The Definitive Fall 2026 Guide to Concerts, Theater, Opera, and Statewide Festivals - cravedfw

Texas’ fall calendar is packed, and the guide highlights major music, theater and opera options in Dallas–Fort Worth and statewide festivals through year-end. Phoebe Bridgers headlines Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on October 17, followed by Little Big Town at Fair Park on October 31 and Doja Cat at American Airlines Center on November 4. The State Fair of Texas runs September 25 to October 18, with daily free Chevrolet Main Stage performances featuring acts including Clint Black and the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular. In Broadway and plays, Dallas’s AT&T Performing Arts Center opens with Mystic Pizza: A New Musical, with later titles including Hadestown and The Notebook. Opera coverage includes Dallas Opera’s season-opening The Elixir of Love on October 9 and The Cunning Little Vixen from October 30 to November 7.