Welcome back to FTWtoday's Plan Ahead, a list of some of the biggest events that are taking place around Cowtown this month.

Take out your calendar, grab your day planner, and text all your friends — these are the top events we recommend heading to in October. Psst: Don’t forget to bookmark this page and come back; we update our guide monthly.

Don’t see anything you like? Check out our full events calendar.

Halloween activities

two skeletons — This movie's going to be great — we can feel it in our bones. | Photo courtesy of Rooftop Cinema Club

💙 Editor's Pick: Halloween Movies | Dates vary | Times vary | Rooftop Cinema Club | $19+ | Here is your October lineup: "Scream (1996)", "Hocus Pocus", "Minions and Monsters", "Practical Magic", "Twilight", "Obsession", "The Addams Family (1991)", "The Sheep Detectives", "Urban Legend", "The Sixth Sense", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)", "The Nightmare Before Christmas", and "Beetlejuice."

Fright Fest | Fridays-Sundays until Sunday, Nov. 1 | Times vary | Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington | $30+

Cutting Edge Haunted House | Select days, Friday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Oct. 31 | Times vary | 1701 E. Lancaster Ave. | $30+

Fort Worth Abroad Monster Dash & Beer Mile | Saturday, Oct. 3 | 7:30 a.m. | Woodshed Smokehouse | $20+

"Something Wicked This Way Comes" | Saturday, Oct. 3 | 12 p.m. | The Modern | $5 for nonmembers

Kimbell Casual Fridays: Monsters, Hybrids, Ghouls | Friday, Oct. 23 | 5:30-6:15 p.m. | Kahn Building, Kimbell Art Museum | Free

💙 Editor's Pick: Lake Worth Monster Bash | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge | Free with RSVP | Fort Worth locals first reported sightings in 1969. Today, the annual fair includes vendors, exhibits, hayrides, guided hikes, and intriguing cryptozoology presentations.

Kids Markets at Watauga Halloween Bash | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 4-7 p.m. | Watauga Community Center | Free admission, $25 to register

Old Town Burleson Halloween Pub Crawl and Costume Contest | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 5-9 p.m. | Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza | $31

Rockin' Halloween | Thursday, Oct. 29 | 7 p.m. | Tulips | $10+

Chamber Music Society Family Concert Series: Halloween Spooktacular | Saturday, Oct. 31 | 11 a.m. | The Modern | $15+

Family

Fort Worth, are you ready to rattle? | Photo by Bull Stock Media

Pumpkin Nights | Thursday, Oct. 1-Monday, Nov. 2 | Times vary | Howell Farms, Arlington | $20+

5th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration | Saturday, Oct. 3 | 4 p.m. | Levitt Pavilion, Arlington | Free

Mainstay Farms Pumpkin Fall Days | Friday, Oct. 2-Saturday, Nov. 7 | Times vary | Mainstay Farm, Cleburne | $24

Fort Worth Community Market | Sunday, Oct. 11 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | South Main Micro Park | Free admission

💙 Editor's Pick: Fort Worth Public Library's 125th Anniversary | Thursday, Oct. 15 | 3-5 p.m. | City Hall Lobby | Free | At 3 p.m., hear the state of the library from Director Midori Clark and then enter for a chance to win the 125th Anniversary Commemorative Book.

Cliburn Family Concerts: The Magic of Beethoven | Saturday, Oct. 17 | Times vary | Kimbell Art Museum | $20

Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering | Friday, Oct. 23-Saturday, Oct. 24 | Times vary | Cowtown Coliseum | $60+

Kids Markets at Watauga Halloween Bash | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 4-7 p.m. | Watauga Community Center | Free admission, $25 to register

Festivals

Scarborough Hollow in waxahachie — On Sunday, Nov. 1, there will be a special Día de los Muertos celebration. | Photo by Southwest Festivals

💙 Editor's Pick: Scarborough's Hollow Fall Fantasy Festival | Saturdays until Oct. 31 + Sunday, Nov. 1 | 1-9 p.m. | Scarborough Renaissance Festival, Waxahachie | $30+ | Seven fall days of live entertainment, costumes, seasonal fun, shopping, food + drink, and haunted attractions throughout the village of Scarborough.

Crazy Water Festival 2026 | Thursday, Oct. 8-Saturday, Oct. 10 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Historic Famous Water Pavilion, Mineral Wells | $5

Fourth Annual Fall Fest | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | The Shops at Willow Park | Free admission

ArtsGoggle | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 12-10 p.m. | West Magnolia Avenue | Free admission

Do Good Fest Texas feat. the Barenaked Ladies | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 4-10 p.m. | Levitt Pavilion, Arlington | $23

Concerts

This could be you and your friends at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. | Photo courtesy of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden

Seger System: The Ultimate Tribute to Bob Seger with Gen X Blossoms | Friday, Oct. 2 | 7-10 p.m. | Levitt Pavilion, Arlington | Free admission

Miranda Lambert | Tuesday, Oct. 6 | 8 p.m.-12 a.m. | Billy Bob's Texas | $60+

The Red Clay Strays | Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $43+

💙 Editor's Pick: Blooms & Beats | Friday, Oct. 9 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | $18 | It's fall in the Horseshoe Garden. Enjoy live music from local artists, purchase tasty bites from the new Flora House Cafe, play yard games, and simply relax with a cold beverage with friends. Mark your calendar for the next one on Friday, Nov. 13, too.

Breaking Benjamin | Monday, Oct. 12 | 6 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $134+

Gorillaz: "The Mountain" Tour | Friday, Oct. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $238+

Ashley McBryde | Friday, Oct. 16 | 10-11 p.m. | Billy Bob's Texas | $20

Phoebe Bridgers | Saturday, Oct. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $235+

Morrissey | Thursday, Oct. 29 | 8 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $49+

Teddy Swims: "The UGLY" Tour | Friday, Oct. 30 | 7 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $91+

Easton Corbin (18+) | Friday, Oct. 30 | 10 p.m. | Billy Bob's Texas | $20+

Arts + Theater

shakespeare live performing macbeth — Celebrate Halloween with a bloody good show at Shakespeare LIVE. | Photo courtesy of Shakespeare LIVE

"Ain't Misbehavin'" | Thursdays-Sundays until Oct. 25 | Times vary | Circle Theatre | $40+

"Rapunzel! Rapunzel!" A Very Hairy Fairy Tale | Friday, Oct. 2-Sunday, Oct. 18 | Times vary | Casa Mañana Theatre | $20+

Sid's Studio: Painting Place in Acrylic Gouache | Saturday, Oct. 3 | 1:30-4 p.m. | Sid Richardson Museum | $15

"CLUE" | Wednesday, Oct. 7-Sunday, Oct. 11 | Times vary | Thad Smotherman Theatre, Texas Wesleyan University | $10+

Cliburn Concerts: Yekwon Sunwoo | Thursday, Oct. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Kimbell Art Museum | $25+

"Affinities and Echoes: Passages in French and American Photography" | Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Renzo Piano Pavilion, Kimbell Art Museum | Free

Camp Fire Fort Worth's Ignite 2026: An Evening of Art and Impact | Saturday, Oct. 17 | 1:30-8 p.m. | William Campbell Gallery | $100

After hours

image of a spooky cocktail for the Black Lagoon pop up — Try spooky cocktails, like the Closed Casket. | Photo by Black Lagoon

Movies in the Yard: "Hocus Pocus" | Friday, Oct. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | The Yard: 2633 Whitmore St. | $12+

Learn + Grow

photo of the Fort Worth Chamber event — Photo by FTWtoday

💙 Editor's Pick: November Midterm Election Candidate Forums | Monday, Oct. 5, Wednesday, Oct. 7 + Thursday, Oct. 8 | 5:30 p.m. | Nick and Lou Martin University Center, Texas Wesleyan University | Free with RSVP | Fort Worth Report, KERA and the League of Women Voters will cover TAD, county + state races, letting you hear directly from candidates.

Uniting Voices Presents: A Conversation with Michelle Obama | Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 6 p.m. | Fort Worth Convention Center | $300

First-time Homebuyer Resource Fair | Saturday, Oct. 10 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Como Community Center | Free with RSVP

💙 Editor's Pick: Fort Worth Chamber's State of the County 2026 | Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | River Ranch Stockyards | $105+ | Enjoy a luncheon-style program, hear from Judge O'Hare on Tarrant County's progress, and watch the presentation of the chamber's Vandergriff Award. Wednesday, Oct. 7 is the last day to register.

Leader Speaker Series: Leaders in Business, Ross Perot Jr., Chairman of The Perot Companies and Hillwood | Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Legends Club, TCU | $90

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