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.
Bluegrass music performance by Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out at the Austin City Limits Live venue.
Concert by the Brooklyn indie rock band Boys Go To Jupiter, supported by Sydney Sherrill, as part of the Resound Presents series.
Concert featuring the metal and psychedelic rock band Pinwheel, along with The Obsessed and ItBegins.
35th anniversary of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' with 90s DJ sets, vintage vendors, live music and karaoke.
GWAR performs live at Radio/East in Austin as part of their 2026 Fantastic Fest tour.
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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.
Dan and Phil present an explosive new stage show with a night of outrageous oversharing and celebration, part of their Hard Launch World Tour.
The Austin Civic Orchestra presents Flights of Fantasy, featuring a tuba soloist, film-score music including Barber's Night Flight and Toprak's Captain Marvel, and the Carnival of the Creatures narrated by Sara Hickman.
Art Spark Texas 9th Annual Artist of the Year Awards ceremony honouring Texas artists and creative leaders, with free catering and live music.
Production of Stephen Schwartz's musical Pippin by the students of Zach Academy.
Live music night featuring Pinwheel, Dining with the Devils, Thunderosa and Gallows of Saturn at Hotel Vegas.
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.
