Family-Friendly Noon Celebration Rings in 2026
with Music, Prizes, and Holiday Fun
Why wait until midnight when you can celebrate the New Year at noon? The Shops at Highland Village invites families to join the New Year’s Noon Celebration on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in The Backyard near the tree.
Kids and families can enjoy an interactive dance party featuring a live DJ, face painting, games, costumed characters, and a photo experience. The countdown to noon will culminate with a balloon drop, with some balloons redeemable for special prizes. A stilt walker and other festive surprises will add to the excitement as guests cheer in the New Year early.
This event is perfect for families seeking a fun, safe, and engaging way to celebrate the season together.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Shops at Highland Village – The Backyard
1701 Shoal Creek, Highland Village, TX 75077
- Balloon drop at noon
- Kids enjoying games, face painting, and the photo experience
- Interactive dance party with DJ
- Festive costumed characters and stilt walker entertaining guests
About The Shops at Highland Village:
The Shops at Highland Village is an outdoor lifestyle shopping center in Highland Village, Texas, and is managed by JLL. The center features more than 60 upscale national retailers, local boutiques, inspired dining destinations, and personal service providers. Strategically positioned at the heart of northwest Dallas’s retail corridor, the center combines style, convenience, and community connection in a highly visible and dominant location. For more information and event updates, visit www.TheShopsatHighlandVillage.com.
About Poag Development Group:
Over three decades ago, Dan Poag, with then-business partner Terry McEwen, founded the predecessor to today’s Poag Development Group and coined the term “lifestyle center” to describe what is now the most in-demand retail real estate design. From subtle design elements to carefully crafted tenant mixes, Poag’s signature ability to translate small details into big experiences creates spaces and places that resonate with comfort, convenience, and connectivity. Poag centers are true community environments, destinations packed with the brands you know and animated with immersive elements that make them memorable and inviting. For more information, visit PoagDevelopmentGroup.com.
About JLL:
For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500® company with annual revenue of $23.4 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 113,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.


