Put Your Disposable Shoe Covers On and Grab Your Calendar: It’s Home Tour Season 2025
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Home tour season 2025 is here, and Dallas-Fort Worth has a full slate of can’t-miss events on the calendar this fall. From Fort Worth to Turtle Creek, Oak Cliff to North Dallas, September and October bring opportunities to step inside some of the region’s most remarkable residences and see firsthand how architects, builders, and homeowners are shaping design in North Texas.
Here’s a look at the major tours coming up — with ticket details, highlights, and a few standout homes to put on your must-see list. Stay tuned to CandysDirt.com for more coverage of these tours and plan your weekends accordingly.
2025 AIA Fort Worth Homes Tour
Sept. 27-28
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets: $30
In Fort Worth, the 2025 AIA Fort Worth Homes Tour, presented by Ingean Construction, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Tickets are priced at $30.
This is a self-guided tour featuring six architect-designed homes located in Fort Worth and Arlington. Featured architects include A. Michael Architecture; Brigati, PLLC; Theodore Gupton, AIA; Create Atelier; Donald Gatzke, FAIA; and Maestri Studio.
The homes cover a wide mix of styles, project sizes, budgets, and building timelines — some being recent builds, others remodeling or renovation work. But all of them have specific inspiration: One home in Fort Worth’s Ridgemar neighborhood was built to be centered on a massive oak tree on the property. Another engaged architects to add a covered open-air loggia inspired by the vista view of Lake Como in Italy. The Trinity River may not be Lake Como but the view is impressive for North Texas no doubt. These and other homes are sure to wow.
Proceeds from the Fort Worth tour support AIA Fort Worth’s programs promoting architectural design excellence, and the event is designed to help homeowners understand the benefits of working with an architect.
Turtle Creek Association 2025 Gala and Tour of Homes
Gala
Oct. 17 from 6 to 11 p.m.
Tickets: $375 and up
Tour of Homes
Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Tickets: $45 (includes shuttle service to each home)
The Turtle Creek Association will mark its 40th anniversary this fall with two signature events — the 6th Annual Gala Celebrating Turtle Creek and the 24th Annual Tour of Homes.
The Gala, presented by Centurion American, will be held Oct. 17 at Virgin Hotels Dallas, 1445 Turtle Creek Blvd. Guests will enjoy a champagne reception, a three-course seated dinner, live and silent auctions, and dancing to Emerald City’s Limelight Band. Honorary chairs are Stacie Marie and Dr. Stephen Worsham, with Sharon Ballew as chair and JD Trueblood, president and CEO of the Turtle Creek Association. Cocktail attire. Individual tickets begin at $375.
The celebration continues Oct. 19 with the 24th Annual Tour of Homes, presented by Ani Nosnik, Sanders Avrea, and Kyle Crews with URBAN Team of Allie Beth Allman & Associates. Attendees can tour four residences in the Turtle Creek corridor, with this year’s theme emphasizing history and preservation. Complimentary shuttle service will connect the homes, with free parking at 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd. Honorary chair is Allie Beth Allman, with Deborah Stanford as event chair and Karisti Julia and Wayne Smith serving as co-chairs. Tickets are $45.
On the tour this year: An 8,751-square-foot Spanish Colonial named the Casa de Sueños that has a gorgeous main house and a commercial art studio space built in 1930 by legendary Dallas architects Fooshee & Cheek, and three others that are the best of Turtle Creek.
2025 AIA Dallas Tour of Homes
Oct. 25-26
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets: $55 in advance, $65 at the door
Presented by eggersmann Kitchens & Home Living, the 19th annual AIA Dallas Tour of Homes highlights eight homes across North Dallas, Far North Dallas, Northwest, the Urban Reserve, Turtle Creek, Preston Hollow, and Kessler Park/Oak Cliff. The lineup includes a thoughtfully renovated historic home, a net-zero-energy small home, modern hacienda with a motor court, spaces tailored for entertaining (and dogs), and a home preferring inward-focused living and curated art.
A separate Premiere Party kicks off on October 23 at a Ranch-inspired Lakewood estate designed by Bentley Tibbs Architect — a home with upscale amenities for canine care among its features. VIP tickets include live music, hors d’oeuvres, open bar, conversations with architects, plus entrance to the full weekend tour.
General admission tickets go on sale August 15. Pricing is $55 until the week of the tour, increasing to $65 starting October 21. Architecture firms participating in Dallas include Abeyta Architecture Studio; Atory LLC; A. Michael Architecture; Bentley Tibbs Architect; Laura Juarez Baggett Studio; Sarah Harper; Studio Park Architecture; and Tezanto.
Heritage Oak Cliff Home Tour
Oct. 25-26
Noon to 5 p.m.
Tickets: $35-$75 in advance; $40 day of tour; $20 seniors
The Heritage Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour returns with seven homes and two bonus properties across Kessler Park, East Kessler, Kessler Plaza, Kiestwood Estates, Kings Highway, Stevens Park Village, and Lake Cliff. Proceeds support neighborhood grants for beautification, reforestation, signage, and community programs — raising more than $50,000 last year.
You’ll have a chance to see an award-winning 1925 Craftsman with Prairie School influences, a 1932 Charles Dilbeck masterpiece that boasts backyard pool views of Stevens Park Golf Course, and a 2024 Texas Regional Modern estate in Guggenheim Acres with multiple levels terraced on top of the hill, to name a few.
A Patron Party in East Kessler on Oct. 23 offers a first look for $75, which includes tour admission. Tickets can be purchased online and picked up at Ticket Central, located at The Kessler School.
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