Love is in the air, whether you’re celebrating with a sweetheart or your closest friends. North Texas is packed with Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s events that will make February feel extra special.

Here are 10 Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s Day events happening around Dallas-Fort Worth as you start making plans.

VALENTINE’S WEEKEND AT REUNION TOWER

Get a breathtaking view of the Dallas skyline while celebrating on Friday and Saturday of Valentine’s Day weekend. There will be photo ops, specialty cocktails and mocktails, custom cookies, poems, and acoustic music by Mountain Natives on Friday. Saturday will feature a skyline sketch, taught by local artists.

DETAILS: Feb. 13 and 14 from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday at Reunion Tower, 300 Reunion Blvd. E, Dallas. Tickets are $63.56 per person and $124.73 for couples.

GRAPEVINE’S WINE, CHOCOLATE & ROMANCE ON MAIN TOUR

Experience an intimate Valentine’s-themed food and wine tour that takes guests on a stroll through historic Main Street in Grapevine. It will feature wine and light bites from local wineries.

DETAILS: Thursdays through Sundays in February from 3 to 5 p.m. 324 S. Main St., Grapevine. Tickets are $123 per person.

FLAMING COCKTAIL HOT DATE NIGHT

Expect a hot date night where couples can blow and create their own heart or flower made from molten glass. Attendees can also indulge in flaming cocktails to toast their love.

DETAILS: Feb. 11-14 from noon to 7 p.m. at Vetro Glassblowing Studio & Gallery, 701 S. Main St., Grapevine. Tickets are $55 per person.

FORTWORTHIANS101 SPEED DATING EVENT

Restaurant West + Stone at Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel is co-hosting a Fortworthians101 speed-dating event. Guests are guaranteed to speak to at least 10 people and continue the conversations during a singles mixer after the speed dating concludes.

DETAILS: Feb. 10 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at West + Stone, 1701 Commerce St., Fort Worth. Ages 25-37. Speed dating tickets and mixer tickets ate $47.80; mixer-only tickets are $13.03.

VALENTINE’S WEEKEND MOVIE NIGHT AT WHISKEY RANCH

Guests are invited to bundle up and bring chairs and blankets to watch How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in the great outdoors. Admission includes a free first cocktail.

DETAILS: Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Whiskey Ranch, 2601 Whiskey Ranch Road, Fort Worth. Tickets are $11.99.

GALENTINE’S/VALENTINE’S COOKIE DECORATING & WINE

Decorate cookies with your date or gal pals at this gallery experience. While decorating cookies, enjoy two glasses of wine and admire original artworks from Texas artists.

DETAILS: This event occurs Wednesday through Sunday during February at Giddens Gallery, 624 S. Main St., Grapevine. Ages 21 and up. Tickets are $62.

LOVE LETTERS-RUNWAY THEATRE

Watch an intimate, moving play with your loved ones that spans decades of hopes, dreams, and heartfelt words.

DETAILS: Feb. 13-15 at 3 and 8 p.m. at Runway Theatre, 215 N Dooley St., Grapevine. Tickets are $30.

VALENTINE’S/GALENTINE’S DAY AT PEGASUS PLAZA

Take a trip to downtown Dallas with your bestie or date and attend the free Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day event at Pegasus Plaza. It will have a doggy kissing booth, free photo booth and free flowers.

DETAILS: Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pegasus Plaza, 1500 Main St., Dallas. Free.

DFW LADIES GALENTINE’S GAL HIKE

Celebrate female friendships with a hike with all your gal pals. The hike starts on the Arbor Hills Trail, heads up to the Pond of Vasil Levski, continues to the Observation Deck, and then loops back through the prairie trail. Attendees are invited to wear pink. After the hike, there will be a brunch at restaurant Whiskey Cake.

DETAILS: Feb. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, 6701 West Parker Road, Plano. Free.

MCKINNEY GALENTINE’S POP UP

The Stix Icehouse will have a special Galentine’s Day celebration filled with shopping, jewelry and music bingo. Attendees can also create custom-made permanent jewelry and a trucker hat.

DETAILS: Feb. 11 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at The Stix Icehouse, 301 Eldorado Pkwy., Suite #100, McKinney. Free.

Democrats are hoping for an upset in a special runoff election for a state Senate seat in Texas on Saturday.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, is facing off against Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist in the Fort Worth-area district.

Though the district is reliably red, Rehmet did better than expected in the November election that led to the runoff, fueling some GOP concerns.

Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live results here.

In a three-way Republican primary race to represent parts of Denton County, state Rep. Jared Patterson gets our recommendation.

Patterson is now a well-established legislator, and he’s attuned to the concerns of his constituents in a district that has become symbolic of the economic boom in North Texas and the growing pains that come with it.

Texas House District 106 in eastern Denton County includes parts of Frisco and Denton as well as Aubrey, Celina and Little Elm. It is still growing fast, and the infrastructure can barely keep up with this fast change.

Patterson led the Legislature’s efforts to hold Big Tech accountable in 2025. He championed a bill that would have prohibited children from creating social media accounts and required tech companies to verify the age of new users. This editorial page supported the effort.

House Bill 186 passed with bipartisan support but stalled in the Senate. Patterson, 42, wants to bring this legislation back if he gets reelected. Political momentum may be on his side as evidence grows about the real harm that social media inflicts on children.

We have disagreed with Patterson over the years and found that some of his legislation sowed divisiveness. Still, his advocacy for children’s online safety is undeniable, and through this important cause, he has used his voice to unite people. As he puts it, this isn’t a red vs. blue bill.

While many candidates in the GOP are talking about getting rid of property taxes, Patterson took a more measured view and insisted on lowering taxes by looking at compression in school district tax rates as one approach to ease the tax burden.

Patterson voted against Senate Bill 840, a piece of legislation that this editorial page backed as an imperfect but necessary policy tool. The law allows residential construction in commercially zoned districts by right in large cities. Patterson told us that the legislation was not the right choice for cities like Frisco.

Another major issue in House District 106 is infrastructure. As massive construction work continues on U.S. Highway 380, Patterson, who serves on a committee on transportation funding, told us he wants to secure financing for farm-to-market roads that urgently need expansion.

Also running are Rick Abraham, a retired systems engineer, and Larry Brock, a retired Air Force officer who was convicted on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Abraham, 57, also shares Patterson’s concerns with rising property taxes and other challenges in his district. However, he was thin on specific policy ideas.