Events
BY KATLYNN FOX
Mother’s Day Saturday: Mini Goat Snuggles Families can visit Vista Brewing for a meet and greet with mini goats and brews purchased separately from the brewery. • May 9, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. • $10 (children’s ticket), $16 (adult ticket) • 13551 FM 150, Driftwood • www.goatshenanigans.com Pioneer Day 2026 Dripping Springs community members can gather at The Pound House Farmstead to celebrate Pioneer Day. . Visitors can expect to see soap making, blacksmithing, food vendors and a vintage rummage sale. • May 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • $12 (adult tickets), $6 (youth tickets) • 419-B Founders Park Road, Dripping Springs • www.phfmuseum.org/pioneer-day-2026 Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo 2026 Dripping Springs residents can gather for a weekend of bull riding, bronc riding, tie down and breakaway roping, steer wrestling and mutton busting. • May 22-24, 7:30 p.m. (daily rodeo performance) • $15-20 (adult tickets), $10-15 (youth tickets) • 1042 Event Center Drive, Dripping Springs • www.cityofdrippingsprings.com/fair-rodeo
May
Golden Bloom Festival Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center is celebrating half a century of operations with self-guided tours, archery, music, face painting and crafts. • May 2; 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. • $5 (vehicle fee) • 24814 Hamilton Pool Road, Round Mountain • https://bit.ly/4tyVxFC BookSpring Fest A literacy nonprofit is hosting its fourth annual free reading festival featuring community leaders, musical performances and family friendly activities. • May 2, noon-5 p.m. • Free • 1807 W. Slaughter Lane, Bldg. 1, Austin • www.bookspringfest.org Forest Bathing Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will host a class on forest bathing, where attendees will learn how to meditate and connect with nature. • May 3, 10-11 a.m. • $45 (tickets)
Austin Psych Fest 2026 The Far Out Lounge will host a three-day music festival featuring The Flaming Lips, Thee Sacred Souls and The Black Angels. • May 8-10, times vary • Tickets starting at $92.02 • 8504 S. Congress Ave., Austin • https://bit.ly/4c7ueuX
• 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin • www.wildflower.org/event
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