Austin Weekend Event Guide: August 28 – 30

The Front Festival

This fest is an end of summer celebration with music, film, and art platforming women and LGBTQ+ creators. | Info

Night Plant Market at Ani's Day & Night

Shop from plant vendors and bring plants to swap. | Info

August Open House at The Cathedral

View their Out West exhibit and enjoy cocktails and music. | Info

MeadowFest

A benefit show for SIMS Foundation and Out Youth featuring Angelica Garcia, Gina Chavez, and more. | Info

Le Garage Sale

The ultimate shopping event with items deeply discounted. | Info

Hot Sauce Festival

Eat the heat with the Austin Chronicle at Radio/East, benefiting Central Texas Food Bank. | Info

Free Day of Dance at Ballet Austin

Try out a new dance class, including line dancing, musical theater, and of course, ballet. | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: August 21 – 23

Neon Rodeo at ACL Live

Join Neon Rainbows for a party to kick off pride weekend with performances by Brigitte Bandit, Next of Kin, The Cowgays, and Ed West. | Info

Austin Sketch Fest

It's the last weekend to get in our laughs with Austin Sketch Fest. | Info

Austin Pride Parade & Festival

Celebrate Austin Pride Festival during the day at Fiesta Gardens, followed by the legendary downtown parade. | Info

International Dog Day Celebration

All About Dogs vendor market hosts a party to celebrate canines, featuring: adoptable dogs from APA!, Love-a-Bull, and Austin Bulldog Rescue, lemonade stand, trucker hat bar, and more. | Info

Stay Weird Austin 

Sagebrush is honoring those who keep Austin weird with live music, local artists, and vendors benefiting Preservation Austin. | Info

Girl Guitar Showcase

Watch performances from Girl Guitar's classes and bands and close out your weekend supporting live music. | Info

Art + Oinks with Central Texas Pig Rescue

Create cyanotype printing at the Enchanted Pig Forest. | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: Austin 14 – 16

Freeze Week

Thirteen Austin bars are teaming up to make the yummiest frozen drinks in town and cool you off for summer. Participants include Hotel Vegas, Kitty Cohen's, High Noon, and many more. | Info

Ferris Bueller's Day Off 

Watch this iconic film as part of Paramount's Summer Classic Film series. | Info

City-Wide Vintage Sale

It's the biggest vintage shopping event in Austin. | Info

Grand Opening Weekend for Cuvée Coffee at The Code

Stop by for a coffee at the neighborhood open house for complimentary drinks. | Info

Movies in the Park: Pride Edition

It's a special screening of Death Becomes Her at Waterloo Park. | Info

Bookstore Romance Day at BookPeople 

Celebrate Romance books with a themed cafe menu, card making station, blind date with a book, and more. | Info

CTBA Sunday Bluegrass Jam

Hang out with Central Texas Bluegrass Association for some Sunday tunes. | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: August 7 – 9

Bingo with Bingo (the dog)

Stop by Blue Owl Brewing to play Bingo with their brewery pup. | Info

BRISKETFEST

It's all things brisket at Far Out Lounge, including food trucks, pop up vendors, and music by Jimmy Eat Brisket. | Info

POP Cats

This is the ultimate event for cat fans, with adoptable cats, speakers, presentations, and fun vendors. | Info

Austinfeelgoodmarket 

Explore a pop-up vendor market at Violet Crown Coffee & Wine. | Info

Blanton All Day

It's the Tango and Two-Step edition with dance lessons and music by the Sentimental Family Band. | Info

Paddle for Puppies

Participants can paddleboard, canoe, or kayak to help raise funds for Austin Pets Alive's Parvo Program. | Info

Rock Fest 

Nature's Treasures hosts Rock Fest with a gem and fossil dig for kids, auro photos, and more. | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: July 31 – August 2

Cosmic Encounters

Stop by Cosmic off Pickle Rd for flash tattoos, tarot readings, DJ, and vendors. | Info

Shark Week at Frazier's

Watch shark-themed movies and snag some custom shark merch! | Info

Yoga at Center Stage

A free yoga class at EastVillage with a supply drive for APA!. | Info

Clean Lady Bird Lake with Keep Austin Beautiful

A great way to meet new friends while volunteering in Austin. | Info

Pickle-Palooza at Zilker Brewing

Taste pickles from some of your favorite Austin bars and restaurants and enter a pickle eating competition. | Info

Love-a-Bull Clothing Swap

Bring your gently used clothing to Hopsquad Brewing and swap with others while helping rescue dogs. | Info

Wellness Palooza

Relax at Camp East with morning yoga, a wellness market, hydration stations and more. | Info

Let's Fund Good Concert

Interplanetary Help Desk hosts live music from Audrey Price and Boomershack benefiting the SAFE Alliance. | Info