Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival
Destination Education
April 5-7, 2018
Thursday, April 5
AM/PM |
Arrivals. On own for hotel/Convention Center tours. Facility tours are not part of the FAM itinerary, but if you would like to see the Convention Center and/or hotel properties, please coordinate with your sales manager and plan to arrive earlier Thursday. (There is also a small time frame on Friday afternoon that can be utilized for tours.) |
5:45 p.m. |
Meet Visit Fort Worth staff in hotel lobby to walk to welcome reception |
6:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
7:45 p.m. |
Departure |
8:00 p.m. |
Tacos + Tequila – Food + Wine Festival Event |
9, 10 &11:00 p.m. |
Round trip shuttles back to hotel |
Friday, April 6
8:15 a.m. |
Meet in hotel lobby for departure (bus will pick up at each hotel) |
8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast & demo at Magdalena’s |
10:00 a.m.
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Tour the Stockyards National Historic District and see the World’s Only Twice-Daily Cattle Drive Railroads and cattle markets helped to build Fort Worth throughout the late 19th century and connect it with the rest of the West. You can explore this colorful legacy by spending a day in the high-spirited Stockyards District, a warren of vintage shops, restaurants, and museums that include the Stockyards Championship Rodeo, the Stockyards Museum, and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame—you can even see cattle drives, led by seasoned cowhands. |
12:00 p.m. |
Tour Billy Bob’s Texas |
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and tour of Near Southside |
4:15 p.m. |
Free time –
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6:15 p.m. |
Dinner at Reata |
8:30 p.m. |
Desserts after Dark - Food + Wine Festival Event |
9, 10 & 11:00 p.m. |
Round trip shuttles back to hotel |
Saturday, April 7th
Breakfast vouchers will be provided by the hotel for coffee or a morning snack. |
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8:30 a.m. |
Walking tour of downtown |
9:30 a.m. |
Return to hotel for refresh Check-out and store luggage |
10:45 a.m |
Meet in hotel lobby for departure |
11:00 a.m. |
Rise & Dine Brunch – Food + Wine Festival Event |
12 – 1 p.m. |
Round trip shuttles back to hotel |
Airport departures will be based on your flight schedule. You will receive a departure notice Friday evening.