The Big Dill: World's Largest Pickle Party runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at Texas Live!, 1650 E. Randol Mill Road. Admission starts at $25.99. Reality TV personality Snooki is set to be crowned America's Pickle Queen at the event. Pickle Packers International, according to the story, says Americans eat about 20 billion pickles a year.
The Texas Mariachi Festival is at Arlington Music Hall. The headline performer is Mariachi Los Camperos, a Grammy-winning mariachi group based in Los Angeles. The festival also includes folklórico dancers.
The Light Park Arlington opens for its first weekend with millions of lights set to holiday music played on FM radio. The park is open 5:30 to 10 p.m. from Nov. 6 through Jan. 3.