Hours, tickets, parking

• The fair runs 24 days from Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 20 and the gates will open at 9 a.m.
• Tickets + parking passes are available online. Admission costs $5-$25.
• Parking is $30 at official fair lots. Check out directions to get to the gates.
• Pro tip: If you arrive after 5 p.m., all guests will pay the price of a child’s ticket.

Attractions

• Yoga with Ginger | Monday, Sept. 9 | 6-7 p.m. | Benbrook Public Library, Benbrook | Free | Bring your own mat for this all levels class + start your week off with a stretch.

• Karaoke | Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 6-10 p.m. | Dirty Water Saloon | Cost of purchase | Ring in the end of summer with a chance at the microphone.

• Tenth Avenue North | Wednesday, Sept. 11 | 7:30-9 p.m. | Arlington Music Hall, Arlington | $25+ | Kick back for the “Invited Tour” with special guest Natalie Layne.

• TCU Women’s Soccer | Thursday, Sept. 12 | 7-9 p.m. | Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium | $11+ | The Horned Frogs take on Texas Tech at home.

• Rocket League Championship Series - World Final | Friday, Sept. 13-Sunday, Sept. 15 | 11 a.m. | Dickies Arena | $65+ | Sixteen of the best international teams will compete for a $1,165,000 prize pool during this international video game championship.

• “The Carnival of the Animals” | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 11 a.m. + 2 p.m. | Fort Worth Zoo | $20 | Musicians will bring Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece to life while surrounded by the animal kingdom in this Cliburn Family Concert.

• Dallas Cowboys | Sunday, Sept. 15 | 12 p.m. | AT&T Stadium, Arlington | $76+ | “America’s Team” faces off against the New Orleans Saints at Jerry World.

• Quarterback Dak Prescott signed a $240 million contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys yesterday, just hours before the season opener against the Cleveland Browns. The four-year contract makes Prescott the highest paid player in NFL history.

• Worthington National Bank announced plans to build a new 96,000-sqft business tower in Walsh Ranch and move its corporate headquarters to the intersection of I-30 and Walsh Ranch Parkway. See what else is headed for Parker County.

• $89.1 billion. That’s what Walmart heiress Alice Walton is worth, according to new data from Forbes. This makes the Fort Worthian the world’s wealthiest woman once again, outranking L’Oréal’s Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and Koch Industries’ Julia Koch.

• The Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater is getting ready to reopen at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Be a part of the new $22 million facility by purchasing an honorary seat nameplate by Friday, Oct. 1.

• Take a peek at the first trailer for Fort Worth filmmaker Taylor Sheridan’s new show “Landman.” Set to premiere on Paramount+ on Sunday, Nov. 17, the series follows the West Texas oil industry + stars Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Jon Hamm, and Demi Moore.

• A once lost, now rediscovered painting is on display at the Kimbell Art Museum. “Penitent Mary Magdalene” was painted by Artemisia Gentileschi around 1625. See what else is new at the Kimbell. (CultureMap Fort Worth)

• Crowley ISD and Tarleton State University Fort Worth have teamed up to offer free dual enrollment courses for high schoolers. Students can take English and US history and receive both high school and college credits. (Fort Worth Report)

• Road trip, anyone? West Texas just made CNN’s list spotlighting “25 of the USA’s most underrated destinations.” Hop in the car for an ~8 hour drive from Fort Worth to explore the Hollywood and arts scene in Marfa or hike through Big Bend National Park.

• “Same great Mavs, new free home” — WFAA has partnered with the Dallas Mavericks to broadcast at least 70 games for free. The multi-year deal begins Saturday, Oct. 26. WFAA sports anchor Joe Trahan has the scoop.

• The Big 12 just finished up a big second week of college football with matchups between Baylor and Utah, Oklahoma State and Arkansas, and Texas Tech and Washington State. Catch up on all the scores and highlights with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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