Happy Thursday,<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you a bookworm looking to connect with other Fort Worth literature lovers? Find your people this Sunday during Camp Epilogue: An Adult Summer Book Camp Festival at the Stockyards.\u00a0<\/p>\n The event brings together readers, local authors and vendors during Book Lovers Day, an unofficial holiday celebrated nationwide on Aug. 9. Find out more below.\u00a0<\/p>\n Also, theater troupe SceneShop comes to an end this weekend after 30 years of performing original short plays in the Cultural District and Near Southside. I spoke with co-founder Steve McGaw about why it was the right time to close the curtain<\/strong><\/a> on the collective and what he hopes audiences take away from the final edition.<\/p>\n Find your new favorite summer read at Book Lovers Day fest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Meet local authors, shop bookish vendors and artisans and discover a new read. Campers can also purchase tickets for exclusive activities.<\/p>\n What: <\/strong>Camp Epilogue: An Adult Summer Book Camp Festival<\/p>\n When: <\/strong>11 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 9<\/p>\n Where: <\/strong>Stampede Room, 140 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: <\/strong>Free<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Watch Broadway musical about women behind American suffrage movement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Tony Award-winning show focuses on real American women who fought for the right to vote, including Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt and Ida B. Wells. The musical closes Sunday. <\/p>\n What: <\/strong>\u201cSuffs\u201d<\/p>\n When: <\/strong>7:30 p.m. Aug. 7; 1:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8; 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9<\/p>\n Where: <\/strong>Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: <\/strong>$62-$144<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Explore Fort Worth exhibit that turns creative failures into art<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A <\/strong>collective of artists comes together to display what failure means to them and how they define it into happiness and joy. Featured artists include Elena Greer, Jocelyn Foster, Gayle Reaves-King and Margaret Allyson. <\/p>\n What: <\/strong>The Art of Failure<\/p>\n When: <\/strong>5 p.m. Aug. 8; 1-4 p.m. Aug. 9<\/p>\n Where: <\/strong>The Pool Near Southside, 1801 8th Ave., Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: <\/strong>Free<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Wave goodbye as Fort Worth theater troupe performs for last time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n After 30 years, members of SceneShop perform their last original short plays. Artistic director Steve McGaw believed it was the right time to end the group.<\/p>\n What: <\/strong>SceneShop presents \u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d<\/p>\n When: <\/strong>8 p.m. Aug. 7-8<\/p>\n Where: <\/strong>Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 5th Ave., Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: <\/strong>$15<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Feel saxophone sounds throughout your body at intimate concert<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Saxophonists Wayne G., Adrian B. and George C. perform a medley of romantic songs for couples in the audience. The event is hosted by Scottie \u201cMudbone\u201d Jones. <\/p>\n What: <\/strong>An Evening with 3 Sexy Saxes<\/p>\n When: <\/strong>8 p.m. Aug. 8<\/p>\n Where: <\/strong>Ridglea Theater, 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth<\/p>\n Admission: <\/strong>$30-$150<\/strong><\/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.\u00a0The Report\u2019s arts and culture coverage is supported in part by the Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation and the Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust.<\/p>\n 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\/08\/06\/weekend-worthy-celebrate-book-lovers-day-at-fort-worth-stockyards-festival\/”>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&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=713943&ga4=2820184429″ style=”width:1px;height:1px;”><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: “https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2026\/08\/06\/weekend-worthy-celebrate-book-lovers-day-at-fort-worth-stockyards-festival\/”, urlref: window.location.href }); } } <\/script> <script id=”parsely-cfg” src=”\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/fortworthreport.org\/p.js”><\/script>