Ticket Giveaway: Enjoy The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes And VIP Reception For Free

The AIA Dallas Tour of Homes, Dallas’ only citywide home tour and the area’s only tour curated exclusively by architects, is back this Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24 and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the Premiere Party and the tour to the first commenter on this post!

Don’t miss this chance to win tickets to the 15th anniversary of the tour. This milestone year features a geographic expansion of homes outside of Dallas, including a home in Denton and one outside of Tyler. 

Coming Back Post-Pandemic

After COVID-19 pushed all tours virtual last year, 2021 will feature a carefully executed return to in-person tours as well as virtual options. Seven homes will be in-person only, two will be virtual, and one in Denton will have hybrid options (both in-person and virtual).

The three virtual tours include Five House (a rustic-modern pool casita in Denton), Sugar Creek (a modern home in a wooded setting outside of Tyler featuring a new commissioned sculpture by award-winning Dallas photographer and architect Craig D. Blackmon, FAIA), and Gold Crest (a high rise on Turtle Creek Boulevard, whose original design was by notable Dallas architect George Dahl). Virtual tickets will consist of digital access to these three homes, with an hour-long video walk-through led by the architects.

The in-person tours feature a sustainable home on Stonegate Road pursuing quadruple energy and green building certifications, and producing five to seven times more energy than is being consumed, a historic renovation of a farmhouse on Kessler Parkway, a 6,000-square-foot home in Preston Hollow, and many more. 

The self-guided tour spans Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23-24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety of ticketing options are available: Tour tickets are $45 for the in-person-only tours and $45 for the three virtual tours. A combined all-access pass to all 10 homes (in-person and virtual) is $75. Tickets are on sale now at www.hometourdallas.com.

The separately ticketed Premiere Party is the Thursday before the tour (October 21) and is held at a Forest Hills home that is not on the tour. Tickets are $125 and include passed hors d’oeuvres, open bar, meet-and-greets with the tour architects at the Premiere Party, and a combined in-person and virtual ticket to the tour. CandysDirt.com will be hosting a ticket giveaway for Premier Party and AIA Dallas Tour of Homes access, so stay tuned!

Ticket holders will receive access through an app to plan a richer event experience and enjoy the content at their fingertips while touring, including maps, images, insights from tour architects, access to the virtual tours, photos, videos, and extra content. The week before the event, the addresses for the homes will be available on www.hometourdallas.com and on the app. 

ENTER TO WIN

To enter our ticket giveaway for one (1) pair of tickets to the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes Premiere Party and Home Tour, comment below with your favorite stop on this year’s tour! You must use a working email to have a valid entry.

Good luck!