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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

If you think there’s anything that goes together better than witches and coffee, it’s possible someone’s put a wicked spell on you, poor citizen. Only way to break it is to head over to Radio/East and grab some hot joe while checking out the wares at this Witches Market of crafty vendors curated by Yarrow & Sage and a Spellcraft Workshop that’ll have you conjuring prosperity quicker’n you can cancel J.K. Rowling. Note: The market’s free to attend and welcomes all ages, but only grownups can partake of the Witches Brew cocktail. – Wayne Alan Brenner

They’re dogs; they’re Australian; and they’re back by popular demand! Kids and parents alike will be barkin’ up a storm for this stage play featuring the Heeler family as incredible puppet creations – yes, that includes mom Chili, dad Bandit, and kiddos Bluey and Bingo. Wondering what these Aussie cattle dogs will get up to? “When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag.” Wackadoo! – James Scott

Woof! What a Fest weekend it’s been. Time to kick back and let the dogs out – adoptable dogs, that is. This pup-friendly bash, sponsored by Tito’s Vodka for Dog People, benefits the pet nonprofit Save an Angel with featured cocktails, photo opportunities, giveaways, vendors like Xolo Sarapes’ pup fashion, Poochie Trends pet snacks, dog-friendly-designed bags by Mazie Days, fetch toys from Gitit, and much more from party throwers PrideBites. Oh, and yeah: adoptable doggos! – James Scott

If you caught the 2018 doc McQueen, about the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, then you’re already familiar with the talents of his nephew and protégé Gary James McQueen, who was responsible for the stunning, under-the-skin skull sculptures featured in the opening credits. Those skulls, as represented via 3D lenticular artworks, form the basis of the Gary James McQueen exhibit – his first stateside – now running at West Chelsea Contemporary through March 24. – Kimberley Jones

Ahead of OUTlaw Pride Fest 2022, fest founder and country crooner Julie Nolen said to Qmmunity that “country music doesn’t just belong to any one type of person and there are plenty of queer people who resonate with the same deep rooted soul and wit of country music.” This weekend’s collection of unofficial South By sets delivers that twang-for-all spirit courtesy of both Revolution Bookkeepers and OUTlaw Pride. Enjoy Paisley Fields, Parker Woodland, Great Aunt, Secret Emchy Society, Ever More Nest, Strawbitty Yops, and Nolen in Rev Bookkeepers’ backyard. Plus: DJ Boi Orbison transports with a Neon Rainbows Dance Party. – James Scott

Legend has it that the patron saint of Ireland, who is said to have died March 17, is celebrated on this day because it’s right in the middle of Lent, a time of abstention, but making it a holiday allows the Catholics to give up the giving-up portion of Lent for a time to let their hair down and party. Celebrate loopholes with fellow revelers at Draught House, a bastion of brewing nearing its 30th anniversary, at this bash offering fish & chips, stout-braised sausage, bagpipes, frozen Irish coffee, and more. Sláinte! – Kat McNevins

For generations of children, Arnold Lobel’s stories of amphibian best buds Frog and Toad have been a charming guide to the complexities and joys of friendship. Now the pair take to the stage for this delightful Tony-nominated musical. It’s truly a family affair, adapted by Lobel’s son-in-law Mark Linn-Baker with music by Robert Reale and book & lyrics by his brother, Willie. This new production, directed by Best of Austin winner Sara Burke, features Jillian Sainz and Victoria Brown donning the signature jackets and trousers of Frog and Toad, respectively. – Richard Whittaker

When a fellow is named Tim McCool, you’ve got to hope he lives up to the moniker. We reckon that, as co-founder (with his dauntless spouse, Kira) of the right-there-in-the-garage Good Luck Have Fun Gallery off Enfield, this particular art-scene mover and shaker is as McCool as it gets. Evidence: The gallery’s newest show brings together the colorful and provocative work of four women artists – Aubree Dale, Aria Brownell, Wendy Rhode, and Barbara Miñarro – “who explore the relationships between individual identity and the collective, the process of making art and of making one’s self.” – Wayne Alan Brenner

That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details!

Works by the annual Tito’s Prize Winner for Visual Arts – yes, that’s the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Tito, tyvm – are presented, as ever, by the community-forward creatives at Big Medium, and this year’s honoree is Trinidadian artist Rodell Warner. Come explore the new Big Medium space on South Congress, its gallery recently refurbished after a fire and freshly bright with Warner’s provocative digital interventions that fictionalize the Caribbean’s fraught past and interrogate that region’s historical photographic archive. – Wayne Alan Brenner