Oyster Festival – Feb 23
The Oyster Festival, on Saturday, Feb. 23, is an annual hit among locals and visitors alike. Come enjoy the different ways to eat oysters with live Cajun and “newgrass” music on the lawn. General admission […]
Upcoming Events
OUTsider Festival – Feb 20-24
OUTsider Festival on February 20 – 24 brings together Austin’s LGBTQI community for five days of creation and inspiration. This multidisciplinary art festival showcases film, performance art, music, visual art, and more. The occasion unites […]
Austin Marathon & Half Marathon – Feb 17
Austin Marathon & Half Marathon attracts nearly 20,000 participants from around the world. The 2019 race will be held on Sunday, Feb. 17. Events include a 5K, live music, finish line festival and beer garden. […]
Chinese New Year – Feb 16
Chinatown Austin invites the community to celebrate the year of the pig this Chinese New Year. Saturday, Feb. 16 from 1 – 11 p.m. will see plenty of musical entertainment. The party continues Sunday, Feb. […]
Singin’ in the Rain: Film with Orchestra – Feb 9
The Austin Symphony presents “Singin’ in the Rain: Film with Orchestra” Saturday, Feb. 9, 8 p.m. The film masterpiece comes to life with your Austin Symphony Orchestra accompanying the award-winning on-screen performances by Gene Kelly, […]
Carnaval – Feb 9
Carnaval in Austin is one of the biggest Brazilian Carnaval celebrations outside Brazil. Brasileiro-style samba, costumes, and wild fun can be seen in the heart of Texas. Come immerse yourself in this public celebration of […]
Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman – Feb 8-9
Huston-Tillotson University presents “Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman” on February 8 – 9, 7:30 p.m. History is brought to life on stage through movement, dramatic narration, African drums, melodious string sounds, and traditional […]
Sábados en Familia: Lucha Libre! at the ESB-MACC
Sábados en Familia: Lucha Libre! (Mexican Wrestling). Saturday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Austin Central Library. Sábados en Familia provides free cultural art activities by the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. […]
Quad-Centennial (1619-2019) Observance at Carver
Quad-Centennial (1619-2019) Observance. The first African American captives arrived in English-speaking North America at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Programs at the Carver during 2019 observe this 400-year anniversary. Angela Medearis: For The Love of The […]
Chinese New Year Celebration at AARC
Chinese New Year Celebration Presented by Austin Moonflower PAG. Saturday, Feb. 9, 5 – 9 p.m. Celebrate Chinese New Year with modern and traditional Chinese music, dance, Peking Opera, gongfu, qipao fashion show, and more. Performances and […]
What’s now playing in Austin theaters
Tortoise and Hare is presented by ZACH Theatre at Zach Scott Kleberg Stage. Written by Allen Robertson and Damon Brown, with modern music and energetic re-imagining of the ancient fable that will delight tortoises and […]
Homeschool Action: Peace and Conflict in Asian America – AARC
Homeschool Action: Peace and Conflict in Asian America. Wednesday, January 9, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Learn in a nonthreatening classroom environment how wars have affected Japanese Americans and refugees from Vietnam and other conflict areas […]
MLK celebration features march, festival, and food drive
“True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Annual […]
IACT India Republic Day
Indian American Coalition of Texas (IACT) hosts the 2019 IACT India Republic Day Gala on Saturday, Jan. 26, 6 p.m. at Asian American Resource Center. The major theme of this year’s event is celebrating and […]
Superfonicos – To Do Musica
BROWN SOUND NEWS Frank Gomez has joined Jess Lopez and friends to perform as Los Funky Monkeys in different Austin area venues. Hear them locally when they play the first Sunday of the month, January […]