Sundance Square

Love Love love this place. I have been twice and every time I go there is something new. The first time I went they just opened the square and had a little carnival and I got to play with a little monkey. There’s live music and frequently have fun things for kids and families on the weekends. Not to mention great places to eat on all four sides all within walking distance. You have babies playing in water from the fountain – it’s just a happy place to be.

Randomly found this place on a Sunday off of work with my husband while traveling through Dallas. This place is SO CUTE! Perfect for families, date nights, just walking around. Has plenty of restaurants and shopping. We had lunch right on the edge of the square and watched all the people and the children playing in the water feature. Definitely recommend this to anyone traveling through this area of town.

I am loving the renovations they have made to Sundance Square. It seems like every time I am in town I venture down to meet up with people. Downtown Fort Worth has been turned into a beautiful place to hang out with family and friends. The open area in the center is perfect for all types of events, the holidays or just being outdoors. There are things to do for all ages. It has been transformed into a desirable place to be and it makes me so happy to see the town I grew up in keeping up with the changes and being innovative!
I would absolutely recommend visiting during the holidays to check out all the decorations and the huge, gorgeous Christmas tree they put up!

Please, please, stop the canned music. I want to hear the sounds of the water features, my friends’ conversations, and nature. If I wanted music, I would use an iPod.

The city of Fort Worth pulled off a great New Year’s Eve event to ring in 2016. There was fun and consideration for all ages. They square was full of holiday spirit.
The entertainment was great! It was a fun cover band that played music for all ages, from Taylor Swift to Michael Jackson.
It was nice to end the night under a confetti shower, fire works and good music.
Good times in the square!

I really thought I had written a review for the «new» Sundance Square. Well, it is pretty amazing. You’d never guess it used to be a parking lot, and a street. Well maybe you would guess there was a street here when you notice Main St. stops at E. 3^rd St. and E. 4^th St. and in its place is a big open space. There is the ubiquitous Starbucks, a stage, and a couple of eateries (I’m a fan of The Bird Café) and a ground level water fountain. The water fountain is nice, even more so because children (young and old) may frolic in its water (during specific, and posted, times.
Back when Main St. did exist here, it was also where the city Christmas Tree was placed (and blocked the street), and it still is (just no street to block). Lots of chairs and tables, giant umbrellas, and food options (fro-​yo and tacos are nearby).
One of my favorite things though is the digital clock face. To see it most times of the year, it looks like a classic clock on a tower. But throughout the year the face changes to match the season or holiday. It has a winter theme presently.
Bottom line: Great place to relax no matter the time or the season.

Sundance Square is awesome. There are lots of restaurants around and it’s just a great place to walk/​sit and just enjoy the area. Christmas time here is great since the Christmas tree is out up and other activities come along with it.

The remodeled Sundance Square is perfect!
There isn’t any specific reason I went here last Saturday other than to play tourist (even though I’ve lived here my entire life)…but that’s what makes it fun! Even if you’ve been down town a million times there is still one more place to eat, more more thing to see, one more coffee or tea to sip, or one more trendy bar to hop!
The main Square and plaza has been redone wonderfully. It is clean and spacious. There are fountains for the kids to run and enjoy in the heat, fresh and well kept chairs and tables to sit and people watch or eat a packed picnic, and a big umbrella shaded area to provide some relief from the Texas sun. All of this is surrounded by some fun restaurants where you can sit on the patio, enjoy the action, and be all city dweller like. (I don’t know, I sort of felt like I was right out of Sex and the City. then again, I’ve never been to New York, so don’t hold me to that!). SO MUCH FUN. Also, they have public bathrooms that are CLEAN, a nice water fountain area if you are parched and a really cool venue hall for weddings and such right in the heart of the square.
Anywhere you see a red umbrella on the square is complimentary valet parking, but only if you head somewhere to eat/​drink. Just don’t forget to get your ticket validated at the hostess stand and some cash for a tip… because you know. its nice and stuff!
I can’t wait to go back for a family outing, let my girls play in the dancing water fountains, and sip a jamba juice…

When I was little, I traveled to work with my mother during the summers. She worked in an office on 4^th and Commerce across from what, at the time, was a condemned residential building. I watched all summer from my perch across the street as they leveled the old building and slowly built the Bass Hall. I so looked forward to these visits. Even 10 – 15 years ago, Sundance Square was a fun place to go. When I was in high school, it was totally the cool thing to do to go to Razoo’s and then a movie at the AMC Palace.
I have watched the whole Sundance Square area evolve and change with times, and I say this with the deepest sense of nostalgia. I never get tired of downtown Fort Worth. So, imagine my surprise when the area got yet another facelift. This time, Sundance Square is truly built for pedestrians. The fountains in front of the Flying Saucer building and the Longhorn mural are fascinating. Saturday was the first 65 degree evening of fall, and I couldn’t tear myself away from Sundance. There were so many TCU students, lovers, children, tourists, foodies, residents, joggers, and even some sweet dogs. I got an iced coffee and gazed up at the clock tower which currently has a pumpkin as its clock-​face. I didn’t even notice that a full hour elapsed while I was people-​watching. There are now tables and chairs everywhere.
The best part of this story is that I grew up in Weatherford, not Fort Worth, so all those visits were special. And I always dreamed about someday living in Fort Worth and being a part of the peaceful and friendly pulse that makes Fort Worth so funky. Now, as a fully-​grown-​teacher-​lady, I still feel so small when I walk around in absolute amazement of the city in which I finally reside.

I love Sundance Square. It is absolutely beautiful and nearly perfect in every way. I cannot thank the Bass family enough for giving this as a gift to Fort Worth.
There are multiple locations where you can park for free using their valet service. They only ask two things: one is to patronize a local merchant to get your parking valet ticket validated, and the second is to tip the valet attendant. Not a bad deal for being able to drive right up against the square and drop your car off.
Another aspect of the valet service that is really nice is they send you a text message. When you are ready to retrieve your vehicle, you click on a link and tell them your location. The car shows up at a nearby valet booth in just a few minutes. Very convenient.
They have a nice water feature that is available in the warmer months during the days that allows anyone to walk through it to to get wet. Allowing the public controlled access to this feature was smart, especially in the heat of the day. It is a nice personal touch for a family, friends, or a person who is getting overheated during 100° days.
The awnings that open up on one side are magical to me. I find myself drawn to them in ways not typical for myself. I love the design, lines, the colors, and the execution of their look. Just classy all the way around. The chairs and tables are nice and complement the overall ambience. The lay out is roomy and people watching here is a joy.
A present yet subtle aspect of Sundance Square is the security team and the cleaning crew. They keep this place clean, making sure that there is no mischievous behavior, and allow for us to all relax in a safe wonderful environment.
A stage on one end is utilized infrequently for special events. It is laid out well. Thoughtful music that is timeless is piped through speakers suspended in varying locations and brings a welcome smooth touch with a clear background sound.
There are a nice assortment of restaurants, coffee shops, chocolate stores, and other fun places to visit within just a block or two. Walking past and enjoying the two absolutely over the top angels on the side of the Bass Performance Hall is an absolute must for every single person who has ever breathed air on the planet Earth. If you haven’t done this at sunset, you have not lived.
The view of the courthouse from the center of Sundance Square is simply phenomenal. The culture and look Fort Worth incorporated into the environment is top notch. A digital clock, that looks mostly like an antique, on top of a building overlooking the square, displays brightly at night. It is used during New Year’s eve in a different capacity to display a countdown at midnight.
An absolutely magnificent mural that captures the spirit of Fort Worth by depicting the Chisholm Trail looms large on the side of one building. This happens to be my only thought where the Bass family and Fort Worth could improve. As an avid photographer, there are two rather large metal poles wrongly placed 20 feet in front of this magnificent mural. These poles hold up lights and sound equipment disrupting the view of the mural. The light and sound equipment could be easily moved to the top of this same building and clear the way so nothing obstructed the view of this stunning mural.
The design of the Square has many natural features inviting the public to slow down. Benches and chairs are plenty, along with varying flat surfaces that invite one to sit down for a while, stop, and enjoy life for a bit.
Walking through the surrounding areas of Sundance Square is a must for any visitor to Fort Worth. It is something that every person who lives here should do several times a year. Fort Worth is a steady growing improving cultural center for North Texas and embodies the very spirit of adventure and old west charm that has existed for many decades.
Sundance Square and downtown Fort Worth are, in my opinion, the epitome of the jewel in the crown of North Texas. Sublime in every way.

My first stop in downtown Fort Worth! It’s a charming open space with fountains and a «Wings of the City» sculpture for photo shoots. It’s close to restaurants and bus lines and probably the heart of downtown Fort Worth. It’s also a large shopping center but we didn’t check out any stores as they’re not visible from the Sundance Square Plaza.

If I could offer a tip to anyone thinking about going down to Sundance Square it would be to find a map somewhere first.
My hindsight gives this advice to all travelers and tourists because my son and I stumbled upon this little area and didn’t think much of it at all. We saw about 3 square blocks of overly prices tourist shops and restaurants. The highlight of our 3 block tour was an open area next to Starbucks with some fountains in the center.
Upon my return home I looked it up and apparently this area boasts 35 blocks of shops and restaurants, things to do and sights to see. A map probably would have proved very helpful to us because the area just seemed minute and tragic from our vantage point. (I can only rate based on our experience. Next time I’m in town I’ll find a map, go back and re-​rate).
So take my review to heart or take it with a grain of salt. I just want to share what we saw. I will say that after I looked it up on-​line I checked out the other reviews and it seems that we saw what most people are raving about which I have seen in every other city I have ever visited. Maybe that is why I just wasn’t even the least bit impressed.

We made this our home base when visiting Fort Worth for the day, and it really seems like that’s what it was built to be – the center of the city! It’s a beautiful, large square with a fountain for kids to play in, surrounded by restaurants and populated with seating areas and sculptures. We ate at the Bird Café, had coffee at the Starbucks, got chocolate from Schakolad Chocolate Factory and gelato from Paciugo. We took our photo with the giant angel wing sculpture and sat on a bench and watched kids play in the fountain. We strolled over to the Sid Richardson Museum and spent some time perusing the gallery, and then went just a few blocks over to see the JFK Memorial, all the while knowing that we would eventually circle back to this great square.
Perhaps the only thing I didn’t love was that they pumped in Top 40 hits over the loud speaker pretty much constantly, and on a 100 degree day the square certainly could have used more shady spots. But overall, it’s a great place and a valuable addition to Fort Worth.

I love Sundance Square. You can take your family here or have a date night here. The new renovations are so pretty. You can walk around, window shop, get a dessert, bar hop, or most important of all. EAT! Catching an improv show at Four Day Weekend is on my to do list. Plus, with all the new places to eat downtown you will find me here more often!

I have been coming here for years, and the latest incarnation of Sundance Square is the best so far.
I really like the fact that after 5pm on weekdays and all day on weekends you can park for free. It makes the half hour trek from DDFW Airport worth it.
There are so many great places to eat, drink and relax here you don’t have to go to the same place twice for a few months.
The new water fountains in the square are a fantastic edition to the area. It’s great to see family’s letting their kids play while music by live bands or by music piped in plays on.
As for entertainment you have a lot to pick from. You have comedy clubs, jazz bars, Bass performance hall, Four Day Weekend (they are like the kids in the hall), dueling piano bar, karaōke, movie theaters, stage theaters, a library and tons of art galleries.
For restaurants you have a mixture of it all, BBQ, the flying saucer, Oliver’s, coffee houses, fondue restaurants, sushi, seafood, Tex-​mex, steak houses, Korean houses, Cajun and not to far away a micro brewery. I’m sure I missed a few but those are the ones I have gone too.
You can come here any time of year and have a great time. I strongly suggest you bring your family or a date for a day of fun to remember.
If you leave here bored you’re doing it wrong.

Fort Worth’s equivalent to New York City’s Rockefeller Center, Sundance Square is a great place to hang out in the evenings — an open-​air fountain synchronized to a musical soundtrack, surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops and juice bars, and outdoor seating for people-​watching and catching a live musical performance or two.

Bottom Line: Lots of restaurants and people watching but categorizing this as a «shopping center» seems like a stretch.
I went to Sundance Square to kill some time and thinking it would be a fun way to kill a few hours and spend a few bucks. Come to find out, it was really kinda boring. Perhaps its because I was there on a Friday afternoon. To make the best of it, I did sit out by the fountain and do some people watching. Really, I was hoping to do some shopping but all I found was a few chains and a few too-​Texas stores. Also, it seemed kinda touristy. I think if you want to go out and tie one on, this is probably a good location to do that as there seem to be lots of places to drink, eat and make merry. Also, it sounds like this place could be more fun if there was a special event going on.

I love Sundance Square. While typically rhis is more of a gathering space than anything else they do have a few events based out of there through out the year. Christmas brings the 40 foot tall Blue Spruce, Spring brings the art fesitval, Summer has the kids running through the water jet fountain and cooling off, and many more. The best part of Sundance for me is everything there is to do around there. The business’s surrounding it are all great. Many of the restaurants have patios that face it offering up some superb people watching.
Sundance is more than concrete and paving bricks. It’s a place to gather, a place to relax, and a place to have fun. If you’re visiting Fort Worth you should definitely check it out.

Ft. Worth seems like it’s a million miles away from me. I work in far east Funky Town, and when I first came here, I would venture out with my co-​workers to the downtown/​Sundance Square area after work. Those days are long gone, and now once work is over, I’m immediately on my way back to Dallas. The only time I really venture downtown anymore is for special television projects. I recently had to go there to work on a New Year’s Eve show, and from the looks of things I need to frequent the area more often!
I always see Sundance Square on television, but actually being there makes you really take notice of the renovations that were made about a couple of years ago. Huge umbrellas dot the square that spread open wide in the sunshine and are illuminated with colorful lights at night. The area is surrounded with tables and chairs to eat and people watch. Multiple restaurants dot the vicinity and are easily accessible. On hot days fountains shoot out of the ground and dance alongside screaming and laughing children. They now have their own New Year’s Eve celebration here, and the show is pretty well done… who needs Big D NYE??? ;)
Ft. Worth has always had a nice downtown area, but I really think that the renovation of the square could really be the first step to something special. Every city needs a crown jewel. Someplace that everyone needs or wants to go see when they visit. If they keep adding more shopping, restaurants, and other sight seeing destinations… Sundance Square may take the «crown jewel» title from the Stock Yards in the near future. And once the tourists start really packing the place, I will return to my practice of staying far away. LOL

Big fan of downtown Fort Worth. Sundance Square is sort of the centerpiece to that area. Aside from the restaurants that surround the square, there’s typically something going on there based upon the time of year. Whether it’s Christmas themed (giant lit tree, Santa Claus meet n greet, live music performances) or the 4^th of July (red, white, and blue everywhere) there’s always a good crowd, with plenty of places to sit and just people watch. The Starbucks in Sundance Square is usually crazy busy so be prepared to wait, particularly in the evenings. The restaurant options are plentiful — from the higher class (Del Friscos) to the affordable (Taco Diner) there’s something for everyone to enjoy here.
Bass Hall is within walking distance, as is Scat Jazz (go there if you’ve never been), a cool AMC theater (Palace 9) and plenty of shopping. I’ve been fond of a visit to the Flying Saucer if you’re thirsty for some adult beverages (a wall of draught and bottled beer). The crowds can get pretty large sometimes but they’re always full of nice people. The police presence is there but not overwhelming– good to know they are there to keep order. Oh yeah, get your camera ready as there are lots of great photo opps… have fun!