🏈 TCU Football (NCAA) | Est. 1896

• Max capacity: 45,000
• The highest ever recorded attendance at Amon G. Carter was 50,307, which occurred in 2009 against The University of Utah.

• There have been six Heisman finalists, including quarterback Max Duggan in 2022.
• The team made history during the 2022-2023 season as Texas’ first team to attend the College Football Playoff (CFP) and earn an invite to the National Championship.

🐂 Ariat Texas Rattlers (PBR) | Est. 2022

• The Professional Bull Riders World Finals officially moved to Dickies Arena in 2022 after decades in Las Vegas.

• During their inaugural 2022 season, the team finished the regular season with a 16-12 record.
• The Rattlers earned one of two coveted byes into the Teams Championship in Las Vegas.

• María Elena Ortiz | Tuesday, Apr. 11 | 6 p.m. | The Modern, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth | Free | Join curator María Elena Ortiz as she shares an expansive view of art history and culture, as represented in past and upcoming projects.

• Wine Wednesday | Wednesday, Apr. 12 | 4 p.m. | Toro Toro, 200 Main St., Fort Worth | Cost of purchase | Enjoy the ultimate midweek pick-me-up with half-off bottles of Latin wine under $200.

• 2023 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships | Thursday, Apr. 13 | 2 p.m. | Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth | $23-$120 | Some of the best college gymnasts in the nation are in Cowtown to compete for the national title.
• Fort Worth Tattoo Arts Festival | Thursday, Apr. 13-Sunday, Apr. 16 | Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St., Fort Worth | $25-$50 | The world’s largest tattoo convention returns to Fort Worth with professional tattoo artists and dozens of vendors.

• Free Kid Friday | Friday, Apr. 14 | 7 p.m | Cowtown Coliseum, 121 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth | Free | Round up your little cowpoke — kids (12 and under) get into the Stockyards Championship Rodeo free with the purchase of one adult ticket and the promo code “FREEKID.”

• The King of Country is coming to Dickies Arena for two nights of performances this fall. George Strait will be joined by musician Caitlyn Smith on Friday, Nov. 17 + Saturday, Nov. 18. Presale tickets will be available starting Thursday, April 13 at 10 a.m. with code “DICKIES.”

• The Fort Worth Botanic Garden extended the “World of Orchids” exhibition through Sunday, April 16 due to high demand. The exhibit features thousands of orchids in different shapes, sizes, and colors in the Rainforest Conservatory. Grab your tickets.

• Tommy’s Hamburgers was crowned “Best Burger” at the Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival. The restaurant won for its “Thai Tommy” burger made with a half-pound of Nolan Ryan beef, Gouda, and house-made Thai chili sauce. Stop by its Burgers + Brews location at 1736 Mall Circle to try the winning dish.

• The Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement is closing at the end of the year. The museum opened in 2006 and is the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi River with three separate galleries. It will close for good on Saturday, Dec. 30. Explore the available items.

• CrossFirst Bank is expanding downtown this summer with a full-service branch at 100 Throckmorton St. CrossFirst is currently operating a temporary office at 420 Throckmorton St. Read what President Cody Kiser has to say about the Fort Worth expansion. (Dallas Business Journal)

• Heim Barbecue is the only Fort Worth restaurant to top Yelp’s list of the “Top 10 BBQ Spots in Texas.” Yelp analyzed thousands of user-generated reviews, rankings, and recommendations to compile the list and ranked Heim at No. 9.

• Twelve new street sweepers will help keep litter, dirt, and debris off the streets and out of our waterways. The city approved the purchase of the new equipment last month for $3.75 million. They’re expected to hit the roads by the end of the year.

• Think you could turn one of our newsletters into a poem? Spread your creative wings with our poetry contest. The rules: Craft a 75-word or less poem using the words that appeared in our Wednesday, April 5 newsletter. Submit before Sunday, April 16 for a chance at an FTWtoday feature.

• Looking for new digs for you — and your electric vehicle? Meet Wayfare - Cibolo Hills, Texas’s most EV-friendly luxury housing development, where every apartment is single story (read: no stairs or loud neighbors) and has attached garages, dedicated EV chargers, and sits 45 acres of beautiful green space. Learn more.*

• Today is National Pet Day. Celebrate your fur babies with our brand partner, Hannah Chloe Co. From bandanas to bows, your adorable pet will appreciate these gifts. Shop now.