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You thought SXSW was the only days-long party in town promising loud music and smelly animals? Then this must be your first rodeo! OK, this one’s slightly more wholesome: Activities include a stock show, pro rodeo, petting zoo, pig races, carnival rides, and your favorite fareground vittles, plus a fresh headliner every day, including Lukas Nelson, Los Huracanes del Norte, Wynonna Judd, and Flatland Cavalry. Too wholesome? Pull on your finest shitkickers and hit the dance hall; there’s a full bar and, Rodeo Austin teases, a “chance to dance with a real cowboy.” Runs through March 23. – Kimberley Jones

On the third Wednesday of every month, the Austin Public Library’s central location turns its Innovation Lab – a free-to-the-public podcast, video, and music studio – into a movie theatre. March’s movie is Moonage Daydream, Brett Morgen’s 2022 ode to David Bowie. More visual experience than talking-head documentary, Morgen – who offered a tragically revealing look into Kurt Cobain’s life with 2015’s Montage of Heck – uses personal archival footage and live shots to tell his subject’s story, creating a fittingly immersive, impressionistic look at one of the 20th century’s most alluring stars. – Carys Anderson

One of the greatest decades, the Nineties gave us grunge, Seinfeld, Beanie Babies, millennials, and so much more. Celebrate the late 20th century at an arty party where you’ll make your own slime, taste some fave Nineties sweet treats at the candy bar, and make a contribution to the splatter paint graffiti wall. There will undoubtedly be a soundtrack of killer jams, and feel free to bust out your flannels and Docs or overalls with one strap hanging loose if you’re feeling especially nostalgic. – Kat McNevins

Asenath Avinash, who has over a decade of experience practicing both Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, leads an hourlong meditation session. Drop-ins welcome; no registration required.

This program from the city of Austin, run by Farmshare Austin, has opened new market locations. There are now six weekly markets around town that sell Texas-grown produce, eggs, honey, and other groceries all at reduced prices. Most major cards are accepted at these markets and if you are a SNAP customer, you can also use your Lone Star card and Double Up Food Bucks. Locations and schedules are subject to change, so check the current info online to find one near you.