Learn to bake sourdough cookies, see Christmas lights and shop with these five holiday events surrounding Christmas in Keller and Fort Worth.

1. Christmas in the Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Enjoy holiday lights when evening falls at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Santa Claus will be available for photos every evening through Christmas Eve.

• Dec. 17-Jan. 5, 5:30-9 p.m.
• $0-$32
• 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth

A Keller playground at Chase Oaks Activity Node will soon have a new shade structure installed.

The details: The shade addition was approved at a regular city council meeting Dec. 2. It will cost $90,577 to purchase and install, according to city documents, and will come from the Parks Capital Improvement Project Fund.

Chase Oaks Activity Node was originally installed in 2024 with some shade structures, but the new addition will cover the entire playground.

Also of note: The city is planning to provide Johnson Road Park’s playground with the next shade structure in 2027 with its playground replacement.

A local donut shop located in northeast Fort Worth has closed after 10 years in business.

What happened? Keller Donuts and Munchies announced its closure in a social media post Dec. 6. Sales for the shop have been impacted by road construction along Keller Hicks Road, according to the post.

• Closed Dec. 8
• 11477 Woodland Springs Drive, Ste. 140, Fort Worth

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board approved additional work near and around Terminal F, the sixth terminal that is expected to open in 2027.

During the Dec. 4 meeting, three contracts worth nearly $60 million were passed for various projects around DFW Airport.

The specifics: An amended contract for Terminal F and Skylink Station was revised to add $31.2 million, raising the not-to-exceed contract amount to $1.12 billion, according to airport documents.

The Phase 1 footprint of Terminal F is being expanded at the south and southeast ends to accommodate current operational projections, which will reposition hold rooms, circulation area, gate-adjacent area and concession amenities, according to documents.

What else? Contracts with Oncor Electric and EAS Contracting were approved for electrical infrastructure work.

EAS Contracting, from Roanoke, was awarded a contract not to exceed $29.7 million for the modernization and replacement of the electrical system supporting the west airfields, as well as Terminal F.