You'd be hard pushed not to find something to your taste amid Fort Worth's late-night drinking and carousing. This is a truly cosmopolitan city, where roustabouts will happily down a few beers with modern jazz fans. Bar crawling is safe and fun, and there's a great mix of live music venues (though the pick-up joints in the Stockyards are best avoided). Check the
Fort Worth Weekly
(
) or the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
(
) for listings. The
Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
(tel 817/212-4280) is the new downtown home of the city's orchestra, opera, theater and dance companies and hosts visiting spectacles.
In addition to the regular cowboy venues below, the
Chisholm Trail Round-Up
(mid-June;
) and
Pioneer Days
(September) are two hugely enjoyable annual Western-style celebrations in the Stockyards. Cowtown Coliseum holds a championship
rodeo
(Fri and Sat 8pm; $8.50; tel 817/625-1025,
) and special events throughout the year.
Billy Bob's Texas
2520 Rodeo Plaza tel 817/624-7117). The largest honky-tonk in the world, down in the Stockyards, with bull-riding (Fri & Sat 9pm & 10pm), pool tables, bars, restaurants and stores, and big-name concerts. Live music nightly; open until 2am. Tours Mon-Sat 11am, 2pm & 4pm, Sun 2pm & 4pm. Cover Mon-Thurs & Sun $3-5, Fri & Sat $5-10.
The Caravan of Dreams
312 Houston St tel 817/877-3000. A superb downtown club in a beautiful building with a cactus garden. Attracts a friendly, stylish crowd and regular big-name acts. Cover $12-60, though access to the
Rooftop Grotto Bar
is free.
Casa Maņana Theater
3101 Lancaster Ave tel 817/332-6221. Alternative comedy and plays in the Cultural District, with a great selection of kid-friendly plays as well.
8.0
111 E 3rd St tel 817/336-0880. Highly popular downtown bar in Sundance Square, flamboyantly decorated inside and with sidewalk tables.
Flying Saucer
111 E 4th St tel 817/336-7468. Over 200 beers, often with enticing promotional prices, in a fun Sundance Square setting, with live music Tues-Sun.
J&J Blues Bar
937 Woodward Ave tel 817/870-BEER. Westside joint with regional blues acts Thurs-Sat.
J&Js Hideaway
3305 W 7th St tel 817/877-3363. Good neighborhood bar in the Cultural District, and a welcome respite from the more aggressively Western-themed outlets.
White Elephant Saloon
106 E Exchange Ave tel 817/624-1887. Notoriously wild and authentic Stockyards saloon with a cowboy hat hall of fame; prop yourself up at the long wooden bar and listen to cowboy singer and owner Don Edwards. $4 cover Fri. Open till midnight weekdays, 2am Fri & Sat.
Wreck Room
3208 W 7th St tel 817/870-4900. Underground westside hangout with occasional leftfield rock bands.
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