Savvy & Fun Fort Worth Weekend Events: October 21-23 Cheap & FREE Entertainment Roundup

This weekend’s highlights include plus MORE:

• FREE Fort Worth Alliance Air Show ~ Featuring the Thunderbirds
• FREE Sunset Concert in the Park ~ Grapevine
• FREE Harvest Moon Festival ~ Granbury
• FREE Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering Events ~ FW Stockyards
• BEAUTIFUL Ft. Worth Botanic’s Japanese Gardens Fall Festival
• FUN! Texas State Fair ~ Last Weekend
• FREE Entertaining with Style Class ~ Pottery Barn

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:: FREE Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, Featuring the Thunderbirds
…October 22 & 23, 2011 

The US Air Force Thunderbirds are coming to North Texas! Bring the family to Alliance Airport for a full-day of daring aerobatic maneuvers, static displays (including Warbirds, helicopters and jets), simulators, Radio Disney, children’s activities, food and more.

Details, details
What: For more details about the air show and the performers, click here.
Where: 2221 Alliance Boulevard, Fort Worth. For directions, click here.
When: Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.  Performances take place between 10:00 AM – 4:00PM.
Cost: Admission is FREE. Parking is $20 per vehicle.

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:: FREE Sunset Concert at the Grapevine Botanical Gardens 
    Saturday, October 22, 2011

Enjoy a relaxing evening of music entertainment by Moving Colors, one of the areas’ most popular cover bands.  You’ll be surrounded  by the beautiful Botanical Gardens in Grapevine. Bring a blanket or chair and your own refreshments (no pets, glass or alcohol). Fun children’s gardening activities will also be  available at the Ed & Edith Pewitt Educational Pavilion.
Details, Details
What: Find out more information from Grapevine Parks and
Recreation, here.
When: Saturday, October 22, 2011 ~ 7:00PM
Where: Grapevine Botanical Gardens at Heritage Park, 411 Ball Street.
Cost: FREE!     

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:: FREE!  23rd Annual Harvest Moon Family Festival in Granbury
    Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23, 2011

Enjoy fall festivities at this year’s 23rd annual Harvest Moon Festival in Granbury’s historic town square.  Highlights include contests galore (costume contest, pumpkin pie and hot dog eating contests, cooking with pumpkins contest, pumpkin and scarecrow decorating contests), two entertaining parades, live music, great food, and much more. With changing leaves and crisp cool air, it’s the perfect time for families to come experience the harvest season!
Details, details
What: Sponsored by the Historic Granbury Merchants Association and the City of Granbury. For more information, click here.
When: October 22-23. Festivities will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
Where: Granbury Town Square, on the corner of Pearl and Crockett streets
Cost: FREE!

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:: Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering & Western Festival
   Friday to Sunday, October 21-23, 2011

Join the Red Steagall Cowboy gathering in the Fort Worth Stockyards to celebrate the 21st year of this première celebration of the West. Weekend activities include chuck wagon camp and competition, horsemanship clinics, cowboy music, Cutting Horse Association Rodeo Finals, fiddle contest,  cowboy church, and lots more! Voted Best Gathering and Best Family Event by the readers of American Cowboy Magazine.
Details, Details
What: Get more event info here. Visit the Red Steagall website, here.
When: Friday to Sunday, October 21-23.  Get the full schedule, here. 
Where: Fort Worth Stockyards. Find a map & directions here.
Cost: Most outdoor street events on the schedule are FREE to the public.
To get access to indoor events (like the rodeo), get tickets here (children
under 12 are FREE to everything except the Saturday night Rodeo).

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:: Fall Festival at The Fort Worth Botanic’s, Japanese Gardens
    Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23, 2011
 
The Fort Worth Botanic’s Japanese Garden, voted as one of the most
beautiful places in Fort Worth by the Star Telegram’s readers poll,
is celebrating their annual Fall Festival this weekend! Feast your eyes on
this beautiful garden while you and your family enjoy traditional Japanese
dance, music, demonstrations, papermaking, and tea ceremonies.
Details, details
What: For more information about the festival, click here.
Where: 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard.
All festival parking will be in the Linden Street lot click here.
For directions to the gardens and other details,  click here.
When: October 22-23, Sat: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sun: 11:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 Cost: Adults $5.00, Children (4-12yrs.) $3.00, under 4 free.

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:: Enjoy a Day in Dallas at the Texas State Fair ~ LAST Weekend!
    Now through October 23, 2011

This is the last weekend of the month-long State Fair of Texas in Dallas which runs now through Sunday, October 23. There are literally hundreds of entertainment choices and music performances ~ something for everyone!
Details, details
What: There is so much to see and do at the fair. Check out the main stage
line up of concerts here and the daily schedule of events here
which change daily.
Where: Fair Park, 3921 Martin Luther King Blvd ~ Dallas, TX
When: Daily, Now through October 23, 2011
Cost: Read my recent post to learn tips how to get FREE & discount admission and how much a couple treats will cost you.

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:: Learn New Entertaining Tips at a FREE Pottery Barn Class
     October 23, 2011

 

Get new ideas for entertaining for the holidays!
Join Pottery Barn for a fun in-store class, where they will share helpful tips
for entertaining with style. This week’s class covers all the basics of holiday
entertaining ~ from Thanksgiving dinner to a casual buffet for a party.
Details, details
What: For more information, click here.
When: Sunday, October 23 ~ Times vary by store, so be sure to call.
Where: Click here to find a Pottery Barn store near you.
Cost: FREE!  

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Astronomy Day – UT Arlington Planetarium
Saturday, October 22nd, 2pm – 10pm
700 Planetarium Place, Arlington 76019
Cost: Shows $4…Everything else is Free
Visit the UTA Planetarium for Astronomy Day hosted by the Planetarium at UT Arlington, National Space Society of North Texas, Texas Astronomical Society and the Fort Worth Astronomical Society. There’ll be free demonstrations, telescope observations, giveaways and more. A special line-up of discounted planetarium shows will fill out your day! View show line-up here.

Wild West Cowboy Roundup – Garland
Saturday, October 22nd 10:00am – 8:00pm
Downtown Garland at Main and Sixth Streets
            (214) 734-8197       http://www.visitgarlandtx.com/
Cost: Free Admission, Food and vendor items available to purchase.
Saddle-up for a day of family entertainment at the Wild West Cowboy Roundup from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 in downtown Garland at Main and Sixth streets. Enjoy lunch cooked by a chuckwagon crew, music, a fiddler’s showdown, street vendors and children’s activities.

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George Wynn Agency Healthy Kids Roundup
Saturday, October 22,  10:00am – 3:00pm
7504 San Jacinto Place, Plano 75024
http://www.georgewynnagency.com/
Cost: Free
Join us for this FREE Fun-filled family event @ our Agency to benefit our local Children’s Advocacy Center. Please bring a new or gently used pair of jeans, sizes 2T-Adult along. Events to include: Plano Fire and Police, McGruff, local Dentist, games, goody bags, Silent Auction, face painting, puppet show, story teller, local Sports figures, hourly giveaways & prizes, crafts,family Fall photos and much more!!!

Huffhines Art Trails Festival – Richardson
Saturday Oct. 22nd and Sunday Oct. 23, 10am – 6pm
Huffhines Park, 1500 Apollo Road, Richardson
http://www.huffhinesartstrails.com/
Cost: Free Admission and Free Parking
The 35th annual Huffhines Art Trails Festival is a fall tradition that featuring 150 artisans and craftsmen showcasing a wide variety of crafts  as well as offering live entertainment from the Front Porch Stage and dance floor. North Texas musicians and local performing art groups will entertain in the Cafe Huffhines courtyard. For the kids, there’s a built-in playground and a hay bale maze, and the “Huffhines Hunt” scavenger hunt through the winding trails of the park. This event is in conjunction with WFAA’s Family First and will feature popular personalities from WFAA-TV Channel 8. Come by Saturday while correspondent Jonathan Betz, anchor Casey Norton and senior reporter  Cynthia Vega sign autographs for festival attendees.

Addison Worldfest
Saturday October 22nd and Sunday October 23rd, 12:00pm – 6:00pm
4970 Addison Circle Drive, Addison (Addison Circle Park)
http://www.addisontexas.net…/
Cost: Free Admission
Travel the world in a weekend! Experience the cultures of Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Americas.  There will be children’s activities, cultural performances and of course international food and crafts for your purchase.

Half Price Books (Halloween themed) StoryHour – Dallas
Sunday, October 23 · 1:00pm – 4:00pm
5803 E. Northwest Hwy.
Dallas, TX              (214) 379-8000      
Starlight Foundation and Half Price Books team up to host a “beary” spooky Story Hour to benefit seriously ill children. Wear your costume and enjoy story time with Guest Story Teller Chef Steven Pilat of the Art Institute of Dallas as well as crafts and light refreshments.  Those who donate $25 or more to send a Brighten Up Bear and book to a sick child will recieve a 15% off coupon for Half Price Books.  Details can be found HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks to frugalinfortworth and mydallasmommy for putting this list together!