Things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend

There are several options for weekend plans in Dallas-Fort Worth that don't involve the Super Bowl.

• Here are some events:

Laissez les bons temps rouler. Celebrate during the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras parade in Dallas' original French colony .

• 1pm Sunday near Kessler Theater. Free.

Be art late. The Dallas Museum of Art is hosting its monthly late night Friday. It's closing weekend for the Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibit.

• 5-11pm Friday. $20 .

Deliver yourself to the theater. Dallas Theater Center's resident playwright Jonathan Norton has a new comedy, " I Am Delivered't ," showing until Feb. 18.

• 7:30 tonight, Saturday and Sunday. 7pm Friday. Plus, there are 2pm showings Saturday and Sunday. Tickets start at $25.50.

Welcome dragon. Celebrate a new year at the 2024 Lunar New Year Festival in DFW Chinatown in Richardson. There will be dances, performances and a calligraphy exhibit.

• 11am-3pm Sunday at 400 N. Greenville Ave. Free.

Don't tell mama. Theatre Arlington opens " Cabaret " on Friday. The musical will be performed until March 3.

• 7:30pm Friday and Saturday. 2pm Sunday. $40.