Learn about key local races for the November 6 election. Mayoral and City Council candidates (for districts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9) will discuss issues impacting working-class families. Spanish translation, child care, and refreshments provided.
Stompin on those grapes is free, but you can purchase a T-shirt with your own juicy footprint on it. There will also be lots of vendors and live music.
Sat.-Sun., Aug. 18-19 & 25-26. Free.
Texas Hills Vineyard, 878 Ranch Road 2766, Johnson City
Annual fundraising event for myLIFEspeaks, which is working to develop community programs in Haiti, featuring country musicians Ryan Griffin, Hudson Moore, and more.
The Austin Animal Center needs foster parents for its summer camp program to give dogs a break from the shelter life. You don't have to have foster experience, but they do ask that you sign on for two weeks.
Pickup is open Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, 11am-7pm. Free.
Join the annual Park(ing) Day celebration – where folks transform parkings space into temporary "parklets" to promotes public conversation on the need for public, open spaces in urban areas. Applications to make your own mini park are due Sept. 17. Email for additional information.
Boat dock owners are now required to properly address and register their dock with the city. Now through Sept. 30, owners can take advantage of the current grace period as there's no cost to register at this time.
Seventy years after the luxury liner sank in the Atlantic more than 150 items from the wreck were brought up from the ocean floor and brought together for this fascinating show. Timed tickets are required.
Visitors are invited to help support the students in the Round Rock and Pflugerville communities. The Backpack Coalition is a collaboration of various churches, civic groups, and businesses designed to meet the needs of hungry children in the Independent School Districts by providing them with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to take home on the weekends.
The city's Development Services Department wants your input on proposed changes to the demolition permit process. Want to add your thoughts, but can't attend? Submit them online from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2.
Sat., Aug. 18, 1-3pm; submit online feedback by Sept. 2
Learn more about the stately butterflies and what you can do to help them thrive. Then finish out this enlightening afternoon with a hands-on art workshop.
Celebrate the opening of Austin's first Japanese bookstore with live music by 35mm, Peelander-Z, and more; a reading by Sarah Bird; and live painting with graphic novelist Tillie Walden.
A group of LGBTQ players from Softball Austin are startin' up a new team to complete in the D Division this fall and they're looking for ballers and batters now! Practices will begin the first Sunday in August. No skill required. If you have never played, there is a place for you in the team. D team will play two games every Sunday for six to eight weeks. Email to sign up or ask questions.
NFBPA Central Texas Chapter is looking for presentations for this November's Regional Leadership Summit. They're looking for speakers to "energize professionals at all levels to seek their best selves."
Join expert rigger Jake Wing for a three part intensive on all things ropes, knots, and naughtiness. Hands on, so bring some rope and someone to tie up.
Critical repairs to the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool are about to begin and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation is seeking donations to help cover the estimated $2 million project. The park remains open for day-use with limited facilities.
Wanna learn how to sing? Come to a "Find Your Voice Intro Playshop" hosted by Rock It Choir. Rock your voice with fun group voice lessons! Sun., Aug. 19, 6-8pm; Tue., Aug. 21, 6:30-8:30pm; Sun., Aug. 26, 6-8pm; Tue., Aug. 28, 6:30-8:30pm.
This is an afternoon of fun and discovery presented by Tumble, a Radiolab-style science podcast for kids. Activities are based on an ocean theme with stories, interactive games, and live music by SaulPaul and Elizabeth McQueen.
Sun., Aug. 19, 4-8pm. $9 per ticket; lap children free.
Sea turtle nesting season on the Texas coast has officially begun. If you see a sea turtle heading for the dunes, a nest, or even the distinctive tracks, call the hotline so a trained volunteer can protect the site.
The Austin History Center's latest exhibit spotlights local efforts to create social change over the decades, including the Civil Rights and Women's Liberation movements. Residents are invited to upload personal photos of recent marches and rallies for inclusion.
Put on some retro threads and sweat it out to some classic jams – and if that isn't motivation enough, this event also benefits Marathon Kids. Snacks & drinks from JuiceLand and Thunderbird Bar.
The third annual Topgolf Tour is coming to Austin on Sept. 23. Play for a chance to win $50,000 and a ticket to the championship in Las Vegas. New this year is a military division, open to active duty and veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Anyone who donates, or attempts to donate at any We Are Blood donor center (or daily mobile drive) will leave with a voucher for a free P. Terry’s milkshake.
RuPaul's right hand Michelle Visage brings some of Drag Race's best queens to shantay all over Austin's main stage. Queens include season 10 faves Aquaria, Kameron Michael's, Eureka O'Hara, and Asia O'Hara along with all-time all stars bob the Drag Queen, Kim Chi, and Violet Chachki. Gentlequeers, start those engines.
Austin's annual summer send-off with nonstop gay parties to get you wet, wild, and feeling good. New this year: all events are free, but donations for beneficiaries (Kind Clinic, Out Youth, AIDS Services of Austin) will be accepted and those that throw some extra money down will be awarded with cheaper drinks and yummy food deals.
Fri.-Mon., Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Free, donations accepted.