Fort Worth Gears Up For Halloween Weekend
Events run through Nov. 1 across Fort Worth, Arlington, and Waxahachie, with early voting closing Oct. 30.
By Sakura McCarthy ·
Halloween weekend brings free and low-cost gatherings to venues across Tarrant County, and the last day to vote early in the midterm elections arrives Friday, Oct. 30. Sundance Square at 420 Main St opens its Trunk or Treat at 5pm Oct. 31 with DJ music, dance lessons from DanceMakers of Texas at 6pm, and trunk-or-treating with Duke's Car Club Fort Worth chapter from 6pm to 8pm. The Highrollers play from 7pm to 11pm. Admission is free, and food trucks and plaza bars will be on site.
Ridglea Theater at 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd hosts a Halloween party Oct. 29 with Prince Again, billed as a Prince tribute act. Doors open at 7pm and tickets start at $26.29 on Eventbrite.com. Billy Bob's Texas at 2520 Rodeo Plz brings in Here Come the Mummies on Oct. 31; doors open at 6pm, the show starts at 10pm, and tickets start at $28 at AXS.com or BillyBobsTexas.com. Platinum Music Complex at 7301 Northeast Loop 820 in NRH hosts Hell's Half Acre with Deviation for a free cover show starting at 6pm Oct. 31. Maven's Moon at 8341 White Settlement Rd in White Settlement charges $5 for a Samhain and Halloween gathering from 5pm to 11pm with music, dance performances, vendors, a ceremony, and a costume contest. Southside Cellar at 125 S Main St runs its Halloween event from 6pm with a $500 best duo costume contest, plus music and DJ sets from Brewed Up Joe and Pudge.
Arlington's Levitt Pavilion at 100 W Abram St hosts Shakespeare LIVE! RenFest from noon to 6pm Oct. 31, combining Renaissance faire elements with Halloween and Día de los Muertos. A production of Macbeth follows at 7pm. Admission is free. Scarborough's Hollow at 2511 FM 66 in Waxahachie runs its final season days Oct. 31, with more than 20 live acts and 70 artisan shoppes, followed by a Día de los Muertos celebration Nov. 1.
Artisan Circle closes Crockett Street from 11am to 5pm Nov. 1 for its third annual Día de los Muertos event, with mariachi performances, street tacos, elote, artisans, and a roaming Catrina. A Cultura Markets pop-up will sell handmade goods. La Cabrona at 2933 Crockett St offers an all-you-can-eat buffet for $35, and parking is free in five garages.
The Boiled Owl Tavern at 909 W Magnolia Av hosts Born Cursed on Nov. 3 at 9pm with Fort Worth bands Arenda Light and Pleasr. The show is 21 and over with no cover charge.
Source: Fort Worth Weekly
