Special Activities, Food, and Drinks

Indoor and outdoor activities:

• Soccer-themed games and hands-on STEM activities
• Special activations featuring FC Dallas, Dallas Trinity FC, Dallas Stars, Children’s Health, Univision, and more!
• Paleo Lab tours
• 360 photo booth, glitter tattoo station (3-6pm), and digital caricature drawings (6-9pm)

Food and drinks:

• Globally inspired food stations featuring menu items from England, Japan, Netherlands, Austria, and Argentina, prepared by Wolfgang Puck Catering
• Food trucks: Yummy Pizza, Egg Stand, Mi Cocina, Mama Lama, and Winter’s Snow
• Bars will be available for guests ages 21+

Live music:

• Featuring DJ Rosé (3-6pm) and Tauvy Thomason (6-9pm)

Know Before You Go

Directions and Parking

• Self-parking is available in the Main Museum Parking Lot located under Woodall Rodgers Freeway, on Broom Street across from the Museum. Parking is $10 per car; only credit card payments are accepted. There is not a discount for member parking.
• Taking public transportation, carpooling or taking designated driver services are also great options! Due to the type of event, we are encouraging ride-share.
• Alternate parking options

Entry

• After purchasing your ticket online, you will receive a confirmation email with your ticket(s) and receipt. Please print your ticket or have the QR code handy on your smartphone to be scanned upon arrival.
• Tickets are also available at the gate, if not previously sold out.
• Visitors attending the event may not enter the Museum before 3pm. If you want to visit the Museum prior to 3pm, an additional general admission ticket is required.
• Visitors in the Museum prior to 3pm with a ticket to the event will need to leave the Museum at 2:30pm and go through event ticketing and security screening at 3pm.
• For guests age 21+, please have your state-issued ID card or driver’s license ready to show at the entrance to be issued a wristband allowing you to purchase alcohol.
• No re-entry allowed.

Bag Policy

• Guests can bring clear bag that is not larger than 12” x 6” x 12”, a one-gallon clear resealable bag, or a small clutch bag that is not larger than 4.5” x 6.5”.
• No backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, coolers, luggage, computer bags, camera bags, or any bag larger than permitted size will be allowed into the event.
• Bags will be screened as you enter. Security has final say on what is and isn’t permitted.

Food and Drinks

• No outside food or beverages allowed, with the exception of one (1) factory-sealed soft plastic water bottle per guest.
• No need to eat before you come! Food and beverage stations, food trucks, and Museum Café will offer a variety of tasty treats and delicious bites for purchase from 3 to 9pm.
• Drinks will be available for purchase at our bars, located inside the Museum halls and outside on the Plaza. Last call will begin at 8:45pm.

Inclement Weather

• This event will take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, the musician(s), bars, games and food truck access will be available inside the Museum. Make sure to check the website homepage or our Instagram page for updates.

Prohibited Items
The following items are prohibited at the Thursdays on Tap: Soccer Edition event:

• Weapons or firearms of any kind are not allowed, even if you have a permit.
• Tripods, monopods, and selfie-sticks
• Drones or remote-controlled aircraft
• Wagons or stroller-wagons (basic strollers are permitted)
• Umbrellas
• Chairs or personal seating devices
• Outside food or beverages, including alcohol
• Animals, except for service animals
• Tobacco, smoking devices, and illegal substances
• Fireworks, fuel, or explosive materials of any kind
• Kites, frisbees, inflatables, or air horns