Live music is BACK! 🎶 Shake up your Wednesday nights with our free live music series right on the Butler Trail. 📅 Wednesdays | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM 📍 Rainey Street Trailhead Lawn 🎤 Local Austin Artists Grab a blanket, bring some friends, and let’s make Wednesdays the best night of the week! See you there!
Start the week with feel-good vibes and mindful movement accompanied by healing sound therapy. Each week features a different style of yoga and live music on Mondays at 6pm. All ages and abilities welcome!
This weekly early childhood education series offers hands-on activities that foster literacy, bilingual storytelling, music, dance, cultural exploration, and nature play. Each Tuesday features a new theme, including The Beatles, Lucha Libre, Dinosaur Fun, Earth Day, and Space Exploration at 10am!
This annual week-long event delivers huge stars, fan favorites, comics to watch, and beloved local talent to Austin. The festival will span over a two week period and host shows around Austin featuring over 20 headliners and dozens more comics.
Garage features an incredible cast of boss improvisers that pack a punch EVERY week. Inspired by an audience-suggested song each week and driven by sheer talent, these ladies will have you laughing so hard you’ll want to come back for more.
Start your engines! 🚗✨ Join Oilcan's every Friday at 7PM for the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 viewing party, hosted by the fabulous Casady Milan. 💋🎤 Watch all the drama, fashion, and fierce lip-syncs in style—don’t miss a single moment! 🌈🔥
Join Oilcan's every Saturday for the show with the name that says it all: The Best Drag Show Ever! Host Ritzy Bitz and her stunning queens deliver the thrills with a night of killer drag, comedy, showtunes and backflips! Grab your spot starting at 9pm
⭐️ Come join us at Halcyon for the only drag & burlesque brunch! 18+ entry every Saturday at 2pm!
Exciting performances by Christoper D Spivey & Company and the Pamela Hart Sextet. Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket and enjoy food from the vendors on site as you soak in the sweet sounds of jazz and gospel. Promotional support from KAZI.
If you love all things Selena, make sure you stop by for Como La Flor Loteria! A Selena Quintanilla Celebration. We begin with 2 hours of loteria where the feeling of family and community really takes you home. We’ll have custom Selena and Piñata prizes for our winners. After loteria, we start the Selena competitition 🎉 winner takes $200 dollars and a chance to act in Yolanda vs Selena. It’s the ending we’ve always wanted.
The fabulous Lawrie Bird hosts and the fun begins at 1 PM. What else do you need to know? All are welcome.
Join the City of Austin's Planning Department for an informational session on the Downtown Austin Survey, a project evaluating buildings over 45 years old to identify potential historic landmarks and district
Join the City of Austin's Planning Department for an informational session on the Downtown Austin Survey, a project evaluating buildings over 45 years old to identify potential historic landmarks and district
Celebrate Selena Day at Taquero Mucho! 🌹✨ Join us on April 16 for $5 Purple Margs and all-day vibes in honor of the Queen of Tejano! 💜🎶
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
A 50+ workout that’s all about staying active and engaged. Improve your cardio health, flexibility, and strength while getting to know other active agers in the community on Thursdays at 10:15am
Join us on Zoom for an overview of VIBE Downtown’s inaugural open call for proposals from Austin artists, creatives, makers, musicians and more.
Head to Highland Lounge for a fun night full of laughs on Friday, April 18 (new date) as the HBIC herself makes her way to the deep south.
Follow the Easter Bunny as you run, race, or walk for mental health on a course that winds through the hospital's tree-shaded grounds in historic Hyde Park and stay for an Easter egg hunt for all participants following the race.
Join us for a nature-filled evening, featuring family-friendly activities, outdoor exploration, and a movie under the stars! From 6-8PM, immerse yourself in the beauty of Waterloo Park with guided nature tours led by Families in Nature, all while enjoying delicious bites available for purchase from local food vendors. At sunset, spread out on the Moody Amphitheater lawn and unwind with an outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated film The Wild Robot.
Discover the fresh and vibrant local food scene in Central Texas at SFC Farmers’ Markets. Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9 AM – 1 PM, we bring together the best local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and artisans committed to offering top-notch products.
Join us for Austin Blues Festival April 26 & 27 at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park! Celebrating 50 years of Austin's Home of the Blues, the festival will feature locally and nationally renowned artists and a special Antone's 50th Anniversary All-Star Jam each day.
Discover the fresh and vibrant local food scene in Central Texas at SFC Farmers’ Markets. Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9 AM – 1 PM, we bring together the best local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and artisans committed to offering top-notch products.
Step into the world of art theft in this thrilling conversation with two former agents from the FBI’s elite Art Crime Team: Geoff Kelly, lead investigator of the infamous Gardner Museum heist, and Tim Carpenter, who oversaw the largest recovery of stolen cultural property in FBI history. They’ll share behind-the-scenes stories from countless investigations, everything from a missing Rembrandt painting to Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jersey.
During this captivating course, we’ll take a deep look into the humble beginnings of grain spirits and their steady rise in quality and popularity. Attendees will get to enjoy two classic cocktails and a flight of ten unique styles of Whisky, while learning about their place of origin, production methods, flavor profiles, and how the category as a whole has evolved over the last eight centuries.
This free event is meant for everyone to network, while getting to know the Downtown Austin Police officers in the community and answer any questions or concerns you may have over a cup of coffee. APD Recruiting will also be in attendance for anyone that is interested in joining their team!
Welcome to the Expand & Enhance: Business Growth & Place-Based Incentives Workshops! Learn about the Business Expansion Program and the Place-Based Enhancement Program and how your business may benefit from City incentives. Don't miss this opportunity to grow your business! Sign up now.
On May 2, the Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the 5th St. Mexican American Heritage Corridor Signage will take place. The event will begin at Mexic-Arte Museum at 8 am with complimentary tacos, pan dulce and coffee. Next City of Austin dignitaries, legacy family members and the 5th St. Mexican American Heritage Corridor Steering Committee will gather outside on the corner of 5th and Congress at the signage location for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
German beers and wine from the Texas Hill Country being sampled at Maifest
A free, family event, the Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival, taking place May 3-4, is the oldest and largest art festival in Central Texas. Musicians, food vendors, artists and craftspeople turn Sixth Street - historically called Pecan Street - into a lively street fair where there is something for people of all ages.
We invite you to step onto our historic grounds and become part of our new chapter. During this garden gala, we will unveil our newly repurposed event space—a once-humble garage, now a vibrant heart of creativity and connection.
This survey aims to document Austin’s architectural, historical, and cultural heritage while promoting heritage tourism. Your feedback is essential in helping us refine and ensure the survey reflects the history and significance of our downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. Submit your feedback by May 9.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Venues 101 with Future Front: On May 21, join Future Front at the DASA Space to talk shop on finding, preparing and managing venue relationships for cultural events, short-term creative projects, solo art exhibitions and more. Bring an event or exhibit to work on in real time! You will leave with a solid event and venue plan based on your work's needs. This event is part of the ART AND MONEY series. Learn more and RSVP here.
Giddy Up at Mohawk kicks off the Hot Luck festivities with a taco party unlike any other. Look forward to the Taco Mafia Crew including Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi of Nixta Taqueria and Luis "Beto" Robledo of Cuantos Tacos cooking up killer bites, plus Sarah Lim of OMG Squee will be bringing the sweets.
Get ready for an evening of boots, beats, and two-steppin’ fun! Beginning with two-step lessons for all levels, stick around for a live band that will keep the dance floor moving. Enjoy concessions available for purchase while you dance and cheer on other dancers under the stars. Whether you’re a seasoned two-stepper or a first-timer, it’ll be a honky-tonk good time!
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance for the unveiling of our 2025 State of Downtown Report on May 27 at ACL Live
The first festival devoted to television's history and future. It functions like a traditional film festival with premieres of new series, current hits and cult favorites, as well as offers access to the industry's leading professionals with cast and creator Q&A's and panels focusing on innovation in both production and content delivery.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Austin's Oktoberfest with music, food, beer and wine.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.
Save the date for the Downtown Austin Alliance's 31st annual Holiday Sing-Along & Stroll with KUT News and KUTX 98.9 on the first Saturday of December
An excellent pre-stop for the Downtown Holiday Sing-Along & Stroll tree lighting to purchase gifts and goods
Join the Downtown Austin Alliance the third Thursday of each month for a virtual Downtown Safety Forum.