Events
BY ELLE BENT & SARAH HERNANDEZ
Beat 4 Beat 10th Anniversary Local nonprofit Beat 4 Beat will celebrate 10 years of empowering youth through music at Meanwhile Brewing. The event will feature a silent auction in addition to live performances by local Austin artists Nakia, Deer Fellow and DJ Jensen. • Aug. 16, 6-9 p.m. • Free • 3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin • www.beat4beat.org Gambler Days The Austin Gamblers, the city’s professional bull riding team, will compete against other teams in the league over three days at the Moody Center. • Aug. 22-24 7:45 p.m. (Friday); 6:45 p.m. (Saturday); 1:45 p.m. (Sunday) • Ticket prices vary • 2001 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin • www.pbr.com/tours/team-series/2025/austin-tx Pride Parade & Festival This year’s Pride theme is “Silence=Death,” encouraging the community to raise their voices “in protest, in celebration, and in unity.” There will be games and carnival rides, vendor booths, food and drinks. The parade is free to attend and will start at the Texas State Capitol. • Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. • $10-$20 (tickets); free for children under 6 • Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse Segovia St., Austin (festival); Texas State Capitol Building, 1100 Congress The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show Solve a murder mystery as you dine. Each ticket includes entry to the show, along with dinner, waitstaff gratuity and more. Actors in the show are not in costume, and hide within the audience to make the experience interactive. • Aug. 23 & Sept. 13, 6 - 9 p.m. • $70+ (tickets) • 810 Red River St., Austin • www.thedinnerdetective.com Ave., Austin (parade) • www.austinpride.org
August
Blues on the Green Austin’s longest-running free concert series will return to Zilker Metropolitan Park. The two-day weekend event is family- and pet-friendly.
• Aug. 5-6, 7 p.m. • Free (admission)
• 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.kgsr.com/blues-on-the-green
Silent Film Screening with Live Score: ‘Metropolis’ The Austin Central Library will host a screening of the 1972 silent film, ‘Metropolis’, as Austin musician David DiDonato performs the score live. • Aug. 9, 2:30-5 p.m. • Free POP Cats Austin 2025 The POP Cats convention will have all things cat- related for attendees’ furry friends. There will be a gaming zone, a cat art exhibit, cat coloring activities, a permanent and temporary cat tattoo parlor and more. The Austin Humane Society and other local organizations will be in attendance with adoptable cats. • Aug. 16-17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Saturday); 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday) • $15-$28 (admission) • 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.popcats.co 7th Annual Abbey Lights Up COTA Gala This gala, taking place at the Circuit of the Americas, will be hosted by Chet Garner and feature auctions, a champagne wall and entertainment including from country music artist Rick Trevino. The gala will support the Abigail E. Keller Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting medically fragile children. • Aug. 16, 5-10 p.m. • $325 (tickets) • 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd., Del Valle • www.aekellerfoundation.org/ abbey-lights-up-cota-gala • 710 W. Cesar Chavez St., Austin • https://library.austintexas.gov
The Blanton Museum of Art’s Summer Dance Series: The Two-Step Edition The museum’s Summer Dance Series returns for the second year highlighting a different dance style with lessons and live music throughout the summer. August’s edition is two-step. • Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-8p.m. • Free-$20 (tickets) • 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin • www.blantonmuseum.org
The Front Festival Future Front Texas will present its annual independent music, film and art showcase over Labor Day Weekend
at iconic venues across Austin. • Aug. 28-31, daily times vary • $10-$50 (tickets) • Locations vary • www.thefrontfest.com
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