AUSTIN, Texas — The weekend is upon us and, as always, there are a ton of things going on in the Austin area! From frightening fun to a food festival, there’s no shortage of fun activities happening over the next few days.
Here’s a breakdown of just some of the events you can attend this weekend.
Celebrate Halloween at one of these parties
Halloween is upon us, ghouls and goblins! And if you’re looking for some frighteningly festive fun, you’re in luck: there are a lot of parties and other spooky activities planned for Thursday night. Here are just some of the events you can attend:
- Rocky’s Horror Happy Hour – 4-8 p.m. at Austin Motel
- Halloween Party + “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” – starting at 4 p.m. at The Golden Goose
- “Hocus Pocus” and “Halloween” – starting at 5 p.m. at Irene’s
- Laloween Goth Country Night – 7 p.m. at The White Horse
- Scaryoke: Karaoke Halloween Party – 7-11 p.m. at Vacancy Brewing
- Cumbia Halloween with El Combo Oscuro and DJ Guira King – 8-11:30 p.m. at Sahara Lounge
- PROM-O-WEEN with Boy Sim, Valic, Abram Shook and Kenton MacKay – 8 p.m.-1 a.m. at The Coral Snake
- Hole-O-Ween – 8 p.m. at Hole in the Wall
- Big Screen Classics: “Phantom of the Paradise” – 8:30 p.m. at AFS Cinema
- Fresh Meat with Honey Baby, LadiEarth, She 23 and more – 9 p.m. at Cheer Up Charlies
- Dressed to Kill: A Costumed Comedy Show – 9 p.m. at Rozco’s Comedy Club
- Flamingo Cantina’s 33rd Birthday and Haloween Concert – 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at Flamingo Cantina
- Shrek Rave – 9 p.m. at Emo’s
- Happy Halloween Party with CHAPARRAL and Jeff Hughes – 9 p.m. at Broken Spoke
- Fright Night – 9 p.m. at Barbarella
- Halloween with DJ TV’s Daniel Spinning Records – 10 p.m. at Tweedy’s Bar
- “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with O’Brien’s Orchestra – 10:30 p.m. at Southwest Theaters
LEVITATION
LEVITATION is back this weekend with a lineup that spans psych, punk, metal, indie, dream pop, electronic and darkwave music. This year’s lineup includes The Black Angels, The Jesus Lizard, Tycho, Washed Out, Panchiko, Slowdive, The Sword, Pentagram and many more. Tickets are available online.
When: Thursday through Sunday
Where: Various venues, including Stubb’s, The Far Out Lounge, Mohawk, Empire, Hotel Vegas, Elysium, Antone’s, Parish, Kingdom, The 13th Floor and more
Austin Food + Wine Festival
The Austin Food + Wine Festival is this weekend at Auditorium Shores, offering an array of foods and drinks for the culinarily adventurous, as well as skills demonstrations by chefs from across town. Tickets are available online.
When: Saturday and Sunday
Where: Auditorium Shores, located at 900 W. Riverside Drive
Other events happening this weekend:
- Dia De Los Muertos – Saturday at Cheer Up Charlies
- Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Saturday at Circuit of the Americas
- P!nk with Maren Morris and KidCutUp – Sunday at Moody Center
- Austin Celtic Festival – Saturday and Sunday at Pioneer Farms
- Dungeons & Drafthouse: A Custom One-Shot D&D Adventure – Sunday at The Highball
- Fossil Fest 2024 – Saturday and Sunday at Old Settler’s Hall in Round Rock
- Travis Heights Art Trail – Saturday and Sunday in Austin’s Travis Heights neighborhood
- H-E-B Free First Sunday: Roots & Wings Festival – Sunday at the Bullock Texas State History Museum