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141.12 Foster A Pet with Austin Animal Shelter

141.12 Foster A Pet with Austin Animal Shelter

By Kristy Owen | Dog Friendly, Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Things To Do In Austin

The Austin Animal Shelter is in dire need of help! The shelter is teetering dangerously close to full capacity, and they need to find more homes for their animals. If you’ve been thinking about adopting, now would be a great time to head over there and maybe find a new addition to your family. If

140.12 Music, Food, Saké-Time!

140.12 Music, Food, Saké-Time!

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Live Music, Outside, Things To Do In Austin

This city is full of festivals and events to celebrate wine and beer, why not rice wine? A day celebrating saké with the Texas Saké Company sounds like a pretty good Sunday Funday in my book. Texas Saké is an Austin company that uses only locally grown rice in their saké, which is cool, and they’re

139.12  35th Annual O.Henry World Championship Pun-Of

139.12 35th Annual O.Henry World Championship Pun-Of

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Random Fun, Things To Do In Austin

It’s back! We just had the annual adult spelling bee, and now it’s time for the O.Henry Pun-Off. This hilariously creative event has become an Austin staple, and it never disappoints. Registration for the contestants is full, but the real fun is watching the event. Aside from amazingly awesome puns, they’ll live music, a used

138.12 Free Shakespeare in the Park

138.12 Free Shakespeare in the Park

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Outside, Random Fun, Things To Do In Austin

This is some of the best weather we’ll have all year. It would be a crime not to spend some time enjoying it, and some Shakespeare at Zilker Hillside Theatre sounds like a perfect excuse to head outdoors. This year Austin Shakespeare is doing a Bollywood-inspired production of Twelfth Night, so it should be pretty

137.12 Movies In The Park: The Princess of Mononoke

137.12 Movies In The Park: The Princess of Mononoke

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Outside, Things To Do In Austin

Movies in the park are some of the most popular events I post about. I guess something about a free movie under the Austin sky is pretty appealing, especially with this weather. Tonight’s movie is an anime film that broke box office records in Japan. Anime fans love this flick, so it should draw a fairly

136.12 Ride of The Dead: Monster & Zombie Bike Ride

136.12 Ride of The Dead: Monster & Zombie Bike Ride

By Kristy Owen | Free things to do in Austin, Random Fun, Things To Do In Austin

Zombies, monsters and ghouls will be cruising all over town tonight, and you could be among them! The Ride of the Dead will feature some pre-ride food at Live Oak, a stop by Jackalope to grab a beer, and finish up at Spiderhouse Café to watch scary flicks. They’ve put together a collection of terrifying movie trailers

133.12 Mother’s Day Concert at the Capitol

133.12 Mother’s Day Concert at the Capitol

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Live Music, Things To Do In Austin

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I hope you’re spending it with the ones you love. If you’re lucky enough to have your mom close by, The Austin Symphonic Band is providing the perfect way to wind down the evening. This free concert is on the lawn of the capitol, and they’ll be

132.12 Art of the Pot Studio Tour

132.12 Art of the Pot Studio Tour

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Things To Do In Austin

Art of the Pot is back for its 9th annual studio tour. They were founded in 2004 with a goal to bring more interest to the contemporary art scene here in Austin. The tour has grown tremendously over the years and has even been recognized nationally. This event showcases some of our local talent, and

129.12 Mother’s Day Shop Hop

129.12 Mother’s Day Shop Hop

By Kristy Owen | Free things to do in Austin, Random Fun, Things To Do In Austin

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and the Second Street District wants to help you find the perfect gift! Eliza Page, Girl Next Door and Teddy’s For Bettys will be serving complimentary cocktails and food while you shop. Milk + Honey Spa also will be doing mini spa treatments, so it’s the perfect stress-free way

127.12 Free Comic Book Day Follow Up

127.12 Free Comic Book Day Follow Up

By Kristy Owen | Family Friendly, Free things to do in Austin, Things To Do In Austin

Comics are awesome, and free comics are even better. Unfortunately, Free Comic Book Day was Saturday. Sorry you missed it. Luckily for you, Austin’s libraries are giving you a second chance. For those of you who were asleep at the wheel, library branches around town are letting you come in today to collect some free