The Oh Snap! Benefit Festival is very special to me. My friends organized this in memory of their friend who passed away after being killed by a drunk driver. The festival has grown tremendously over the years, and all the money raised goes to The Sergio Machado Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship helps international students attend

Did you remember to set your clocks back one hour before you went to bed last night? It certainly felt good to beat Tech yesterday. Then again, it always feels great to be a Longhorn. I would rather be in Austin than Lubbock any day. Anyway, for all the families with little geniuses and future

Calling all Austin Celts, or those that just want to sing, dance, eat and celebrate all night at an awesome festival! It will be a day full of Irish dance, Scottish games, history and Celtic animals. This is an extremely family friendly event. Saturday will feature a Celtic Dog Parade, mini horses, Clydesdales and more.

I love that this town has so many festivals. I also love tequila, so this event sounds amazing! They’ll have over 45 tequilas ready for sampling, including big names like Don Julio and local brands like Republic (a personal favorite of mine.) Everyone will get to taste multiple tequilas until they find their favorite. You

Whole Foods is celebrating fall by putting on the first annual Fearesta — a night full of pumpkin-painting, music and tons of fun, Halloween-themed contests. There will be lots of cool things happening tonight at the Whole Foods plaza, so get your costume on and join them for an evening of family fun and music

It’s Texas Book Festival time again! I think this is an absolutely fantastic event, and this year there are a record number of authors participating, with a 250 set to take part in this weekend’s festival. This annual book-a-palooza was the brain child of former First Lady, Laura Bush. I think the coolest thing about

The Gypsy Picnic is back and aiming to please in its second year. I remember all the complaints last year about the lines and lack of trailers. Well, you talked and they listened, so this year they have more space at Auditorium Shores and tons more trailers! The day will be full of more trailer

I love fall weather and all the fun festivals that come with it. There’s something about a change of seasons that’s always so refreshing. After a dry, hot summer, I think we all need some greenery back in our lives, and this festival is a great way to get your garden started! They’ll have over

Little monsters, come one, come all! This is your chance to showcase your inner Gaga amongst other Gaga lovers. Tonight is an interactive performance celebrating all things Gaga. There will be live shows, a costume contest, a raffle, give-a-ways (free stuff) and much more. Following the live performances, the ballroom will be opened up for

It’s time again for the Pecan Street Festival! This is probably one of the more popular and well-known festivals in Austin, and today’s it’s celebrating more than 30 years of downtown fun.  It’s like a huge carnival. In fact, this is the largest art festival in Central Texas. Local musicians will be playing throughout the day,