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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, 2025  
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    Palmer Events Center

  • Dripping Springs Rodeo

    Come to the 14th Annual Dripping Springs Rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend! This year they will be bringing all the rodeo style fun on Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Bring your family and friends for a weekend of mutton bustin', bull riding, vendor shopping, great food, and all things rodeo!
    May 23-25  
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    Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center
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  • Film

    Special Screenings

    An American Werewolf in London (1981)

    Wow: It’s not often you get to see a monster movie directed by an actual monster! Yes, John Landis sucks and so does his son, but this movie stands tall beyond their continued crimes. From stunning practical effects to devastating character moments, this creature feature continues to be the apex predator of werewolf movies. Two friends hitchhiking across England find themselves hunted by versipellis, resulting in one shredded into fleshy bits and the other … changed. Rick Baker’s work on the transformation scene alone makes Alamo’s constantly rising ticket price worth it, as seeing that much fur and flesh on the big screen is a real experience. – James Scott
    Tue., Oct. 1
    Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

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      12th Annual Eastside Kings Festival

      When Eddie Stout released the Eastside Kings album in 1999, the idea (as well as the musicians who made it come to fruition) inspired this annual event. Focusing specifically on the Rosewood area, the festival explores and celebrates the cultural impact of Black art forms including R&B, jazz, gospel, and, of course, the blues.
      Sept. 27-29, Oct. 1
      Historic East Austin

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      Book Drive & Trivia

      Trivia: Hard to overstate the impact this event type has had on adult friendships in our current year 2024. Even before that, folks were coming together to share random facts stored deep in their psyche, perfectly preserved just for the moment some guy on a mic calls out “What is the value of this collectible Star Wars coin in the Polynesian island of Niue?” (Answer: Depends on the coin, but the coveted Darth Vader head coin is worth two New Zealand dollars.) But should you be bad at remembering specific nonsense, try this hack: Bring a book. At Drinks Backyard’s weekly Tuesday trivia night, donating a book or two gets an auto point added onto your score. All those books go to Inside Books Project, a nonprofit that sends reading materials to incarcerated Texans. A few suggestions based on IBP’s most-in-need list: dictionaries, how-to-draw guides, LGBTQ lit and nonfiction, and safe-for-work manga. – James Scott
      Tue., Oct. 1
      Drinks Backyard

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      Nightlife & Parties

      Hot Topix: All Winners Showdown

      Austin International Drag Foundation pulls all previous winners from this drag competition fundraiser together for an all-star showdown. The honorable Syd Prescott hosts, and a special guest judge decides who gets both $150 and a featured spot at this year’s Drag Fest.
      Tue., Oct. 1
      Valhalla

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      Legacy Business Month

      If you live in Austin, you know that keeping a cool business afloat can be an uphill battle. Thanks to Preservation Austin – originally the Heritage Society of Austin – we can celebrate the longtime survivors of this weird city. By picking up a legacy-business passport, you’ve got a ticket to visit places that’ve braved over 20 years in Bat City: Esther’s Follies, Joe’s Bakery, Scholz Garten, BookWoman, Aster’s Ethiopian Restaurant, the Continental Club, Nature’s Treasures, Antone’s Record Shop, Zilker Park Boat Rentals, and Little Longhorn Saloon. Grab your passport at the kickoff party this Thursday, Oct. 3, at Zilker Taproom. The highest stamp collectors can walk away with fun prizes, as well as a deep sense of local pride. – James Scott
      Through Oct. 31
      All Around Town

    • Film

      Special Screenings

      The Missile (1988)

      Austin Film Society’s Frederick Wiseman series continues with a wildly different take on nuclear proliferation than Oppenheimer. Instead of dramatizing the moral murkiness straight-up, the legendary documentarian chooses to turn the lens on the mundane, with a characteristically meticulous and immersive look at the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command – aka, the air force base that trains the staff of America’s missile launch sites. Upon its release in 1988, the Chicago Tribune wrote of The Missile, “One comes away with the frightening feeling that dealing with devastation is considered a prosaic business.”: – Lina Fisher
      Tue., Oct. 1
      AFS Cinema
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