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If you’ve ever wanted to rustle through someone else’s basement storage, you’re in luck! Live out your own Antiques Roadshow dreams, Austin-style, at the Austin Archives Bazaar. Enjoy historian speakers, DIY activities, and booths delving into vaults from local institutions. Explore the media depths from the Harry Ransom Center, oddities from the Scientific Anomaly Institute, and fantastical wonders from local libraries. And did we mention it’s at a biergarten? Grab a discounted stein and indulge every voyeuristic impulse. – Cat McCarrey

Seven years of markets, parties, and bolstering the Latine community has put local event organizers Las Ofrendas in the realm of icons. Fitting, then, that they celebrate their anniversary alongside Tejano queen Selena Quintanilla with all the pomp & circumstance two icons demand. Enjoy sets by DJs Helios and Kickit, over 75 Latine craft, artisan, and cultural vendors, and Brewtorium’s fine refreshments. Of course, a “bidi bidi” b-day wouldn’t be complete without drag performances and drag loteria along with Selena karaoke and a costume contest. – James Scott

Run by legendary host World Famous *BOB* – and yes, the asterisks have to be there; they’re load-bearing punctuation – this queer group huddle provides a safe space for storytelling. Whether you’re reading your own work or a favorite writer’s, singing a song, or leading a ritual, queer expression is encouraged with only one rule: Don’t use that precious time to hurt yourself or others. This event runs in part thanks to Rainbow Connections ATX, the LGBTQ arm of Family Eldercare. Their work helps elderly members of the queer community continue to lead happy and healthy lives as they age. – James Scott

The Boot ranch outside of Gonzales kicks off its first Cattle Country Music Festival with a stacked lineup anchored by Texas stars. Koe Wetzel leads Friday with his country and alternative rock blend, setting up a Saturday with new Country Music HOFer Tanya Tucker preambling red-dirt superstars Whiskey Myers and the Randy Rogers Band. Sunday aptly delivers Eric Church, along with Austin’s Yellowstone breakout Shane Smith & the Saints. The downcard runs deep though, including Colbie Caillat, the War & Treaty, and William Beckmann (Saturday) plus William Clark Green, Hailey Whitters, and Tanner Usrey (Sunday). Come and take it. – Doug Freeman

Ever been told to get outside and touch grass? Prove those haters wrong at McKinney Falls State Park. Breathe in the best of Austin’s closest state park with structured activities and guided exploration. Try your hand at archery or birdwatching, join group hikes, and absolutely take a dip under the titular waterfalls. We won’t tell anyone if you do fall in love, promise. But you might not be able to resist screaming about nature’s bountiful beauty from the nearest trailhead. – Cat McCarrey

Finally, a Sunday afternoon outing with purpose. Whether you’re working off the effects of Saturday night, or trying to distract the whole family, you can get out and make the world a better place at the Good Deeds Day Fest. Take a one-stop-fits-all approach and work with a veritable slew of local nonprofits. Like animals? Make shelter toys and maybe even check out adopting a dog. Into sustainability? Sort recyclables or use them for creating art. Got an overly full pantry? Bring out those extra cans for donation. Reward your virtuous actions with the provided snacks and live music. Do good and feel good about it. – Cat McCarrey

George Harrison wasn’t just a musician: He was also an enormous film fan, so much so that he established one of the most exciting, innovative, devious, and artistically diverse British film studios of the 1980s. Join Austin writer Kristen O’Brien, daughter of co-founder Denis O’Brien, for a weekend of four of the studio’s best: crime classics Mona Lisa and The Long Good Friday, twisted kids’ delight Time Bandits, and wicked sex comedy The Missionary. – Richard Whittaker

Who’s ready for a bedtime story? Because there’s nothing like Stephen Sondheim’s grand unification theory of the Brothers Grimm’s collection of German fairy tales. All your childhood folklore favorites become tangled up in the search for the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold. Underneath the toe-tappers and cunning one-liners, there’s a fable about the perils of getting what you wished for and not paying attention to what you have, a moral reiterated by a witch who’s not good, not nice; just right. – Richard Whittaker

For Oakland emcee Kamaiyah, bounce-drenched new album Another Summer Night is nothing short of a victory lap. After landing in XXL’s highly coveted 2017 Freshman Class and appearing on fellow West Coast tastemaker YG’s lavish banger “Why You Always Hatin?” alongside Drake, the stars seemed aligned in her favor. Instead, the years that followed were dominated by label mismanagement, delayed project releases, and constant roadblocks. So the artist broke away from Interscope and 4Hunnid to found her independent GRND.WRK imprint, where she’s now championing the next generation’s underground wave – and carving out her own lane as one of the Bay Area’s finest. – Elizabeth Braaten

As its name suggests, the next concert from the Official Band of the city of Austin celebrates classical music old and new. The 90-plus-piece woodwind and brass collective, led by Music Director Kyle Glaser, plots performances of Hailstork’s “New Wade’n Water,” Biebl’s “Ave Maria,” and Ticheli’s “Blue Shades”; more special, they’ll debut “Hill Country Festival,” Clifton Jones’ tribute to longtime Assistant Conductor Bill Haehnel, and “(Delusions of) Grandeur,” written by the band’s Young Composers’ Contest winner Christopher Lowry. The UNT grad will accept his award from the organization at the show. – Carys Anderson

Feel like getting out in nature and enjoying spring before it turns into an unbearably hot summer? Just about an hour away lies 1,200 acres of ecologically sensitive land packed to the brim with gorgeous scenery and protected wildlife, and the Hill Country Conservancy invites you to come explore on this open weekend. They’ll have some reps on hand to answer questions, but this will be a self-guided experience you can do at your own pace over a couple of hours, and entry times will be staggered to ensure a peaceful experience for one and all. – Kat McNevins

Do you like to boogie-woogie? Now recovered from a 2023 bacterial infection, the Queen of Pop returns to complete her previously postponed Celebration Tour. As Madge’s first live retrospective, the show pulls from all corners of her 40-year career. Recent set lists reveal classics “Material Girl” and “Vogue” remain live staples, while the artist has also revived long-omitted deep cuts like “Live to Tell” and “Die Another Day.” I’m most pumped for Y2K banger “Music,” which the tireless singer once paired live, at 43 years old, with 15 jump squats. Still groundbreaking decades later, the choreo recently inspired a TikTok fitness challenge. – Carys Anderson

Wherefore art thou, bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconic play about rivalry, young love, and sword fights? The romance is closer than you think: Writers KJ Sanchez and Karen Zacaría along with director Anna Skidis Vargas bring this timeless work into a new context, right on UT-Austin’s campus. The tale that pits Montague against Capulet settles in fair Alta, California, circa 1840. “Set in the limbo between Mexican rule and new statehood,” the event description reads, “this retelling shifts between English and Spanish, bringing new life to a well-loved tale of love, bloodshed, family and fate.” Now there’s an idea you won’t bite your thumb at. – James Scott

More than a simple weekend fest, this smorgasbord of live ensembles lays out your April calendar with 10 days of free, family-friendly music at one beloved Austin patio: outside the Central Market on North Lamar. Presented by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble since 2006, this event’s ethos is all in the no-stone-unturned names: Try Armadillo Swing Band, ACC Jazz Ensemble I, Girl Scout Harp Ensemble, Austin Banjo Club, Kat’s Porch Jam, the Skylarks, or Blowcomotion. Friday kicks off the 17th edition with a night of Austin blues under singer-songwriter Woot Talley’s band and the horn-fueled Rhythm Congress. – Rachel Rascoe