Crisp leaves crunching under your shoes. A scarf wrapped around your neck. Warm nutmeggy smells burst from every coffee shop. Consider these your motivational fantasies to get through the last brutal summer days and into autumnal effervescence. Bring along this handy calendar as well, so you can plan your Austin autumn instead of melting in over-100-degree weather. Written up by our fabulous staff and editors, these are the events that’ll make your millennium – or at least your fall 2024. – Calendar Editor James Scott

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