Location: The Austin American Statesman Parking Lot Address: 305 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704 Cost: Admission $20.00 cash at the gate. Kids 8 and under free with an adult. Hours: 11am to 10pm About the Event: If you want love Louisiana this is the event for you. We feature 8 Louisiana bands featuring Funk, Brass, Zydeco, Cajun, Blues […]

Saturday April 25th & Sunday April 26th Downtown Austin, on Cesar Chavez in between Guadalupe and Lamar In 2015, Austin’s iconic art fair prepares for its 65th year! With an annual attendance of 20,000 people, this juried art fair is the biggest and best art marketplace in central Texas. At Art City Austin you will find: […]

It is exactly what the title suggests, wiener dog races. You’re probably wondering how exactly it all goes down. Imagine a track meet but for dogs. It’s pretty entertaining and the money goes to a good cause. They have some booths set up where you can grab snacks.  I would wear a hat as there […]

the 17th Annual Dragon Boat Festival & Races on Saturday & Sunday (4/25-4/26). Dragon boat competitors are comprised of local corporate and community teams as well year-round teams from Austin (Austin Coolers), Dallas and Houston. All Hands Abreast, a breast cancer team, and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will also compete.

There'll be free beer from The ABGB, Hops & Grain, and Austin Beerworks; food specials from the foodtrucks  where we're having it, Regal Ravioli and 40 North Pizza; and the prizes are incredible with gift cards from the following: Sugar Mama's, Frank, WINEBELLY, Sage Blossom Massage, and Go Greene Auto!Tickets are $10 each, you can […]

They’ve repeatedly topped the charts, sold over 1.1 million albums worldwide, raked in 100+ million views on YouTube, toured with the biggest names in music, and have taken over airwaves around the globe… American rock band ALL TIME LOW is a bona fide worldwide sensation and they’re kicking off a whole new chapter in 2015. After a […]

Hops & Grain is teaming up with Austin’s favorite movie spot for an epic beer dinner. The evening will start with Hops & Grain Pale Dog as a welcome beer. The three-course dinner will be served during a screening of Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. Guests will sip on Hops & Grain’s Half Nelson IPA, ALT-eration […]

The 2015 iHeartRadio Country Festival will bring  together Country music's biggest superstars all on one stage at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, May 2. This year's incredible lineup will feature Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, The Band Perry, iHeartRadio's […]

Derby in the City Music Festival will be held on May 2, 2015 in downtown Austin, TX. The initial lineup includes Shakey Graves, Leftover Salmon, Whiskey Shivers, Possessed by Paul James, Sour Bridges and others to be announced in the coming weeks. The event will also feature viewing of the Kentucky Derby live on a […]

The Asian American Resource Center (AARC) is proud to present its second annual food festival in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May with “CelebrASIA Austin: An Asian Pacific American Food and Heritage Festival” on Saturday, May 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the AARC, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78759. […]