Arts and Entertainment
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.
