Holiday Celebrations in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH - where the west begins

The City of Cowboys and Culture welcomes visitors from around the world to experience the great American West and rich arts and culinary treasures. Fort Worth offers the No. 1 downtown in America and is located minutes from AT&T Stadium and DFW International Airport. As one visitor says, "unpretentious, laid-back, and charismatic in all the right ways." For a weekend, a business meeting, sports or family reunion, Fort Worth offers experiences to last a lifetime.

HOLIDAY CHECKLIST

• Trot your way around Fort Worth before you feast at the YMCA Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day.
• Kick off the holiday season at the XTO Energy Parade of Lights, presented by CHASE, followed by the Sundance Square Christmas Tree Lighting in Sundance Square Plaza (Nov 22).
• Head over to the historic Stockyards for the Stockyards Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the lawn of the Livestock Exchange Building (Nov 23). 
• Take a break from the hustle and bustle aboard the Historic Stockyards Christmas Wine Train (Dec 3). 
• Say howdy to Santa at his appearances in Sundance Square Plaza (Nov. 22-Dec. 23) and at Christmas in the Stockyards (Dec 5), including free Western holiday fun.
• Start a new holiday tradition at Panther Island Ice, Fort Worth's outdoor ice skating rink (Nov 20-Jan 18).
• Tap into the energy of the holiday season at The Starlight Symphony in West 7th, a music and light show synchronized to your favorite seasonal songs (Dec 6-Jan 6).
• Grab a hot cocoa and cruise through over 2 million LED lights at Texas Motor Speedway Gift of Lights (Nov 26-Jan 1).
• See a holiday show at Bass Performance Hall, including Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the Musical (Nov 24-25) and Texas Ballet Theater's The Nutcracker (Dec 11-27).
• Treat the kiddos to a holiday classic with Frosty the Snowman at Casa Mañana Theater (Nov 7-Dec 20).
• Holiday shop til' you drop across the city, from Sundance Square, West 7th, Camp Bowie and The Stockyards.
• Check out a Fort Worth tradition at the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium (Dec 29). 
• Ring in the New Year in the heart of downtown Fort Worth at the Sundance Square New Year's Eve Celebration (Dec 31)