FREE COMMUNITY EVENT & PLAY DAY ON MAGNOLIA AVENUE Open Streets presented by Trinity Metro is a community event that closes Magnolia Avenue and opens it up to cyclists, food trucks, dog walkers, skateboarders, yoga classes, face painters, and much more.

BRING YOUR BOARD TO THE OPEN STREETS SKATE JAM Produced by @Magnolia Skate Shop and sponsored by our friends at @Dickies, the Open Streets Skate Jam on Blocks 2 & 3 (Magnolia Avenue from Hurley to Fairmount) is one of the most exciting parts of Open Streets. Bring your board to ride the ramps - skaters of all ages and abilities are welcomed. OR hangout as a spectator and watch the tricks, flips, and kicks of the Open Streets Skate Jam!

BIKE RODEO ON BLOCK 12 Fort Worth Bike Sharing, Fort Worth Critical Mass, and expert cyclists like Elisabet Westbye are setting up a fun bike activities course on Block 12 near The Boiled Owl! Join us for riding fun, bike safety training, and free bike gear giveaways!

RIDE THE ROLL ZONE The entire westbound travel lane of Magnolia Avenue is dedicated to rolling fun of all types such as scooters, skateboards, rollerblades, roller-skates, bicycles, and more! Move up and down Magnolia Avenue without a car in sight. The street belongs to you on Open Streets day!

STROLL THE 100+ FREE ACTIVITIES Open Streets is a play-day like no other in Fort Worth. More than 100 community partners are bringing free activities, from sack races to obstacle courses, box mazes to free yoga lessons. The street is filled with educational, creative, and inspired fun and there are no costs to play.

SHOP THE MARKETS This year Open Streets is proud to offer three curated markets that fit into our local and sustainable focus for the event.

- The @Wandering Roots Markets FARMERS' MARKET on Block 4 near Lockwood Distilling features 22 vendors

- The Love Local ARTISAN MARKET on Block 11 near Upper 90 features 22 artists and makers

- The Honeysuckle Rose Events VINTAGE MARKET on Block 13 near Cane Rosso features 22 vintage vendors

EAT LOCAL Along with our awesome Near Southside brick and mortar restaurants, bars and bakeries on Magnolia, Open Streets also welcomes 35 local food, sweets and drinks vendors for your enjoyment!

The event is an expression of Near Southside's community spirit in every way: dozens of community partners take ownership of key planning details such as activities, temporary public art projects, pet adoptions, bike safety courses, and much more.

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Open Streets events are increasingly common in cities seeking innovative ways to achieve environmental, social, economic, and public health goals by temporarily closing streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and socializing.

WHAT IS OPEN STREETS?

*Non-motorized rolling fun: Bicycles, boards, roller skates & scooters

*Healthy ways to get people moving: Fitness, martial arts, yoga, pilates, obstacle courses, bike safety training, breakdancing, etc.

*Environmental advocacy to ensure a healthy sustainable neighborhood

*FREE family-friendly fun from more than 100 activity providers

*Locally-made products: Limited space is reserved for a market featuring handmade items by local artisans. Preference is given to Near Southside residents and business owners.

*Open Streets is a community play day dedicated to neighborly interaction, healthy activity, and complete street awareness.

*Open Streets is NOT solely about promotions, products or sales. It is not a market, music festival, beer bash or street fair. ___________________________

*DATE April 13, 2024

*TIME Noon to 6PM

*LOCATION Magnolia Avenue from Hemphill to 8th Avenue

*COST Free public event

Open Streets is produced by Near Southside, Inc. and Near Southside Arts, your sister non-profit economic and community development organizations representing Fort Worth's Near Southside district.

Information about Open Streets at www.nearsouthsidefw.org