Saturday is TOUR DES FLEURS at the Dallas Arboretum. For competitive runners and walkers, the 20k and 10k races start at 7:30 and 8 a.m., respectively, outside the gates of the Martin Rutchik Concert Lawn. Not an athlete? The Walk in the Garden, presented by Lennox International, is 8-9 a.m. and tours the entire arboretum with several family activities. You can bring strollers, but leave the pooches at home. Stick around after the races for the awards ceremony and a concert by Eagles tribute band Fast Lane. Online registration is over, but you can register at Luke’s Locker or race morning at 7 a.m. $40 10k and $55 for 20k. For race details and information about parking, visit tourdesfleurs.com. 8525 Garland Road, 214.515.6500.
AUTUMN AT THE ARBORETUM starts Saturday and runs through Nov. 14. Must see: Storybook Pumpkin Village. The event features four walk-through houses made completely out of pumpkins, representing children’s books. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $7 for children 3 and older, and free for children 2 and younger. 8525 Garland Road. 214.515.6500 or dallasarboretum.org.
MISS NELSON IS MISSING! Opens this Friday and runs through Oct. 24 at Dallas Children’s Theater. Tickets are $12-$23. In this play adapted by Jeffery Hatcher, a classroom of unruly children takes advantage of Miss Nelson’s good will, and when she goes missing, the kids must find her or endure the terrifying substitute, Miss Viola Swamp. 5938 Skillman. 214.978.0110.
MOSS FARM PICNIC: The Moss Farm Alliance Against Crime will host a neighborhood picnic, Sunday, Sept. 19 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Moss Haven Elementary. The event features games, food, a petting zoo, climbing wall, scavenger hunt, bounce house and free drawings for prizes. 9202 Moss Farm Lane, 214.341.0739.
