All Weekend
Mayfest (Trinity Park, 2401 University Dr, 817-332-1055) is back for its 54th anniversary 3:30pm-9pm Thu, 3:30pm-10pm Fri, 10am-10pm Sat, and 11am-7pm Sun. Entertainment includes an art and gift market, a beer and wine garden, a children’s area, food and beverage booths, an expanded carnival midway, live music on seven community stages, and the annual fun run. Tickets are $12 at Mayfest.org. For artist and performer info and other updates, follow Facebook.com/Mayfest or visit Mayfest.org.
Friday – Saturday, May 1-2, 2026
Jay Jurden, three-time Tonight Show guest and former staff writer for Apple TV+’s Emmy-nominated The Problem With Jon Stewart, is taking over Amphibian Stage (120 S Main St, Fort Worth, 817-923-3012) with a two-night residency. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets start at $27 at AmphibianStage.com/shows/jay-jurden.
Courtesy Amphibian Stage
Saturday, May 2, 2026
If you’re headed to Dallas to see Toadies at the Longhorn (more about that in Music), sneak a peek of a film with North Texas ties. In the musical drama Mother Mary, the latest project from Dallas filmmaker David Lowery (The Green Knight, A Ghost Story), long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer, Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), on the eve of her comeback show. Tickets to the 4pm screening at Texas Theater (231 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, 214- 948-1546) are $14 at TheTexasTheatre.com/films-and-events/mother-mary.
Courtesy A24
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Two-time Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning musician/author Rhiannon Giddens will speak at The Dock Bookshop (6637 Meadowbrook Dr, Fort Worth, 817-457-5700) from 11am to 12:30pm. Giddens will be conversing with Brandi Waller-Pace, founder of the nonprofit group Decolonizing the Music Room and the Fort Worth African-American Roots Music Festival. They will discuss Giddens’ work uplifting Black people’s contributions to American roots and country music and her books Build a House and Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo, plus she will perform a few tunes. There is no cost to attend, but donations are accepted and RSVPs recommended at TicketTailor.com/events/decolonizingthemusicroom.
Monday, May 4, 2026
Once a month, including this Monday, experience the thrill of driving a real NASCAR race car at Texas Motor Speedway. After a driver’s meeting with training and instruction, you’ll set off for timed racing sessions, solo in the car, on a 1.5-mile oval track with 24-degree banking in the turns. No lead car, no instructor by your side — just you, the track, and one-on-one guidance from a spotter over the in-car radio. Or experience a NASCAR Ride Along, with a professional driver taking you around the track at top speed. The solo experience is $299.99, and the ride-alongs start at $157.99. To schedule a session or view future dates, visit NASCARRacingExperience.com/speedways/texas-motor-speedway.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, a time to honor their contributions and cultural influence. This celebration took years of advocacy, starting in the late 1970s. In 1992, May became the official month. Why May? It marks two moments in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival of the first known Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869, which was pulled off chiefly by Chinese laborers, who overcame dangerous conditions, low wages, and discrimination while playing a crucial role in America’s transportation expansion.
Here at the Weekly, we’re a little late to the party, but we finally made it. Join us, won’t you?
Before you head out to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (more about that in Eats), email us about our inaugural Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month special issue coming out next week. We deadline on Tuesdays. You know what to do. If you don’t, start by emailing Marketing@FWWeekly.com.
