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Affordable Art Fair Austin
After a hugely successful first edition, Affordable Art Fair Austin returns May 15-18, 2025 at the Palmer Events Center, showcasing thousands of original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming 55 local, national and international exhibitors, the second edition will be unmissable.May 15-18, 2025Palmer Events Center -
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The Juilliard String Quartet with pianist Anna Petrova
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.Sat. May 17, 7:30pmRiverbend Centre
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Viva la Vida Fest
It’s time to start making some noise to let dead loved ones know that we’re thinking about them. Make sure they know you’re living life to the fullest at Mexic-Arte’s longest running Día de los Muertos event featuring a grand procession starting at noon and all manner of activities, live performances, local artists, traditional foods, a lowrider exhibition, and much more running until 6pm. The Day of the Dead isn’t for another week, but celebrating the deceased should be a year-round endeavor. – James RenovitchSat., Oct. 26 -
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Alphapxssy: A Post Apocalyptic Rave
In addition to their annual Halloween hotness, Sister Fisters throws the rave of the not-too-distant future with “vibes curated by the dolls, for the dolls.” DJ sets from local icons Ruby Knight & Angel Doll alongside Second City sweetheart Him Hun set the mood, while Brigitte Bandit, Jenna Talia, Cupcake, and a new drag turn from DJ Dragonnqueen entertain ya. Plus, this all hits on SF saint Ariel De Leon’s birthday.Sat., Oct. 26 -
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Austin Diwali Bash
Celebrate the Hindu festival of lights with luminary local talents at this party hosted by Austin’s own Desi Vibe Tribe. Delight all your senses: Hear DJs spinning selections of Indo house, afro house, Bollywood, and urban Punjabi as well as live sax and electric guitar performances; learn new dances from professional teachers and see brilliant fire dancers; and taste delicious offerings from Clay Pit. These and the many other festivities filling up the Pershing venue are sure to light up your night. – James ScottSat., Oct. 26 -
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Austin Eagle Leather Title Weekend
Who will wear the crown – or, more accurately, chaps – of Mr./Ms./Mx. Austin Eagle? Join for the thrilling competition, or attend one of the many ancillary events taking place over this exciting weekend. There’s a gear swap, cigar social, a market, the Eagle’s Halloween Party, and much more awaiting y’all.Oct. 25-27 -
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Early Voting
You know you're voting, so why not vote early? It's convenient, the people at the polling stations are doing God's work, and you get sticker! Oh, and there's something about keeping democracy alive or whatever. – James RenovitchOct. 21 - Nov. 5Various polling locations -
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Special Screenings
Fangoria Horror Movie Trivia and Ringu Screening (1998)
Look: I’m not taking arguments on this front. The Japanese original Ringu is the better sibling to its anemic American sister. A much colder take on a J-horror classic – technology as a gateway for ghosts – Ringu combines countryside legends with metropolitan isolation for a frightening tale that sticks with ya. Bulk up your evening plans by hitting the horror movie trivia ahead of the screening, where cult movie mag Fangoria offers primo prizes and free St. Elmo beers for those who know their scary movies. Gore Verbinski, eat your heart out.: – James ScottSat., Oct. 26 -
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Fantastic Arcade
A collabo of local indie game social Games Y’all and avant-garde-ains the Museum of Human Achievement, this “fun-size” edition of the independent and cult video game celebration goes totally turbo. From a showcase of international games, panels, shoutcast play-alongs, and just good ol’ fashion fraternizing, this is one event that’ll have you happy you left the console at home. Or maybe you brought your DS – no worries. It wouldn’t be the first time a person’s pulled out a handheld at the club. – James ScottSat., Oct. 26 -
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Gardening for Birds & Pollinators
Just last week, I was sitting in my mom’s garden in Dallas admiring her Turk’s cap plants, known as a hummingbird favorite and a “Texas Superstar” due to its ability to thrive here and its benefits to our ecosystem. And wouldn’t you know it, as I was gazing upon the small pink and red flowers, a hummingbird broke my reverie with a long visit to snack and pollinate. If you’d like to invite birds and other pollinators to grace your garden, Turk’s cap is a great choice, but there are many ways to maximize your pollinator potential. Learn all about it at a morning workshop led by Wildflower Center Lead Horticulturist Amy Medley. Registration required. – Kat McNevinsSat., Oct. 26 -
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Hogeye Festival
Meet with all your pals for a festival that "celebrates community, family, famous Elgin Sausage, and all things swine!"Oct. 24-26 -
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Intersex Art Jam
Hear ye, hear ye: Intersex creators – or those who want to start creating – can craft alongside fellow makers at this Gender Unbound-hosted event. Masks are required.Sat., Oct. 26 -
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Kumail Nanjiani
Oscar-nominated for his The Big Sick screenplay and subtly ripped due to his Marvel cast bona fides, Kumail Nanjiani’s stand-up deffo lives up to his other successes. Catch the star in his new tour, “Doing This Again,” and try not to laugh your way over the Paramount balcony.Sat., Oct. 26 -
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La Santa Cecilia, The Tiarras, Tropicana Joe
Not to be confused with Costa Rica’s the Saint Cecilia, who recently played the first weekend of ACL Fest, this Los Angeles combo climbed a far bigger stage. Traditionally instrumented quartet shaking out cumbias, bossa novas, and boleros, indie missionaries La Santa Cecilia garnered a Grammy a decade ago now behind the timeless Spanish of singer Marisol Hernandez. On last year’s top shelf Cuatro Copas Bohemia en la Finca Altozano, the band holes up at a cantina for an intimate drink with, among others, this month’s Long Center ranchera pop Aida Cuevas, who guests on the intoxicating title track. Two nights, muchos tragos. – Raoul HernandezSat., Oct. 26, 8:30pm -
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Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf
Recovery org Austin Roundup hosts a folklorically fun Halloween party featuring Diamond Dior Davenport as drag emcee.Sat., Oct. 26UpRising Church, 8601 S. First -
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Not Bad Boogie w/ Logan Ledger, Erin Rae, Sean Thompson's Weird Ears, Ramsay Midwood, Sentimental Family Band
Taylor Rushing’s Not Bad design studios has helped define the look of contemporary independent country, with his illustrations and show posters blending a Seventies Austin aesthetic with a modern melding of hillbilly and hippie. The day-long mini fest Not Bad Boogie follows suit. South Austin swamp swami Ramsay Midwood and Nashville’s Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears bring the psych-country jams while Erin Rae’s gorgeously moving folk from 2022’s Lighten Up and Logan Ledger’s immaculately smooth croon draping last year’s Golden State sweeten the evening. Local trio Sentimental Family Band round out the lineup, adding some Western swing to the Boogie. – Doug FreemanSat., Oct. 26, 4pm. $15 cover. -
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Phantom Fest
Austin’s own Halloween festival bursts from the crypt with debates, trivia, live podcast recordings of Paranormal Putas and the Best-of-Austin-winning The Night Owl, plus special immersive screenings of John Carpenter’s They Live and Ari Aster’s Midsommar, and an incredible chance to see the work of local short horror maestro and gross-out comedy king Chris McInroy. And what’s Sagebrush without a little music? Join crooning cow punks Gilded Lows for a Haunted Honky Tonk party and costume contest. – Richard WhittakerOct. 26-27 -
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Pinthouse’s 12th Anniversary
Pizza and beer remains a classic for a reason, and few Austin haunts do it better than Pinthouse, freshly named the eighth best local brewery by the Chronicle’s beer maven Eric Puga in last week’s Drinks Issue. Celebrate the Burnet location’s 12th anniversary with a good old-fashioned day party, featuring drink specials (the Fresh Drops Fresh Hop IPA and Man O’ War Anniversary IPA will be on deck in canned four-packs), special merch, tailgate games, and, the spirit of Spooky season, a costume contest. The party runs from 12 to 6pm. – Carys AndersonSat., Oct. 26 -
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Salvador Dalí’s Naked Feast
Every year, Vortex – the vibiest venue – puts on a fundraiser called the Naked Feast. It’s interactive, immersive, and sexy. As the name suggests, it involves a human platter upon which to graze from artful hors d’oeuvres inspired by Salvador Dali’s surrealism. Chef Nic Patrizi offers vegan, meat, gluten-free, and dessert options, as well as a signature Casanova cocktail made from Dali’s own recipe. There will be live music by Ras-I-Dre, Frederico7, and others, tango, live painting, a hookah lounge, a silent auction offering local art, dinners, and services of all kinds, contests, and games – and rumor has it Dali himself will be in attendance. Really, what else could you want out of a Saturday night? Plus, it’s for a good cause. – Lina FisherSat., Oct. 26 -
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Screen on the Green: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Forget the old argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie: Is Henry Selick’s stop-motion masterpiece a Christmas or Halloween flick, or both? Whatever the weather, it’s always the perfect time to relish Jack Skellington’s misadventures as Halloweentown’s Pumpkin King. Enjoy seasonal cocktails and complimentary popcorn, but Halloween is for everyone, so bring the kids in costumes for trick-or-treating. – Richard WhittakerSat., Oct. 26 -
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Slow Fashion Festival
Yes: This fall’s best look is ethical chic. Slow Fashion Festival returns with local designers, vendors, speakers, and models – all to highlight sustainably made clothes that push the envelope.Oct. 25-27 -
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Spooky Arts Festival
Two things Austin loves: Spooky season and arts festivals. Presented by the Martian Arts Collective, this free, three-day romp promises interactive art installations and vendors selling handmade jewelry, artwork, and apparel, all soundtracked by live performances across rock, reggae, house, hip-hop, and bass, with after-dark silent discos to boot. New East Seventh bar Cabana Club boasts a lengthy menu of creative cocktails and an expansive patio (with a pool!) – perfect for our inevitably warm Halloween. – Carys AndersonOct. 25-27Cabana Club, 5012 E. Seventh St. -
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Spooky Sip & Shop/Wicked Wine Fest and Zombie Zumba 2024
Not just a sip & shop; not just a wine fest; and not just ... wait, zombie zumba? Sheesh: This event really does have it all.Sat., Oct. 26Downtown Smithville and Railroad Park, Smithville -
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Sustainability Salon
A quick look at the price tags at any art supply store partially explains the origin of the term “starving artist.” No wonder paintings are so darn expensive! But here in this arts- and earth-friendly town, we like to find creative solutions to conundrums like our art supply bill putting us in the red and nagging at our eco-friendly conscience. Join other artsy folks at DAC to swap supplies, paint, make seed balls, sip cocoa, and chitchat about sustainable art practices, and bring your curiosity, knowledge, and any supplies you have that are seeking a new purpose. – Kat McNevinsSat., Oct. 26 -
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The Great PUGkin Festival
Pug parents are a special breed, keeping this Austin Pug Club tradition going for 22 years now. Is there anything cuter than an adorable roly-poly smushface all dressed up? We think not! This year’s theme is “Pugstock,” meaning it’s time to break out the bell bottoms, fringed leather jackets, peace signs, and florals. Unless you’d like to go with the Nineties Woodstock – all types of costumes are welcome, as well as natural beauty. But if they do enjoy dressing up, enter your pug pal into the costume contests for puppies, adults, seniors, or pairs for a $10 entry fee, with proceeds going to Pug Rescue of Austin. Enjoy the show! – Kat McNevinsSat., Oct. 26 -
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The Haunting of Hill House
Ghosts don’t live in shadows. They live in the spaces between, the places where we are not sure whether we have seen something or if our eyes have simply played tricks on us. Shirley Jackson’s peerless 1959 Gothic novel The Haunting of Hill House has inspired films and TV shows with its soul-piercing ambiguity, and now Bottle Alley goes back to the source material for a theatrical version of the doom that befalls a quartet of psychic researchers, of skeptics and true believers, as they become part of the house’s history of death and strange occurrences. – Richard WhittakerThrough Oct. 27Flower Hill Foundation, 1316 W. Sixth -
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Tits-or-Treats Burlesque Show
Strike fear into your heart – and perhaps other organs – at this Halloween edition of local burly-q purveyors Bat City Bombshell’s 15th annual spooktacular. All your favorite bombshells are on tap, including Sherry Bomb, Roc Gaude, Jack Potts, and host Nico De Gallo – among many others. Dress to impress for the costume contest, and you just might win a free drink. – James ScottSat., Oct. 26 -
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"Native America: In Translation"
One thing I’ve loved about newer theatre or museums is the space given for land acknowledgement – statements about the ancestral roots of the space being used. Space that was not always ours, but taken. The Blanton’s latest exhibit tackles that question, but pushes the boundaries. It’s not just about what Native America was, but what it can be. Curator and lauded artist Wendy Red Star has assembled nine other Native artists to create a rich exploration of what life in America is today. Shown through a variety of mediums, something is guaranteed to resonate with the audience. Whether it’s the photos, paintings, videos, or multimedia works is up to you. – Cat McCarreyAug. 4-Jan.5 -
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Luna
Who doesn’t like having friends? They’re great! So great, in fact, that Ramón Esquivel’s play for younger audiences is all about how to make friends. Luna follows Soledad, a daughter of migrant farm workers whose nomadic life makes stable friendships a difficult prospect. Though books, the stars, and her namesake – aka, the moon – keep her company, the play centers on Soledad’s meeting two peers who, much like her, are searching for connection. Bring the kids to this wonderful stage production directed by Mateo Hernandez, but be warned if you’ve got fidgeting young folks: This here play’s an hour without intermission. – James ScottThrough Nov. 16 -
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Peach Fuzz Magazine release w/ DJs THE BROTHERS GROOVE, Salihah
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