Your guide to the best things to do in the city.
The Austin Chinese Culture Festival returns for a free, family-friendly afternoon on Saturday, Sept 26, at the AISD Performing Arts Center, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival. Expect a lion dance, live performances, cultural exhibits, and authentic food.
Comedy show where audience members converse with the gecko on stage about their problems and dreams, presented by Moontower Comedy.
Mustard Service performs live with Pity Party, Manwolves, and Chicano Mosh at the 29th Street Ballroom.
Austin-based psychedelic cumbia band Money Chicha performing live at Rock the Park.
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True Texas BBQ is an in-store smokehouse inside the H-E-B in Austin's historic Hyde Park neighborhood, serving Central Texas-style barbecue at grocery-store prices. The post covers the menu, the store's hours, the history of H-E-B and Hyde Park, and the mixed customer reviews.
Austin Film Festival’s 33rd edition runs October 29–November 5, 2026, with premieres, filmmaker appearances, panels, and workshops across Austin. Here’s a look at the Writers Conference, film highlights, awards, venues, and ticket options.
A community event where attendees bring clean, gently used costumes and accessories to swap, with volunteer mending coaches providing sewing assistance.
A monthly community walking group led by the Mexican American Cultural Center, exploring the grounds to discover stories, public art and history.
Austin Opera's production of Verdi's La traviata, conducted by Timothy Myers, at The Long Center.
Fantastic Fest 2026 runs from September 17 to 24 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar cinema, with all badge types now sold out. The post covers the festival's genre focus, its secret screenings and parties, its history of world premieres and guests, and the different badge tiers.
A guide to Bastrop County's autumn events, from pumpkin patches like Barton Hill Farms and the Community Gardens to the Boo Bash, Scream Hollow, the Elgin Hogeye Festival and the Heroes & Hot Rods car show.
Austin Museum Day returns Sunday, September 20, with free admission at more than 30 museums and cultural sites. Here are practical ways to plan a downtown, UT or family-focused route, plus current exhibitions and the free transit code.
New Braunfels’ September and October 2026 concert calendar includes country, Americana, blues, and rock shows at Gruene Hall. The guide also highlights downtown venues and local performers adding to the city’s live-music scene.
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Kacey Musgraves performs at the Moody Center as part of her Middle of Nowhere Tour.
Weekend two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival with performances by Rüfüs Du Sol, Lorde, Kings of Leon and The XX.
ACL Music Festival Weekend One with Charli XCX, Twenty One Pilots, Skrillex, Lorde and more across nine stages.
Formula 1 US Grand Prix weekend at COTA, with Post Malone headlining the Saturday night show at the Texas Insurance Super Stage.
Eric Clapton headlines the seventh edition of the Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
