Happy Thursday,<\/p>\n
After a blazing debut last year, the Lone Star Smokeout returns this weekend to light up the parking lot outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This year\u2019s festival is bigger than ever with performances from three of country music\u2019s biggest superstars: Riley Green, Koe Wetzel and Shaboozey. Find out more about the festival below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking of live music, the Fort Worth Report is excited to announce The Soundcheck<\/a>, a new column from writer Hailey Green. Every two weeks, Hailey will keep you in the loop on what\u2019s happening across the Tarrant music scene, from local artist features to concert previews.\u00a0<\/p>\n In her first column, she spoke with Cut Throat Finches front man Sean Russell about musical influences on the rock band\u2019s latest record<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sip on your favorite beer at return of country music festival<\/a><\/p>\n Some of Texas\u2019 biggest barbecue names will serve up food including, Hurtado Barbecue, Panther City BBQ and Slow Bone BBQ. Guests can also shop items from Tecovas and design their own cowboy hat at the Rancher Hat Bar. <\/p>\n What: Lone Star Smokeout<\/p>\n When: 3 p.m. April 24; 1 p.m. April 25, 26<\/p>\n Where: AT&T Stadium, 1 AT&T Way, Arlington<\/p>\n Admission: $69-$1,442<\/a><\/p>\n Watch curtain fall on longtime theater professor\u2019s final production<\/a><\/p>\n Joe Allen Brown, who has worked at Texas Wesleyan University for over 40 years, prepares for retirement with his final production as director. The show is sold out, but an in-person-only wait list will be available one hour before each performance. <\/p>\n What: Little Shop of Horrors<\/p>\n When: 7:30 p.m. April 23-25; 2 p.m. April 26<\/p>\n Where: Thad Smotherman Theatre, 1205 Binkley St., Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: $10-$15<\/a><\/p>\n Find emerging musicians across multiple venues<\/a><\/p>\n Doors are opening at 17 businesses and venues in the Near Southside for local musicians across all genres. Trinity Metro is providing free shuttle service. Click here<\/a> for list of participating locations.<\/p>\n What: Lost \u2019N Sound<\/p>\n When: Noon-Midnight April 25<\/p>\n Where: South Main Village, Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: Free<\/a><\/p>\n Grab your keys to see Fast and Furious engines rev up in Cowtown<\/a><\/p>\n The show features more than 700 custom and exclusive cars, including some movie cars from the Fast and Furious franchise. A portion of event proceeds benefit Reach Out Worldwide, the charity founded by Paul Walker. <\/p>\n What: FuelFest<\/p>\n When: 1-8 p.m. April 25<\/p>\n Where: Texas Motor Speedway, 3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: $35-$572<\/a>; free entry for children 12 and under<\/p>\n Honor Mexican American, Chicano heritage at Cultural District party<\/a><\/p>\n The Cinco de Mayo celebration features performances from multiple Latino groups, including Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth and Rondalla Caballeros Paso del Norte de Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, Chihuahua.<\/p>\n What: Cinco in the District<\/p>\n When: Noon-5 p.m. April 26<\/p>\n Where: Gendy Street outside Fort Worth Museum of Science and History<\/p>\n Admission: Free<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks for reading! Do you have a Weekend Worthy event? Add it to our\u00a0community calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n David Moreno is the arts and culture reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or\u00a0@davidmreports<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Fort Worth Report\u2019s arts and culture coverage is supported in part by the Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation and the Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust. At the Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/04\/23\/weekend-worthy-feel-the-heat-at-lone-star-smokeout-festival-in-arlington\/”>article<\/a> first appeared on <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org”>Fort Worth Report<\/a> and is republished here under a <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/”>Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<img src=”https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cropped-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&quality=80&ssl=1″ style=”width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;”><\/p>\n <img id=”republication-tracker-tool-source” src=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/?republication-pixel=true&post=505549&ga4=2820184429″ style=”width:1px;height:1px;”><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: “https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/04\/23\/weekend-worthy-feel-the-heat-at-lone-star-smokeout-festival-in-arlington\/”, urlref: window.location.href }); } } <\/script> <script id=”parsely-cfg” src=”\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/fortworthreport.org\/p.js”><\/script>