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Complete guide to Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival & more top stories
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Editor's note: The top Fort Worth news of the week kicks off with a guide to the city's biggest arts festival, then raises a glass to Fort Worth's best bars. Read on for our five most popular stories, and visit this guide for even more weekend happenings.
1. Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival 2026 guide to parking, wine, and more. The 2026 Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival will transform 18 blocks of downtown into a sprawling outdoor gallery and live music destination through April 19. As tens of thousands of visitors descend on downtown to take in art, food, and entertainment, it's worth doing a little planning before you go.
2. 10 best bars in Fort Worth for 2026 are the toast of the town. The 2026 Tastemaker Awards nominees for Bar of the Year range from a new Texas beer garden to a chic croquet cocktail lounge.
3. Westlake Marriott near DFW Airport gets major refresh and new dining. The former Marriott Westlake has reopened as The Ricardo Marriott, named for famed Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, the original designer of the hotel and its surrounding Solana Plaza.

4. Stockyards BBQ fest tops 5 best food events in Fort Worth this week. A big barbecue festival and a Sunday spring tea are on the agenda.
5. Legendary I.M. Pei-designed Westover Hills estate lists for $22 million. A Westover Hills home designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei, whose iconic structures include Paris’ Louvre Museum pyramid and Boston’s John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, has gone on the market for $22 million.
