Austin Weekend Event Guide: December 13 – 15

Mozart's Festival of Lights

An Austin tradition lights up the lake, featuring a special Celctic celebration this weekend. | Info

Elvis Christmas Tribute

Have a Blue Christmas at this Elvis-themed holiday bash at Liberty Bar. | Info

Black for the Holidays

Join Black Makers Market for a festive shopping event. | Info

Holiday Hootenanny

A two day micro-fest of music with live music (including Voxtrot, Danny Brown, and Of Montreal) and activities like mechanical reindeer riding! | Info

Pugly Sweater Party

Join Pug Rescue of Austin for the snuggliest event in town. | Info

SantaCon

Dress up as Santa and help raise funds for Caritas of Austin. | Info

Hunky-Tonk Cowboy Christmas

Party with DJ Boi Orbison spinning classic country tunes and try out dance lessons at Austin Motel. | Info

Kaiju Cut + Sew Holiday Market and Food Drive

Have fun holiday shopping with local vendors and bring canned food donations for Central Texas Food Bank. | Info

Coming Up: Holiday Films at Paramount Theatre including Edward Scissorhands, Home Alone, and It's a Wonderful Life. | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: December 6 – 8

Walker Lukens The Last Walt II

A night packed with Austin musicians including Tameca Jones, Shinyribs, The Bright Light Social Hour, and many more. | Info

The Hyde Park Printer's Market

Learn from printmakers and shop locally made goods. | Info

Santa on the Trail

The Trail Conservancy invites you to enjoy holiday music from Cool Yule Jazz, a visit with Santa, and shopping with the Austin Flea. | Info

Let it Snore

The annual holiday pug party returns benefiting Pug Rescue of Austin. | Info

Holiday Market + Pawty

A dog-friendly holiday market at Work & Woof benefiting The TRAPRS. | Info

Holiday Sing-along and Stroll

Join friends at KUT/KUTX for this Austin tradition of merriment, including live music by The Tiarras and a dog costume contest. | Info

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Listen to the classic tunes of A Charlie Brown Christmas performed by Austin Chamber Music at the Stateside Theatre. | Info

Brunch with Santa

Bring the whole family for Brunch with Santa at Cover 3! Kiddos will enjoy a hot chocolate bar and visit with Santa while there will be special boozy beverages for adults and a toy drive for Partnerships for Children. | Info

"Best of Texas" Fashion Showroom Pop-Up

Support Austin's sustainable fashion community and participate in interactive activities like purse painting. | Info

The Little Gay Market

Hang out with The Little Gay Shop at Distribution Hall for a merry shopping event with over 100 queer vendors. | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: November 22 – 24

Pawliday Market

Bring your pup (or adopt one!) at this festive market with dog-friendly vendors. | Info

The Front Market

Future Front Texas hosts a family-friendly, dog-friendly makers market with over 150 vendors all weekend. | Info

November Clothing Swap

Join Austin Swappin for a massive clothing swap and sustainable shopping. | Info

Austin Powwow

The Austin Powwow and Native American Heritage Festival features dance, music, culture, crafts, and more. | Info

Austin Empty Bowl Project

Support Austin Empty Bowl Project and enjoy an evening of delicious soup in specially crafted bowls, music, and community. | Info

Shop Small Sunday

Sunday shopping with Eastside Pop Up. | Info

Glen Powell Look-alike Contest

Find out how many Glen Powells live in Austin this Sunday at 1pm at Auditorium Shores.

Coming Up: Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving! Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: November 15 – 17

Bee Cave on Ice at Hill Country Galleria

Put on some ice skates for the grand opening party, including live music and holiday caroling. | Info

Blue Genie Art Bazaar Opening Day 

'Tis the season to support local Austin makers. | Info

Austin Studio Tour

This weekend features art exhibits, art parties, artist demos, bike rides and interactive activities east of I-35 with Big Medium and featured artists and studios. Stops on the tour include The Cathedral, Cloud Tree Studios, and Canopy.| Info

Texas Book Festival

Featuring over 250 authors of the year's best books with discussions, signings, and panels - for free. | Info

Five Years of Cool Beers

Central Machine Works turns 5 and celebrates with a hot rod show, mechanical bull, tattoos, music and more. | Info

Give Back Kick Back

Stop by Sunny's Backyard for a party for a cause and bring canned food for the Central Texas Food Bank. | Info

A Benefit for SIMS Foundation

A Hotel Vegas rock show with Semihelix, Paper Sister, and tiny specks at Hotel Vegas. | Info

Austin Mac & Grilled Cheese Festival

A celebration of all things cheese. | Info

Coming Up: Austin Humane Society's Rags to Wags Gala next Saturday | Info

Austin Weekend Event Guide: November 8 – 10

Meanwhile Brewing 4 Year Anniversary Celebration 

Three days of fun with live music, pastry pop-ups, tattoos, and more. | Info

KUTX Rock the Park

A free, family-friendly concert with Pedal Steel Noah and Jane Leo. | Info

Creek Show

Waterloo Greenway teams up with designers, architects, and artists to light up Waller Creek with imagination. | Info

Austin Studio Tour

Big Medium's annual art show features galleries west of I35 this weekend. | Info

Kinda Good Tattoo Convention

Talented tattoo artists from all over come together to give folks fresh ink at Kinda Tropical. | Info

City-Wide Vintage Sale

Shop all of the vintage goods you can handle at one of the largest vintage sales in Austin. | Info

Hunky Tonk Happy Hour

Check out Rocky's, a new bar inside Austin Motel, at happy hour with DJ Boi Orbison and pop-up drag performances. | Info

Dogsgiving

A party for people and pets, benefiting Happy Hearts Dog Rescue and WAG. | Info

Family Yoga

ATX Yoga Girl hosts a family-friendly yoga class at LBJ Wildflower Center. | Info

Coming Up: Art of the Pig Gala

Support Central Texas Pig Rescue at their first gala on November 14. | Info