Don’t miss performances of traditional Japanese arts like Taiko drumming. | Photo by Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Take out your calendar, grab your day planner, or text all your friends — these are the top events we recommend heading to this month in Cowtown.
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Concerts
P!NK: “Summer Carnival 2024" | Wednesday, Nov. 6 | 6:30 p.m. | Globe Life Field, Arlington | $75+ | P!NK will take the stage alongside Sheryl Crow, KidCutUp, and Noga Erez in this rescheduled event — tickets are still available.
Linkin Park | Friday, Nov. 8 | 6 p.m. | Globe Life Field, Arlington | $66+ | Watch the rock band behind hits like “Numb” and “In the End” on their “From Zero” world tour.
Leon Bridges: “The Leon Tour” | Friday, Nov. 15 | 7 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $90+ | Leon Bridges returns home for his tour with openers Charley Crockett and Hermanos Gutiérrez.
Festivals
2024 Fall Japanese Festival | Saturday, Nov. 2-Sunday, Nov. 3 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | $6+ | Explore Japanese arts and culture in the Japanese Garden.
Fort Worth Water Lantern Festival | Saturday, Nov. 9 | 3-7 p.m. | Panther Island Pavilion | $34.99+ | Ever wanted to recreate scenes from “Rapunzel”? Now’s your chance.
Barks and Brews Festival | Sunday, Nov. 24 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Shipgarten, Mansfield | $75 | Bring your furry friends to roam off-leash while you enjoy brews.
Immerse yourself in a world of lights at the Botanic Garden’s Lightscape experience. | Photo provided by Lightscape
Seasonal events
Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade | Monday, Nov. 11 | 11 a.m. | Panther Island Pavilion | Free | Join the over 100-year-old tradition that will start at the pavilion parking lot and continue down North Forest Park Boulevard + return.
Parade of Lights | Sunday, Nov. 24 | 6-8 p.m. | Downtown Fort Worth | $0+ | Street-side tickets are expected to sell out, so make sure you grab ‘em in time to experience the annual holiday parade.
YMCA Turkey Trot | Thursday, Nov. 28 | 7:45 a.m. | The Shops at Clearfork | $20+ | Kiddos can participate in the 1k trot while adults can choose to do the 5k or 8k race.
Halloween Char-SPOOK-Erie Board Event | Monday, Oct. 28 | 7-9 p.m. | Ron’s Corner Tavern, Bedford | $70 | Build a Halloween “coffin board” filled with treats + snack on appetizers and drinks while you work.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
“Beetlejuice” (Touring)| Tuesday, Oct. 29-Sunday, Nov. 3 | Times vary | Bass Performance Hall | $55+ | Watch this ghastly musical based on the popular 1988 film.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Lunchtime Music Series | Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 12-1 p.m. | Burnett Park | Free | Spend your lunch break listening to tunes by Andrew Sullivan.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Fort Worth Halloween Bar Crawl | Thursday, Oct. 31 | 5-11 p.m. | Bar 2909 | $12.99+ | Your ticket to this Halloween crawl includes access to all bars, drink and food specials, and entry to the costume contest.
Halloween Bash | Thursday, Oct. 31 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Fort Worth Public Library - Ella Mae Shamblee | Free | Come in costume or come as you are to this family-friendly boo bash.
Following her State of the City address, Mayor Mattie Parker confirmed that she plans to run for a third term as mayor in 2025. Mayoral candidates can apply to be on the ballot starting January 15. (Fort Worth Report)
Open
A new Asian fusion restaurant is now open at the former Tastebuds Eatery space in south Fort Worth. Asian Vybes’ menu features a variety of cuisines ranging from Nepalese to Chinese, including items like chicken tikka masala + fried momo dumplings. (CultureMap Fort Worth)
Cause
Consider giving blood this week — no vampires required. Eligible donors who give blood to the American Red Cross by this Thursday, Oct. 31 will receive a $10 Amazon gift card + be entered to win a $5,000 gift card. Find a place to donate.
Edu
Last week, TCU unveiled “The Portrait Project,” featuring new commissioned portraits of husband and wife Charley and Kate Thorpe. The Thorpes were formerly enslaved Texans who helped form the original TCU in Thorpe Springs during the 1800s. (Fox 4)
Trending
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are headed to the Lone Star State for their upcoming fight on Friday, Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium. WFAA’s Paul B. Livengood II shares the Netflix docuseries trailer for the fight.
Sports
Over the weekend, TCU took down Texas Tech in a 35-34 comeback victory. Get the scoop on the game from the local experts of the TCU Horned Frogs with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
Try This
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The Buy
The Buy
The cowboy hat you’ve been looking for to complete this year’s costume, just in time for Halloween (it should ship fast for Prime members).
Happy Halloweek. In honor of my favorite time of year and being in Cowtown, I’m sharing a previous costume; I went as a cow (zoom in to see my cow earrings!) and my husband went as a cowboy. Want more inspo for your Halloween giddup? Check out these FTW-inspired costumes.
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