Things to do in Fort Worth 2015

Enjoy a break from the cold weather with these indoor/outdoor family activities this weekend.

The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

Will Rogers Memorial Center

January 16-February 7

The legendary 23-day extravaganza offers a unique atmosphere rich in tradition and history. Events include All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth, Cowboys of Color Rodeo, interactive kid-friendly exhibits, “Moo-seum Experience” presented by Central Market, live music, an exciting carnival, great food and much more!

 

Cattle Baron Mansion Tours

1509 Pennsylvania Avenue & 1110 Pennsylvania Street

Wednesdays-Sundays

Tour the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House and Thistle Hill mansion and stand where the cattle barons stood when livestock was king and ranching ruled the Southwest.

 

Panther Island Ice

at Coyote Drive-In

Through January 19

The only outdoor ice skating rink in North Texas, come have some good ol fashioned nostalgic fun on our ice skating rink!

 

Faces of Impressionism:  Portraits from the Musee d’Orsay

Kimball Art Museum

Through January 25

The exhibition explores the character and development of the portrait in French painting and sculpture from the late 1850s until the first years of the 20th century. The major figures of Impressionist portraiture – Caillebotte, Cézanne, Degas, Monet and Renoir – will be represented in depth.

 

All Shook Up

Artisan Center Theater, Hurst

Through January 31

Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley. It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that’ll have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”