Austin, TX
Fall events happening in Austin
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
Oktoberfest 2024 | Now-Sunday, Oct. 6 | Times vary | Multiple locations | Prices vary | Let our guide to Oktoberfest in Austin lead you to seasonal brews, stein hoisting, and German fare.
Austin Coffee Festival | Saturday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 29 | Times vary | Palmer Events Center | $24-$58 | Sip brews from some of Austin’s best roasters at this event, which also features tea and food.
ACL Music Festival | Friday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 13 | Times vary | Zilker Park | $320+ | Austin’s signature music festival returns. Here’s everything you need to know before you go.
Austin Film Festival | Thursday, Oct. 24-Thursday, Oct. 31 | Times vary | Multiple locations | $50+ | Film buffs won’t want to miss this event for all things cinema, TV, screenwriting, and podcasting.
Levitation | Thursday, Oct. 31-Sunday, Nov. 3 | Times vary | Multiple locations | $20+ | This music festival for electronic and dreamy tunes has been running for more than a decade in Austin.
Austin Food & Wine Festival | Friday, Nov. 1-Sunday, Nov. 3 | Times vary | Auditorium Shores | $195+ | Try foods, wines, cocktails, and brews from some of the top culinary experts in Texas and beyond.
Fossil Fest | Saturday, Nov. 2-Sunday, Nov. 3 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Old Settler’s Heritage Association, Round Rock | $3 | Learn about prehistoric life, identify fossils, and engage in kid-friendly activities.
Texas Craft Brewers Festival | Saturday, Nov. 16 | 2-6:30 p.m. | Fiesta Gardens | $50+ | Sample beer from across the Lone Star State at this annual celebration of small and independent craft breweries in Texas.
Texas Book Festival | Saturday, Nov. 16-Sunday, Nov. 17 | Times vary | Multiple locations | Free | Book lovers will rejoice at this downtown festival featuring live panels with authors, book signings, shopping, kids activities, and demos.
Holiday celebrations
The House of Torment offers three terrifying attractions.
Photo via House of Torment
Halloween
Pumpkin Nights | Now-Thursday, Oct. 31 | 7-11 p.m. | Pioneer Farms | $16+ | Walk through a Halloween wonderland with art made with over 7,500 hand-carved pumpkins.
Boo at the Zoo | Friday + Saturday nights in October | 5:45-9 p.m. | Austin Zoo | $22+ | Wear your costume to see animal shows, explore a haunted mansion, and ride a haunted train.
House of Torment | Now-Saturday, Nov. 9 | Times vary | 2632 Ridgepoint Drive, Austin | $20+ | This year’s scary experiences include “Torment ’99,” “The Arrival,” and “The Abandoned.”
Austin Ghost Tours | Multiple dates | Times vary | Multiple locations | $27+ | Learn about Austin’s history through ghost stories on guided tours, including a new addition called “Real Ghosts: A Halloween Adventure.”
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.
Día de los Muertos | Friday, Nov. 1 | Moody Amphitheater | 6-10 p.m. | Cost of purchase | Celebrate with live performances, face painting, community altars, themed cocktails, and local Latinx artisan vendors.
Veterans Day
Austin Veterans Day Parade + Memorial Ceremony | Monday, Nov. 11 | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Texas State Capitol | Free | Watch the parade go down Congress Avenue before seeing a commemoration program honoring our fallen soldiers.
Thanksgiving
H-E-B Feast of Sharing | Tuesday, Nov. 26 | 4-8 p.m. | Palmer Events Center | TBD | Help prevent hunger during the holidays by volunteering to serve meals.
ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot | Thursday, Nov. 28 | 9:30 a.m. | The Long Center | $22+ | Join ~20,000 trotters on the largest 5-mile run in Texas.
Sports
Ready your engines for a weekend full of speed and live music at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.
Austin FC | Now-Saturday, Oct. 19 | Times vary | Multiple locations | Prices vary | Grab tickets to a game at Q2 Stadium, or wear your verde and black to watch at a local brewery.
Texas Longhorn football | Now-Saturday, Nov. 30 | Times vary | Multiple locations | Prices vary | Don’t miss your chance to cheer on the Longhorns this season — or our guide on where to score the best deals in town when Texas takes the field.
Formula 1 Pirelli US Grand Prix | Thursday, Oct. 17-Sunday, Oct. 20 | Times vary | Circuit of the Americas | $1,299+ | Don’t miss the action-packed weekend, complete with racing and live music.
Concerts
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”
Austin, TX
More dangerous Texas floods expected after at least 2 killed and hundreds of people rescued in high water, governor says – WTOP News
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More dangerous Texas floods expected after at least 2 killed and hundreds of people rescued in…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More dangerous Texas floods expected after at least 2 killed and hundreds of people rescued in high water, governor says.
Copyright
© 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
KERRVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Kerrville issued a shelter-in-place Thursday morning, with heavy rain causing reported evacuations early Thursday morning. A Flash Flood Warning is currently in place for Kerr County as the Guadalupe River continues to rise.
Around 5:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said a “large and deadly flood wave is moving down” the Guadalupe River.
KXAN First Warning Weather Meteorologist Kristen Currie said approximately 11 inches of rain have fallen northwest of Kerr County since 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The Guadalupe River is expected to reach major flood stage in multiple areas.
Kerr County PIO Lisa Walter said “there have been multiple swift water rescues and evacuations.” Officials emphasized not to drive through flooded streets and to turn around if water covers the roadway.
Evacuations were underway in multiple areas, according to the county, including:
- Goat Creek
- Arcadia Loop
- Lowery/Guadalupe area
- Junction Highway low-water crossings
- Other low-lying neighborhoods
Emergency shelters are open at Impact Church (Goat Creek evacuation point), Calvary Temple Church and City West Church for people in West Kerr County, the county said.
Here are the latest headlines:
Live updates
7:03 a.m.: KXAN’s Kevin Baskar is in Gillespie County providing updates on the latest flood conditions in the area. Watch his update below.
6:37 a.m.: Kerr County officials emphasized not to drive through flooded streets and to turn around if water covers the roadway.
Evacuations were underway in multiple areas, according to the county, including:
- Goat Creek
- Arcadia Loop
- Lowery/Guadalupe area
- Junction Highway low-water crossings
- Other low-lying neighborhoods
Emergency shelters are open at Impact Church (Goat Creek evacuation point), Calvary Temple Church and City West Church for people in West Kerr County, the county said.
6:27 a.m.: Video shows emergency crews hauling boats and rescue equipment through Kerrville.
6:15 a.m. NewsNation correspondent Xavier Walton and his photographer captured a structure being swept up in river water and crashing into a Kerrville bridge. The structure appears to be some sort of shipping container, pushing against the bridge.
Watch the video below:
6:08 a.m.: Kerr County PIO Lisa Walter confirms “there have been multiple swift water rescues and evacuations.”
6:02 a.m.: The Guadalupe River at Center Point is expected to crest at 35 feet, which is the same crest as July 4, 2025.
5:57 a.m.: The National Weather Service said “a large deadly flood wave” is moving down the Guadalupe River.
5:49 a.m.: The Comfort Volunteer Fire Department said it has units in Kerrville and Centerpoint alerting people along the Guadalupe River. They’re helping Kerr County with evacuations along Highway 27 between Comfort and Centerpoint. They said all VFD personnel are OK.
5:30 a.m.: The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that it’s received reports of “street flooding in Ingram, and it’s likely many roads and city streets are flooded as well.”
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As flood threats continue across parts of South Central Texas, Austin Pets Alive! has activated emergency response efforts to support animal shelters affected by the inclement weather.
In a social media post, APA! wrote, “We began offering aid last night, working to secure fosters for 10 dogs in the Castroville shelter, an open-air shelter that sits at the bottom of a valley.”
APA! said the situation escalated overnight with additional shelters reporting flooding. One shelter confirmed that floodwaters reached its facility, APA! added.
Communities overwhelmed due to weather include Uvalde, Castroville and Sabinal.
The nonprofit is asking the Austin community to foster, adopt or donate to free up capacity for animals displaced by the disaster. APA! needs to clear out its facilities to assist the animals in need of shelter.
Here are ways you can help:
- Adopt: APA! is offering a “Name Your Own Adoption Fee” on all animals.
- Foster: The shelter is seeking foster homes for a minimum of three weeks.
- Donate: Proceeds will fund vans and response teams setting up a staging and triage center at the heart of the disaster zone, along with an expanded stockpile of preventatives, PPE and additional supplies.
If you would like to donate, click here.
-
Pennsylvania2 minutes agoContinued Legacy: Central Pennsylvania Auto Auction gears up for 25th anniversary of Classic Car Auction
-
Rhode Island8 minutes agoWould You Dare Step Inside the Scariest Porta Potty in Rhode Island?
-
South-Carolina14 minutes agoSouth Carolina Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for July 16, 2026
-
South Dakota20 minutes agoSouth Dakota opera ‘Giants in the Earth’ finds new audience
-
Tennessee26 minutes agoState encouraging Paramount to come to Tennessee
-
Texas32 minutes agoTexas floods ravage through southwestern areas of state
-
Utah38 minutes agoBeaver County residents set up thousands of sandbags ahead of flashfloods
-
Vermont44 minutes ago
VT Lottery Gimme 5, Pick 3 results for July 16, 2026
