Hello Grapevine Lake! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Repticon, national bakery honors, and LEGO robot olympics + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
Family reptile adventure: Repticon will come to Grapevine June 27 and 28 with breeders, vendors, and learning about reptiles and exotic pets, offering family-friendly encounters you won’t find at local pet stores -- see the reptile lineup.
Sweet success on display: Two Grapevine bakeries earned national recognition. JudyPie ranked No. 8 for pies with Rhonda's Pecan Pie, while Legacy Cakes’ Lisa Rountree has a Food Network win and TV appearances -- read the full story.
New retail arrival: H-E-B opened its first Dallas County store in Irving, serving Irving, Coppell, Grapevine, and West Dallas, with True Texas BBQ drive-thru, curbside and home delivery, and expanded hot food options -- explore H-E-B's new store.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Level up your week: Arcade 92 Retro Arcade, Bar and Restaurant packs 100+ retro and modern arcade games plus a social gaming lounge, with cocktails, mocktails, and biteable nostalgia. Short hop from the lake, perfect for local date nights, squad tournaments, or letting the kids win for once.
Backyard glow-up time: Feeling yard blahs? Blooming Colors Nursery & Landscape Design in Grapevine has a legit 4-acre playground of trees, shrubs, pottery, fountains, and ideas. They also design and build the good stuff like patios, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, even pool makeovers for true backyard bragging rights.
Lake-day backup plan: When wind or crowds sideline your shoreline routine, The REC of Grapevine has you covered with lap lanes, a current channel, slides, pickleball, and a legit indoor playground. Trade sunburn for a sauna, get your steps on the court, then head home pleasantly tired.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🗝 National Treasure Escape Room @ Flower Mound Public Library | Wednesday (6/24) at 3:30 PM – Take a break from yard work and channel your inner Nic Cage at a National Treasure escape room celebrating America's 250th. Solve colonial clues, dodge conspiracies, and yes, pretend to steal the Declaration, all without leaving town, or your bifocals behind.
🦖 Dino Dig @ Nash Farm | Thursday (6/25) at 10:30 AM – Historic Nash Farm is turning the kids into 19th-century fossil hunters, sandpit included. They’ll excavate “fossils” with real techniques, then settle the Bone Wars board game, the original petty scientist drama. Rain or shine, dress for heat, group rates make herding neighbors worthwhile.
🐾 Educational Animal Show @ Southlake Public Library | Thursday (6/25) at 11:00 AM – Free and actually interesting, this Creature Teacher program trots out prehistoric-ish critters, interactive demos, and the kind of conservation talk that lands. No dinosaurs, just their modern relatives, curious questions, and kids 6+ who might forget about screens for once.
🦎 Repticon @ Grapevine Convention Center | Friday (6/26) – Whether you are reptile-curious or already on a first-name basis with your bearded dragon, this two-day expo serves up live animals from around the world, expert vendors, and gear galore. Kids get wide eyes, you get solid advice, maybe a new scaly roommate.
🇺 Land Care Garden Center's American 250th Celebration BBQ @ Land Care Garden Center (Flower Mound) | Saturday (6/27) at 10:00 AM – Celebrate 250 years of independence the Flower Mound way, with free barbecue, cold drinks, and plant discounts that justify another flat of perennials. Cornhole, games, face painting, and neighborly bragging rights included, plus a garden that finally looks like you meant to do that.
🎨 Kids Art Workshop: Repaint the World @ Southlake Public Library | Saturday (6/27) at 10:30 AM – Give your living room gallery an upgrade with a free, drop-in art workshop where CISD high schoolers help little Picassos repaint the world. Think less coloring inside the lines, more joyful mess you can brag about. All ages welcome, supplies limited, no registration required.
🦖 Art Shop: Dino Edition @ Flower Mound Public Library | Monday (6/29) at 2:00 PM – If you need an activity that impresses the grandkids and keeps your wallet from going extinct, this dino-themed art workshop has you covered. Craft a prehistoric masterpiece with simple supplies, decent laughs, and zero sticker shock, then brag about your Jurassic taste all week.
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07 — The Grapevine Lake report Weather forecastToday — High: 97°F — Low: 77°F — Precip: 4%
Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 104. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Later: Mostly clear. Low around 77, with temperatures rising to around 79 overnight. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tomorrow — High: 98°F — Low: 78°F — Precip: 0%
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