2026 Community Events
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Film Alley in Weatherford - Sunday, March 1, 2026 from 2:00 PM–4:00 PM. Reserve your family's spot today with a $10 refundable deposit. We would also appreciate donated goods or volunteers for the event.
Schulman Theatres, a Texas-based family business, partners with groups like Variety of Texas for kids with special needs via their Cinema Passport, while general theatre non-profits include the Educational Theatre Foundation, American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE), Shubert Foundation, and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative supporting youth theatre education nationwide.
Other 2026 Events
Please join ExplorTech today and help us plan these family events and more!
Cidercade, Fort Worth Location
Unlimited play on 125+ games! Enjoy adult beverages, soft drinks, and food. Family-friendly during the day. Once inside, there many activities and fun things to do, including retro and modern arcade games, Skee-Ball, rhythm games, fighting games, basketball, racing games, bubble hockey, pinball machines, and more.
TOPGOLF
Topgolf is a unique driving range near downtown Fort Worth. It offers specific programs for non-profits. Their Play It Forward initiative provides free play for youth-focused charities and Special Olympics, while PTA/PTOs can host fundraising Spirit Nights with discounted per-person rates for fundraising. For individual nonprofit staff, the Heroes Program offers 10% off games for teachers/first responders/military, and general donation requests for events/sponsorships can be submitted through their Driving for Good portal.
Bubble Planet Grapevine Mills
Bubble Planet at Grapevine Mills is a limited-time immersive sensory experience with bubble-themed rooms, VR, ball pits, and photo ops offering magical, colorful adventures for families and friends. It provides interactive art and tech for all ages. It provides special ticket options for large groups.
Bubble Planet is a traveling exhibit, last in DFW in December. Details will be posted when their 2026 schedule is announced.
Astro Lumina Dallas Location
Astro Lumina is a magical, immersive night walk experience featuring enchanting light installations, projections, and music, transforming gardens and parks into celestial pathways where visitors walk among stars and cosmic visions, created by Moment Factory. It's a popular, family-friendly event designed to spark wonder and connect people with the "light from the stars," offering a journey through themed zones of light and sound for a memorable evening out. It provides special ticket options for large groups.
Astro Lumina is a traveling exhibit, last in DFW in December. Details will be posted when their 2026 schedule is announced.
Meow Wolf Grapevine Mills
Five unique experiences with a common purpose: to expand worlds and minds through the lens of Meow Wolf’s kaleidoscopic art. Pick a portal and get lost. Field trips can be booked by nonprofit groups. Field trip tickets are half-price, with comlimentary chaperones. Meow Wolf Education offers free learning guides in three subjects for grades 3-12 and can be downloaded for classroom and at-home use.
Registration details and meal arrangements will be posted here and our Facebook page. Members will be notifies by email about schduled events and member discounts.
Did you know?
Special needs populations are less socially connected and less physically active than their non-disabled peers.
They have fewer friendships and smaller social networks
They have higher rates of loneliness and social isolation
Dr. Sullivan, Executive Director at Bubble Planet, December 2025
Participation Guidelines
• Special needs tudents, friends, families, and teachers are welcome. • Special accommodation is available upon request.
• Adult supervision is required for all students. • Transportation opportunities will be shared prior to each event.
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