The 30th Texas Mesquite & Fine Arts Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, Oct. 13-15, at Marktplatz and will feature top artists who use Texans’ favorite wood.

The event is free and open the public.

The fest will take on a new format, adding “fine arts” to reflect the old moniker and new approach, said Chairman Roger Ellison.

“Historically, artists participating were required to have 80% of their art made of Texas’ own ‘exotic’ mesquite,” Ellison said. “Beginning in 202...