Fort Worth Events & Entertainment

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Casa Manana

3101 West Lancaster Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76107-3042

817-332-2817
Hours: Box office: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri; 10am-4pm Sat

Admission Charged
This historic theater was created by Henry Kaiser, following examples and design principles set by famous architect R. Buckminster Fuller. A large round stage provides the setting for true theater-in-the-round. Entertainers such as Bill Cosby, Johnny Mathis and Barry Manilow have brought their touring shows on stage here. In addition, Broadway touring productions including Cats and Miss Saigon have thrilled visitors with spectacular sets and performances.

Fort Worth Opera

525 Commerce St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102-5440

817-731-0200 (Box Office)
Hours: Office Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; Performance times vary
In 1946, three women decided over coffee that it was time for Fort Worth to have an opera company. Seven months later the Fort Worth Civic Opera Association launched its first performance. Today, the Fort Worth Opera performs to the accompaniment of the Fort Worth Symphony in one of the world's top opera houses, the Bass Performance Hall.

Bass Performance Hall

4th and Calhoun Streets (between Commerce and Calhoun)

817-212-4200

Admission Charged

Bass Performance Hall is one of the top places in the country to see a musical or theater performance. Home to the distinguished Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, its stage has welcomed productions such as The Nutcracker and Handel's Messiah, Broadway shows (like Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk), and pop, jazz, and country big-name concerts.

Casa Mañana Theater

3101 W. Lancaster at University Drive

Fort Worth, Texas

817-332-2272

The country's first permanent theater designed for the musicals-in-the-round, is an aluminum geodesic dome with an oval stage. Casa, as its known locally, puts on a wide range of dramas, comedies, and musicals, and is home to one of the top children's theater operations in the United States.

The Jubilee Theatre

506 Main St.

Fort Worth, Texas

817-338-4411

Home to intimate African-American theater, staging dramas like Brother Mac (adapted from Shakespeare's Macbeth) and A Raisin in the Sun as well as musicals like Lysistrata Please (a rock version of the Aristophanes classic) and Road Show, an original production.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Bass Performance Hall

525 Commerce St.

Fort Worth, Texas

817-665-6500

Texas Ballet Theater

Bass Performance Hall

Fourth and Calhoun streets

Fort Worth, Texas

817-763-0207

Sports

Minor League Baseball

LaGrave Field, 301 N.E. Sixth St.

Fort Worth, Texas

817-226-2287

Games played May through late August
The Fort Worth Cats play regular-season home games at., which is ranked among the top five independent ball fields in the U.S.

Bombardier 500K

Texas Motor Speedway

3545 Lone Star Circle

Justin, Texas (30 miles north of Fort Worth)

817-215-8500

Held early – mid June

A weekend of racing events, culminating in an evening of racing under the stars as the Indy Racing League's nighttime race takes place. Texas Motor Speedway.—

Major-League Baseball

Ballpark in Arlington

1000 Ballpark Way

Arlington, Texas (17 miles east of Fort Worth)

The Texas Rangers play regular-season home games. Season continues through early October

Auto Racing

The Texas Motor Speedway

I-35W at Highway 114, north of Fort Worth

817-215-8500

It's the place to see NASCAR, Indy, and motorcycle racing. Plan on joining a crowd; more than 150,000 people can attend the races here.

Jingle Bell Jog

817-820-0635

Held in late November or early December, call for exact date, location and time
Dashing through downtown Forth Worth, jingling all the way, runners in this annual post-Thanksgiving event will be supporting the Arthritis Foundation while they compete in timed races and just have fun. Participants tie jingle bells (provided by race organizers) to their shoelaces -- and many of them get decked out in costumes -- as they race through Sundance Square competing in the 1-mile Elf Run, which starts at 5PM, and the 5K certified run, with a start time of 5:30PM. Races and related activities are located in downtown Fort Worth at 4th and Main.

Dallas White Rock Marathon

214-372-2068

Held in early December, call for exact date

Not quite up to a 26.2-mile run first thing in the morning? Then the 34th Dallas White Rock Marathon might not be for you. It isn't Boston, or even New York, but White Rock still attracts quality runners from around the world. The marathon course begins and ends at American Airlines Center, passing through Turtle Creek, Highland Park, around White Rock Lake, through Lakewood and down Swiss Avenue. The more serious contenders compete for a share of the total purse of $35,000, but the real winner of the day is the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, which receives the lion's share of the proceeds.

Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

Games played at Texas Stadium

Located 28 miles east of Fort Worth

2401 E. Airport Freeway

Irving, Texas 75062.

972-554-1804

Games played September – January, call for schedule

Fort Worth Brahmas Hockey Club (CHL)
1314 Lake Street, Suite 200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-336-4423

Season: October -March

Fort Worth Convention Center (FWCC) serves as “home” for the Fort Worth Brahmas.

Dallas Mavericks (NBA)

American Airlines Center

2500 Victory Ave. Dallas, TX 75219

Arena is located 36 miles east of Fort Worth

214-747-MAVS

Dallas Stars Hockey (NHL)

American Airlines Center

2500 Victory Ave

Dallas, Texas 75219

Arena is located 36 miles east of Fort Worth

214-GO-STARS,

Golf Club at Fossil Creek

3401 Club Gate Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76137-2919

817-847-1900

Call for tee times and additional information
Hours: dawn-dusk daily
Take your best shot on this par-72, 6,875-yard championship public golf course, which was designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer. Tee times are accepted.

Annual Events

January

Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show
Will Rogers Memorial Center
817-877-2420

Held each year from late January to early February
This truly spectacular showcase of Western heritage features a world-class rodeo, national livestock shows and sales, family entertainment, and more than 20,000 head of the finest animals anywhere.

All Western Parade
Downtown Fort Worth
817-877-2420

March

Cowtown Goes Green Stockyards Parade

Downtown in the National Historic District

817-626-7921

Held on the Saturday of St. Patrick's Day weekend.

Fort Worth celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a parade and festival

April

Main St. Arts Festival

817-336-2787

More than 400,000 visitors and 500 artists, dancers, street performers and musicians fill nine blocks of Main Street in one of the U.S.' leading art festivals. A juried fine-art and crafts fair takes place as well, and at least 100 local, regional and national bands give live concerts.

Texas Frontier Forts Muster
Stockyards National Historic District
817-336-8791

The Texas Frontier Forts Muster provides an exciting and historic look at frontier life in Texas. Learn about the many forts along the Texas Forts Trail and elsewhere in Texas, and experience the sights and sounds of this important era. Events also include Quanah Parker Comanche Pow Wow and honor dances and cavalry competitions.

July

Independence Day Fireworks

LaGrave Field

301 N.E. Sixth Street

Fort Worth, Texas

817-226-2287

The minor-league Fort Worth Cats host some of the city's most popular fireworks at the end of a home game. The fireworks go off on the banks of the Trinity River.

Miss Texas Pageant

Will Rogers Memorial Center

3401 W. Lancaster Ave.

Fort Worth, Texas

817-335-9000

The winners of local preliminary pageants compete in several events to qualify for the national Miss America contest and scholarship money.

September

State Fair of Texas

Fair Park

3809 Grand Ave

Dallas, Texas

214-565-9931

The massive three week tradition teems with interactive games, antique cars, a make-believe circus, educational displays, rides and nightly laser shows. Pavilions, vendor booths and 750,000 square feet of Fair Park buildings will offer live music, livestock exhibitions, dance, those legendary corn dogs, a petting zoo, Clydesdale horses, puppet shows, a midway and a host of other activities and special shows.

October

Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival
Stockyards National Historic District
817-336-8791 or 888-COWTOWN
Held in October, this three-day festival promotes the cowboy way of life. You can enjoy Western swing music, ranch rodeo action, cowboy poetry, an authentic chuck wagon competition, horsemanship clinics, kid's events, and a cowboy trading post.

December

Chisolm Trail Round-Up

131 East Exchange, Suite 109
Fort Worth, TX 76106-8213

817-625-7005
This annual event celebrates Fort Worth history, similar to a county fair and block party rolled into one big festival. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, this event is one of the largest held in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Trail rides commemorate Fort Worth's role as the last stop along the historic Chisholm Trail, and chuck wagon campsites give you a taste of how cowboys lived. Events begin as early as 9 a.m. each day and continue throughout the day with music ending around 10 p.m.

Fort Worth Destination Overview

Known as the place “Where the West Begins” as well as “Cowtown” , this thriving community of over 500,000 retains its rich history, adventurous thinking, and western feel. This is a town where you can enjoy some of the nation’s most exquisite cuisine, followed by a ride on a bucking Bronco; all within walking distance of each other. Originally founded as a fort, the city has transfigured itself over time into one of the most exciting and enriching cities in the country. Its colorful history includes the days of cowboys and Indians, the arrival of the railroad, cattle drives, and, in later years, and still continuing today, the oil industry. Whether it’s a great meal at a fine restaurant, followed by a relaxing night at the symphony or ballet, or a day of thrills at one of the many local attractions, or watching one of your favorite sports, and, like most things in Texas, has it “Big”.

While visiting, there are many things to see and do. Many visitors make it a point to visit Stockyard Station. Up and down its narrow streets you'll find storefronts from the late 1800s, Wild West performances are staged frequently at the Cowtown Coliseum, while Billy Bob's Texas offers other entertainment options. A small children's amusement park features a lovely old carousel and several other rides. Through the middle of it all runs the Tarantula Train, which shuttles passengers on a nostalgic round trip to and from the nearby city of Grapevine.

It’s the Home of the Fort Worth Herd – the only daily Longhorn Cattle Drive in the U.S. and the home of the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame – includes the John Justin Trail of Fame, and the Sterquell Wagon Collection. Another worthy attraction is the Log Cabin Village. Located in a very woodsy section of Trinity Park, this 19th-century grouping of log cabins is a true delight. The seven fully restored cabins originated in the 1850s. Volunteers who run the operation are adept at giving demonstrations of everyday activities from days gone by including corn grinding, candle dipping, spinning and weaving.

For those interesting in taking a little history home with them, be sure to visit the Montgomery Street Antique Mall. Hundreds of dealers showcase their prized possessions from all over the world. There are antique books, magazines, dish and kitchenware collections, handmade quilts and depression-era glass pieces. Cookie jars, salt and pepper shakers, iron cooking utensils and old metal signs grace almost every stall. You won’t want to miss it.

Just a short drive from Fort Worth are many nationally known attractions as well as professional sports teams. The NFL Dallas Cowboys, the NMA Dallas Mavericks, and baseball’s Texas Rangers all host home games nearby. Six Flags Over Texas, one of the most recognizable names in theme park attractions is also only a 30 minute drive away. Temperatures throughout the year vary greatly. In the Spring (March-early May) and throughout the fall (mid September-mid November) are the best times to visit.

Generally comfortable humidity and daytime temperatures of 65-87 F are normal and make it a wonderful time to enjoy many of the numerous outdoor activities. Thunderstorms bring heavy rain, hail and sometimes tornadoes. It is always advisable to check the local weather before venturing out for the day. Summer highs average in the mid 90s F. July and August are the hottest months, and it’s not unusual for temperatures to top 100 F—sometimes for several days in a row.

During this time, why not enjoy some of the many museums, restaurants, and other indoor, air conditioned activities. In addition to the heat, humidity can be quite high in the summer, and the combination can be uncomfortable, so be sure to dress accordingly. Winters are typically mild with lows in the mid 30s F and highs in the 50s F. Fort Worth does get some occasional snow but it is usually light and quickly disappears. While it’s there, however, it does make the area quite beautiful.

Be careful driving during this time as the roads do get quite slippery. The old west still exists in this city where a cowboy tips his hat to a passing lady, cows are herded daily, and bucking Broncos thrive. It is also a town of eloquence where opera and ballet are visible, fine dining is abundant, shopping is plentiful and unique, and a place where there is so much to see and do and just not enough time to do it. Have fun y’all!

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