Dinosaurs Live
Dinosaurs Live is returning to the Heard Museum. The annual exhibit features life-size animatronic dinosaurs that move in a natural environment and features facts about the dinosaurs exhibited.
- Sept. 2-Feb. 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Free (with admission)
- 1 Nature Plaza, McKinney
- www.heardmuseum.org/event/dinosaurs-life-size-animatronic-open-for-season
Experience a guided wine and cheese tasting at Lone Star Wine Cellars. The tasting will explain complementary flavors and texture profiles. The class is created to be enjoyed by both wine beginners and experts.
- Sept. 26, 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
- $42
- Lone Star Wine Cellars, 103 E. Virginia St., McKinney
- www.lonestarwinecellars.com
The Adriatica Wine Walk is a charity event benefiting the McKinney Musician Fund where participants can stroll through Adriatica Village tasting wines and small bites at several restaurants and businesses. In addition, the event will feature live music and several pop-up shops.
- Oct. 8, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
- $25-$30
- Adriatica Village, 6401 Virginia Parkway, Ste. 104, McKinney
- www.adriaticavillage.com/events
Jump Into Art Studios is hosting a ceramic teapot workshop. Attendees will make a teapot using clay slabs, coils, extrusions and texture, and finish the teapot off by painting it. The workshop is for adults and mature teens, and beginners are welcome.
- Oct. 8, 1-4 p.m.
- $88
- 404 N. Church St., McKinney
- www.jumpintoart.com/store/p320/make-a-ceramic-teapot.html
The seventh annual McKinney Wine and Music Festival will take place at Towne Lake Park. The event will feature wine from nearly 15 wineries and live music from Downtown Fever and the Maylee Thomas Band. Attendees can also participate in a grape stomping competition, which will occur throughout the day, where teams of four will compete to see who can stomp the most grapes in 60 seconds.
- Oct. 14, noon-5 p.m.
- $35-$85
- Towne Lake Recreation Area, 1405 Wilson Creek Parkway, McKinney
- www.mckinneywinefestival.com
Attend Dia de los Muertos, a Latin American celebration of deceased loved ones. The event will feature entertainment representing different areas and cultures of Latin America, face painting, monarch messages, a memory tree and other traditions.
- Oct. 14, noon-9 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Dr. Glen Mitchell Memorial Park, 300 W. Louisiana St., McKinney
- www.mckinneydiadelosmuertos.com
Jump Into Art Studios is hosting a family-friendly pumpkin carving workshop. The workshop will be led by McKinney based artist Scout Wilson.
- Oct. 21 and Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. or noon-1:30 p.m.
- $35
- 404 N. Church St., McKinney
- www.jumpintoart.com/store/p339/pumpkin-carving-workshop
The Collin County Master Gardeners will host its annual fall plant sale, where local gardeners have the opportunity to purchase a large variety of locally grown perennials, shrubs and bulbs well suited for the North Texas climate.
- Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Myers Park and Event Center, 7117 CR 166, McKinney
- www.ccmgatx.org/events/fall-plant-sale
Sip and stroll through Historic Downtown McKinney at the McKinney Spooktacular Brews and Boos Walk. Attendees will enjoy craft beer and will receive a signature cup along with a map that guides them through 20 stops with beverage stations set up inside local shops. Costumes are encouraged, and there will be an outdoor vendor market.
- Oct. 28, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- $30
- 111. N. Tennessee St., McKinney
- www.mckinneysipandstroll.com/halloween-beer-walk
Run or walk around Historic McKinney Cotton Mill in the Monster Dash 5K at Tupps Brewery. Festivities include music, local vendors and costume contests, with plenty of Tupps beer and food.
- Oct. 28, 8-11 a.m.
- $30
- Tupps Brewery, 721 Anderson St., McKinney
- www.sbghospitality.com/mckinney-monster-dash
