A guide to Austin Food & Wine Festival 2024 | The festival — which runs Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 3 — will showcase 70+ restaurants, dozens of local chefs, a host of wine and spirits vendors, tasting sessions, demos, and “Meet the Maker” events.
6 questions with Angela Garcia | Get to know the founder of FORE Kids ATX, an annual charity event, and the UGLI Foundation, which seeks to end bullying in schools forever.
Upstairs at Scaroline | 8 p.m.-1 a.m. | Upstairs at Caroline | Cost of purchase | Wear your best costume to (boo)gie to a live DJ and sip Halloween-themed cocktails.
Halloween Market | 12-4 p.m. | Lefty’s Brick Bar | Cost of purchase | Head to the Halloween-themed bar to shop an East Austin Market pop-up.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Levitation | Thursday, Oct. 31-Sunday, Nov. 3 | Times vary | Multiple locations | $38+ | This music festival for electronic and dreamy tunes has been running for more than a decade in Austin.
Rocky’s Horror Happy Hour | 4-8 p.m. | Rocky’s Bar at Austin Motel | Cost of purchase | Wear your Halloween costume to this spine-chilling drag performance starring Owie, Lawrie Bird, and Sinful Purchase.
Serenade will open on the ground floor of W Austin tomorrow. The new all-day restaurant — self-described as a “classic brasserie through a Lone Star lens” — will offer indoor + outdoor dining, private rooms, and a bar.
Eat
Want a free slice of pizza, beer, donut, cup of soup, or pancake? Show your “I Voted” sticker at one of these local businesses in exchange for free snacks and drinks.
Asked
Got tricked instead of treated? Or did your boo ghost you? We’re still on the hunt for your most horrifying dating stories in Austin. Spill your guts and you may be (anonymously) featured in an upcoming newsletter.
Open
Top Roe, a new sushi restaurant helmed by “Top Chef” winner Paul Qui, is now open in Downtown Austin. Want to keep up with all the most recent restaurants and bars that are opening or closing in our area? Read more on our website.
Wellness
Posture check — this is your weekly reminder to straighten your back. If that felt good, imagine how nice a stretch at Wild Heart Yoga would feel. Find your flow at these local yoga studios.
Travel
Want to make sure your next vacation takes off without a hitch? Check out our guide to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for a full food rundown and to know just how early you should arrive to get through security. Bon voyage.
Sports
The Cowboys will take on the 49ers tomorrow — what’s the best path toward victory? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Cowboys with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
Finance
It’s time to take a break from your high-interest debt. For one of the longest no-interest periods on a balance transfer card experts have seen in a while, check this out.*
City Guide
City Guide
🔮 We see a vacation in your future
Would you rather stay in a treehouse, dome, or tiny home? | Photos via Airbnb
It’s fall, y’all, and Austin is nestled near several towns with cozy vacation rentals that are perfect for an autumnal getaway.
Glamping @ The Refuge
See deer, turkey, various bird species, and the Milky Way on a clear night at this dome in the middle of a National Wildlife Refuge in Bertam.
Luxe Modern Treehouse
Spend your morning on the deck of this Dripping Springs oasis with a coffee in-hand, then look for constellations while taking a dip in the heated pool at night.
Hillside Glass House
Tucked inside a 780-acre sanctuary for songbirds, this Leander home boasts a twinkling patio that overlooks rolling hills + a fire pit with Adirondack chairs for s’mores and campfire stories.
Pool View Studio: Ranch Getaway
Located on a 10-acre ranch in Kyle, this tranquil tiny home with a large pool has expansive views of grassland with grazing horses.
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