Austin Area Cancellations and Other COVID-19 Updates

Gov. Abbott declares statewide public health disaster

"...this morning and with that another wave of event cancellations in and around Austin have been confirmed...."

March 13, 2020 News Post by James Renovitch

Austin Psych Fest Turns Back the Clock: Toro Y Moi, Cuco, and Levitation Favorites Headline Spring Gathering

Yves Tumor, Mdou Moctar, Melody’s Echo Chamber also psychin'

"...Austin Psych Fest turns back the clock this spring, reviving its classic name and format as an all-in-one-place..."

Jan. 26, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...all of the official notices we've received about closings, cancellations, and postponements in all of the cultural areas we..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

City of Austin Announces Press Conference on COVID-19 and Spring Festival Events

City and County leaders to address SXSW concerns & more at 3:30pm

"...conference to deliver an “update of the status of Spring Festival events, including SXSW, in light of COVID-19.” In..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Frank Erwin Center Postpones Shows Indefinitely

Plus an extended spring break and more cancellations

"...Keeping up with the local cancellations caused by the looming COVID-19 pandemic is a full-time..."

March 12, 2020 News Post by the Editorial Staff

Faster Than Sound: Concert Lineups Crumble Amidst Omicron Surge

Free Week navigates cancellations and stricter safety guidelines reemerge

"...slow January, she says bands are receptive to further-out spring bookings...."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Coronavirus Impacts in Austin

The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP FM talks COVID-19

"...Thursday and it aired today on KOOP, more major cancellations like Rodeo Austin were announced, schools have gotten a..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Cancellation “Devastating” for Austin’s Grassroots Music Businesses

Coronavirus shutdown impacts all levels of Austin music

"...of the hundreds of thousands due to coronavirus-related client cancellations that began prior the SXSW announcement...."

March 6, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...ordinances. We've added some new information below on closures, cancellations, and postponements...."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Latest on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Austin

Our News team's ongoing coverage of events in Austin and Texas

"...news follows a flurry of school closures and class cancellations after this morning’s announcement of two other, separate presumptive..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...Unofficial events and a general party atmosphere during the spring break event draw many more visitors to the city..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...After a year off due to COVID-related artist cancellations, the limited-capacity fest returns to Burnet this week with..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW kicks into gear, Eric Johnson gets intense, and things keep falling apart

"...SXSWinter Into SXSpring..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut

Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences

"...Before the initial round of festival cancellations back in spring 2020, the band was booked to..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

ZACH Theatre Announces Schedule Changes to Its 2021-22 Season

Rocky Horror makes ZACH debut, Cat in the Hat delayed

"...events at ZACH are staying put. Those include their spring break camp in March, the summer camp starting in..."

Jan. 18, 2022 Arts Post by Sage Dunlap

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...four sold-out nights at Stubb's just after Labor Day, spring and summer cancellations avalanched through the fall and winter...."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Pa’lante Superfónicos

Afro-Latin fusionist weighs in on the whole arepa

"...Castro: In December, my family moved out to Dripping Springs. Raising a family and purchasing a home in Austin..."

June 23, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital

The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen

"...Since the inaugural GAHSMTA show in 2014, the spring production has been a time to dress in formal..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Nataleah Small

If You Have To Leave The House, Why Not Donate Blood?

Hospitals could face critical shortages as outbreak disrupts drives

"...“As the school districts close, as UT has extended spring break, more and more drives are being canceled daily,”..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

AISD Board Votes to Give Superintendent Broadened Authority

Resolution lets Cruz take "immediate action" on COVID-19 response

"...compensate employees who may be affected by unexpected school cancellations (such as the closure of campuses and district offices..."

March 14, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

We Have an Issue: Wash Your Damn Hands

On SXSW, and coronavirus, and SXSW and coronavirus

"...motivated in part to start the Fest because over spring break, club owners would lose all their business, ergo..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Playback

What's happening today at SXSW? Read on.

"...Both cancellations were disheartening, says singer Philip Ekström, but thanks to..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Call Me in the Morning

Meet the Wheeler Brothers and their armload of Austin Music Awards

"...only with a few plastic chairs and the early spring warmth. The cameraman marks his perimeter as SXSW rages..."

April 13, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

City Hall Hustle: Razing Arizona

City Hall sends regrets to the Grand Canyon

"...to be repealed or altered, as the state's a spring training hotbed for ballplayers, not to mention the Arizona..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Food-o-File

Four days of wining and dining with the best

"...Food staff was all over them. Ameri­can Air­lines flight cancellations threatened to wreak havoc on the schedule of presenters,..."

April 18, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Winter Heat Wave at ACC

The heat is on Austin Community College President Richard Fonté.

"...a tuition increase and the cancellation of nearly 300 spring and summer classes -- met with strong opposition. Students..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Cathy Vaughan

Dancing About Architecture

Texas musicians report from NYC and D.C., Nick Cave and others cancel shows, and the Trail of Dead headline a Red Cross benefit at the Mercury

"...says the Londoner may reschedule his tour for next spring, but methinks that with the former Birthday Party boy..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck