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Get Ready Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Fair

Join the City of Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for their Get Ready Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Fair! The event is free, family friendly, and open to the public. A limited number of emergency kits are available. More info is available at the link below.

Thurs. Sept. 19, 3pm-7pm
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Eclipse Festival

Apparently, the last time a total solar eclipse was visible from Central Texas was 1878. So what better place to celebrate this year’s eclipse than the living history museum that takes you back to 1800s Texas? Pioneer Farms offers two days of themed programming, including an old-timey medicine show, a chance to make your own cyanotype (sunprint) or eclipse viewer, and live music from Max and the Hot Pickin 57s at Monday’s Citizen Scientist Sun Party. During the eclipse, Pioneer Farms anticipates the opportunity to take note of its farm animals’ changes in behavior and actually hear the eclipse through a special device that makes it audible. Whoa. – Kat McNevins

Sun.-Mon., April 7-8

Pioneer Farms

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Arch Ray Eclipse Musicfest Day 2 w/ Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Fastball, Timothy Howls, Audic Empire, Nautical Nation ft. Brock Bushong

Monday’s solar eclipse is no time to blather on about music. And yet … the headliner of this two-day soundtrack got us thinking. Back to Eighties college rock when Buffalo threesome the Goo Goo Dolls plied inebriated thrash pop on Metal Blade Records. 1993’s Superstar Car Wash rolled Westerburgian suds prior to A Boy Named Goo breaking them Kings of Leon-style, and paired with platinum ATX trio Fastball (“The Way”), an alt-pop event manifests. Six sets a day starting around noon, including Sunday’s Hank Williams IV, Cory Morrow, and Kyle Park, then the Dolls, Fastball, and Switchfoot on Monday, light up Fredericksburg, which expects a half-million sun worshippers. – Raoul Hernandez

Mon., April 8, 12:15pm
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The Living Tree Amphitheater
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Eclipse Utopia Day 4 w/ Ghostland Observatory, Texas Gentlemen, Sir Woman, Night Glitter, Tyrone Vaughan, Madam Radar, Sketch.Band, Phoebe Hunt, Motenko, Matt Kirk & the Gueyfarers, US, Sid Fly, San Antonio Pipes & Drums

A spinoff of the annual UTOPiAfest, Eclipse UTOPiA offers the best seat in the house to the “Great Texas Twoclipse,” where the paths of last year’s annular eclipse and this year’s astronomical event will cross. Focusing on Texas-centric talent, the 46-artist lineup is headlined by soul-pop force Sir Woman, funk-driven electro-rock duo Ghostland Observatory, and Latin neo-soul searchers Caramelo Haze. Make sure to check out side quests like acroyoga, disc golf, and an abundance of featured workshops. Don’t forget your star-studded corsage for the anticipated space prom! Passes start at $350. – Miranda Garza

Mon., April 8, 11am
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Four Sisters Ranch
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Ernest Cline’s Bridge to Bat City Booksigning

The wildly successful local author – you might remember the Spielberg-helmed adaptation of his Ready Player One – unveils his young-adult novel about a girl who helps a group of bats find a new home in Austin when their country home is destroyed. Appropriately, this booksigning takes place under the titular bat bridge near the old Austin American-Statesman building. Nerd-famous (and we mean that as a compliment) Felicia Day leads a discussion with the author before the signing line gets going. – James Renovitch

Mon., April 8
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Congress Avenue Bridge
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Kerrclipse Music Festival

On the site of the upcoming Kerrville Folk Festival, absolute hallowed ground for Texas singer-songwriters, arrives a special eclipse weekend. As at the main fest, folks can camp out and enjoy a range of Texas-emphasis sounds. Austin reps include Good Looks, THEBROSFRESH, Jomo & the Possum Posse, Phoebe Hunt, and the Flyin’ A’s, as well as a Sunday presentation by solar scientists from the University of Hawaii. On Monday, local psychedelic cult sun worshippers Golden Dawn Arkestra appropriately take the total eclipse set. Passes are available for Monday, two days, and the full weekend, starting at $100. – Rachel Rascoe

Fri.-Mon., April 5-8

Quiet Valley Ranch
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Package Eclipse Party

Observe the celestial proceedings from First Street’s favorite sex shop, where complimentary bevies and eclipse glasses make the whole experience a safe and unforgettable time.

Mon., April 8

Package Austin
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Texas Eclipse 2024

The world’s best DJs, producers, multi-instrumentalists, bands, singers, speakers, artists, and more will coalesce under the Texas skies for four days and nights of exploration, culminating during the total solar eclipse, offering an exceedingly rare chance to experience over four minutes of totality in the picturesque landscape of Reveille Peak Ranch, free from light pollution.

April 5-9
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Reveille Peak Ranch
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Texas Eclipse Festival Day 4 w/ Charlotte de Witte, Maya Jane Coles, Seth Troxler, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, STS9, Tycho, Kerala Dust, LP Giobbi, more

With an expected attendance of over 30,000 ravers and space cadets, Texas Eclipse Festival offers a temporary trek into the cosmos. The electro-drenched musical lineup includes dubstep twosome Zeds Dead, melody maestro Tycho, techno trailblazer Charlotte de Witte, and grime hitmaker Flowdan. Don’t miss headlining sets from DJ duos Big Gigantic and NEIL FRANCES. Apart from its six music stages, the festival hosts art installations, space exhibits, tech activations, and speakers including Inspiration4 astronaut Chris Sembroski. With everything the party has to offer, don’t forget to look up and catch the eclipse. GA passes start at $259. – Miranda Garza

Mon., April 8, 8am
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Reveille Peak Ranch
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Total Eclipse Party

Me-OW! In honor of this once-in-a-lifetime solar event, your friendly neighborhood kitsch bar opens at 11am for eclipse entertaining. Slip on a provided pair of free eclipse glasses and dip your toes into the pool on the patio located right at the “kitty” corner of Seventh and Webberville. Que Sazon serves up bites, but the experience won’t be complete without a signature Kitty cocktail in your paw – maybe a marg? Or their totally freak-out worthy frosé? Or perhaps you’ll give in to the eclipse chaos and order a pop-up party drink special … who can say where the spirit’ll take you … – James Scott

Mon., April 8

Kitty Cohen's
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Total Eclipse Viewing Party w/ Graham Reynolds

The interdisciplinary Fusebox Festival is marking its 20th anniversary with an impressive cornerstone booking: a total eclipse. True to Fusebox’s mission, Monday’s viewing party – a free, ticketed event – will feature a mix of artistic mediums, including visual storytelling led by writers Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, hosting by Radiolab’s Molly Webster, and music by Graham Reynolds, who will add “eclipse” to composing credits that include theatre, ballet, film, and television. The viewing party anchors three days of Fusebox’s eclipse programming, which will kick off the eight-day festival. – Abby Johnston

Mon., April 8, 11am. Free.

Long Center Lawn