2026 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships
The top eight NCAA women’s gymnastics programs and individuals meet at Dickies Arena to crown a champ. It’s a two-night event, with two semi-final competitions taking place Thursday, April 16 with the top two teams from each session advancing to the final on Saturday, April 18. LSU, Florida, Georgia and Stanford meet in the first Semifinal at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, and it’s defending champ OU, UCLA, Arkansas and Minnesota in the 8 p.m. Semi. See future and former Olympians competing in world-class performances. Last year, the Oklahoma Sooners won their seventh national championship. UCLA finished second. Over 10,000 fans attended the 2025 Finals session of the National Championship in Dickies Arena.
When: Thursday, April 16 (3:30 and 8) and Saturday, April 18 at 3 p.m.
Where: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth
Cost: $9 and up for Semis / $70 and up for the Finals
Billy Bob's Concerts (Friday: Everclear / Saturday: Travis Tritt)
When: Friday at 10 p.m. / Saturday at 10 p.m.
Where: Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth
Cost: Varies
Bubble Planet has arrived at Grapevine Mills, bringing a walk-through, multi-sensory exhibit designed to be explored at your own pace. The experience features 12 interactive rooms — including highlights like the Hanging Balloons Room and the Kaleidoscope Room — blending infinity spaces, LED-lit undersea scenes, bubble-filled environments, and virtual reality elements. Most visitors spend about 60 to 90 minutes moving through the installation, which is designed to be engaging for all ages.
When: Daily through June 29, 2026
Where: Grapevine Mills - 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine
Cost: $18-$34
Butterflies in the Garden returns to the Rainforest Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, where hundreds of live butterflies fill the space with color and movement. The exhibit features species from Central, North and South America, Africa, and Asia, giving visitors an up-close look at a wide range of wing patterns and sizes. Among the highlights is the vivid Blue Morpho, known for its bright, iridescent blue wings, along with familiar native varieties from North Texas.
When: March 1 - April 30
Where: Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort Worth
Cost: Exhibit only - $8 - $12 / Combo Ticket - $12 - $22
Experience the magic of Cirque du Soleil ECHO, where poetry, stagecraft, daring acrobatics, and cutting-edge technology come together to explore the delicate balance between people, animals, and the world we all share. This 20th Big Top show offers bold new visuals, a unique aesthetic, and vibrant characters that bring a universe of color and wonder to life. Inspired by youth's optimism, inventive power, and the value of empathy, ECHO captivates with inspiring music, astounding lights and projections, and never-before-seen acrobatic feats.
When: April 9 - May 3
Where: Lone Star Park, 1000 Lone Star Pkwy, Grand Prairie
Cost: $69 and up
The Comedy of Errors follows two sets of identical twins separated at birth whose accidental reunion leads to escalating confusion, mistaken identities, and comic chaos. This Shakespeare comedy leans into farce, misunderstanding, and nonstop mix-ups as the two pairs collide in the same city.
When: April 17, 18 at 7:30pm and April 19 at 2:00pm
Where: Plaza Theater, 521 W. State St., Garland
Cost: $18 and up
Dallas Arboretum: Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies
Hunt Slonem: Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies turns the Dallas Arboretum into an open-air art exhibition from April 20 through September 30, featuring 28 large-scale installations and more than 100 works by the internationally recognized neo-expressionist artist. Known for his bold color, layered texture, and recurring images from the natural world, Slonem places monumental sculptures of rabbits, birds, and butterflies throughout the garden, with additional pieces displayed inside the Historic Camp House. The exhibition is included with regular garden admission or membership, and select evenings from May 1 through September 27 will also feature Twilight Nights, offering a different view of the artwork as the garden shifts into dusk.
When: April 20 – September 30
Where: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Dallas
Cost: Garden admission (around $26)
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony
Not only will you bask in the sunshine of Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony (he dubbed it “blue sky in A Major”), but you’ll also hear two concertos and two soloists! First, Dvořák’s Cello Concerto — intense, charged with emotion and considered by many the greatest ever composed for the instrument — quotes a beautiful Czech folk song in the instrument’s most ethereal range; and their Principal Viola Meredith Kufchak gives the world premiere of a concerto by Jonathan Leshnoff, a GRAMMY-nominated composer ranked among the most-performed living composers by American orchestras. It’s all under the exciting leadership of Ana María Patiño-Osorio, second-prize winner at the Malko Competition for conductors, in her DSO debut.
When: April 16 – 19
Where: Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas
Cost: $31 and up
Dream Hou$e follows two Latina sisters appearing on an HGTV-style reality show as they try to sell their family home in a rapidly changing neighborhood. As the show-within-the-show starts to crack, the play shifts into a darker, more surreal look at family history, gentrification, and what gets lost when a neighborhood becomes a commodity.
When: April 16-20 / April 24-26 / April 30-May 3
Where: Kitchen Dog Theater, 4774 Algiers St., Dallas
Cost: $25
Eataly presents their second annual Pizza Fest, an all-inclusive, citywide pizza festival bringing together more than 25 of Dallas-Fort Worth's best pizza spots to celebrate one of the world's favorite foods. The event will also feature over 30 beers and wines, live entertainment, hands-on pizza making demonstrations, and more.
When: Sunday, April 19 from 4pm-7pm
Where: Eataly Dallas at Northpark Center
Cost - starting at $75
The 5th Annual Fort Worth Art Fair returns to Sundance Square as a city-centered showcase of artists from Fort Worth and across Texas, with art tents, gallery exhibitions, and live music spread across the plaza and nearby indoor spaces. Running April 16 through 19, the event pairs visual art with an all-day music lineup that moves across genres from mariachi, jazz, country, and Latin to big band, soul, and DJ sets, with performers including Summer Dean, Big City Outlaws, Kristyn Harris, the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra, Fusion Latina, and more. Artwork is featured both in dedicated tents on the plaza and in Sundance Square galleries, giving the fair the feel of both an outdoor festival and a walkable gallery crawl through downtown Fort Worth.
When: April 16-19
Where: Sundance Square, Fort Worth
Cost: Free
Let’s Fly: A Traveling Exhibition
Balloon Museum presents Let’s Fly in Dallas — the third stop of its Texas tour. A one-of-a-kind experience set in the iconic space of the South Side Studios, featuring monumental inflatable artworks by renowned international artists. The exhibition explores air not only as a physical element, but as a metaphor for movement, lightness, and boundless travel.
Where: Winspear Opera House, Dallas
When: Daily through April 26
Cost: $51 for adults
Soul Rep Theatre Company presents Madam Queen, the world-premiere production of the final play by Dallas writer Dianne Tucker. Inspired by the life of Hannah Elias, one of the wealthiest Black women of her time, the historical drama examines ambition, resilience, race, power, and identity in turn-of-the-century New York. The production also serves as a tribute to Tucker's lasting influence on Dallas theater and on Soul Rep itself, reflecting her long commitment to developing Black artists, stories, and cultural spaces in North Texas.
Where: Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd, Dallas
When: April 17-19
Cost: $20 - $25
Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival
MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival turns downtown Fort Worth into a four-day stretch of art, music, food, and hands-on family activity, spreading performances and exhibits across the red-brick core of Main Street. The festival mixes fine art and street energy, with free live music ranging from jazz and blues to country, funk, Latin, and tribute bands, while kids and families can jump into sand art, face painting, henna, caricatures, STEM labs, recycled-art projects, murals, and other creative stops throughout the grounds. It’s built as a walkable downtown experience where one block might give you smooth jazz, the next a pirate-ship laser show, and the next a chance to make something yourself.
Where: Downtown Fort Worth
When: April 16-19 (Thur - 10a-10p, Fri - 10a-11p, Sat - 10a-11p, Sun - 10a-8p)
Cost: Free
Step into the storied world of Fleetwood Mac, the legendary band whose evocative music has captivated listeners for generations. Go on a journey through their greatest hits, from the soulful storytelling of “Rhiannon,” “Dreams,” and “Landslide” to the intense energy of “Go Your Own Way,” “The Chain” and more. The Reid Cabaret Theatre brings the music, lore and legacy of one of rock’s most influential bands to life. This show is suitable for most audiences.
Where: Casa Mañana Theatre, Fort Worth
When: April 14-19 / April 21-24
Cost: $115
Oklahoma! brings Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical to Fort Worth, centered on farm girl Laurey, cowboy Curly, and the darker rival competing for her attention. Set on the Western frontier, the show mixes romance, rivalry, and community spirit with songs like “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” and “People Will Say We’re in Love.”
When: April 17-19 / April 23-26
Where: Stolen Shakespeare Guild, 3623 Decatur Avenue, Fort Worth
Cost: $28
Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the River and Through the Woods is a family comedy by Joe DiPietro about a man whose close-knit grandparents are not ready to accept that he might move away. The play centers on family expectations, guilt, affection, and the generational push and pull around staying close versus moving on.
When: April 10-May 3
Where: Richardson Theatre Centre, 518 W. Arapaho Rd., Suite 113, Richardson
Cost: $22 Thursdays and Sundays / $24 Fridays and Saturdays
In 1902 New York, anything is possible! Ragtime bursts to life with a soaring, Tony Award-winning score that tells the intertwined stories of three families from different walks of life, all chasing the American Dream. Based on E.L. Doctrow’s acclaimed novel, Ragtime is a thrilling, powerful portrait of hope and perseverance in a time of tumultuous change. This beloved, epic musical theater classic creates a powerful portrait of America’s past—and a stirring reminder of its future.
When: April 14-19
Where: Wyly Theatre, Dallas
Cost: $56 and up
Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Now in its 45th year, the Scarborough Renaissance Festival transforms its grounds into a 16th-century English village filled with period-style entertainment, performers, and attractions. Visitors can catch full-combat jousting, birds of prey exhibitions, live music, comedy acts, interactive performances, games of skill, and human-powered rides throughout the day. The festival also includes one of the country’s largest outdoor juried artisan marketplaces, with more than 200 shops featuring handmade goods.
When: April 18-19 / April 25-26 / May 2-3 / May 9-10 / May 16-17 / May 23-25
Where: Scarborough Renaissance Festival, 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie
Cost: Kids - $16 and up / Adults - $37 and up
The Scarlet Letter Musical reworks the Hester Prynne story as a stage musical centered on survival, judgment, and rebellion inside rigid Puritan society. The adaptation presents Hester as a woman who turns public shame into a form of resistance.
When: April 16-18
Where: Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman St., Dallas
Cost: $25
Some Like It Hot is a stage musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago, where two musicians are forced to leave town after witnessing a mob hit. As they race to stay ahead of trouble, they board a cross-country train that sends them into a whirlwind of disguises, music, and unexpected turns. Built around big dance numbers, comedy, and a jazz-infused score, the show leans into the style of classic musical theater while following a fast-moving story of escape and reinvention.
When: April 14-19
Where: Bass Hall, Fort Worth
Cost: $44 and up
This is a musical adaptation and rendition of the classic God’s Trombones, by James Weldon Johnson. The moving work brings the spirit of African American Storytelling and gospel tradition to the stage, transforming timeless sermons into a theatrical experience that will uplift our soul.
When: April 17-19
Where: Jubilee Theatre, 3925 506 Main St, Fort Worth
Cost: $28-$30
The Walt Disney Studios and World War II Exhibition
The Walt Disney Studios and World War II explores how the famous animation studio shifted into wartime service after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The exhibition features more than 500 artifacts, film clips, and historical materials showing how Disney artists created training films, public information shorts, and military insignia while also producing artwork used in wartime campaigns at home. It also highlights the role Walt Disney and his staff played in supporting the Allied effort, using familiar characters and animation to inform the public, boost troop morale, and promote initiatives like rationing, recycling, and war bond drives.
When: March 13 - September 10
Where: Dallas Holocaust and Human Right Museum, Dallas
Cost: $12 and up (free for students)
Walt Disney Animation Studios - A Decade in Concert
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents a concert built around memorable music from Disney animated films released over the past decade and beyond. Performed live alongside film clips, the program features selections from Moana, Zootopia, Big Hero 6, Frozen, Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, and other recent favorites. The result is a family-friendly evening that pairs orchestral performance with some of Disney’s most recognizable modern songs and scores.
When: Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m.
Where: Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth
Cost: $43 and up
