The Austin Events PagesFestivals and Events in and around Austin, TexasAUSTIN EVENTS QUICK-NAV There's just an insane number of annual Austin events and festivals. There's not just "something" going on every weekend - there's usually several things going on.
A little overwhelming in one sitting? For your convenience, the Austin events list has been broken up into some common sense subcategories. Check out the pages for the following Austin events and festivals: Cultural and Seasonal The upside to having so many events and happenings is that, whether you're a visitor or a local, you'll never run out of things to do. But the downside is that it's next to impossible to keep track of them all. Until now . . . Below is a comprehensive list of 120+ annual Austin events and festivals in alphabetical order. Sure, everyone knows about SXSW and the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Zilker Park's Trail of Lights, but what about No Pants Day or the Moonlight Margarita Run? There are some tremendous, even world class, annual Austin events and festivals, but don't forget to occasionally slip away from the main highways, so it speak, and explore some of Austin's cultural back country. Enjoy . . . Continued Below . . .
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April 20-22, 2010 Austin Community College - Rio Grande Campus Celebrate Texas (Texas Independence Day) March 2 and 6-8, 2010 Various Austin Locations Celebration of Families May 2010 Palmer Events Center Cherrywood Art Fair December 12-13, 2009 Maplewood Elementary Chinese New Years Festival February 20-21, 2010 Austin Chinatown Center Christmas Market - German-Texan Heritage Society December 5, 2009 German Free School (Downtown Austin) Chuy's Christmas Parade (Children Giving to Children) November 28, 2009 Downtown Austin Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2010 The Center for Mexican-American Cultural Arts Cine Las Americas International Film Festival April 21-29, 2010 Mexican American Cultural Center Dam 5K November 7, 2009 Mansfield Dam Park (Lake Travis) Deep Eddy Mile August 22, 2009 Deep Eddy Pool Diez y Seis Celebrations September 15, 2009 The Plaza at City Hall East Austin Studio Tour November 14-22, 2009 70+ East Austin Art Studios Eeyores Birthday April 24, 2010 Pease Park Explore UT March 6, 2010 University of Texas at Austin Fantastic Fest September 24 - October 1, 2009 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema/South Lamar Fiesta Amistad May 29-30, 2010 Round Rock, TX First Night Austin December 31, 2009 Downtown FronteraFest January 12 - February 13, 2010 Hyde Park Theater Free Day of Yoga September 7, 2009 Various Austin Studios and Parks Fun Fun Fun Fest November 7-8, 2009 Austin Ghoulwill Ball October 30, 2009 Driskill Hotel Green Garden Festival February 2011 Bi-Annual Event Zilker Botanical Gardens The Grind: Action Sports and Music Festival April 2010 (TBA) Downtown Austin Hairy Man Festival October 3, 2009 Round Rock, Texas Halloween Downtown October 31, 2009 Downtown Austin (6th Street) Harvest Moon Festival September 12, 2009 Asian American Cultural Center Heritage Homes Tour May 2010 Downtown Hill Country Ride for AIDS April 24, 2010 Texas Hill Country Hot Sauce Festival August 30, 2009 Waterloo Park Hot to Trot 5K (Chuy's) May 2010 Chuy's Arbor Trails House of Torment (Haunted House) September-October 2009 Highland Mall Blvd Hyde Park Homes Tour August 30, 2009 Hyde Park Neighborhood Jugglefest February 26-28, 2010 University of Texas Campus Juneteenth Park Festival June 19, 2010 Rosewood Park Keep Austin Bizarre Christmas Bazaar December 18-21, 2009 Fiesta Gardens Keep Austin Weird 5K and Festival September 12, 2009 South Austin Kerrville Folk Festival May 21 - June 7, 2009 Kerville, Texas Lake Travis Relay October 10, 2009 Lake Travis Lone Star Rod and Kustom Round Up April 9-11, 2010 Travis County Expo Center Lone Star State Jam April 24, 2010 Waterloo Park Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival April 10, 2010 Republic Square Park Maifest Austin - German-Texan Heritage Society May 8, 2010 German Free School (Downtown Austin) Mediterranean Festival October 16-17, 2009 Saint Elias Orthodox Church MLK Celebration (March and Festival) January 18, 2010 Downtown (UT, State Capitol, and Huston-Tillotson College) Moonlight Margarita Run August 2010 Lady Bird Lake (Town Lake) Music Under the Star July 2010 - Friday nights Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum No Idea Festival January 16, 2010 Austin Art & Music Partnership No Pants Day First Friday of May All Austin, All Day Oktoberfest - Fredricksburg October 2-4, 2009 Fredricksburg, TX Oktoberfest - German-Texan Heritage Society October 2009 (TBD) German Free School (Downtown Austin) O. Henry Pun Off May 22, 2010 O. Henry Museum Old Pecan Street Festival Spring: May 1-2, 2010 Fall: September 2010 Old Pecan Street (6th Street) Old Settler's Music Festival April 15-18, 2010 Driftwood, Texas Out of Bounds Comedy Festival September 1-7, 2009 Various Austin Theaters and Venues Pachanga Latin Music Festival May 2010 Fiesta Gardens Paramount 5K February 14, 2010 Paramount Theatre & Downtown Austin Pond Tour July 2010 Various Austin and Surrounding Areas Renegade Craft Fair May 15-16, 2010 Palmer Events Center Republic of Texas Biker Rally (ROT Rally) June 10-13, 2010 Travis County Expo Center Rodeo Austin (Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo) March 12-27, 2010 Travis County Expo Center SafePlace Field Day and Festival April 10, 2010 Fiesta Gardens Sapling Days October 2009 (TBA) Various Austin Locations and Dates Schlotzsky's Bun Run (5K) May 2010 Downtown (W. Cesar Chavez Street) South Asian New Year Festival April 10, 2010 Zilker Hillside Theater (Zilker Park) South by Southwest (SXSW) March 12-21, 2010 Austin (Everywhere) Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival January 14-17, 2010 Palmer Events Center St. Patrick's Day Austin (Festival) March 17, 2010 Cover3 Taste of Austin January 27, 2010 Palmer Events Center Texas Book Festival October 31 - November 1, 2009 Texas State Capitol Texas Community Music Festival April 23 - May 6, 2010 Scholz Garten & Central Market North Texas Greek Festival May 2010 Laguna Gloria Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival April 15-18, 2010 Multiple Austin and Hill Country Locations Texas Home and Garden Show January 2010 Austin Convention Center Texas Relays March 31 - April 3, 2010 Mike A. Myers Stadium (UT-Austin) Texas RockFest (Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival) March 17-21, 2010 Downtown (4 locations) Turkey Trot November 26, 2009 Waterloo Park Umlauf Garden Party April 22, 2010 Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Urban Assault Race - Austin June 2010 (TBD) Fiesta Gardens Urban Music Festival April 3, 2010 Auditorium Shores Vegetarian Chili Cook-Off November 15, 2009 Austin Farmer's Market Viva la Vida Fest (Dia de Los Muertos) October 24, 2009 Mexic-Arte Museum Wildflower Gala May 2010 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Woofstock at Waterloo May 2010 (TBD) Waterloo Park Wurstfest October 30 - November 8, 2009 New Braunfels, Texas Zilker Garden Festival March 27-28, 2010 Zilker Botanical Gardens Zilker Park Kite Festival March 7, 2010 Zilker Park Zilker Pops Concerts June 2010 Zilker Park Hillside Theater Zilker Summer Musical July-August 2010 Zilker Park Hillside Theater Zilker Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony December 6, 2009 Zilker Park Zilker Tree Holiday Festival (formerly Trail of Lights) December 13-21, 2009 Zilker Park Zilker Tree Holiday Festival Fun Run (formerly Trail of Lights 5K) December 12, 2009 Zilker Park Return from Austin Events and Festivals to Real Austin Texas Home Page
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