The Austin Events Page

Austin's Annual Festivals and Events

Welcome to the Main Austin Events page, your resource for annual or otherwise recurring events and festivals in Austin, Texas updated for 2012.

Want to see EVERYTHING happening this month? Check out these Austin monthly event calendar pages that includes upcoming Austin events, festivals, concerts, shows, special events and more - edited, selected, and included by a real person (me).

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With more than 185 separate events listed and reviewed below, you'll never run out of things to do in Austin.

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Austin Events and Festivals - All

ACL Festival (Austin City Limits Music Festival)
October 12-14, 2012
Zilker Park

AIA Austin Homes Tour
October 2012 (TBA)
Various Locations

African-American Community Heritage Festival
February 25, 2012
Huston-Tillotson University

AGLIFF - Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
September 2012 (TBA)
Alamo Drafthouse - S. Lamar

AIDS Walk Austin
October 2012 (TBA)
Austin City Hall

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar
December 14-24, 2011
Palmer Events Center

Art City Austin (formerly Austin Fine Arts Festival)
April 2012 (TBA)
Downtown/City Hall/Lady Bird Lake

Art Night Austin
February 2012 (TBA)
Various Austin Galleries and Museums

Art Night Austin: East
November 2012 (TBA)
Various East Austin Galleries

Art Outside
October 2012 (TBA)
Apache Pass (Rockdale)

Art Week Austin
April 2012 (TBA)
Multiple Austin Locations

ASH BASH Art Show
January 26, 2012
Mexican American Cultural Center

ASH Dash 5K Bunny Run
April 7, 2012
Austin State Hospital

Austin Boat Show
January 19-22, 2012
Austin Convention Center

Austin Beer Week
October 2012 (TBA)
Multiple Austin Locations and Events

Austin Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale
Twice Yearly
April 14-15, 2012
September 2012 (TBA)
Zilker Botanical Gardens

Austin Celtic Festival
November 2012 (TBA)
Fiesta Gardens

Austin Chamber Music Festival
July 2012 (TBA)
Multiple Austin Locations

Austin Cool House Tour (Building Green)
June 3, 2012
Multiple Featured Locations and Projects

Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race
April 2012 (TBA)
Lady Bird Lake

Austin Fair and Music Festival
November 2012 (TBA)
Travis County Expo Center

Austin Family Music Festival
Spring 2012 (TBA)
Pioneer Farms

Austin Film Festival
October 18-25, 2012
Austin, Texas

Austin Home and Garden Show
SPRING: January 13-15, 2012
FALL: August 2012 (TBA)
Austin Convention Center

Austin Ice Cream Festival
August 2012 (TBA)
Waterloo Park

Austin International Poetry Festival
September 27-30, 2012
Multiple Austin Venues

Austin Italian Festival
August 2012 (TBA)
Laguna Gloria

Austin Jazz Festival
October 2012 (TBA)
Zilker Hillside Theater

Austin Jewish Film Festival
March 24-30, 2012
Regal Arbor Cinema and City Lights Theatre (locations not confirmed)

Austin Latino New Play Festival
April 2012 (TBA)
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

Austin Marathon (and Half Marathon)
February 19, 2012
Downtown Austin

Austin Museum Day
September 2012
30+ Local Museums - Visit For Free

Austin Music Awards
March 2012 (TBA)
Austin Music Hall

Austin Pond Tour
June 2012 (TBA)
Multiple Austin Locations - South and North

Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival
November 3, 2012
Sunset Valley

Austin Pride Parade, Festival, and 5K Run
September 2012 (TBA)
Downtown + Fiesta Gardens

Austin Psych Fest
April 27-29, 2012
Austin, TX

Austin Record Convention
Twice Yearly
April 28-29, 2012
October 26-28, 2012
North Austin Event Center

Austin Reggae Festival
April 20-22, 2012
Auditorium Shores

Austin Shakespeare in the Park
May 2012 (TBA)
Zilker Hillside Theater - Zilker Park
2012 Austin Shakespeare Production: TBA

Austin Songwriters Symposium
January 5-8, 2012
Omni Austin Hotel at South Park

Austin Symphony Concerts in the Park (Hartman Foundation)
June - August 2012 (TBA)
Hartman Concert Park at the Long Center

Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Fireworks
July 4, 2012
Auditorium Shores at The Long Center

Austin Wine and Music Festival
May 26-27, 2012
The Domain

Ballet Under the Stars
June 2012 (TBA)
Zilker Hillside Theater - Zilker Park

Barsana Dham Mela (Indian Fair)
April 2012 (TBA?)
Radha Madhav Dham (Southwest Austin)

Barton Springs Pool Treeathlon
April 2012 (TBA)
Barton Springs Pool/Zilker Park

Bastille Day Austin
July 2012 (TBA)
French Legation Museum

Batfest
August 25, 2012
Congress Avenue Bridge

Batstravaganza Fun Run and Family Festival (5K)
May 2012 (TBA)
Round Rock, Texas

Beaujolais Nouveau Austin
November 2012 (TBA)
Artisan Bistro (Lakeway)

Black Arts Movement Austin (BAM)
June 1-16, 2012
Multiple Venues

Blue Genie Art Bazaar
November 30 - December 24, 2011
Marchesa Hall and Theatre
(Lincoln Village)

Blues on the Green
June - August 2012 (TBA)
(Every Other Wednesday)
Zilker Park

Brew B Que (Buda)
September 2012 (TBA)
Buda City Park

Bridal Extravaganza Austin
WINTER: January 7-8, 2012
SUMMER: June 2012 (TBA)
Palmer Events Center

Buda Beer and Polka Fest
October 2012 (TBA)
Buda City Park

Buda Wiener Dog Races
(and Country Fair)
April 28-29, 2012
Buda, Texas (City Park)

Caleb 5K
July 2012 (TBA)
Shoreline Church

Cap 2K Swim
May 5, 2012
Lady Bird Lake (Town Lake)

Capitol 10K
March 25, 2012
Downtown Austin

Capital City Salsa Festival
May 3-6, 2012
Multiple Venues

Carnaval Brasileiro
February 4, 2012
Palmer Events Center

Carnival ah!
April 11-12, 2012
Austin Community College - Rio Grande Campus

Celebrate Texas (Texas Independence Day)
March 2, 2012
Various Austin Locations

Central Texas Air Show
May 4-6, 2012
Temple, Texas

CFPO-PAL Youth Car Show, Swap Meet, and Cook-off
April 2012 (TBA)
San Marcos CFPO-PAL Youth Sports Complex

Cherrywood Art Fair
December 10-11, 2011
Maplewood Elementary

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
September 2012 (TBA)
Asian American Cultural Center
Austin, Texas

Chinese New Years Festival
January 29, 2012
Austin Chinatown Center

Christmas Austin
December 2011
Multiple Events and Locations

Christmas Market - German-Texan Heritage Society
December 3, 2011
German Free School (Downtown Austin)

Chuy's Christmas Parade (Children Giving to Children Parade)
November 24, 2012
Downtown Austin

Cinco de Mayo Austin Festival
May 2012 (TBA)
Fiesta Gardens

VIVA! Cinco de Mayo
May 2012 (TBA)
San Marcos, Texas

Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
April 24-29, 2012
Mexican American Cultural Center

Dam 5K
November 5, 2012
Mansfield Dam Park (Lake Travis)

Deep Eddy Mile
July 21, 2012
Deep Eddy Pool

Deutschen Pfest
May 18-20, 2012
Pflugerville, Texas

Dia de los Muertos Kyle
November 2012 (TBA)
Kyle, Texas

Diez y Seis Celebrations
September 2012 (TBA)
Fiesta Gardens

East Austin Studio Tour
November 2012 (TBA)
East Austin
150+ Local Art Studios

Eat the Heat (Progressive Cocktail Party and Gala)
(NACE Fundraiser - National Association of Catering Executives)
August 2012 (TBA)
2012 Locations TBA

Eeyores Birthday
April 28, 2012
Pease Park

Explore UT
March 3, 2012
University of Texas at Austin

Fantastic Fest
September 2012 (TBA)
Various Theaters
(Mostly Alamo Drafthouse - S. Lamar)

Fashion for Compassion
April 2012
Saks Fifth Avenue (Great Hills Trail)

Fiesta Amistad
May 2012 (TBA)
Round Rock, TX

FronteraFest
January 17 - February 18, 2011
Hyde Park Theater and More

Free Day of Yoga
Spring: March 2012 (TBA)
Fall: September 2012 (TBA)
Multiple Austin Studios

Friends of Barton Spring Pool Annual Fall Social
November 2012 (TBA)
Torchy's Taco Trailer

Fun Fun Fun Fest
November 2012 (TBA)
Waterloo Park

Funky Chicken Coop Tour
April 27, 2012
Multiple Austin Locations

Georgetown Airfest
Fall 2012 (TBA)
Georgetown Municipal Airport

Ghoulwill Ball
October 2012 (TBA)
Driskill Hotel

Green Garden Festival
February 2013 (TBA)
Bi-Annual Event
Zilker Botanical Gardens

Gypsy Picnic (Trailer Food Festival)
Fall 2012 (TBA)
Auditorium Shores

Hairy Man Festival
September 2012 (TBA)
Cat Hollow Park
Round Rock, Texas

Halloween Austin
Throughout October 2011
Resource Page: Halloween Events in Austin and Costume Stores

Heritage Homes Tour
April 2012 (TBA)
Historical Austin

Hill Country Ride for AIDS
April 28, 2012
Texas Hill Country

Hot Sauce Festival
August 2012 (TBA)
Waterloo Park

Hot to Trot 5K and Kid's K (Chuy's)
May 2012 (TBA)
Chuy's Arbor Trails

House of Torment (Haunted House)
September - October 2012
Highland Mall BLVD

Hyde Park Homes Tour
June 2012 (TBA)
Hyde Park Neighborhood
Austin, Texas

International Freak Show Festival
October 2012
Downtown Austin

Jalapeno 100
February 18, 2012
Harlingen, Texas

Japan May Festival Austin
May 2012 (TBA)
O. Henry Middle School

Jugglefest
February 24-26, 2011
Texas School for the Deaf

Juneteenth Celebration Austin
June 2012 (TBA)
Rosewood Park

Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K
June 23, 2012
Long Center

Kerrville Folk Festival
May 24 - June 10, 2012
Kerville, Texas

Kerrville Wine and Music Fest
August 31 - September 2, 2011
Kerville, Texas

Lake Travis Relay
October 2012 (TBA)
Lake Travis

Lone Star Rod and Kustom Round Up
April 13-15, 2012
Travis County Expo Center

Lone Star State Jam
May 5, 2012
Waterloo Park

Lone Star Vegetarian Chili Cook Off
November 2012 (TBA)
Old Settlers Park
Round Rock, Texas

Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival
April 14, 2012
Buda City Park

Luling Watermelon Thump
June 21-24, 2012
Downtown Luling, Texas

Madrigal Dinner UT
November 2012 (TBA)
Texas Union Ballroom (UT)

Maifest Austin - German-Texan Heritage Society
May 5, 2012
German Free School (Downtown Austin)

Max's Ride (ALS Benefit)
April 21, 2012
South Austin, Texas Hill Country, and Scholz Garten

Mediterranean Festival
October 2012 (TBA)
St. Elias Orthodox Church

Mighty Texas Dog Walk
April 7, 2012
Auditorium Shores

MLK Celebration (March and Festival)
January 16, 2012
University of Texas at Austin and Huston-Tillotson University

Moonlight Margarita Run
June 2012 (TBA)
Johnson Creek Trailhead (Near Austin High School)

Music Under the Star
July 6-27, 2012 - Friday nights
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

Night in Old Fredericksburg
July 2012 (TBA)
Fredericksburg, Texas

No Idea Festival
February 2-4, 2012
Location TBA

No Pants Day Austin
May 4, 2012
First Friday of May
Austin, Texas

Oktoberfest Austin - German-Texan Heritage Society
October 2012 (TBA)
German Free School

Oktoberfest - Fredricksburg
October 5-7, 2012
Fredricksburg, TX

O. Henry Pun-Off
May 2012 (TBA)
O. Henry Museum

Old Pecan Street Festival
Spring: May 5-6, 2012
Fall: September 2012
Old Pecan Street (6th Street)

Old Settler's Music Festival
April 19-22, 2012
Driftwood, Texas

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
August 28 - September 3, 2012
Multiple Austin Theaters and Venues

Pachanga Latino Music Festival
May 12, 2012
Fiesta Gardens

Paramount 5K
February 19, 2012
Paramount Theatre and Downtown Austin

Play Immersion Texas
April 2012 (TBA)
Dripping Springs, Texas

Red Poppy Festival
April 28-29, 2012
Georgetown, Texas

Renegade Craft Fair Austin
May 2012 (TBA)
Palmer Events Center

Revival Festival Austin
May 26, 2012
Revival Festival Grounds

ROT Rally (Republic of Texas Biker Rally)
June 7-10, 2012
Travis County Expo Center

Rodeo Austin
(Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo)
March 9-24, 2012
Travis County Expo Center

Rodeo Austin Gala
February 11, 2012
Palmer Events Center

SafePlace Field Day and Festival
April 2012 (TBA)
Stephen F Austin High School

San Marcos Green Living Showcase
March 2012 (TBA)
Embassy Suites - San Marcos

Sapling Days
October 2012 (TBA)
(2011 Saplings - Live Oak and Desert Willow)
Downtown Austin

Schlotzsky's Bun Run (5K)
April 29, 2012
Auditorium Shores

South Asian New Year Festival
April 2012
Zilker Hillside Theater (Zilker Park)

South by Southwest (SXSW)
March 9-18, 2012
Austin (Everywhere)

Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival
January 13-15, 2012
Palmer Events Center

St. Patrick's Day Austin (Festival)
March 17, 2012
Cover3 (2012 location not confirmed)

Summerfest San Marcos
July 4, 2012
San Marcos Plaza
San Marcos, Texas

Taste of Austin
January 25, 2012
Palmer Events Center

The Tesla Project
July 2012 (TBA)
Pump Project Satellite

Texas Book Festival
October 2012 (TBA)
Texas State Capitol

Texas Community Music Festival
April 21 - May 1, 2012
Central Market North

Texas Greek Festival
May 2012???
Laguna Gloria

Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival
Spring 2012 (TBA)
Multiple Austin and Hill Country Locations

Texas Relays
March 28-31, 2012
Mike A. Myers Stadium (UT-Austin)

Texas Renaissance Festival
October - November 2012 (TBA)
Plantersville, Texas

Texas RockFest
(Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival)
March 14-18, 2012
Downtown Austin - Multiple Locations

Texas Swing
(Project Transitions Fundraiser)
June 2012 (TBA)
Scholz Garten

Thanksgiving Austin
Various Austin Events, Restaurant Meals, and Volunteer Opportunities
Thanksgiving Day (and Thanksgiving Weekend)
November 24, 2011
Multiple Locations

Travis County Youth Show - Multiple Events and Dates
(Livestock Show, Youth Fair Auction, and PBR Bull Riding)
January 12-21, 2012
Travis County Expo Center

Turkey Trot
Thanksgiving Day
November 22, 2012
Long Center

Umlauf Garden Party
April 26, 2012
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum

Unplugged at the Grove
Thursday Nights
April - September 2012 (TBA)
Shady Grove Restaurant

Urban Assault Ride - Austin
June 24, 2012
Fiesta Gardens and Multiple Austin Locations

Urban Music Festival
March 30-31, 2012
Auditorium Shores

Violet Crown Festival
May 5, 2012
Burnet RD Farmers Market

Viva la Vida Fest (Dia de Los Muertos)
October 2012 (TBA)
Downtown Austin

Vive le Vin
November 2012 (TBA)
Mercury Hall

Whisky Festival
December 2012 (TBA)
Opal Divine's S. Congress
(Penn Field)

Wheatsville Arts Festival
December 3-4, 2011
Wheatsville Co-op

Wildflower Gala
May 2012 (TBA)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Wurstfest
November 2-11, 2012
New Braunfels, Texas