This weekend in and around Fort Worth will feature a variety of events designed to appeal to people of all ages and tastes. Choices include a big soccer tournament, a new local theater production, a quartet of concerts, a tribute to an iconic duo, screenings of an Oscar-nominated film, a comedian, a stage show aimed at kids, and a small classical music concert.

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, March 21

Concacaf Nations League Semifinals and Finals
The Concacaf Nations League is a soccer competition featuring countries from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The final four teams standing - U.S. vs. Jamaica and Panama vs. Mexico - will face off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in the semifinals on Thursday, with the winners meeting in the finals on Sunday. This is the third Nations League competition, with the U.S. winning the first two.

Circle Theatre presents Water by the Spoonful
In Water by the Spoonful, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. He finds refuge in an online chat room, a digital sanctuary where recovering addicts fight to keep each other alive. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace. Birth families splinter and online families collide in the play, which reminds us of the power of connection and the value of forgiveness. The production, making its regional premiere, runs through April 13 at Circle Theatre.

Brian Culbertson in concert
Jazz musician Brian Culbertson is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a recording artist, and in that time he has become one of biggest musicians in the genre, with no fewer than 10 top ten albums on the Billboard Jazz charts. In 2021 and 2022, he put out what might be the biggest project of his career, The Trilogy, three albums released over the course of nine months. He'll play at Will Rogers Auditorium as part of the extended The Trilogy tour.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Simon & Garfunkel Story features a full live band performing all of the duo's greatest hits, including "Mrs. Robinson," "Cecilia," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Homeward Bound," and more. The one-night-only performance takes place at Bass Performance Hall.

  

Photo by Darren Thomas

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show will be at Bass Performance Hall on March 23 and 24.

Friday, March 22

Magnolia at the Modern: Perfect Days
Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine, he enjoys his passion for music and books; he also loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. Directed by Wim Wenders, the Oscar-nominated film is a deeply moving, poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. The film, in Japanese with English subtitles, will screen seven times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Hyena's presents Helen Hong
A fan favorite on the hit NPR podcast Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Helen Hong has been a recurring character on HBO's Silicon Valley, CBS' The Unicorn, and others. She will perform four times through Saturday at Hyena's Comedy Club.

Josh Weathers in concert
Josh Weathers is a Fort Worth-based soulful singer-songwriter. He has spent close to 20 years honing his craft of combining songs of hope with a high energy rock n’ soul live show. He's no stranger to the various stages around Fort Worth, and he released a live album in November 2020. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.

Saturday, March 23

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show
Fans of all ages will get to see Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli as they’ve never seen them before, as the Heelers perform in a live theater show featuring puppetry, live actors, and more. Based on an original story written by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show also contains new music by Bluey composer Joff Bush. There will be four performances through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents "Pillars Of Our Craft"
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth's "Pillars Of Our Craft" will feature cellist Inbal Segev, violist Michael Klotz, violinist Gary Levinson, and pianist Jon Nakamatsu. The program includes Mozart's Duo in B flat, K. 424; Dohnányi's Serenade, Op. 10; Wieniawski's Legende, Op. 17; and Mozart's Piano Quartet, K. 478. The performance takes place at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

The Love Hard Tour featuring Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim & K. Michelle
R&B singers Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim, and K. Michele will each get their own showcase when The Love Hard Tour comes to Dickies Arena. Most of them will be pulling from their back catalogs - Cole's last album was 11:11 Reset in 2017, Songz's last album was Back Home in 2020, and Jaheim's last album was Struggle Love in 2016. K. Michelle is touring in support of her 2023 album, I'm the Problem.

Easton Corbin in concert
Country singer Easton Corbin was among the fastest rising artists in the genre in the early 2010s, releasing three albums in five years, including 2015's About to Get Real, which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts. After a long dormant period, he finally released his first new album in eight years, Let's Do Country Right, in 2023. He'll play at Billy Bob's Texas.