Welcome back to FTWtoday’s Plan Ahead, a list of some of the biggest events that are taking place around Cowtown this month.
Take out your calendar, grab your day planner, and text all your friends — these are the top events we recommend heading to in March. Psst: Don’t forget to bookmark this page and come back; we update our guide monthly.
Don’t see anything you like? Check out our full events calendar. Tip from the editor: Search “St. Patrick’s Day” or “Women’s History Month” to find celebrations or watch parties nearby.
Come prepared for a color throw, the tug-of-love, a 360-degree photobooth, and face painting.
Photo by Dallas Festival of Colors
Seasonal
Dallas Festival of Colors 2026 | Saturday, March 7 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Myers Park & Event Center, McKinney | $13+ | North Texas’ largest celebration of Holi, the festival recognizes the significant Hindu holiday celebrating colors, love, and spring.
25th Annual Cowtown Goes Green | Saturday, March 14 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Fort Worth Stockyards | Free | Check out the special matinee Stockyards Championship Rodeo at 1:30 p.m. and a spectacular Irish-Western parade at 4 p.m.
2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Regional Rounds | Friday, March 27-Monday, March 30 | Times vary per day | Dickies Arena | $37+ | Fort Worth will host the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds of the NCAA women’s tournament.
Theater
“KING JAMES” by Rajiv Joseph | Thursday, March 5-Saturday, March 28 | Times vary | Circle Theatre | $35+ | This heartfelt play is about the unlikely bond between two men brought together — and pulled apart — by their shared love of basketball and the rise of LeBron James. Heads up: it contains adult language and themes.
“The SpongeBob” Musical | Saturday, March 21-Sunday, April 12 | Times vary | Casa Manana | Are you ready, kids? The world’s favorite sponge is now a Broadway star, dancing to songs by artists including Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Sara Bareilles + more.
“Back to the Future: The Musical” | Tuesday, March 24-Sunday, March 29 | Times vary | Bass Performance Hall | $57+ | Great Scott. Time travel never sounded so good. Editor’s note: Did you know there’s a “Back to the Future"-themed pub in Fort Worth?
Throwback to when Trace Adkins kicked off the music lineup at the State Fair of Texas.
Photo by @FTWtoday
Concerts
NEEDTOBREATHE: The “Barely Elegant” Acoustic Tour | Saturday, March 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Will Rogers Memorial Center | $50+ | The band first gained attention for their Christian themes. Now they’ll be in town for one night on their “Barely Elegant Acoustic” tour.
Trace Adkins | Saturday, March 7 | 10-11 p.m. | Billy Bob’s Texas | $28+ | This is your chance to sing “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” in the world’s largest honky tonk.
2026 Shaq’s Bass All-Stars Festival | Saturday, March 21 | 4:30 p.m.-12 a.m. | Panther Island Pavilion | $136+ | Some of the biggest names in dubstep — Levity, Wooli + Jessica Audifredd — will shake the grounds of Panther Island. Plus, T-Pain is the special guest headliner.
Fun fact: the availability of the different tulip varieties changes throughout the picking season.
Photo by Texas Tulips
Family
Pick Your Own Texas Tulips | Sunday, March 1-Tuesday, March 31 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | The Texas Tulip Field, Pilot Point | $7+ | Nothing says spring more than flower-picking. Prance through 12 acres of more than one million bulbs. Plus, your flowers will be wrapped and preserved in a special gel at the end.
Butterflies in the Garden | Sunday, March 1-Thursday, April 30 | Times vary | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | $12+ | Watch thousands of butterflies flit and flutter inside the Rainforest Conservatory. Melt Ice Cream could be on-site, serving scoops of their limited Raspberry Butterfly ice cream.
Disney On Ice Presents “Jump In!” | Thursday, March 19-Sunday, March 22 | Times vary | Dickies Arena | $21+ | Relive the timeless tales of “Toy Story,” “Frozen,” “Encanto,” and more. Costumes are encouraged for fans aged 14 or younger.
Do you have an event you’d like to share with us? Follow these easy steps to add your events to our calendar for a chance at being featured in the newsletter:
- Go to our Events page.
- Click “Add Event” in the top right-hand corner.
- Make sure to include a link and fill out important information such as the date, time, location, and price of your event.
- Click “Submit,” and you’ve just added an event to our website calendar.