Fort Worth Mayfest
mayfest annual fourday community festival fort worth texas united state began held acre trinity park festival attracts people first weekend may event also includes mayfest run usatf certified k k k fun run winding trinity park along trinity river mayfest free admission senior citizen thursday member armed force sunday serious flood trinity river within fort worth levee built prevent recurrence flooding phyllis tilley junior league fort worth undertook beautification trinity river area area around river improved enough celebration held fort worth trinity park inaugural twoday festival celebration called trinity river festivalmayfest included music food art booth family entertainment festival put together four organization junior league fort worth inc fort worth park community service department stream valley inc tarrant regional water district mayfest became annual event incorporated nonprofit c organization festival interrupted severe storm included softballsized hail flash flood festival cancelled precaution hn virus pandemic lastminute cancellation caused financial difficulty festival organization festival one largest included water sport severe storm shut festival friday area tornado watch covid pandemic caused mayfest go hiatus since mayfest inc board director staff manage daytoday operation raising fund celebrating park river central volunteer committee consisting member largely organizes mayfest festival group begin work festival year advance festival staffed volunteer junior league fort worth inc fort worth community volunteer help operate fourday festival event art gift market area showcase booth local art craft gift well school art competition awarding cash prize childrens area booth free activity child age range area entertainment carnival ride zone area includes giant human maze texas park wildlife booth outdoors texas humane society north texas pet adoption riverbank area music entertainment activity live music performing art entertainment greater fort worth area beyond group seven stage perform mayfest year visitor offered selection food beverage profit festival totalled million used three founding partner organization support community wide cultural program maintain worth city park beautify develop recreational program along trinity river riverbank