Festivals

We asked our readers to share who they think will be on the ACL Festival 2024 lineup, so consider this our official prediction.
Make the most of the warm weather with this list of the best local events and activities happening this summer.
ACL will return to Zilker Park the weekends of Friday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 6 and Friday, Oct. 11-Sunday, Oct. 13 — we want your help guessing who will be there.
The family-friendly event celebrates Georgetown’s century-old history with the red flower and features a parade, car show, and live music.
Check out all the best events happening in and around Austin in this seasonal guide.
The annual conference is in its seventh year, bringing Austinites like conservationist Merlin Tuttle, chef Kareem El-Ghayesh, and P. Terry’s co-founder Kathy Terry to the stage.
Before you get your laughs on at this annual April festival, we wanted to tell you about some of the comedians that call ATX home.
SXSW 2024 is coming to a close, so we wanted to share a few of the most special moments, innovations, and films that came to town this year.
From dozens of free live concerts to days of packed, no-cost panels, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the major festival without a badge.
Community events + the I-35 Series = Spurs Week. The San Antonio Spurs are bringing the party to Austin with dozens of events, community enrichment, and activations.
Let’s party, Austin.
At least 104 Austin-based bands, musicians, and DJs will hit the stage at the upcoming SXSW 2024 festival. We’ve got a guide to all the locals you can jam out to this March.
The annual summer music series will not be held at Zilker Park this year.
For the first time in 146 years, Central Texas will fall in the path of a total solar eclipse in April. Here’s how to plan for it.
Save this page to plan your year’s worth of festivities.
Hendricks — an AfroTech alum and rising star — is a local filmmaker who specializes in creating a moment through the magic of film.
Catch “A Curious Mix of People” authors Richard Whymark and Greg Beets talk about their roots in the 1990s Austin music scene as UT DJs at the Texas Book Festival this weekend.
After two years of holding the Black-owned business conference in Austin, AfroTech will move to H-Town beginning in November 2024.
Taking a trip to flavor town — ahem, Austin Food + Wine Festival — this weekend? Let us help you maximize your time at this annual celebration of eats.
We sat down with the local musician at ACL Fest to learn more about her experience in the Austin music scene.
The team, complete with No. 1 and No. 2 drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, brought in the new vehicle design for the Austin Grand Prix via helicopter.
Tally up your Austin experience score based on how many landmarks, music venues, and festivals you have visited since living in the Capital City.
We met up with the ATX-born artist to chat about her first-ever ACL set, what inspires her music, and what local music she keeps on her playlist.
A 12-ft puppet Little Amal is stopping in two Central Texas cities on her 11,000-mile voyage across America,and will appear at Huston-Tillotson University and the Texas State Capitol.
Fall is here — kick off the season at a local pumpkin patch.
ACL Fest Nights gets you access to festival performers without having to brave festival grounds.
ACL 2023 is just around the corner, and we’re ready to face the music.
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Produced by a21, Heritage Fire creates an experience that guests can sink their teeth into by highlighting your favorite Austin chefs in the nation’s hottest competition.
This year’s festival will serve general admission cocktails for the first time, host 50 food vendors, 26 market vendors, and create an ACL Sweets area.
See big names like Stacey Abrams, Roxane Gay, and Abraham Verghese at this year’s festival.
The first SXSW 2024 schedule drop focuses in on artificial intelligence, including panels with Grimes, Rosario Dawson, Alex Cooper, Peter Deng, and Tim Ferris.
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