Billy Bob's Concerts (Friday: Lee Brice / Saturday: Mark Chesnut)
When: Friday at 10 p.m. / Saturday at 10 p.m.
Where: Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth
Cost: $20 - $86
BLAST Premier Rivals - Fort Worth 2026
BLAST Rivals Fort Worth brings eight top Counter-Strike teams to Dickies Arena, where Vitality, FURIA, NAVI, Astralis, G2, FaZe, GamerLegion, and FUT will compete for a share of a $1 million prize pool. The teams are split into two groups of four, with the winners of each group advancing directly to the semifinals, the last-place teams eliminated, and the remaining squads moving on to the quarterfinals. The tournament runs across five days beginning April 29, with the final three days played in front of a live audience May 1 through 3, continuing BLAST’s return to Texas after the Austin Major and building on Fort Worth’s recent run as a major esports host.
When: May 1 - May 3
Where: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth
Cost: $10 and up
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
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
Cottonwood Art Festival returns as Richardson’s long-running juried arts event, bringing more than 240 artists from across the country to Cottonwood Park with work selected from a much larger national pool. The show spans 14 categories, from painting and photography to sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, glass, wood, and mixed media, giving it the feel of an outdoor gallery filled with museum-quality work. Alongside the visual art, the festival also includes live music throughout the weekend, with local bands covering rock, country, jazz, blues, swing, and folk, while this season’s featured artist is Julia Gilmore, whose richly textured oil paintings turn everyday objects into vivid, memory-filled images.
When: Saturday, May 2 - Sunday, May 3
Where: Cottonwood Park, 1301 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson
Cost: Free
DSO: Stravinsky’s The Firebird
Music Director Fabio Luisi will step into Stravinsky’s shoes as he conducts a replica of the 1946 concert, when the great composer led the DSO in these very works — an inspired program of quintessentially Russian music. To that point, we have a clue in the nickname of Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, with the final movement spinning colorful variations on “The Crane,” a lively folk song on everyone’s lips at the time. The Firebird’s exotic scenario is the stuff of fairytales: a prince, 13 princesses, the Firebird’s magic feather and an ogre. Its bold orchestral colors glitter and pulse, creating fantastic effects — from primitive to luminous — leading to a spectacular, shimmering climax.
When: Thursday, April 30 - Sunday, May 3
Where: Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Cost: $37 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 International Guitar Festival
The Dallas International Guitar Festival is part giant gear hunt, part concert weekend, and part reunion for anyone who’s ever loved six strings. Billed as the oldest and largest guitar show in the world, it fills the space with rows of new and vintage guitars, basses, amps, banjos, mandolins, pedals, memorabilia, and more — whether you’re there to buy, trade, or just stare for a while. On top of that, more than 50 bands hit four stages throughout the festival, so even if you came for the gear, you’ll probably end up staying for the noise. Make sure to be there Saturday night for the Saturday Night All Star Jam with the Jimmy Wallace Guitar Army.
When: May 1-3 (Friday: 12p-7p / Saturday 10a-7p / Sunday: 10a-6p)
Where: Dallas Market Hall, 2200 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas
Cost: General Admission starts at $35
Dream Hou$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 24-26 / April 30-May 3
Where: Kitchen Dog Theater, 4774 Algiers St., Dallas
Cost: $25
Illuminature transforms the zoo into a nighttime display of oversized lanterns, glowing sculptures, and nature-inspired installations created by Tianyu. The event is designed primarily as a walk-through experience, with immersive displays, hands-on activities, photo opportunities, a soccer-themed fan zone, and a full lineup of live entertainment at the Wonders of the Wild stage in ZooNorth. Throughout the night, visitors can catch performances including Sichuan Opera face-changing, contortion acrobatics, head balancing, and artistic hula hoop, all set against a backdrop of bright visuals, music, and shifting light effects while most of the animals are off habitat.
When: April 30 - June 28 (Thursday - Sunday nights)
Where: Dallas Zoo, Dallas
Cost: $16 - $24
FWBG Neighbors in Nature: An Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate the beauty and importance of nature at Neighbors in Nature: An Earth Day Celebration on Friday, April 24. Enjoy a day of free admission to the garden, filled with engaging activities and opportunities to connect with the environment. From family-friendly yoga sessions to educational film screenings, this event has something for everyone.
When: Friday, April 24 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth
Cost: Free
FWSO - Storybook: Sleeping Beauty
Join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for a family-friendly concert that brings to life the timeless tale of Sleeping Beauty. This enchanting performance will feature music, dance, and an original story that transports you to a magical kingdom. Watch and listen as the princess and the rest of her family attempt to avoid her cursed fate. Will she wake from her spellbound slumber? Find out as you experience Sleeping Beauty like never before!
When: Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m.
Where: Bass Hall, Fort Worth
Cost: $14 - $24
John Crist has built a large following through viral comedy videos such as Honest Football Coach, Every Parent at Disney, and Brands that Need to Be Cancelled. His work has also been featured by outlets including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Barstool Sports, and BuzzFeed.
When: Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
Where: Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth
Cost: $37 and up
Kid Rock performs with Brantley Gilbert and Them Dirty Roses.
When: Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m.
Where: Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas
Cost: $30 and up
Klyde Warren Park: Movies in the Park
Grab a seat on the lawn on Saturday, May 2 and Wicked: For Good at Klyde Warren Park.
Where: Klyde Warren Park, Dallas
When: Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Legend of Deadeye Mary is a tongue-in-cheek western melodrama built around bounty hunter Deadeye Mary as she pursues an outlaw, a stash of buried gold, and a corrupt lawman through a story framed as a dime-novel adventure. The show mixes broad comedy, gunplay, music, and audience participation, leaning into oversized characters and old-fashioned frontier theatrics. It plays with the style of classic stage melodrama while keeping the tone fast, playful, and rowdy.
Where: Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 1104 Elm St, Carrollton
When: April 30-May 3 / May 7-10 / May 14-16
Cost: $24 - $26
Maren Morris in Concert - in support of her album, Dreamsicle
Where: Majestic Theatre, Dallas
When: Sunday, May 3 at 8 p.m.
Cost: $55 and up
Mayfest returns to Trinity Park for its 54th year as one of Fort Worth’s biggest annual community events, spreading across 33 acres with four days of live music, festival food, carnival rides, performing arts, pet adoptions, live demonstrations, stilt walkers, and a large art and gift market featuring more than 135 vendors. The festival also includes seven stages of entertainment, with three dedicated to live music and four highlighting community performance groups, along with free children’s activities and other family attractions. Each year, the event draws well over 100,000 attendees for a broad mix of music, food, shopping, and outdoor festival activity.
Where: Trinity Park, Fort Worth
When: April 30 - May 3
Cost: $12 for adults / $7 for kids / $7 for 65+
Spamalot is a stage musical adapted from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, turning the film’s absurd humor into a full theatrical comedy packed with knights, killer rabbits, flying cows, French taunters, shrubbery, and the Lady of the Lake. First opening on Broadway in 2005, the show features a book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and it went on to win the Tony Award for Best Musical. The score includes songs such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” and “Find Your Grail,” all woven into a fast-moving parody of Arthurian legend.
Where: Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth
When: April 29-May 3
Cost: $44 and up
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
The rock musical follows a group of young artists struggling to survive, create, and love in New York City under the shadow of poverty and the AIDS crisis. Set in the late 1980s, the show captures the urgency of a generation living without guarantees and fighting to hold onto their dreams. With its iconic score and message of community, resilience, and “no day but today,” RENT remains a powerful anthem for chosen family and living life on your own terms.
When: April 30-May 2 / May 7-9 / May 14-16
Where: Circle Theatre, 230 W 4th St, Fort Worth
Cost: $35 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: 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
Sweet Charity follows Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hall hostess in New York City whose optimism keeps colliding with disappointment as she searches for love and a better life. Loosely inspired by Federico Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria, the musical pairs Charity’s misadventures with a 1960s score by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and a book by Neil Simon. The show balances comedy and heartbreak while featuring familiar songs like “Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” “I’m a Brass Band,” and “Baby, Dream Your Dream.”
When: May 1-3
Where: Lyric Stage, 1170 Quaker St, Dallas
Cost: $43-$63
Texas Ballet Theater: Swan Lake
Experience the ethereal beauty of Swan Lake, where love and fate collide in a breathtaking tale of enchantment and betrayal. Ben Stevenson OBE’s masterful two-act production offers an elegant yet approachable retelling filled with passion, drama, and grandeur. Watch the White Swan embody innocence and grace while the fierce Black Swan dazzles with diamond-like brilliance. With opulent sets and newly refurbished costumes, this production promises a mesmerizing journey into one of the most widely acclaimed classical ballets.
When: May 1-3
Where: Winspear Opera House, Dallas
Cost: $30 and up
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)
Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series action returns to The Great American Speedway for a Texas-sized triple-header! Be there to witness the on-track thrills, rocking pre-race concerts, Fan Zone fun, and MORE! It's a Texas Sized weekend with the SpeedyCash.com 250, the Andy's Frozen Custard 340 AND the WÜRTH 400.
When: May 1-3
Where: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth
Cost: $16 - $230
