Fort Worth Food & Wine dates
Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival is set for April 9–12, promising local specialties across multi‑day events — and one preview event, Tacos & Tequila, features tastings with live Mariachi performances. The Dallas–Fort Worth festival circuit is stacking up this spring as the region leans into culinary tourism. (dallasnews.com) (wfaa.com)
The festival’s main footprint is Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork, listed as the site and mapped on the city’s event page at 500 Clearfork Main St. (fortworth.com) Tacos + Tequila shows two entry tiers on the festival site — Early Entrance 5:30–9:00 p.m. for $129 (marked SOLD OUT) and General Admission 6:30–9:00 p.m. for $75. (fwfwf.org) Single‑event pricing for other signature nights is posted as The Main Event (Early $229 — SOLD OUT; General $145), Fork + Fire (Early $159; General $105) and The Big Brunch (Early $149; General $95), and the foundation notes each festival event requires a separate ticket. (fwfwf.org, fortworth.com) Organizers have added a Taste of Texas Row inside the new Fork + Fire night, a first‑of‑its‑kind collaboration bringing Chefs For Farmers (Dallas), Hot Luck Festival (Austin) and Southern Smoke (Houston) together to curate chef teams for a statewide showcase. (fortworthbusiness.com) Promotional materials and local coverage list Fort Worth chef participants including Graham Elliot of Le Margot, Marcus Paslay of From Scratch Hospitality/Clay Pigeon and Jenny Castor of Luckybee Kitchen among the festival’s featured culinary leaders. (edibledfw.com) The Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation runs the event as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and states proceeds support scholarships, classroom grants and hospitality initiatives that benefit the North Texas culinary community. (fwfwf.ticketsauce.com, fortworth.com)
