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  ATX Trans Pride

  Real heads know this ol’ Bat City is nothing without the transgender kings, queens, and creators who make it gleam. Celebrate Austin’s incredible trans community at this splashy shindig featuring music, drag, vendors, and much more.

  Sat., June 7

  Cheer Up Charlies

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  Austin Monthly’s Burger Bash

  Start fasting now. For about 50 bucks, you can sample up to 20 of the most sought-after burgers in the city. The full lineup isn’t announced yet, but Austin Monthly has promised tastings of patties by buzzy smash burger experts NADC, the smokers at la Barbecue, and Jewboy, plus Gimme Burger, Bill’s Oyster, Loro, and Huckleberry, so far. Central Machine Works hosts live music, local vendors, and two-step teachers to round out the fun, which runs from noon to 4pm.

  Sat., June 14

  Central Machine Works

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  Barton Creek Farmers Market

  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.

  Sundays, 9am-1pm. Free.  

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  4805 Hwy. 290 W., Sunset Valley (Kohl's parking lot)

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  Bee Cave Farmers Market

  Every Sunday from 10-2, rain or shine, the Bee Cave Farmers Market showcases over 35 local purveyors of delicious produce, meats, and artisanal goods at the central plaza of the Hill Country Galleria. Browsing local farmers’, ranchers’, and artisans’ wares is a great reminder of how much talent and natural bounty the Central Texas region has to offer. And even if you can’t afford to make it your grocery haul, a farmers’ market brunch trip is never a bad idea. Vendors include Goodie Dumplings, grass fed Wagyu purveyors Linzer Ranch, Farmer Dave’s heirloom tomatoes, peaches, corn, and other produce, Bee Delightful CBD honey, and Blanco Booch raw kombucha.: – Lina Fisher

  Sundays, 10am-2pm.

  12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave

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  Big Ole Queer Market

  Get your rainbow tote ready to handle treats, trinkets, and trifles from the over 100 local queer vendors lining PEC for this National Pride Month kickoff market.

  May 31-June 1

  Palmer Events Center

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  Central Texas Juneteenth

  Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on the first day of 1863, the news didn’t reach Texas until two and a half years later, when Union troops arrived in Galveston to let enslaved people know they were free. Nonprofit Greater East Austin Youth Association commemorates the occasion each year with a parade weaving through the Eastside and culminating in a family-friendly festival in Rosewood Neighborhood Park offering live music, vendors, children’s activities, food, and lots of fun.

  Thu., June 19

  East Austin

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  Classic Game Fest

  The summer is made for video games, and this homegrown festival reminds you that the old stuff still holds up. Live music, special guests, costume contests, and vendors galore cater to the bleeps-and-bloops crowd.

  July 25-27

  Palmer Events Center

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  Eagle Queer Market

  Have you yet made the trek over to Austin’s own Eagle? Located outside the unofficial gay “district,” aka the three gay clubs on Fourth Street, the Cross Park Drive dive features not just weekly gear nights, kink bingos, and steak dinner specials, but also a monthly market filled with local LGBTQIA vendors. There may even be talented out-of-towners slinging their wares, so show up, shop small, and enjoy yourself under the Eagle’s wings. – James Scott

  Every second Saturday

  The Austin Eagle

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  GoldenGaia Vendor Market + Holistic Fair

  Explore a diverse selection of vendors, including artisans, psychic readers, and holistic practitioners who can help heal mind, body, and spirit.

  Sat.-Sun., 11am-5pm. Free.

  Casa de Luz

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  Lone Star Farmers Market

  Flowers, fruits, and fennel – all these F words and more await at the Lone Star farmers’ market, which is making its Springdale General debut this Sunday. Here’s another F word for ya: Fresh, as in how stinkin’ fresh all the food these vendors are slinging will be. But there’s not just eatables here. Local jewelry, crafts, and other handmade goods feature, so make sure you bring your biggest tote bag so all the new delights you buy don’t spill out from your arms. – James Scott

  Sun., June 1

  Springdale General

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  Splash Day

  Every year, the summer heat seems to settle in a little earlier. Beating a fast path to the nearest swimming pool is the only thing our heat-cooked brain is thinking about. Here’s where Greater Austin YMCA steps in, with their annual Splash Day event. The pool party takes place 1-4pm at all eight Y locations across Travis and Hays counties and is free and open to the public – no membership required. On the docket for the day: cannonball contests, facility tours, water safety lessons, community vendors, and – oh yeah! – sweet relief from the unbearable heat. That soft sigh you hear is our heat-cooked brain saying ahhhhh. – Kimberley Jones

  Sat., May 31

  Area YMCAs

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  The Little Gay Shop’s Pride Party

  TLGS always brings the vibiest variety of vendors to their mega-markets, where you’ll never shop ‘til you drop since there’ll be food, drink, crafts, and good company to keep your gay little spirit upright.

  Sun., June 8

  Distribution Hall

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  Vixens of Volstead

  Resident vixens Mars, May Magdalene, Veronica Valentine, and Tequila Rose throw a fab brunch. DJ Boyfriend ATX brings great tunes and vendors sling sweet wares thanks to Eastside Pop Up.

  Sundays, 1pm

  Hotel Vegas, Volstead Lounge

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  World Oddities Expo

  The World Oddities Expo is on the road again, ready to make Austin even weirder. Along with the expected bones and taxidermy, they’ll have live entertainment as well as tattoo and art vendors influenced by all things peculiar and macabre.

  Sat., Aug. 30

  Palmer Events Center