5 free family-friendly events in Fort Worth this weekend, including longhorn cattle drive

David Montesino
Amon Carter Museum of American Art

With the holidays behind us, we are all catching our collective breaths.

The final two weeks of the year are always hectic — from planning for Christmas to ringing in the New Year.

You may now be looking for a low key weekend diversion for you and your family. Here are five things you can do that will not cost you a penny:

Kimbel Kids Drop-in Studio

  • Kimbel Art Museum

  • 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard

  • Saturday, Jan. 7, from 1 - 1:45 p.m.

Bring your kids, ages 12 and younger, to the Kimbel Art Museum to enjoy an afternoon of art exploration and studio art projects. Space is limited so be sure to register by noon. This program is held in the Kahn Building galleries.

For more information, call 817/332-8451 or go to the museum website.

Free hour-long bicycle pass

Enjoy a free bicycle sharing day pass Friday courtesy of Blue Zones Project. The promotion is good for every Friday in 2023. Use promo code 92020APP on the BCycle app. Users must re-dock the bike within every hour to avoid additional charges.

Blue Zones Project is a community-wide approach to creating healthier and more productive citizens, according to its website. It uses permanent, evidence-based environmental and policy changes to motivate residents to adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles.

Find station locations online.

Yeehaw! Catch Cowtown’s Cattle drive

  • Fort Worth Stockyards

  • 129 East Exchange Avenue

See the world’s only longhorn twice daily cattle drive at 11:30 a.m. and again at 4 p.m.

The Fort Worth herd steers can be viewed before and after cattle drives in their pens behind the Livestock Exchange Building or at the Observation Deck just east of the Livestock Exchange Building on East Exchange Avenue. The trail boss determines drive cancellations due to inclement weather and necessary onsite changes.

Learn to watch the weather like a pro

Knowing more about how severe weather forms can be a very helpful skill in North Texas. A series of storms that rolled through North Texas in the past month included one that spawned 12 tornadoes causing damage across the region.

The class teaches:

  • Basics of thunderstorm development

  • Fundamentals of storm structure

  • Identifying potential severe weather features

  • Information to report’

  • How to report information

  • Basic severe weather safety

Play silly art games

  • Toddler Studio: Taking Turns

  • Amon Carter Museum of American Art

  • 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.

  • Saturday, Jan. 7 from 11 a.m. - noon

Whose turn is it? Yours! Roll the dice, spin the spinner, practice waiting your turn, and play silly art games inspired by artworks in Charles Truett Williams: The Art of the Scene. Toddlers ages 2-3 and their families are welcome to this free event.

Register online.

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