Summer Fun Is Coming: Chill Out

Draw on our past years' special issues to inspire your Summer Fun

"...Celebrate the impending summer swelter this Thursday with our Summer Fun issue. Every..."

May 12, 2014 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Summer Fun: Summer's Coming

Let our past years' special issues get you in the mood for Summer Fun

"...Summer may not officially begin until June 21, but here..."

May 12, 2015 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun: You Think This Is Hot?

Summer Fun is back for seconds after a pause for floods and gay marriage

"...Chronicle time; what can we tell you? We launched summer with our Summer Fun issue back in late-May –..."

July 15, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun: Endless Summer

Summer isn't over until Schlitterbahn says it's over

"...These dwindling dog days of summer can be a drag, but there are still plenty..."

Aug. 21, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Summer Fun: Last Call for Surf Texas

Autumn's a few weeks away; it's not too late to catch some last Summer Fun

"...Our 2014 Summer Fun issue, released back in May, caught us rolling..."

Sept. 3, 2014 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Summer Fun: It's a Pagan Thing, We Might Just Understand

Celebrating the solstice with some of that old-time religion

"...on the wubs and in the paper – the Summer Fun issue?..."

May 15, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summer Fun: 50 Ways & Then Some

We're gearing up for summer fun, how about you?

"...In anticipation of our upcoming annual Summer Fun issue (on stands this Thursday!), we're posting essays,..."

May 13, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun: 10 Uses for an Inflatable Pool

The kiddie pool makes a comeback

"...days of childhood when all it took to have fun during the summer was some friends and a cheap..."

July 16, 2015 Chronolog Post by Alexa Harrington

The Summer Fun Issue

Turn this endless bummer into an endless summer

"...Our annual Summer Fun issue is an Austin Chronicle tradition. We thought..."

May 29, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Gay Edition

Follow the Summer Fun rainbow to the summer's best LGBTQ bets

"...AC and pop open a cold one because this summer is gonna be hot. That's right, homo, if you're..."

May 15, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Summer Fun: Join the (Book) Club

Summer reading programs for Austinites young and old

"...I take my summer reading resolutions more seriously than New Year's ones. You..."

May 15, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings

Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

"...are coming. We think the best way to enjoy summer heat is from a cool remove on the couch..."

May 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Some Like It Hot Cold & Dreary

Counterprogramming Gidget: 11 icy, downer movies

"...None of that beach bunny nonsense for us: When summer hits, we like to snap the shades shut, burrow..."

May 19, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Find Yourself in a Swimsuit

Custom or retail: Do swimwear your own way this summer.

"...it, "a swimming suit." The place to be that summer might well have been under a rusty old train..."

May 16, 2014 Chronolog Post by Anne Harris

Summer Fun: Conquering the Coastal Bend

Corpus Christi bike race bookends the end of summer

"...only two days before the official last day of summer, and not a bad time to plan a trip..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Chronolog Post by Carmen Rising

Summer Fun: Obviously, It's Not Summer Without Them…

No, we didn't forget these perennial faves

"...Each year, we make decisions about the focus of Summer Fun, where to draw the line, etc. We can't..."

May 20, 2014 Chronolog Post by David Estlund

Summer Fun: Cold, Dark Holes to Crawl Into

Escape the Texas sun in these underground getaways

"...assault of mosquitoes and fire ants, the curse of summer falls upon Texas as an annual cosmic punishment for..."

May 20, 2017 Chronolog Post by Tucker Whatley

Summer Fun: Local Skincare Products

Don't sweat it

"...Summer has you feeling all vibrant and exhilarated … that..."

May 21, 2017 Design Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...THE AUSTIN ZOO Zoocademy summer day camp sessions will be held weekly in June..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...fortnight, our new state history museum already has a summer camp in place, fittingly called "Texpeditions." Campers have access..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...A lot of people say, "Oh, it must be fun to be a AAA inspector and do all that..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Summer Fun: Roadtripping, AAA-style

Nostalgia for TripTiks and roadtrips amps up during summer

"...plan my fantasy vacations (again: Dork!) to Disney World (fun!), St. Augustine (educational!), or Daytona Beach for Spring Break..."

May 20, 2015 Design Post by Kate X Messer

We Have an Issue: Welcome to the Summer Fun Issue

"...surprise anyone how swiftly we've adapted the rites of summer to these socially distanced times. Indeed, we're devoting our..."

May 29, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Jean Grae on the San Marcos River

Femcee summer floats of days gone by

"...San Marcos offers paradise in the summer, especially if it’s had a rainy spring. The summer..."

May 14, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Jeanne Thornton’s Summer Fun Will Help You Fall into Winter’s Icy Bed of Thorns

Life’s a beach, and then you scry

"...music? Why did they never release their rumored album, Summer Fun? And so she writes letters to B—, letters..."

Oct. 5, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summer Fun: Road Show Picks

Bruise through this year's stadium tour

"...out the Chronicle's picks of road show highlights this summer, just a sample of over 200 events listed in..."

May 15, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Summer Fun: A [Revised] Guide to Floating the River

Lessons learned during a Texas summer staple

"...hard lemonade sponsor’s logo you got for free at Fun Fun Fun Fest two years ago. (Do not wear..."

May 21, 2014 Chronolog Post by Adrienne White

Summer Fun: Into the Mystic of High Road Pool

Plunging back in time with my iPod

"...to go to Barton Springs – one Wednesday last summer – we were trapped in traffic for Blues on..."

May 13, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Summer Fun: Relishing the Recreational Vehicle

Where a home on the range becomes a home with range

"...to hit the open road for a slice of summertime Americana, in a piece of hot apple pie on..."

May 18, 2015 Design Post by Xander Peters

Summer Fun: Texas Surf, Turf, and Tequila

Kenny Braun celebrated the release of his 'Surf Texas' this Saturday

"...Read more Summer Fun stories (and check out the last few years..."

May 13, 2014 Arts Post by Lizzie Jespersen

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