Fort Worth Convention and visitors Bureau Blog

Must-See Live Shows this May

We've banded together (no pun intended) to bring you a monthly roundup of live shows in Fort Worth. MAY 3-7 Mayfest 2023 Fort Worth’s popular spring celebration returns to Trinity Park with more than 60 arts and crafts vendors, free activities for kiddos and lots of live music. This year’s music…

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Celebrating Blackness in American Music

As a teenager, Brandi Waller-Pace felt left out from depictions of American music. The fiddle, banjo, and other quintessential American instruments were often associated with white musicians. It was only through her studies at Howard University and scholarly research afterward that Waller-Pace…

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Kirk Franklin: Keeping the Faith

When Pastor Kyev Tatum called for the renaming of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church’s chapel, he did it in part to remind the broader Fort Worth community of its historic ties to a renowned gospel songwriter. Tatum noted that Elvis Presley is forever tied to Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee…

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January Must-See Live Shows

We've banded together (no pun intended) to bring you a monthly roundup of live shows in Fort Worth. JANUARY 6-7 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra begins the new year with works by Beethoven, Mozart, Prokofiev and Stacy Garrop. Spectacle of Light, according to composer…

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Cinco de Mayo in Fort Worth

Cinco de Mayo Celebrations have started, and Fort Worth has a few in store to commemorate Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. From drink specials around town to family-friendly events, Cinco de Mayo is also a great excuse to support Mexican-owned businesses in the city…

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Leading Fort Worth Hip-Hop Artists

Words fuel the art form of hip-hop. The strength of any rapper’s artistry lies in his or her ability to tell powerful stories, using poetic license to deliver messages that highlight societal injustices or simply recount life’s ups and downs. Fort Worth’s rap landscape owes much to lyrical luminaries such as Renizance and Scotty Boy — the powerhouse behind Immortal Soldierz, who have been churning out top-selling albums since 2002…

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Louie the Singer on Family, Faith, and R&B

In mid-2009, Louie the Singer left a lucrative music tour to return home to Fort Worth to raise his then two-year-old son. The decision to leave Los Angeles is one that Louie said he doesn’t regret. Now a father of four, the songwriter, performer, and producer is preparing to co-headline Centro Popular at Wild Acre Live, the new music stage near Wild Acre Brewing Company…

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