Voters, Oct. 16 might be your last chance to hear Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke debate before Election Day.
The two will answer questions for one hour, starting at 8 p.m. Oct. 16. The debate takes place in San Antonio and will be streamed live on dallasnews.com; it will also be shown on WFAA-TV (Channel 8).
If you're not going to the debate, here's a list of watch parties in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Partisan watch parties
If you prefer to watch the debate among like-minded voters, pick a side, then pick your place.
Democrats seem to have more events, but we'd like to list any open-to-the-public watch party in Dallas-Fort Worth. Email sblaskovich@dallasnews.com if you know of one not listed here.
Democratic Party events
One of the bigger O'Rourke watch parties is at the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16. Attendees can buy drinks and snacks, and there's room for several hundred. O'Rourke's website lists many other watch parties. Among them:
- Oddfellows on W. 7th Street (with live jazz before the debate begins)
- Strangeways on N. Fitzhugh Avenue
- Veritas Wine Room on N. Henderson Avenue
- Easy Slider in Deep Ellum
- Round Up Saloon on Cedar Springs Road
- St. Martin's Place on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
- Beto for Texas HQ on Camp Wisdom Road
The Granada Theater in Dallas is also having a party, hosted by the Funky East Dallas Democrats (a.k.a., the FEDD). If you purchase an entree at Sundown at Granada before the show, you'll get a free drink inside the Granada Theater during the debates.
For O'Rourke events in other cities, check out watch parties at Lakeside Activities Center in Mesquite; Peak Restaurant and Bar in Irving; Outlaw's Barbeque and Grill in Grand Prairie; the Beto for Texas HQ in Plano and Rugby House Pub in Plano; Ellis County Democratic HQ in Waxahachie; Asian Buffet in Cleburne; Tierney's Cafe and Tavern in Lewisville and Studio 507 pop-up in Arlington.
O'Rourke supporters in Arlington are throwing three parties: at a beer garden called Bru City Stadium, at Lucky's Billiards and at LaRoux's Creole Cafe.
In Fort Worth, O'Rourke supporters will gather at Mama's Pizza and Tommy's Hamburgers.
And in Keller, Moviehouse & Eatery is opening a theater to watch the debate. Tickets start at $25 and go to Linsey Fagan's campaign for the U.S. House Texas District 26 seat.
Republican Party events
The Dallas Young Republicans are hosting a watch party and bingo in Dallas at the Angelika Film Center. RSVP for it here.
The STAR Republicans are gathering at British Lion Pub in Frisco.
Nonpartisan watch parties
The People's Last Stand at Dallas' Mockingbird Station will be hosting a watch party and offering happy hour pricing during the debate.
