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This annual family-friendly event offers something for everyone: Pro Rodeo action, live music, Austin’s largest carnival, a beer and wine garden, food trucks, a livestock show, and a variety of special attractions. The concert lineup spans a variety of genres, with an eclectic mix including Flo Rida, Sugar Ray, La Zenda Norteña, Tracy Lawrence, and many others.

Kick off your SXSW music weekend with some of our best local bands: Urban Heat, Being Dead, Rattlesnake Milk, and Kydd Jones. Austin Pets Alive! will be on hand to accept donations and provide info, and delish drinks will be flowing (Bloody Marys, anyone?). Free breakfast tacos from local fave Eldorado Cafe will be available while supplies last, so get there on the early side!

Enjoy live music, classic cuisine like fish & chips, corned beef, and Irish stew, plus perfect pints of Guinness all day.

Kids will learn and create at a special series paired with the exhibit "Art of Texas State Parks," celebrating a century of state park history. Activities are designed for kids 5 and older.

We Are Blood teams up with Whataburger to reward blood and platelet donors with a voucher for a free burger.

Find the Bunny Photo Experience in the mall near Cheesecake Factory to get pics with the Easter Bunny. Bring pets along Sun., March 19, 6-8pm, where the Austin Humane Society will get part of the proceeds and will bring adoptable kittens. Kids with special needs are welcome for a sensory-friendly experience Sun., March 26, 10-11:30am.

A day of live music from around the world, plus vendors including Shoot! Comics, tarot from Urlovematters, and more.

The city's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will feature student artwork in the 2024 Emergency Preparedness Calendar. Central Texas students in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to create art to be considered for the calendar, which will be distributed at libraries and available for download online.

Four days of local, national, and world-renowned acts all on one stage, plus shopping from local vendors, food, and more! Complimentary drinks included, and all ages welcome. Benefits nonprofit Caritas of Austin.

Kids in sixth through 12th grade are invited to create a 30-second PSA about flood safety, with winners to be announced in individual, foreign language, and team categories.

This program from the city of Austin, run by Farmshare Austin, has opened new market locations. There are now six weekly markets around town that sell Texas-grown produce, eggs, honey, and other groceries all at reduced prices. Most major cards are accepted at these markets and if you are a SNAP customer, you can also use your Lone Star card and Double Up Food Bucks. Locations and schedules are subject to change, so check the current info online to find one near you.

The Bill Hicks Foundation and Austin Bat Refuge present the inaugural Fur Will Fly Fest, an all-ages benefit for the two nonprofit organizations with live music from locals and other bands from across the U.S.

Crawl along West Sixth on Friday, Saturday, or both, getting a custom cup, drink and food specials, goodies, an afterparty, and plenty of adventures.

A nighttime shotgun-style nine-hole round made more fun and challenging with glow-in-the-dark balls.

Get lucky and plucky with live music and delish wings.

Join APL and Central Texas Seed Savers to learn about the Austin Public Library Seed Collection, gardening, and sustainable living while processing donations for the seed collection.

Get your green gear on and crawl along to various bars. Tix get you themed necklaces, welcome shot tickets, exclusive drink specials, and afterparty access.

Thereminist Aileen Adler leads this lecture, workshop, and recital, which will include the screening of the apocalyptic theremin adventure short film "The Last Tea Party."