Indoor activities in Fort Worth

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We can feel the cool breeze of the air-conditioning now. | Photo by @peopleinspaces

Tomorrow is Hot Enough For Ya Day , but we don’t need a national day to know it’s been pretty steamy outside. This week we’ve had some of the hottest weather on record + we’re all ready for some relief. We’ve pulled eight air-conditioned events to help you stay cool this weekend.

Learn 🎨

Panther City has a plethora of museums with permanent and rotating exhibitions. Plus, the Fort Worth Public Library has endless classes + books and ebooks to check out.

  • The Kimbell Art Museum presents “SLAY ,” a free focus exhibition featuring two works entitled “Judith and Holofernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi and Kehinde Wiley.
  • Gaze at the infinite wonders of the night sky during a show at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Nobel Planetarium for $12.
  • There’s an ocean of possibilities — take the family to free craft time at the library’s Northside branch and create a beach-inspired art project at 1 p.m. on Sat., July 23.

Spaceship or theater? We don’t care as long as we can go inside. | Photo by @photogkeith

Watch 🎥

Want to kick back and relax with a bucket of popcorn? Between live performances and screenings of familiar favorites, local theaters have showings for everyone.

  • Steel Magnolias ” opens at Casa Mañana tomorrow at 2 p.m. + runs through Sun., July 31 starting at $50.
  • Catch “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” or “Marie Antoinette” this weekend in the Magnolia at The Modern film series at the Modern Art Museum for just $10.
  • Head to Downtown Cowtown at the Isis for R.J. Vandygriff’s one-man performance of “The Cowboy Ain’t Dead Yet ” for $16.

Play 🎲

Get out of the house with exciting activities of all kinds.

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Kate is a Fort Worth native, having returned home after studying architecture and journalism in Alabama and New York. Her writing has appeared in interntional and national publications including Dezeen, Metropolis, Madame Architect, American Theatre, and Architectural Record. She is the co-author of “Dearest Babe, Letters from a World War II Flight Surgeon.”
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