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January Is the Beginning of Anything You Want
Happy 2025!
January is almost here – all new and shiny and full of possibilities. It’s also full of fantastic things to do with family and friends. So bookmark this page so that you can refer to it all month long!
Family Workshop: In Black and White
January 4
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Light and dark can make a piece of art go from good to great. Join the Carter as you chase the light and the dark through the galleries, play a storytelling game, and then work on a family art project. Children six to 12 are welcome; adults must be accompanied by a child.
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth Presents Carrying the Torch
January 4
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
As part of the CMSFW’s season, Journey Through Textural Colors, pianist Anton Nel, Gary Levinson, Jascha Zats, and Robert deMaine perform works by Mozart, Martinů, and Schumann.
Make & Take: Galette des Rois (French Kings’ Cake)
January 5
Central Market Cooking School
Learn how to make this French classic! The traditional kings’ cake isn’t the sweetened dough with colored icing that is popular during Mardi Gras; it’s a beautiful puff pastry filled with a mixture of almond cream and pastry cream. This is a hands-on demonstration, and you will be able to take home your galette!
89th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
January 10
AT&T Stadium
Due to the change in the bowl game system, the Cotton Bowl Classic is now part of the College Football Playoff. So while we won’t know who’s playing until after the quarterfinals, we do know it’ll be a Texas-sized party!
Boots, Bubbles & Bingo Presented by Ladies on the Lamb
January 9
Kincaid’s Hamburgers (the original)
Enjoy nibbles and bubbly as you shop pop-ups by Toccoa Goods and Wandering Turquoise. Prizes will be awarded, and all proceeds benefit Ladies on the Lamb, a group dedicated to purchasing lambs from the Fort Worth Stock Show.
2025 Arlington Tattoo Expo
January 10-12
Esports Stadium Arlington
150 tattoo artists specializing in all types of tattoos all in one place! If you’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo, this is the time to do it. There will also be raffles for free tattoos from the artist of your choice.
Family Festival/Fiesta de la Familia
January 12
Kimbell Art Museum
Gather your family and friends and enjoy a museum-wide celebration that includes performances, story times, art making, face painters, and free admission to the current special exhibition, Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
January 17 through February 8
Cultural District
It’s Rodeo Time! Join your family and friends to enjoy everything the FWSSR has to offer. From the midway to the barns, the livestock shows to the bands, from the All-Western Parade to the Championship Finals, the FWSSR is the place to be in January and February. It really IS legendary!
4th Annual Not-Stock
January 17-18
Tulips
Enjoy two days of music from bands like Marfa Lights, Cut Throat Finches, Sleep Schedule, Animals together, Fastball, and Michael Cera Palin.
Dolly Day 2025
January 18
Truck Yard Fort Worth
Grab that AquaNet and tease your hair up high, darlin’! It’s time to celebrate Our Lady of Literacy, Dolly Parton. From impersonators to Dolly-themed drinks, the Truck Yard is all rhinestones and blonde hair. In honor of Dolly’s Imagination Library, there’s a month-long book drive, so bring a new or used children’s book, and remember, in the words of Dolly herself, the higher the hair, the closer to God!
The Music of Sam Cooke
January 20
Bass Performance Hall
The King of Soul, Sam Cooke bridged the gap, bringing black music to white audiences. His voice, combined with his ability to meld soul, gospel, and pop into a new genre of music, made him on of the most popular artists of his day. Cooke died at age 33 under murky circumstances, leaving an incredible but incomplete back catalog of classics.
Rodeo Pre-Party on Bulls’ Night Out
January 22
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Cowboy boots and disco balls go hand in hand at the Carter! The Carter Society presents the annual Rodeo Pre-Party where you can enjoy music, food, and drinks before FWSSR’s Bulls’ Night Out.
FWSSR Auditorium Entertainment Series: Clint Black
January 23
Will Rogers Auditorium
For over three decades, Clint Black has been making some of the best country music out there. Black brings his signature country to the Will Rogers Auditorium with special guest, Pug Johnson.
Lunar New Year Celebration
January 24
Kimbell Art Museum
Celebrate 2025, the Year of the Snake! Co-hosted by the Kimbell and Fort Worth Sister Cities International, you can celebrate the Year of the Snake with musical performances, art making, and more.
Cliburn Concerts: Sir Stephen Hough
January 29
Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
Tannahill’s goes classical! Sir Stephen Hough is a pianist, composer, teacher, and author of note, and he will perform at Tannahill’s courtesy of The Cliburn.
Jim Gaffigan: Everything Is Wonderful!
January 30 through February 1
Will Rogers Auditorium
One of the most popular comedians working today, Jim Gaffigan brings his new show, Everything Is Wonderful!, to the Will Rogers Auditorium.
Destroying David
January 30 through February 22
Circle Theatre
Michaelangelo’s David has been considered perfection captured in marble since it was finished in 1504. Destroying David by Jason Odell Williams interweaves the ideas of perfection and grief. This world premiere production stars Amanda Reyes and is directed by Evan Michael Woods.
Primary Trust
January 30 through February 16
Stage West
After being laid off, Kenneth goes on a journey of self-discovery that disrupts his cozy life in a small town. Presented by Stage West and the Dallas Theater Center.
Rooted
January 31 through February 16
Amphibian Stage
What happens when a solitary plant lover is proclaimed by an unwanted crowd of people to be their new savior, and her sister decides to cash in on her new-found and very unwanted fame?
The Movement
January 31 through March 2
Jubilee Theatre
A beautiful a capella musical that chronicles the inspiring history of the Children’s Movement, a part of the Civil Rights Movement that saw children and teens protesting, demonstrating, and boycotting for racial justice.
