Festivals

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.
Look what the cats dragged in. POP Cats is coming back to Austin for another weekend of kitty-centric entertainment and adoptions.
“Just the essentials” meme page @dudefridges is taking the memes out of the internet and into the streets with the first-ever Fridge Fest.
Hot Summer Nights, the Red River Cultural District’s annual free concert series, is back this weekend.
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.
ACL, SXSW, and the US Grand Prix contributed an economic equivalent of three Super Bowls combined in 2022.
We’re talking about the city’s first major festival, Austin Aqua Festival, which ran for 36 years.
Austinites are lucky to have two Pride months each year — but have you ever wondered why?
From festivals to panels and Black-led markets, here are more than a dozen ways to commemorate Juneteenth in Austin this weekend.
Mark your calendars and bust out your rainbow gear for these 13 Austin events commemorating Pride month.
Last year’s festival brought in $448 million in economic impact for the city.
Fill your schedule with 22 must-see musicians from the community.
Check out winter and holiday-themed events happening in and around Austin in this seasonal guide.
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