Events
BY ELLE BENT & SARAH HERNANDEZ
Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience
Roots & Wings Festival This annual festival is a series of educational events on plants, fungi, birds and more. • Oct. 19-Nov. 3, event times vary • Free (admission) • Locations vary • www.rootsandwingsfest.com Livestrong Challenge At this fundraiser for cancer research, cyclists can enter 20 to 100-mile routes. Runners and walkers can enter a timed 5K or 10K route around Lady Bird Lake. • Oct. 20, 7:30 a.m. (ride); 8:30 a.m. (walk/run) • $35-$215 (registration) • 900 W. Riverside Drive, Austin • www.livestrong.org Halloween Children’s Concert This year’s annual concert from the Austin Symphony Orchestra will feature “The Composer is Dead,” a musical murder mystery where every orchestra member is a suspect. • Oct. 20, 2 p.m. (pre-concert activities); 3 p.m. (concert begins) • $19-$56 (tickets) • 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin • https://my.austinsymphony.org/events Viva La Vida Festival and Parade The Mexic-Arte Museum’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration will take place downtown with music, a The family-friendly exhibit will take place in 60- to 90-minute increments in the evenings at McKinney Roughs Nature Park, where the forest will be illuminated with scenes from the popular franchise. • Nov. 9-Dec. 19, evenings, 5:45-10:15 p.m. • $28-$82 (admission) • McKinney Roughs Nature Park, 1760 Hwy. 71 W., Cedar Creek • www.hpforbiddenforstexperience.com
Austin City Limits Music Festival Austin’s annual music festival will return to Zilker Park for two weekends in October. This year’s festival headliners include Chris Stapleton, Blink-182, Dua Lipa and Tyler, the Creator.
• Oct. 4-6; 11-13, noon-10 p.m. • Ticket prices vary • Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.aclfestival.com
Formula 1 United States Grand Prix The 2024 Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix will return to the Circuit of the Americas for another year. This year’s live music entertainment will feature Eminem and Sting. • Oct. 18-20 • $89 and up (tickets) • 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd., Del Valle • www.circuitoftheamericas.com Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the festival takes place across Dripping Springs venues, featuring Brewtoberfest The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen will host its Oktoberfest with German food, live polka music and house-brewed German beer. • Oct. 19, noon-8 p.m. • Free (admission) • 6015 Dillard Circle, Ste. A, Austin • www.thebrewtorium.com Austin Record Convention Held twice a year, over 300 dealers sell records, CDs and other music memorabilia at this convention. • Oct. 19-20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sunday) • $5 (general admission) • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.austinrecords.com over 30 songwriters and singers. • Oct. 18-20, concert times vary • Free (admission) • Locations vary • www.destinationdrippingsprings.com
September
Uhland Fall Fest Previously the Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival, the inaugural Uhland Fall Fest will feature fall-inspired games, activities and attractions on a 15-acre farmstead. • Sept. 28 - Oct. 27, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.- 7p.m. • $20 (tickets) • 2400 Cotton Gin Road, Uhland • www.uhlandfallfest.com
October
Austin Oktoberfest This year’s Oktoberfest will have German food and drinks, family-friendly activities and performances. • Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. • Free (children 12 and under); $15-$20 (general admission) • German Free School, 507 E. 10th St., Austin • www.germantexans.org/oktoberfest Panic at the Paramount The Paramount Theatre’s third annual film series featuring five nights of horror films returns, including Rosemary’s Baby, Candyman, The Nightmare Before Christmas and more. • Oct. 15-28, times vary • $12+ (tickets)
parade, food and more. • Oct. 26, noon-6 p.m. • Free (admission)
• 713 Congress Ave., Austin • www.austintheatre.org
• Downtown Austin, Fourth Street and Congress Avenue • www.mexic-artemuseum.org/event/viva-la-vida-2024
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