The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...a stock show, pro rodeo, petting zoo, pig races, carnival rides, and your favorite fareground vittles, plus a fresh..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...incident, Eve steals a terrifying artifact from a fellow carnival performer in the hope of bringing her parents back...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Becomes Silver Sponsor for the Trevor Project

Fundraising push continues throughout August

"...Festival (Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse Segovia), 11am-6pm, with games, carnival rides, drag queen story time, vendors, refreshments, and more:..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Some of Our Favorite Plates (So Far) From Hot Luck

Food photos from the fest to feed your fomo

"...Hot Luck continues tonight with Big Top, a carnival-themed extravaganza with bites from chefs including Bianco, Marc Vetri,..."

May 26, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

The Sound of Crystals at Corteo

Inside rehearsals at the traveling Cirque du Soleil show

"...people like Gaillard, the modern version of the old carnival barker - but, like so much about Cirque du..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Japan’s 8mm Revolution

Hachimiri Madness exposes the new radicals of the punk era

"...absorbing whatever I could and I saw a film, Carnival in the Night by Yamamoto, and it completely blew..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...the Shinyribs ringmaster for the lowdown on his 2022-ending carnival. "Oh gosh," he writes back, "expect the usual high-energy..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Fogo de Chão Reopens This Weekend, Ember Kitchen Is Opening Soon, Ezov Is Opening Later, Batch Is Open Now, and Would You Believe We Have a Sweet Array of NYE Recommendations for You, O Holiday-Harried Citizen?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Downtown Ice Rodeo that's replete with a special Winter Carnival menu? And that those popular South Pole Igloos are..."

Dec. 21, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tanya Tucker Christens Lucktoberfest with Intimate Country Revue

Providing goose bumps for the new fest’s idyllic bubble

"...our hip collective dreams vibed and thrived a cowpoke carnival: games showering tots with toys, a beer hall, and..."

Oct. 30, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Trail of Lights Returns to Its Traditional, On-Foot Format

The beloved Zilker Park holiday celebration returns

"...the lounge to the trail, and a drink and carnival ride ticket...."

Sept. 29, 2022 Arts Post by Claire Stevens

Qmmunity: Finding Your Pride

Drip Drop 10 brings urban LGBTQ music to the forefront, plus did you hear it’s Austin Pride this weekend?

"...headliner CupcakKe, over 100 vendor booths, inflatable games and carnival rides, drag queen story time, drinks & food, and..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Column by James Scott

Fantasia Review: Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

Inside the mind and art of France's genius of decay

"...the new wave of North American horror epitomized by Carnival of Souls and early Cronenberg, and art nouveau's dreamy..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Changes the Channel With a New Name

Festival gives TV content co-headline billing

"...a huge splash with memorable activations, like the full carnival sideshow for Mr. Robot or the upside-down church for..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas

Plus, the Red River Cultural District searches for a new director, and remembering Stewart Wise

"...late "Sister Bobbie" Nelson. "With the beer hall and carnival midway throughout the 10 days, we're really tapping into..."

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Man-Machine: Kraftwerk Materialize at ACL Live ... Or Did They!?

German synthesizer pioneers pop in 3-D

"...onscreen. “Neon Lights” lit up an aural merry-go-round, every carnival of your youth sprung to life, synths fluttering and..."

June 28, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...mother forces her to be the princess in a carnival float...."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thee Gay Agenda’s Big Top Queerness

Local queer variety show returns to its in-person clownery roots

"...organizer Emmet Hunker, it seems that the same high-energy carnival chicanery courses through the show’s current incarnation...."

April 26, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Through Steel, Wood, Glass, and Gas, Ion Art Turns Zilker Into a Glowing Wonderland

Enter the Neon Garden

"...college town morphed into the sort of 24/7 tech-bro carnival it is today. But now, among the parts of..."

April 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Flashback: Superheroes & Superstars

To a magical world where everyone is 100% that bitch

"...check their nails at the beauty station, and enjoy carnival activities like a carousel, popsicles, and photo booth. Food..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Post by Ellen Daly

Chronicle Endorsements for the March Primary Election

Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us

"...now for eight years, coming quite close to unseating carnival barker Dan Patrick in 2018 and never breaking stride..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Black Angels & Kikagaku Moyo, Video Age & Shy Boys, Exhumed & Creeping Death, ST 37 & the Gary, Arooj Aftab, and Kool Keith

"..."Trash" to imagine the Beach Boys on a haunted carnival ride. – Rachel Rascoe Exhumed, Creeping Death Lost Well,..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Five Events to Scare Up a Great Halloween and Día de los Muertos

Some blood-tinged things to keep you occupied

"...saints and others dead, as we spook the kooky carnival of life with tableaux that mix our modern joys..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Austin's Frighteningly Fabulous Queer Halloween Parties

Trick or treat yo'self to Goth Prom, Little Gay Shop of Horrors, and more

"...Carnival Nocturne Dazzling burlesque! Fridays, 9pm. The Grandstand, 115-B San..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Museum of Ice Cream Comes to Austin

Creamy, dreamy, cold and Instagrammable: In the Domain in August

"...or ride on a life-sized animal cookie in the Carnival Room, take a dip and slide into the colorful..."

July 9, 2021 Food Post by W. A. Brenner

Why Darren Lynn Bousman Came Back For Spiral

Rock, racks, vices and games: the story behind the new Saw

"...Opera, it allowed me to go make The Devil's Carnival, it allowed me to do Tension. But that good..."

May 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...promoters host Austin faves at Empire Garage: interplanetary Afro-disco carnival Golden Dawn Arkestra, vocally exquisite R&B pulse Sir Woman,..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?

The show must (?) go on

"...I mean, they aren't reinventing the wheel with a carnival-themed bar – it's the staff."..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

Austin at Large: Stupidity – It’s Not Essential

It’s absurd out there, but you can still make good decisions, now and in November

"...your options suck, and everyone's on the same floundering Carnival booze cruise, there's really no pressure to move faster..."

May 15, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Large: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

As we endure this age of clownery, we can have nice things in our future – even I-35

"...construction. As with Abbott's ship of COVID-19 fools (a Carnival Cruise departing from Galveston), we just have to look..."

May 8, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Star Parks Album Review

The New Sounds of Late Capitalism (Modern Outsider)

"...offers a ready breathing room. Halfway through the track, carnival theatrics kick in and you're back in the thrall...."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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