Overview
- Dallas’ Office of Special Events approved a special event permit allowing closures on the 6200 block of Deloache Avenue during weekend evenings in December.
- Neighborhood group Preston Hollow Citizens For A Safer Community secured the permit and is paying four off-duty officers to staff checkpoints and enforce access limits.
- Entry is restricted to block residents and names on an approved guest list, and the city says social-media invitations do not grant access.
- The restrictions leave the display closed to the general public this season, with FOX 4 observing pedestrian viewing only and vehicles turned away from roughly 5–10 p.m.
- Residents sought the limits after last year’s crowds caused gridlock and safety concerns, and Councilmember Gay Donnell Willis says a broader policy review is expected in 2026.