come face to face with lifelike figures from Hollywood, horrors, the Old West, history, childhood fantasy and the life of Christ. Ripley’s showcases eye-popping galleries displaying the most beautiful, bizarre and fascinating oddities from around the world. Get lost in the new Ripley’s Enchanted Mirror Maze.

The 6,350-seat live performance hall hosts sell-out crowds to popular concerts, shows and events. Located 1/2 mile north of I-30 on Belt Line Road, Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie is one of the most technologically sophisticated indoor theaters in America. The venue hosts a wide range of shows from music concerts to comedy, magic, corporate events and more.

In the heart of the Metroplex, the Ruthe Jackson Center in Grand Prairie is an excellent choice for your business or training meeting, award ceremony, luncheon, new product presentation, reception, reunion or special event. This elegant facility features state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, turnkey event planning, catering services, and complimentary parking. Seven meeting areas of various sizes total 18,000 square feet. A great place for your next event.

Six Flags Over Texas offers up the best in top-tier family entertainment, thrilling roller coasters and crowd-pleasing attractions. Mr. Six, the ageless rater of fun, also beckons guests to have six flags of fun with appearances throughout the park and Mr. Six Dance Parties! Six Flags Over Texas features 12 colossal coasters including Tony Hawk’s Big Spin, Titan, and Superman: Tower of Power. Guests can attend park festivals all season long such as Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park. Starting May 29, the Glow in the Park parade returns for another electrifying season full of state-of-the-art floats and Cirque-style music. This parade is a perfect way to end a thrilling day in the park!

Splash Factory
Charley Taylor Recreation Ctr
601 E. Grand Prarie Road
972-263-8174
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Splish, splash your way to fun in the sun at the Splash Factory. This interactive water playground features age-specific play areas, including a water wall, ground sprays, a magic mist, fountains, a spraying cannon, a power geyser and magic touch water gun. Delight your toddler to young teen at this water play park.

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is the home of your Texas Rangers, challengers for the American League West pennant.  Catch the Rangers during the season, which runs April through September.

“The Famous Texas Flea Market” features more than 3,500 vendors selling their wares every Saturday and Sunday, year-round. More than 3.5 million visitors a year are attracted to the 161-acre site which also offers kiddie rides, arcade games and a wide variety of state fair style foods. Featuring festivals throughout the year.

The newly restored Uptown Theater is a flexible, multi-use facility in an Art Deco style building situated in downtown Grand Prairie. The theater hosts performing and visual arts with a large stage appropriate for music, dance, drama and film. The theater has 408 seats, which include 8 loveseats, similar to those in the original 1950 construction. Restoration also included the preservation of theater traits like the original "cloud" ceiling lit with neon and the ticket booth.