Annual Events
February / March
- Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras Dog Parade - Sunday before Mardi Gras
- MillHouse Winter Art Fest - last weekend of February
April
- Arts in Bloom - Historic Downtown McKinney
May
- Byron Nelson Golf Tournament - TPC Craig Ranch
June
- Texas Music Revolution - Downtown McKinney
- Juneteenth Celebration - Finch Park
- MillHouse McKinney Mural Fest - Father's Day Weekend
July
- Red, White and BOOM! - Featuring a hometown parade the morning of July 4th (unless that falls on a Sunday), a Yankee Doodle carnival on East Louisiana, and a concert with fireworks that evening.
- Drum Corps International (DCI) South Tour Competition - McKinney ISD Stadium
August
- MillHouse Summer Art Fest - last weekend of August
September
- Oktoberfest - Historic Downtown Square
- Dinosaurs Live! - running from September until February each year
October
- Halloween at the Heard - Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Día de los Muertos - Downtown McKinney
- Trick or Treat Trail - Towne Lake Park
- Legends of McKinney Ghost Tours - Chestnut Square Heritage Village
November
- Home for the Holidays: A McKinney Christmas - Downtown McKinney - Thanksgiving weekend (shown)
December
- Holiday Tour of Homes - Chestnut Square - First weekend
- McKinney Parade of Lights - Downtown Square - Second Weekend
- Holidays at the Heard - Heard Museum
- NCAA Division II Football Championship - MISD Stadium
