Upcoming Field Trip – December, 2026

What: Vitruvian Lights, Addison, TX

Where: Vitruvian Park, Addison, TX

When: Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 4:30 PM - ?

Website: UDR Vitruvian Park Events – Live Music, Festivals & Community

Vitruvian Lights is a now annual event which began in 2012.  Each year in November, Vitruvian Park transforms it’s 19 acres with walkways that meander along a spring fed creek into some incredible light displays!  Millions of sparkling LED lights are wrapped around more than 550 trees, and then lights up every night at approximately 5:00 PM beginning November 23, and ending on January 1. 

Sunset is normally around 5:20 PM on December 1, so members can meet at the Addison Ice House at 4:30 if they choose.  When the Sun goes down and the lights come on, we can head out to take in and photograph these amazing light displays!  If you can’t join us at 4:30, feel free to come on out when you can, take your pictures, and then join us back at the Ice House between 7 – 7:30 PM for some food and beverage of your choice.  There is usually a lot of traffic for this, so I would recommend getting there early if you can.

Go to the events website for more information and a map detailing Vitruvian Park as well as available parking areas.  The website states that parking is $15, and is cash only.

Field Trips 2026
January 17 - Cedar Hill and National Cemetery
February 7 - Scavenger Hunt, Texas Live! Arlington with FWCC
March 13 - Dallas Arboretum
March 21 - Celtic Festival - Sherman
April 2-6 - Celebration of Spring in the Rio Grande Valley
May 2 - Cinco De Mayo Parade and Festival, Grand Prairie 
June 20 -Marshall Arts Test and Demonstration
July 25 - Frontiers of Flight
August - TBD
September 17-20 Plano Balloon Festival
October - Route 66 Exploration
November - Polo
December - Vitruvian Lights 

Field Trips 2025

January 18 - Discovery Garden
February 15 - Scavenger Hunt - Homestead Craft Village, Waco, Texas
March - North Texas Irish Festival
April 10 - 14 - High Island - Spring Bird Migration
May 
  3 - Irwin's Garden
  20 - Avedon at the Amon Carter
  25 - Fiesta Charra
June 7 - Clark Garden
July 18 - Rough Riders Baseball
August 16 - the Haas Moto Museum in Addison
September - AT&T Discovery District Photo Walk
October 25 - Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering, Fort Worth
November 7- 9 -Caddo Lake
December - Hagerman Geese and Whisky

Field Trips 2024
January 27 -  Dallas Rugby Club/Lake Highlands Park
February 17- Annual Scavenger Hunt - Charming McKinney, TX
March 23 -Celtic Festival - Sherman
April 11-14 - Landscapes/White Sands NP, Alamogordo, N.M.
April Eclipse INFO
May 18 - Texas Rose Horse Park
June 15^th. Strokers Motorcycle Shop and Ice House
July 16^th. Tuesday evening Bicycle races in Richardson
August 17^th. Roller Derby/Ice Hockey
September 28^th. Clymer Meadows
October 28^th- whenever. Fall Foliage Trip to Great Smokey Mountains
November 16 - Dallas Zoo
December 14 - John Bunker Sands Wetlands

Field Trips 2023

January 7, 2023 - Hagerman Wildlife Refuge - January 7, 8:00AM
February 4, 2023 - Scavenger Hunt - Downtown Dallas
March 4, 2023 - North Texas Irish Festival
April 13-16, 2023 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
May 20, 2023 PM - Clymer Meadows
June 3, 2023 - Rough Riders Baseball
October 28, 2023 - Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering
November 3-5, 2023 Arkansas, Eureka Springs
December 2 -Fort Worth Japanese Gardens and Zoo

Field Trips 2022

January 2022 - Dallas Zoo
February 2022 - West End Scavenger Hunt
March 2022 - Fort Worth Butterfly Garden
April 2, 2022 - Tyler Azalea Trail and Caldwell Zoo
May 21, 2022 - Polo
June 25, 2022 - Lone Star Park Horse Racing
July 9, 2022 - Winspear Opera House Tour interior and arts district photoshoot
August 20, 2022  - Roller Derby Game
September 17, 2022 - Dallas Arboretum
30 September to 7 October 2022: Fall Color in Ouray, Colorado, Visit Ouray   Sample Itinerary
September 30-October 23, 2022 - DIY, State Fair of Texas
November 11-13, 2022  - Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow
December 11, 2022 - Dallas Marathon
December 2022 - Holiday at the Arboretum

Field Trips 2023

January 7,2023  Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
February 2023 (11,18, or 25)   Scavenger Hunt
March 4,2023     North Texas Irish Festival
July - August 2023 Kenya

Field Trips 2021 - 2022

 January – Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
February – Dallas Zoo
March – Dallas Heritage Village
April – Ennis Bluebonnets
May - Clark Gardens
June – Matilda the Musical
July – Fireworks
September - Deep Ellum – Saturday - Sept 25^th - Steve Reeves 
October - Pumpkins around Dallas
November - Hot Springs National Park – Nov. 5 – 7
December - Fort Worth Japanese Gardens

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