Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...and every weekend packed with music, food, and arts festivals, craft fairs, and all kinds of cultural experiences. We’ve..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Nation partner will now have three weekends of outdoor festivals throughout October in Austin, while also hosting Voodoo Music..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Rancho Alegre Fights to Be the Cadillac of Conjunto Festivals

The music fest returns the native Texas genre Downtown where it once flourished

"...to them. We're really proud of that." City of Festivals..."

May 3, 2019 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...The nonprofit preservers of conjunto culture nearly canceled this..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Fantastic Fest: From Backyard Movies to Festivals With Hellbender

The Adams family prove that the family that films together stays together

"...lot from The Deeper You Dig, from being at festivals, from reviews. We could see where we needed to..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your 2019 Guide to Film Festivals in Austin

Mark your calendar for these celebrations of cinema

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Everything I Know About Film Festivals I Learned From SXSW

Marc Savlov's tricks and tips for a successful festival experience

"...live by when it comes to SXSW Film, and festivals in general...."

March 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

This Space Brought to You By Non-Four-Lettered Festivals

News from AFF, aGLIFF, Cine las Americas, and the Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...hard to remember this town is teeming with other festivals. Let's remedy that, shall we? The Austin Film Festival..."

March 3, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Festivals Are Coming! The Festivals Are Coming!

aGLIFF and Fantastic Fest kick into high gear

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Convention Center Redevelopment Would Relocate SXSW, Other Festivals for Three Years

Construction is set to begin after SX ’25, end before SX ’29

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

R.I.P. to DK Lee; Welcome Back to Austin Cider Week; Falling for Local Foods and Loro; Festivals and Fantasies, Free Pancakes for Voters, and More

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

Nov. 4, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

R.I.P. to DK Lee, Welcome Back to Austin Cider Week, Falling for Local Foods and Loro, Festivals and Fantasies, Free Pancakes for Voters, and More

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

Nov. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We've Got Festivals, and Ramen Tatsu-ya Chilled Noodles, and Much Tasty Booze and Brunches Galore, and – um, What Happened to That Chicken Salad Shoppe?

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

May 27, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

We've Got Festivals, and Ramen Tatsu-ya Chilled Noodles, and Much Tasty Booze and Brunches Galore, and – um, What Happened to That Chicken Salad Shoppe?

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

May 25, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Musicians Get Sinking Feeling as Fall Festivals Loom and COVID Surges

Will the beat go on? (Outside? Behind a mask?)

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Two, Three ... Many Festivals = How Many Cops?

As special events grow, so does the need for police

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

SXSW Eco and TribFest: Festivals for the Rest of Y'all

Sate your inner policy wonk at these two fall favorites

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Pinnacle of 10 Years' Worth of Comedy Festivals?

OOBs, they did it again

Sept. 4, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Edinburgh Festivals

If it's August, this must be Scotland, say three Austin arts groups

July 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown festivals cramp merchants' style

"...with the periodic street closures of Sixth Street for festivals, fairs and convention parties. They complain about a rigged..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...content outlets like iFilm and Hypnotic gather their shorts? Festivals, right...."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lollapalooza Recap

Internal Affairs took a field trip to Chicago and has some advice

"...how much bands still have to learn about playing festivals. So in my final installment of writing about Lollapalooza,..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

PostFest

Organizers of Three Recent Arts Festivals Pass on Lessons Learned

"...IntroductionFestivals are the orange plastic cones on Austin's cultural roadway...."

March 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Auckland City Limits? Absolutely.

Expanding the “City Limits” brand beyond Austin

"...his expectations for the brand’s pair of new international festivals, SCL and Auckland City Limits...."

March 9, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...act so surprised; all the signs were there: music festivals, music festivals, music festivals...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

U18 and U21 Top 9s, Part 2

Next Up bloggers weigh in on the year in music

"...Austin is renowned for its music festivals. 2009 saw yet another booming Austin City Limits Festival..."

Jan. 11, 2010 Music Post by Aaron Miller

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...have come to experience music – in clubs, at festivals, and by purchasing CDs and reams of related swag..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Indie Meme Film Festival Goes Virtual

Celebration of South Asian cinema comes to your living room

"...Austin is the home to more locally-curated film festivals than any other city, so the closure of cinemas..."

April 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

When Worlds Collude

Two forward-thinking arts festivals make the most of sharing the same weekend

"...A couple of inconvenient truths about Austin: 1) Festivals bloom here like bluebonnets in springtime, and 2) nobody's..."

April 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

PostFest

Organizers of Three Recent Arts Festivals Pass on Lessons Learned

"...a city with a strong music scene, multiple film festivals, hundreds of theatre productions, and numerous galleries, dance did..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

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