{"id":268227,"date":"2026-04-27T14:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268227\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:20:08","slug":"mayfest-2026-fort-worth-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268227\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayfest 2026 Fort Worth &#8211; What To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                                    Mayfest 2026 Fort Worth &#8211; What To Know | Images by Mayfest Fort Worth, Texas\/Facebook                                <\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth\u2019s largest community celebration, Mayfest, returns to Trinity Park from Thursday, April 30, through Sunday, May 3. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mayfest.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four-day festival<\/a> is expected to draw thousands with live music, carnival rides, festival food, performing arts, and family activities along the Trinity River.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayfest.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mayfest<\/a> remains one of North Texas\u2019 most popular spring events. Organizers describe it as \u201cthe biggest celebration of community in Fort Worth,\u201d offering something for all ages across 33 acres in Trinity Park, per the event webpage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aftontickets.com\/mayfest2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FESTIVAL HOURS<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Thursday \u2013 3:30 PM \u2013 9:00 PM \u2013 FREE GROUNDS ADMISSION FOR EVERYONE<br \/>Friday \u2013 3:30 PM \u2013 10:00 PM \u2013 FREE SENIOR 65+ ADULT GROUNDS ADMISSION<br \/>Saturday \u2013 10:00 AM \u2013 10:00 PM<br \/>Sunday \u2013 11:00 AM \u2013 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Free Admission for MILITARY (ACTIVE, RESERVE, RETIRED, VETERANS) plus three (3) family and friends EVERY DAY of the festival. (Valid ID required.)<\/p>\n<p>TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets are required for entrance into the Mayfest festival each day, Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>ADULTS (ages 13+): $12<br \/>CHILDREN (ages 3-12): $7<br \/>SENIOR CITIZENS (age 65+): $7<br \/>TODDLERS (2 and under): FREE<\/p>\n<p>SAVE BY PURCHASING TICKETS IN ADVANCE: Save on your trip to Mayfest by purchasing your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/aftontickets.com\/mayfest2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>. While tickets are available at the gate, they are $1.00 higher than published ticket prices.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees can enjoy multiple stages of live music, performing arts, a marketplace with more than 100 vendors, pet adoptions, children\u2019s activities, and a variety of food vendors. The event also includes special attractions and opportunities to enjoy the scenic river setting.<\/p>\n<p>Trinity Collaborative, the nonprofit organizer, <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworth.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/trinity-collaborative-presents-mayfest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">partners<\/a> with local businesses and volunteers to produce the festival each year, reported CultureMap Fort Worth. Last year\u2019s event drew large crowds, and organizers anticipate similar or higher attendance in 2026 as the weather warms.<\/p>\n<p>The park location at 2401 University Drive offers easy access from major highways. Free parking is limited, and shuttle services or ride-sharing are encouraged. Attendees should prepare for large crowds, especially Friday through Sunday evenings.<\/p>\n<p>The festival concludes on Sunday evening, giving residents one final chance to enjoy live entertainment and spring festivities before the workweek resumes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayfest 2026 Fort Worth &#8211; What To Know | Images by Mayfest Fort Worth, Texas\/Facebook Fort Worth\u2019s largest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,99938,118,117,99941,99939,99940,59689,99937],"class_list":["post-268227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-festivals","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-mayfest-2026","tag-mayfest-2026-fort-worth","tag-mayfest-fort-worth","tag-north-texas-events","tag-trinity-park-mayfest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}