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Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means a lot of people will be partaking in trick-or-treating, parties, or haunted houses<\/a> this weekend. If you can make time for other events, choices include two theater productions, an opera star in concert, five other concerts, screenings of a new film, a special theatrical event, a symphony concert, and the opening of a new art exhibition.<\/p>\n

Photo by Joelle Grace Taylor<\/p>\n

Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. If you want more options, check out the calendar for an even longer list<\/a> of the city’s best events.<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 29<\/p>\n

Shakespeare Live presents Macbeth<\/a>
Shakespeare Live in Arlington is celebrating Halloween with the bloody good show of Macbeth, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy about a Scottish general who murders his way to the throne and is haunted by supernatural visions. The outdoor production, which will have three performances through Saturday at Levitt Pavilion, will be complemented by the inaugural Shakespeare RenFest<\/a>, a community arts event on Saturday afternoon that will feature live entertainment, artists, craftspeople, food trucks, performers, and Renaissance-inspired festivities.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth Opera presents Jeanine De Bique in concert<\/a>
Internationally renowned Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique comes to Fort Worth for a one-night-only recital. Appearing with Belgian pianist Aaron Wajnberg, De Bique brings her artistry to an intimate concert setting that places her voice – and her singular interpretive voice – in full focus. The concert takes place at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU.<\/p>\n

Tarrant County College South presents GHOSTlight Gallery ’26<\/a>
Every theater has a ghost. Some theaters have several. That\u2019s why we keep a ghost light on. Ghostlight is a single electric light left burning on the stage of an empty, dark theater. Some superstitions say that the light keeps the theater ghosts happy, so they won\u2019t ruin a production. This production is about what happens when a group of college students decide to create their own Halloween show in an empty theater on a college campus. Will the ghosts stay happy? The production will have three performances through Saturday at Tarrant County College South.<\/p>\n

Morrissey in concert<\/a>
Regarded as one of the most influential figures in British pop, Morrissey has released four albums as lead singer of The Smiths and 14 solo studio albums, including the new Make-Up Is a Lie. Of course, he’s also known for his propensity to cancel concerts, if not whole tours, so keep your fingers crossed that he’ll show up for this date at newly-named Ariat Arena<\/a>, which will be very busy this weekend.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 30<\/p>\n

Magnolia at the Modern: Fatherland<\/a>
At the start of the Cold War in 1949, the writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra H\u00fcller) – an actress, writer, and rally driver with nerves of steel – embark on a road trip across a ruined and newly divided Germany. Traveling in a black Buick cruiser from the Allied-occupied city of Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar, the celebrated author must contend with the changes to his fractured homeland after 16 years of exile – and confront the deep tensions within his own family. The film will screen seven times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

Hip Pocket Theatre presents The 4th Annual Twilight Soiree<\/a>
The 4th Annual Twilight Soiree is an ever-evolving immersive performance created by the community to explore the natural landscape as a theatrical space. With the dying sun as the light and grassy berms as the set, audiences will gather at twilight to be led on an immersive journey through installations, vignettes, soundscapes, and uncanny realms … all performed by the community using masks, puppetry, sound, and light – nothing more. The event repeats nightly through Sunday at Hip Pocket Theatre.<\/p>\n

Teddy Swims in concert<\/a>
Singer-songwriter Teddy Swims had been trying to make a name for himself in the music industry for four years before he broke through in 2023 thanks to the hit song “Lose Control.” That sent sales of his debut album, I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), soaring, and he went even higher with his 2025 follow-up, I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2). At this concert at Ariat Arena, he’ll give fans a preview of his new album, Ugly, which will be released in January.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents “Beethoven\u2019s Pastoral”<\/a>
Beethoven found inspiration for his \u201cPastoral\u201d Symphony on long, rambling walks in the countryside. The composer weaves shepherd tunes and bird calls into the music in a celebration of nature, amplified in these performances with artwork from the Kimbell Art Museum\u2019s landscape collection. The concert will also feature American composer Missy Mazzoli\u2019s ballet suite Orpheus Undone and Benjamin Britten\u2019s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings. The concert, conducted by Jane Glover and featuring tenor Ian Bostridge, will have three performances through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.<\/p>\n

Easton Corbin in concert<\/a>
Country singer Easton Corbin was among the fastest rising artists in the genre in the early 2010s, releasing three albums in five years, including 2015’s About to Get Real, which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts. After a long dormant period, he finally released his first new album in eight years, Let’s Do Country Right, in 2023. He’ll play at Billy Bob’s Texas.<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 31<\/p>\n

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents “In the Making: Stories from the Collection”<\/a>
“In the Making: Stories from the Collection” is an exhibition exploring modern and contemporary art through the lens of the Modern\u2019s collection. The evolving exhibition will feature 10 stories that unfold over the course of its run, tracing various formal and conceptual themes of the past 80 years, including how artists use color, mark-making, materials, the figure, and inspiration from the land. The exhibition will remain on display through August 15, 2027.<\/p>\n

Here Come The Mummies in concert<\/a>
Here Come The Mummies is a funk band best known for its live performances and anonymous band members. Supposedly comprised of various professional musicians from Nashville, the group has released 10 albums in their career, most recently House Party in 2022. Timed perfectly to take place on Halloween, the concert will be at Billy Bob’s Texas.<\/p>\n

Sunday, November 1<\/p>\n

MercyMe in concert<\/a>
Christian band MercyMe has been one of the biggest acts in the genre over the past 25 years, claiming nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard Christian charts and 20 No. 1 songs. One of their biggest songs, “I Can Only Imagine,” was the inspiration for the 2018 film of the same name. They will play at Ariat Arena in support of their 2025 album, Wonder & Awe, joined by Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons, and Sam Wesley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means a lot of people will be partaking in trick-or-treating,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[575,1111,13528,116,118,117,1637,1915,278,2510,3105,2509],"class_list":["post-480300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-concerts","tag-event-planner","tag-exhibitions-visual-arts","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-movies","tag-museums","tag-music","tag-opera","tag-symphony","tag-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480300","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=480300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}