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So Many Districts. So Much to See. So Much to Do! VISITORS GUIDE EXPLORE FORT WORTH TMS & ALLIANCE Shopping, Dining Museum Mecca STOCKYARDS & Entertainment D/FW INTL AIRPORT PANTHER ISLAND RIVER DISTRICT WEST 7TH SUNDANCE SQUARE & DOWNTOWN CULTURAL DISTRICT NEAR SOUTHSIDE CAMP BOWIE CULTURAL DISTRICT WESTBEND The Cultural District features five internationally- SUNDANCE SQUARE & DOWNTOWN recognized museums: Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art CLEARFORK Fort Worth’s city center buzzes day and night. It’s one of the cleanest Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum most walkable urban areas you’ll find anywhere. The heart of downtown of American Art, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of TCU & ZOO is Sundance Square, a 35-block shopping and entertainment district Fame and Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Stroll where twinkling lights line sidewalks around beautifully restored through tree-lined streets while admiring the architecture For more information, including hotels, dining, events, buildings. Come meet the locals among restaurants, shops, galleries, Bass of the museums and the adjacent, art deco Will Rogers WATERSIDE coupons and more, please visit: FORTWORTH.COM Performance Hall and live theatre. FortWorth.com/SundanceSquare Memorial Center. FortWorth.com/CulturalDistrict TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY & Boutiques on the Bricks Start Your Engines ALLIANCE African Savanna This growing area just north of downtown BILLY BOB'S TEXAS offers high-speed thrills at Texas Motor Speedway, one of the best and largest sports stadiums in the U.S. and home to the world’s largest HD video screen, nicknamed “Big Hoss.” Enjoy shopping at nearby Tanger Outlets. See YEAR-ROUND FUN IN THE CITY WHERE THE WEST BEGINS millions of dollars made before your eyes at the Dates available at time of printing. Subject to change. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Or enjoy a FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW AND RODEO FRONTIER FORTS MUSTER golf getaway at Champions Circle. January 18 – February 9, 2019 April 06, 2019 FWSSR.com StockyardsStation.com FortWorth.com/TMS-Alliance Established in 1896, this popular event attracts nearly one million During this free heritage event, the Stockyards National Historic people from around the world to the Will Rogers Memorial Center District is transformed into an authentic representation of Texas for the nation’s oldest livestock show and daily performances of the frontier life. world’s original indoor rodeo. 73RD CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE Where the West Begins FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW AND RODEO’S May 20 – 26, 2019 STOCKYARDS NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT ALL WESTERN PARADE CharlesSchwabChallenge.com January 19, 2019 One of professional golf’s classic tournaments, this nationally TCU & ZOO Once the U.S. center of livestock trading, the Stockyards National FWSSR.com televised competition features the nation’s top golfers on the The Fort Worth Zoo, named one of the Top 5 in the nation for More than 100,000 spectators line the streets of downtown PGA tour at Fort Worth’s prestigious Colonial Country Club. RED STEAGALL COWBOY GATHERING & CAMP BOWIE Historic District is one of the most popular attractions in Texas. Visitors Cowtown to watch this spectacular annual event. WESTERN SWING FESTIVAL come for a taste of the true American West. See The Fort Worth Herd, its exhibits and leadership in conservation, includes Texas VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL October 25 – 27, 2019 This historic neighborhood near Dickies Arena offers COWBOYS OF COLOR RODEO PIANO COMPETITION RedSteagallCowboyGathering.com the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive, at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Ride Wild!, the Museum of Living Art and the new African Savanna. January 21, 2019 May/June 2021 One of the top authentic cowboy festivals in the world, featuring 30-blocks of restaurants and stores. It stretches nine miles During the summer, kids can cool off at the Fort Worth Zoo’s At the Fort Worth Stock Show in the Will Rogers Coliseum Cliburn.org music, ranch rodeo, cowboy poetry and more to celebrate the a horse along the Trinity Trails. Take in a concert and learn to two- CowboysOfColor.org Every four years, Fort Worth becomes “the Mecca of classical music” heritage of the American cowboy. from the Fort Worth Cultural District to Highway 820. step at Billy Bob’s Texas, the world’s largest honky-tonk. And go to Safari Splash water play area. Nearby TCU, home of the Highlighting the rich diversity that various cultures bring to rodeo (Boston Globe) where thirty of today’s most promising pianists gather and the western way of life. to reveal their immense talents. BELL FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIR SHOW Once home to a World War II military training camp, Camp Cowtown Coliseum for Stockyards Championship Rodeo every Friday Horned Frogs, is one of the most picturesque and prominent October 19 – 20, 2019 small universities in the United States. On nearby Berry Street COWTOWN MARATHON JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AllianceAirShow.com Bowie today is a tree-lined thoroughfare with charming and Saturday night and Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show on Saturday February 23 – 24, 2019 June 2019 The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is one of the nation’s premier air and University Drive, experience restaurants and venues with shows drawing the best in aviation talent and ground activities. neighborhoods, pocket parks, trendy shops and casual dining. afternoons. FortWorth.com/Stockyards CowtownMarathon.org Juneteenth.com The Cowtown, one of the largest multi-event road races Live music in downtown Fort Worth and day-long activities in a flavor all their own. FortWorth.com/TCU-Zoo LONE STAR FILM FESTIVAL IN SUNDANCE SQUARE in the country, begins and ends in the Cultural District. downtown’s Sundance Square. FortWorth.com/CampBowie November 13 – 17, 2019 LoneStarFilmSociety.com RACE WEEK AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S The Lone Star Film Festival, hosted by the Lone Star Film Society, March 31, 2019 CONCERTS IN THE GARDEN is a year-round series of programs culminating in a five-day June 2019 June – July 2019 PANTHER ISLAND celebration of cinema. Outdoor Fun TexasMotorSpeedway.com FWSymphony.org Funky Town Located on the north side of downtown, With a crowd capacity in excess of 200,000, TMS is among the Evening performances by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra SUNDANCE SQUARE ANNUAL Bright Lights & Nightlife largest sports stadiums in America. The 1.5-mile super speedway and special guest artists staged outdoors in the Fort Worth Botanic CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING Panther Island is an emerging area for plays host to the NASCAR & IndyCar Series. Garden. All performances conclude with a fireworks finale. November 2019 SundanceSquare.com music festivals and outdoor recreation. FORT WORTH FOOD + WINE FESTIVAL ROCKIN’ THE RIVER – LIVE ON THE TRINITY Mark the beginning of the holiday season by attending the annual Panther Island Pavilion is the only April 4 – 7, 2019 June – August 2019 lighting of the Sundance Square Christmas Tree in the new, FWFWF.com PantherIslandPavilion.com/RockinTheRiver captivating Sundance Square Plaza. waterfront stage in Texas, with Panther The annual Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival showcases local talent It’s a free weekly summer concert series with a cool twist, the stage and other guests during a Texas-size four-day festival. is right on The Trinity River in the shadow of downtown Fort Worth. GM FINANCIAL PARADE OF LIGHTS Island Brewing, Coyote Drive-In Movie You can enjoy the show floating in the river or, if you’re a land lubber, November 2019 MAIN ST. FORT WORTH ARTS FESTIVAL bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a great view from the shore. FortWorthParadeOfLights.org Theatre and watersports nearby. April 11 – 14,2019 The annual GM Financial Parade of Lights in downtown MainStreetArtsFest.org FORT WORTH’S FOURTH – PANTHER ISLAND Fort Worth will kick off the Holiday Season in style with over 100 FortWorth.com/PantherIsland Nine blocks of Fort Worth’s historic brick-paved Main Street July 4, 2019 highly illuminated entries. become a marketplace of food, arts, crafts and live entertainment PantherIslandPavilion.com/FortWorthsFourth during this popular annual festival. Spend the Fourth on the river – float, watch jet ski shows, hear live CHRISTMAS IN THE STOCKYARDS music and then watch the region’s longest fireworks show. December 2019 FORT WORTH OPERA FESTIVAL StockyardsStation.com CLEARFORK April 2019 NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY Full-day Christmas events including family and children’s FWOpera.org July 27, 2019 activities, petting zoo, Fort Worth Herd “CowKid Round-up,” On The Trails Located on the Clear Fork of the Trinity Each spring, the Fort Worth Opera Festival showcases some of Fort Worth Historic Stockyards “Ride for Toys,” Tree Lighting, Santa Claus, and much more! the best productions in the nation. StockyardsStation.com River, Fort Worth’s newest mixed-use LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL Celebrate the history and heritage of the American Cowboy for the December 2019 FORTRESS FESTIVAL Annual National Day of the American Cowboy (NDAC) in the Fort NEAR SOUTHSIDE neighborhood offers dining and luxury ArmedForcesBowl.com April 27 – 28, 2019 Worth Stockyards National Historic District. The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, owned and operated In the heart of “Funky Town” and the largest historic neighborhood in shopping. Unique attractions include FortressFestival.com by ESPN Events, will be televised live from Amon G. Carter Stadium A premier music festival in Fort Worth’s world-renowned Cultural TARRANT COUNTY GAY PRIDE WEEK WEST 7th on the TCU campus. the Southwest, you’ll find one of Fort Worth’s most distinctive restaurant Pinstripes Bowling, Mutts Canine District. This two-day festival includes local up-and-coming acts and October 2019 Bridging downtown and the Fort Worth Cultural District, West rows. Park your car and walk to live music venues, distilleries, breweries Cantina and a weekend farmer’s market has featured well-known national bands such as: Run The Jewels, TCGPWA.org Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Peter Hook & The Light.