Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival is a food festival in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival at Clearfork each April is a four-day nonprofit event with chef collaborations, wine tastings, and Taste of Texas Row.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Tacos and Tequila night Thursday; grand tasting Friday with 40 chefs.
Tip: Events are 21 or older only and sold separately; The Main Event general admission typically runs from $145.
Address: 5000 Clearfork Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival is the largest fine arts event in Texas with 30 food vendors across six food courts and free admission for four days.
Order: Festival BBQ and smoked brisket from outdoor pits; freshly squeezed lemonade from vendor carts.
Tip: Card-only payments at most food vendors; beer and wine are sold separately from food vendors throughout the festival footprint.
Mayfest Fort Worth at Trinity Park each spring draws 175,000 attendees with food vendors including Melt Ice Creams, Pecos Pete's, and a Beer and Wine Garden.
Order: Melt Ice Creams frozen custard; Steak on a Stake skewers from the main food row.
Tip: Thursday entry is free for everyone; Fri-Sun adults pay $12, children (3-12) $7, seniors $7. Free parking shuttles run from the Will Rogers Center.
Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo at Dickies Arena runs 23 days each January with Texas BBQ vendors, Reata restaurant, and a BBQ Pitmasters competition.
Order: Reata at the Rodeo Texas plates; smoked turkey legs and brisket from the fairground vendors.
Tip: Rodeo general admission starts from around $25; the Bubbles and Bites wine event on the final weekend adds a food-and-wine component.
Fort Worth Oktoberfest at Trinity Park each September features a Paulaner bierhalle, Hacker-Pschorr Biergarten, and German food at the Food Haus.
Order: Paulaner lager in the air-conditioned Festzelt bierhalle; bratwurst and pretzel platters from the Food Haus.
Tip: Parking is at 1501 University Drive; entrance to the festival grounds is near the Van Zandt Cottage off Farmhouse Way.
Syndicate Smokedown at Fort Worth Stockyards each April is an IBCA BBQ competition with 100 or more teams and free pitmaster sampling from noon to 4pm.
Order: Free brisket and BBQ samples from 20 or more Texas pitmasters during the noon-to-16:00 competition window.
Tip: Competition BBQ sampling is free from noon to 16:00 for ticketed attendees; live music runs concurrently on a separate stage.
Fort Worth Margarita Festival at Cullen Yards each May features 10 margarita samples, live music, taco vendors, and a six-hour ticketed session.
Order: Ten 3.5-ounce margarita samples from local bars and restaurants; tacos from the food vendor row.
Tip: General admission from around $37 includes the sampling package; VIP entry at around $47 includes early access from 11:00.
