The Acro-Cats tour supports Rock Cats Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Rock Cats Rescue is focused on saving cats "One Click at a Time" through cat welfare, rescue, and adoption. The Acro-Cats show promotes the importance of bonding and training cats with positive reinforcement, while also finding homes for rescued cats.
Join The Trail Conservancy on the Butler Hike and Bike Trail for the 2nd Annual Earth Day Jubilee celebration! Enjoy live music by Mr. Will, Motenko, and Brother Thunder, eco-friendly activities, a market by Austin Flea, and fun for the whole family.
Showcasing vintage bicycles, lowriders, cruisers, BMX, road bikes, tall bikes, electric bikes, plus unique-of-a-kind bicycles from all over the U.S. Plus a bike contest with trophies from Metalwork Austin, a raffle filled with goodies and a custom bike, live music and comedy, food trucks, and activities for kids.
Special guest Bryn Bonino, professional dog photographer, will shoot breathtaking photos of your pup for you to cherish and share. There's an option to upgrade to fine art prints or wall art, and you can enter your photo in an Insta contest for chance to win $200 in prizes.
Are you down with downsizing and mindful about minimizing? At this fest, you'll learn lots from hands-on workshops, presentations, and panels. Plus, tour tiny homes of all kinds and meet builders and folks who travel tiny, and shop the Simple Living Marketplace filled with vendors who can help you minimize clutter, debt, and your carbon footprint.
There are still tickets available for one of the coolest multiday music and art festivals in the desert, and the weather should be much cooler there than here.
Uncommon Objects' big backyard is transformed into a dynamic marketplace for all things vintage, found and made. Come join the fun and feast on the bargains!
Black Swan Yoga presents an outdoor class and collects donations youth STEM education nonprofit Girlstart. Plus, enjoy JuneShine hard kombucha, Fowl Mouth brunch, and live music afterward.
City of Austin Fire Department is recruiting youth ages 14-20 to join Exploring, Boy Scouts of America's character and career development program for youth. The AFD Explorer Post #370 teaches youth about careers in fire rescue and helps them sharpen leadership skills.
A great selection of local farmers bringing fabulous pastured meats, eggs, dairy, vegetables, and fruits, plus prepared-food vendors, artisans, bakers, and of course, live music.
Cedar Park Parks & Rec presents a scavenger hunt you do at your own pace at each of its 10 lovely parks. Find the QR code, solve the clue, and take a photo to submit for a chance to win prizes.
Help Austin’s new historic preservation plan to reflect your community’s story. Take a survey about what community heritage means to you at bit.ly/ATXpres. And tag a photo of Austin’s heritage that matters to you: #ATXpresplan.
September is National Preparedness Month, so what better time to create art about preparing for emergencies? The city's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is putting together a calendar that will feature elementary schoolchildren's artwork that's focused on the topic of disaster preparedness. Get out the art supplies and submit by Oct. 1.
Get photos of your darling doggo made by Bryn Bonino of Dog Days Photography, and treat your best friend to "Dog Water" with chicken broth and a Beggin' Strip. Pups can cool their paws in one of the doggy splash pools, and there's more fun in store for all.
Sun., Sept. 26, 7-10pm. Free entry; digital photos, $35.
Take a journey through time exploring the hidden clues of Austin with Escape the Box, an outdoor guided tour, scavenger hunt, and escape game all in one! It entertains groups of 2-6 at $75 per group. The box features a number of puzzles and clues that can all be found in wonderful Austin neighborhoods along with discounts to participating businesses.
Ongoing; see website for scheduled pickup times. $75.
In a fun and educational course for kids and kids at heart, students will make a 19th century folk instrument that features a simple large-stringed fiddle.
Second & fourth Sundays through October, 10am-noon. $75.
The Cavalier is your fave non-sports bar to watch sports. There's plenty of TVs, it's dog-friendly, parking is free, and there's $5 frozens and burgs during the game.
Austin Creative Reuse’s outdoor market features handmade items from 40-pluslocal artists, makers, and creatives with a focus on creative reuse materials and techniques.
This kayak race on Lady Bird Lake supports the Austin Community College Foundation, and due to COVID-19 has shifted to a virtual format for everyone's health and safety. This means you can paddle at your own pace and time it yourself, then submit your time by Oct. 25 for a chance to win a prize pack. There are three course options: 1-mile novice, 2-mile intermediate, and a 500-yard for kids. Registration for the race gets you a rowing pass valid for six months, a T-shirt, and a swag bag, and it benefits ACC.
Stronger Austin offers a wide variety of free virtual fitness classes, from cardio to Zumba, and you're bound to find one that fits your schedule amongst their daily offerings.
"Best of Austin" winners Get It Gals are back with tons of trivia nights planned for y'all, with several based on TV programs you may have binged over the last year for some reason. Stay tuned on their socials because they are all over the place.
Beginning Sept. 20, the Parks and Recreation Department will close Zilker Park and select roads and street lanes in preparation for the Austin City Limits Music Festival (Oct. 1-3 & 8-10). View the city’s interactive map for more details and a schedule of park and road closures.
The city is gathering comments from residents about how they currently use South Pleasant Valley Road between St. Elmo Road and Onion Creek Park and how they would like to use the road to help guide future changes to the corridor.
As part of the engagement process for the first-ever Zilker Park Vision Plan – the guiding framework for the park’s restoration and future development – community members are invited to share their thoughts on the park’s programming.