If an outdoor festival teeming with sweaty humans and ever-revving engines sounds too extreme, you can still follow select X Games Austin action on broadcast (see schedule below) and digital platforms like XGames.com.

Thursday, June 5

7:30pm-8:30pm: Skateboard Vert Round One (ESPN3)

9-11pm: BMX Vert Final, Skateboard Vert Final (ESPN)

Friday, June 6

1-6:30pm: BMX Street Round One & Final, Men’s Skateboard Street Elimination, Men’s & Women’s Enduro X Finals (ESPN3)

8-11pm: Moto X Best Whip Final, Moto X Step Up Final, Skateboard Big Air Final (ESPN)

8:30-9:30pm: Skateboard Big Air Round One (ESPN3)

Saturday, June 7

11:30am-12:30pm: RallyCross Lites (ESPN3)

noon-2pm: BMX Dirt Final, Ford RallyCross Final (ESPN)

2-6pm: Skateboard Park Final, Moto X Speed & Style Final, Ford RallyCross Quarterfinal, Semi, & Final (ABC)

8-11pm: Moto X Freestyle Final, GoPro BMX Big Air Final (ESPN)

Sunday, June 8

noon-2pm: BMX Park Final, Stadium SUPER Trucks Final (ESPN)

2-3pm: Women’s Skateboard Street Round One (ESPN3)

2-6pm: Stadium SUPER Trucks Final, Women’s Skateboard Street Final, Monster Energy Men’s Skateboard Street Round One & Final (ABC)


X Games Austin runs June 5-8. For more info, see our X Games preview.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...