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Fall events happening in Austin

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1 year ago

September 23, 2024

Although sweater weather hasn’t arrived quite yet, autumn is here. For Austinites, that means there’s a lot to look forward to, including fall festivities, holiday happenings, live performances, and sports games.

Without further ado, it’s time to pull out your calendar and plan your favorite fall yet.

Festivals

Get your book shopping done in between panels at the Texas Book Festival.

Photo courtesy Texas Book Festival

Holiday celebrations

A crowd of people wait in line to get into the House of Torment — The House of Torment offers three terrifying attractions.

Halloween

Día de Muertos

Viva la Vida Festival + Parade | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 4th Street and Congress Avenue | 12-6 p.m. | Cost of purchase | At Austin’s longest-running Day of the Dead event, festivalgoers can enjoy the parade, try a variety of foods, shop goods from local artists, and listen to live music.

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving

Sports

A vibrant daytime scene at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The large, star-spangled design of the track reflects the American flag's colors—red, white, and blue. In the background, the iconic observation tower rises above the grandstands, filled with spectators watching the event. The sky is mostly clear, with just a few clouds, adding to the electric atmosphere of a race day. — Ready your engines for a weekend full of speed and live music at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.
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Concerts

The crowd at a concert at the Moody Amphitheater — Whether you’re at the Moody Amphitheater, Moody Center, or Moody Theater, you’re in for a show.

Two Door Cinema Club | Thursday, Sept. 26 | Moody Amphitheater | Known for: “What You Know”

Weezer | Friday, Sept. 27 | Moody Center | Known for: “Island In The Sun”

Kygo | Saturday, Sept. 28 | Germania Insurance Amphitheater | Known for: “Whatever”

USHER | Monday, Oct. 7 + Tuesday, Oct. 8 | Moody Center | Known for: “Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon + Ludacris)”

Maggie Rogers | Wednesday, Oct. 9 | Moody Center | Known for: “Alaska”

Heart | Thursday, Oct. 10 | Moody Center | Known for: “Barracuda”

Vampire Weekend | Thursday, Oct. 17 | Moody Center | Known for: “A-Punk”

Suki Waterhouse | Friday, Oct. 18 | ACL Live | Known for: “Good Looking”

Judas Priest | Thursday, Oct. 24 | Germania Insurance Amphitheater | Known for: “Breaking the Law”

Thee Sacred Souls | Friday, Oct. 25 | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater | Known for: “Can I Call You Rose?”

Sabrina Carpenter | Monday, Oct. 28 | Moody Center | Known for: “Espresso”

G-Eazy | Wednesday, Oct. 30 | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater | Known for: “Me, Myself & I”

Tori Kelly | Wednesday, Oct. 30 | Emo’s Austin | Known for: “I Was Made For Loving You”

P!nk | Sunday, Nov. 3 | Moody Center | Known for: “Just Give Me a Reason”

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard | Friday, Nov. 15 | Germania Insurance Amphitheater | Known for: “Work This Time”

Interpol | Thursday, Nov. 21 | Moody Amphitheater | Known for: “Evil”

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Austin Animal Services Hosts Free Spay/Neuter Clinic

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2 hours ago

February 27, 2026

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Austin Animal Services Hosts Free Spay/Neuter Clinic

Austin Animal Services is hosting a free, high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter for cats and dogs now through March 2 in North Austin.

The five-day clinic, which is being held in partnership with Greater Good Charities, is taking place at 11580 Stonehollow Dr., Suite 160. Registration and drop-off begin on-site each day from 7:30-10 a.m. or until capacity is reached.

In addition to free spay/neuter surgeries, pets receiving surgery will also receive vaccinations, flea and tick prevention, and microchips, ensuring that they return home healthier and better protected.

Spaying and neutering is the most effective tool in preventing unplanned litters and reducing the number of stray and surrendered animals entering local shelters. Managing overpopulation helps individual owners and also strengthens community health by reducing roaming animals, easing shelter overcrowding, and decreasing long-term strain on animal welfare resources.

This is the seventh free clinic the city has hosted since 2024. The previous six clinics provided spay/neuter services to more than 6,000 pets. The upcoming clinic is expected to complete approximately 1,200 surgeries in just five days. It is a significant investment in prevention that helps reduce future shelter intake and supports responsible pet ownership across Austin.

High-volume, high-quality spay/neuter clinics offered at no cost are rare, and many pet owners face procedure costs ranging from $75 to several hundred dollars, along with wait times that can stretch for weeks or months. This clinic removes those barriers by providing same-day services at no charge.

“This clinic is about prevention,” said Austin Animal Services Director Monica Dangler. “When we provide accessible spay and neuter services, we’re helping families care for their pets while also reducing strain on shelters like ours and improving safety across our community.”

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Why is Austin so warm in February?

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14 hours ago

February 26, 2026

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AUSTIN, Texas — February is typically one of our cooler months in Austin, Texas.

In 2021, a series of ice storms and snow storms caused mass chaos and is a winter storm that Austinites will never forget. Now, instead of worrying about scraping ice off of our cars, we’re grabbing the swimsuits.

Austin is in the midst of one of the warmest February’s in the city’s history. This year’s January cold snap lingered around for Feb. 1, but since then, only two days have been slightly below average. Compare that with 20 days above average, with the rest of this month expected to have temps in the mid to upper 80s.

But how does this compare to our warmest February ever? We don’t have to go back too far to find the hottest February on record in 2017. The average high temp was 76.5 degrees with 12 out of the 28 days spent above 80 degrees.

Other years in the top 5 were 1999, 1976, and 1957 with each year having numerous days above 80 degrees. So far, 2026 has ten. Plus, I’m forecasting 2 more 80 degree days. Should we hold onto this weather pattern, this will be in the top five hottest February’s of all-time.

Austin is in the midst of one of the warmest February’s in the city’s history. (Graphic: Michael Crowley)

For some, this heat may be just another day to grab the swimsuit or head outside and work up a sweat, but this has meteorologists sweating for different reasons. We are in a serious drought now.

The latest drought monitor released on Feb. 26, 2026 has 9 of the 13 counties in the CBS Austin viewing area in an “extreme drought,” which is the second worst category of drought conditions.

The latest drought monitor released on Feb. 26, 2026 has 9 of the 13 counties in the CBS Austin viewing area in an “extreme drought,” which is the second worst category of drought conditions. (Graphic: Michael Crowley)

In the past 190 days, two of those days have had rainfall over 1 inch. Our current streak of 123 days in a row with less than 1 inch in rainfall is one of the longest since 2000.

Combine the heat and the rainless days, and you get a flash drought. Opposite of a flash flood, hot temperatures rapidly dry out the soil and drought conditions can worsen quickly. With the dehydrated vegetation, dry air, and above average temperatures, you’re now looking at dangerous fire weather.

We’ve already had several fires reported across Central Texas in just the past week. The Nebo Mountain Fire in Gillespie County and the Cedar Gulch Fire in Burnet County. With this above average heat and below average precipitation, we are especially vulnerable.

But there is some good news.

The start of March looks to be starting off very warm, but our pattern looks to become a bit more active. Our long-term futurecasts look to be favoring more showers and storms possible for the first few weeks of March.

Remember that we are also getting closer to our severe weather season. So while we do need the rain, we must remain safe in case we get locally high rainfall amounts in these thunderstorms and be mindful of tornadoes and damaging winds.

Hopefully we can see an improvement in this drought and heat, but history is made in different ways every year nowadays. Maybe it’ll be for the right reasons this time around.

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Central Texas Cities Balance Data Center Proposals

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1 day ago

February 26, 2026

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Central Texas Cities Balance Data Center Proposals

Cheers and sobs filled San Marcos City Hall early Wednesday as City Council voted 5-2 to deny a proposal for a nearly 200-acre data center campus on Francis Harris Lane. The project was pitched as a roughly $1.5 billion complex with five buildings, each designed for about 76 megawatts near the Hays Energy Power Station […]

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