This weekend in and around Fort Worth will be marked by a few big events supported by a bunch of other fun ones. Headliners include a food and wine festival, a classic opera, and a new theater production. Other choices include concerts, a fashion show, a preview of a big gymnastics competition, and screenings of an Oscar-nominated film.

Below are more best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, April 4

  

Photo by Evan Michael Woods

Amphibian Stage presents Marie & Rosetta, April 5-28.

Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival
The Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival takes place over four days and nights, featuring roster of talented chefs and food artisans, as well as craft brewers and distinctive vintners. The festival, which features five separate events, starts with Tacos & Tequila on Thursday, followed by The Main Event on Friday, Rise & Dine and Burgers, Brews & Blues on Saturday, and Ring of Fire on Sunday. All events take place at Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork.

Oliver Anthony in concert
Country singer Oliver Anthony burst onto the scene in a somewhat unusual way in 2023, when his song "Rich Men North of Richmond" became a lightning rod, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart despite Anthony never having charted a song before. Capitalizing on that success, Anthony worked quickly to put together his first album, the recently released Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.

Friday, April 5

Fort Worth Fashion Week presents “The Future” Fashion Runway Show
At “The Future” fashion runway show, the first-of-its-kind collaboration with Texas universities coming together for the future of fashion, guests can watch as budding fashion designers showcase their designs on the runway, emceed by special guest host, NBC 5 News anchor Evan Anderson. The event, taking place at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, is in conjunction with the Modern's First Friday event, featuring live music, light bites, and specialty drinks for purchase.

Fort Worth Opera presents La Bohème
Fort Worth Opera will present a semi-staged version of La Bohème, a timeless story of young love, set in the heart of 19th century Paris. The opera follows the lives of a group of Bohemian artists, including the poet Rodolfo and his seamstress lover Mimi, as they navigate poverty, friendship, and romance. There will be two performances - one Friday and one Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Amphibian Stage presents Marie & Rosetta
Gospel and rock will collide as Dallas-Fort Worth favorite Denise Lee embodies the incomparable “Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” legendary Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The play chronicles Tharpe’s first rehearsal with protégé Marie Knight in 1947, setting the stage for a historic tour that would establish them as one of the most significant music duos of the 20th century. The production runs through April 28 at Amphibian Stage.

Kameron Marlowe in concert
While reality singing competitions can be a springboard to immediate success for some singers, it can take longer for others (if at all). Kameron Marlowe appeared on The Voice in 2018, but only reached the top 24. Despite moving to Nashville after leaving the show, it took another four years for him to release his debut (and so far, only) studio album, We Were Cowboys. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, April 6

NCAA Women’s National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships Activation
The NCAA Women’s National Collegiate Gymnastics Championship at Dickies Arena is still a couple of weeks away, but fans can get excited for the competition at this special event. Fans will have the opportunity to see the National Championship trophy and handstand competitions with the gymnasts from Texas Woman’s University gymnastics team, get face tattoos, hair braiding and glitter, samples from local vendors, and more. The event will be at The Shops at Clearfork.

NOFX in concert
Punk legends NOFX come to Fort Worth as part of their final tour. They have released 15 albums in their career, most recently Double Album in 2022. They'll be joined by The Vandals, Lagwagon, TSOL, Riverboat Gamblers, Codefendants, and Catbite. The event, taking place at Panther Island Pavilion, will include craft beer tastings, food trucks and vendors, and more.

Magnolia at the Modern: Io Capitano
In the acclaimed film Io Capitano, which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for Best International Film at the 2024 Oscars, writer-director Garrone presents a "reverse shot" of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey of two Senegalese teenagers from West Africa to Italy. The film, which is in Wolof with English subtitles, will screen four times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Travis Tritt in concert
During the country music boom of the 1990s, Travis Tritt stood tall among his fellow singers. His first five albums all reached the top 10 on the Billboard country charts, and he scored No. 1 hits with "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," and "Foolish Pride." He went on to release 13 albums so far in his career, most recently Set in Stone in 2021. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.