11 Father’s Day Activities to Celebrate With Your Dad || Updated 2023

June 11, 2018

Father’s Day is coming up quick! Here are some ideas for great Father’s Day activities in Texas. Find Father’s Day Ideas in Dallas, Father’s Day Ideas in Austin, and Father’s Day Ideas in Houston. Things to do with Dad all over Texas!

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Enjoy a Brewery Together

What dad doesn’t love a good beer? Grab the family (or those of legal drinking age) and explore some of your local breweries – beer drinking is one of the best Father’s Day activities!

Dallas: Check out Community Brewing CoLegal Draft Brewing, or Deep Ellum Brewery

Austin: Check out Live Oak BrewingJester KingAustin Beerworks, or Deep Eddy Distillery

Houston: Check out St. Arnolds BrewingKarbachReal Ale, or Lone Pint Brewery

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Tee Off Together at Top Golf

Thankfully, there are plenty of Top Golfs around Texas! Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, & San Antonio. Likely your dad has never heard of this place before, even if you have! Let him have some family time and golf time teeing off at Top Golf for Fathers Day.

Chow Down On Texas BBQ Together

Looking for a good meal with the family on Fathers Day? What dad doesn’t love himself some brisket and ribs? Also, this kind of fathers day activity is a bonus for you both! Check out these local favorites:

Dallas: Check out Pecan LodgeAngelosLockhart Smokehouse, or 3 Stacks Smokehouse

Austin: Check out Terry Black BBQSalt Lick (my favorite), Freedman BBQ, or La BBQ

Houston: Check out Gatlins BBQTriple J Smokehouse, or Killeens BBQ

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Go Visit the Shooting Range

I don’t know about you, but MY very Texan father loves going to the shooting range. He doesn’t do it often, but when he does he considers it a treat. Do something different and take your dad to the range with you! As far as Fathers Day activities goes, this is one he will love.

While I wish I could provide recommendations of where to go, I have absolutely no idea. This Texan has only been shooting once, and it was in Seattle!

Go Fishing On the Lake

Spend the day in the sun and out in the lake with your dad! A fishing trip is probably just what the doctor ordered for Father’s Day activities. Check out some of these lakes near you for a fishing day:

Dallas: Check out Lake GrapevineLake Ray Hubbard (my dads fav), or White Rock Lake

Austin: Check out Quarry Lake, the Barton Creek Greenbelt, or really anywhere on Town Lake

Houston: Check out Lake AnahaucMcGovern Lake, or Mary Jo Peckham Park

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Attend a Sporting Event That He Loves

Check out what local games are happening now! I know for a fact the Texas Rangers have a Fathers Day game, but don’t forget to check out local minor league teams and MLS games! No matter how big or small, your dad will enjoy getting to yell at the opposing team.

Visit His Favorite Local Museums

If my dad had his way, he would spend all day every day in different history museums. So on Fathers Day, we usually let him drag us to his favorites and we pretend to listen and pay attention!

Dallas: Check out the Fort Worth History MuseumPerot MuseumSixth Floor Museum at Dealey, or the George Bush Presidential Museum

Austin: Check out the Texas State History MuseumLBJ CenterBlanton Museum, or Harry Ransom Center

Houston: Check out the Houston Science MuseumHolocaust Museum Houston, or Museum of Fine Arts

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Get Crazy By Going Skydiving

Anyone else have a thrill loving dad? Do something crazy and different for him this Fathers Day! Fine your nearest (or real skydiving if you’re crazy like that) and surprise him with an adventure for Fathers Day!

Get in the Southern Spirit with Rodeos + Two Stepping

If you’re in the Dallas Fort Worth area, then spend the day exploring Fort Worth together! Check out my Fort Worth Guide for my favorite spots. Make sure you explore the Stockyards, then hit the Rodeo afterwards, and end it off with some country music at Billy Bobs!

Become Speed Racers Together

Got a car loving dad that is all into Indy and Formula, then maybe do something related to that! If you’re up in Dallas, then check out the Texas Motor Speedway and the ride-along’s they offer! If you’re in Austin, then check out the ride-along’s available at the Circuit of the Americas!

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Go On An Outdoor Adventure

Sometimes your dad just wants to get out of the house and enjoy the nature around him! My dad is definitely one of those people. Check out some of these ways to spend the day outdoors, one of those Father’s day activities with many ways to do it!

Dallas: Kayaking at White Rock Lake, explore the Dallas Arboretum

Austin: Kayaking Town Lake, hike Barton Creek Trail, visit Mount Bonnel or the 360 Bridge

Houston: Walk around Buffalo Bayou, day trip to Galveston, an afternoon at Discovery Park

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Go On a Zipling Adventure

Go an adventurous mom out there? My dad is actually is a huge adrenaline junkie (I swear we would go skydiving if my mom would promise not to kill us herself afterwards). This is an awesome outdoor gift to do together if your dad happens to love being outdoors too.

Check out the Austin Zipline Experience


Thanks for checking out our post on our favorite gift ideas for Fathers Day! Hopefully, something here inspired an idea that you can get your dad, and we would love to hear what you decided in the comments. Show the pops some loveeee!

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