The collection of new events in and around Fort Worth this weekend is small but mighty. Choices include a big wine festival, screenings of a new film, the beginning of Halloween season, two new local theater productions, a trio of concerts (including a rare visit from a well-known band), and the opening of a new exhibition featuring ancient Roman sculptures.

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 of the city’s best events.

Thursday, September 11

39th Annual GrapeFest: A Texas Wine Experience
GrapeFest, the largest wine festival in the Southwest, will feature the theme of The Grape Gatsby, celebrating the Roaring Twenties and the centennial of the novel, The Great Gatsby. Visitors can enjoy the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, International Wine Experience, Champagne Terrace, GrapeStomp, live music, artisan vendors, and more. The event takes place through Sunday in Historic Downtown Grapevine.

Friday, September 12

Magnolia at the Modern: Twinless
In Twinless, two grieving young men form an unlikely friendship through a support group for people who have suffered the death of their twin. Roman (Dylan O’Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney) both search for solace and an identity without their siblings and soon become inseparable outside the group. But when Roman meets Dennis’s ebullient co-worker, Marcie (Aisling Franciosi), viewers discover that all is not what it seems, as each man harbors secrets that could unravel everything. The film will have seven screenings through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Six Flags Over Texas presents Fright Fest
We’re just shy of mid-September, but it’s never too early to get in the mood for Halloween. Six Flags Over Texas will be transformed into a haunting and immersive landscape packed with brand-new scare zones, haunted mazes inspired by iconic horror films like The Strangers,The Conjuring, and Saw, live entertainment, and more. Fright Fest begins at 6 pm; activities earlier in the day are aimed at younger visitors. The event takes place on weekends through November 2.

Theatre Denton presents Carrie the Musical
In this production based on Stephen King’s classic book, teenager Carrie is bullied at school and dominated by her cruel mother at home. When she discovers that she has a special power, she does not hesitate to use it when pushed too far. The musical runs through September 28 at Theatre Denton, aka Campus Theatre, in Denton.

Theatre Arlington presents You Can’t Take It With You
The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy You Can’t Take It With You tells the story of the wacky Sycamores and the straight-laced Kirbys, two families – so unlike in manner, politics, and finances – trying to set aside their differences and find unity. The production runs through September 28 at Theatre Arlington.

No Justice and Cooder Graw in concert
The bands No Justice and Cooder Graw both have long histories dating back to the late ’90s/early 2000s. Although they play different types of country – No Justice is more Red Dirt/Texas Country, while Cooder Graw are self-proclaimed “loud country” – they each have a connection to Fort Worth, with both recording albums called Live at Billy Bob’s Texas. They’ll return for a special co-headlining concert at Billy Bob’s Texas.

Saturday, September 13

Nine Inch Nails in concert
For the first two decades of Nine Inch Nails’ career, the band – which was really just Trent Reznor until Atticus Ross officially joined in 2016 – was primarily known for their dark industrial rock music, including songs like “Head Like a Hole,” “Closer,” and “The Hand That Feeds.” But when Reznor and Ross provided the score for The Social Network in 2010, it opened up a whole new lane for their music, with the films they’ve collaborated on numbering 20 and counting. They’ll play at Dickies Arena as part of the Peel It Back Tour.

Red Shahan in concert
Unlike some other country artists who live and bleed the genre, singer Red Shahan had some unusual inspiration for his music. According to his biography, he was “heavily influenced by both AC/DC and the Indigo Girls” even though his music sounds nothing like either one of them. You can find out whether that’s a cheeky joke or the truth at Shahan’s concert at Billy Bob’s Texas, which is in support of his 2024 album, Loose Funky Texas Junky.

Sunday, September 14

Kimbell Art Museum presents “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection”
The North American tour of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” will open on Sunday at Kimbell Art Museum. The major exhibition of ancient Roman masterworks marks the first time these works have been shown outside of Europe. Selections from the Collection, assembled and stewarded by the Torlonia Family beginning in the early-19th century, will come to Fort Worth as part of the Foundation’s mission to showcase these extraordinary historical works to the public. The exhibition will remain on display through January 25, 2026.