GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (April 14, 2026) – Get ready for three days of family fun, festival flavors and unforgettable entertainment at the 42nd Annual Main Street Fest presented by Bank of the West which will include high-wire performances across Historic Main Street! They will coincide with the Golden Jubilee celebrations to commemorate Mayor William D. Tate’s 50 years of service to Grapevine citizens.
The high-wire performers, Antigravity Art, are recreating a historic moment from 1914, when Will Taylor, known as “Bill the Movie Man,” staged a high-wire walk across Main Street. The local theatre owner promoted the stunt in the Grapevine Sun newspaper with bold, Hollywood-style flair, promising that during Trades Day on Saturday, May 9, 1914, he would walk, crawl or even swim across a tight wire from one of the destination’s tallest buildings. The spectacle was designed to draw attention to his business, Taylor’s Theatre. The following week, the Sun’s editor confirmed the feat was a success, and they later published a grainy photograph that offered a faint glimpse into the moment.
During the 42nd Main Street Fest, there will be six high-wire performances between Grapevine City Hall and The Wallis Hotel (Messina Hof Winery).
Saturday, May 16 | 11:30 a.m. during Golden Jubilee Public Art Dedication at 11 a.m., 3:30 & 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 17 | 11:30 a.m., 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
In addition to these performances, enjoy live music on three stages throughout the weekend including at the Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Main Stage, which will feature headliners LimeLight Friday, May 15 and country star Jack Ingram Saturday, May 16.
The 42nd Annual Main Street Fest takes place May 15, 16 and 17, 2026 on Historic Main Street in Grapevine.
Get your tickets today at GrapevineTexasUSA.com. There is free entry on Friday, May 15 before 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 before 1:30 p.m. Enjoy special Main Street Fest hotel room discounts. Click here to find a place to stay.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Elizabeth Schrack
Director of Communications
Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau
Office: 817.410.3195 Cell: 702.528.5687
ESchrack@GrapevineTexasUSA.com
