Dear ol’ Dad, you do so much for your family, and it doesn’t go unnoticed. So, prepping for this Father’s Day to celebrate you, we’ve got some suggestions for family fun outings where the entire family can all savor fancy foods that hit the spot and can play together outdoors. Check out these culinary and recreational adventures in and around Dallas and Fort Worth.
Outdoor Adventures for Father’s Day in DFW
Father-Son Field Day
Details: Like competitive father, like competitive son? Sign up to join relay races, tug-of-war and more Olympic-style “Grapevine Games.” Sign up online for you and your boys ages 3 and up to join this friendly-competition, starting in the morning before it gets too hot.
Location: Parr Park, 3010 Parr Lane, Grapevine
Date: Saturday, June 8, 8:30–11am
Pricing: $25 for Grapevine residents; $30 for non-residents
Contact: For questions, call 817/410-3450. Click here for more info and to sign up.
Family Campout
Details: For every guy who’s counting the minutes until he can get some outdoor time, don’t overlook these regular overnights camping trips at the Heard. You bring your gear, and staff provides s’mores around the campfire, and leads games and night hikes through the trails. These are open to kids 5 and older.
Location: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Place, McKinney
Date: The next one is coming up Friday, June 14, starting at 6pm, and overnight through Saturday morning.
Pricing: $29 adults; $24 children 5–12.
Contact: Sign up here or call 972/562-5566 for questions.
Dino Tech Dissect
Details: OK sure, this one is indoors. But you’ll feel like walking through a prehistoric jungle inside the Dinosaur Company, where animatronic dinosaurs are alive and thriving. Professionals here actually build the dinos at this facility using all sorts of electric components, and at this special event, you can get in on the action by inspecting their inner workings, taking apart electronic pieces and putting them back together. Look here for more info.
Location: The Dinosaur Company, 420 Century Parkway, Allen
Date: Sunday, June 16, 10am–noon
Pricing: Free, but space is limited. If these sell out, there are still plenty of opportunities to tour their workshop.
Contact: Call 469/273-1388 or email tours@billingsproductions.com.
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Steakhouses for Father’s Day in DFW
TrailDust Steakhouse
Details: For a lunch or dinner out with the whole family, head up to this steakhouse in Sanger. It’s a local favorite not only for its savory and affordable cuts of steak, plus seafood and chicken (they’ve got a kids menu too)—but also for the restaurant’s own indoor slide. So your kids can get some of their sillies out while you enjoy your meal. No reservations are necessary. If you’re local or in a hurry, you can also order online and pick up at the drive-thru window.
Side note: If you’re gifting the dad in your life a necktie for this Father’s Day, don’t let him wear it here. This restaurant is famous for snipping off said ties and sticking them to the wall as trophies.
Location: 1200 Stemmons Freeway, Sanger
Date: Open daily; 11am–9pm Sunday–Thursday and 11am–10pm Friday–Saturday
Pricing: Cut steaks start at $14.99. Kids menu starts at $4.99.
Contact: Call 940/458-3512 or visit trailduststeak.com.
Fearing’s
Details: For a more formal dinner with dad (they’ve got a dress code), there’s nothing better than Fearing’s, run by the James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef Dean Fearing and located inside the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Uptown Dallas. Go online to reserve your table for Father’s Day. A special lunch features a three-course menu with duck carnitas, bacon-wrapped quail—and those are just the starters. See the full menu here, including brisket, baby back ribs and jalapeño Waygu sausage. The kids get a three-course meal too—with an assorted berry bowl, 4-ounce fillet, mac and cheese, banana pudding and coconut cream pie.
Location: 2121 McKinney Avenue, Uptown Dallas
Date: Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Father’s Day lunch is Sunday, June 16, from 11am–3pm
Pricing: Father’s Day lunch for $138 for adults. About $50 per child.
Contact: Call 214/922-4848, visit fearingsrestaurant.com.
Wicked Butcher
Details: While staff tells us that the Dallas location will be closed on Father’s Day (so, disregard the Father’s Day brunch menu on their website), the Fort Worth location inside the gorgeous art deco Sinclair Hotel will be open and offering this special menu, including a prime rib sandwich, steak and eggs, filet and New York strip. For your littles, they can choose from the regular kids menu of mac and cheese, grilled cheese, chicken fingers or burgers.
Location: 512 Main Street, Fort Worth
Date: Sunday, June 16, open for breakfast 6:30–11am, brunch from 11am–3pm and dinner from 5–10pm
Pricing: Items are priced a la carte. See the menu at wickedbutcher.com.
Contact: Call the Fort Worth location at 817/601-4621 for questions or go online to reserve a table.
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Top image courtesy of Grapevine Parks & Recreation
