Events
BY ELLE BENT & SARAH HERNANDEZ
Brews Unleashed The third annual Brews Unleashed is a friendly competition between local breweries who pair a craft beer with a story of an animal at the PAWS Shelter of Central Texas. Attendees will vote on their favorite brews. • Sept. 21, 6-9 p.m. • $75 per ticket • Mystic Sky Ranch, 5818 FM 165, Dripping Springs • www.pawsshelter.org Austin Coffee Festival The third annual Coffee Festival will have coffee exhibitors, roasters, and competitions plus food, music and learning sessions. • Sept. 23-29, event times vary • $24+ • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.austincoffeefestival.com American Indian Heritage Day 2024 The Bullock Texas State History Museum will host a free public celebration for American Indian Heritage Day featuring dancing and drumming performances by Great Promise for American Indians. Texas House Bill 174 designates the last Friday in September to recognize the historic, cultural and social contributions American Indian communities and leaders have made to the state. • Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m.
• Free (admission) • Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave., Austin • www.thestoryoftexas.com Princess Day Pretty Princess Parties will make a stop in Austin and offer princess-themed dance parties, sing-a-longs and meet and greets for one day at the Palmer Events Center. Guests can choose one time slot from three performances throughout the day. Children 12 months and under are allowed entry for free with a paid adult. • Sept. 28, 10 a.m.; noon; 2:30 p.m. • $25-$35 • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.prettyprincesspartiesusa.com 2024 Great Futures Gala for Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area The gala, chaired by Jeanette and Walter Bledsoe, will offer a cocktail hour, dinner, live auction, music and dancing. Sponsorships are available starting at $10,000. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin area is a youth development organization. • Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m. • $500 per ticket • JW Marriott Austin, 110 E. Second St., Austin • www.bgcaustin.com/gala
organized Austin Museum Day, offering free admission to museums and cultural institutions in Austin every September. • Sept. 22 • Free • Across Austin • www.austinmuseums.org Goat Couture Fashion Show Costumed goats, competitions and goat corralling will take place at the annual Goat Couture Fashion Show, an event that aims to raise money for the Future Farmers of America chapters in Blanco and Hays counties. • Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. • Dripping Springs Ranch Park, 1042 Event Center Drive, Dripping Springs • www.goatcouture.org Rockin’ In The Springs The musical benefit will support the Springs Family YMCA. The event will include food, drinks, and a performance by musician Shelley King, who was the first woman to be appointed Official State Musician of Texas by the Legislature. Sponsorships are also available starting at $500. • Sept. 19, 6-8:30 p.m. • $40+ • Mercer Dance Hall, 23490 Ranch Rd 12, Driftwood • www.austinymca.org/locations/springs-family
September
Bat Fest Every night during spring and summer, Mexican Free-Tail Bats from the largest colony in the world fly out from their home under Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge. The 18th annual Bat Fest will celebrate these creatures with live music, food and drink vendors and a kids’ zone. • Sept. 7, 3 p.m. • Tickets from $30; children 10 and under free • Congress Bridge, 100 South Congress Ave., Austin • www.roadwayevents.com/event/bat-fest Austin Zoo Revue & Gala The private, nonprofit rescue zoo in Southwest Austin will host its annual fundraiser that supports the care of the animals. The night will include catering by Gourmet Gals, a cocktail menu by Dripping Springs Distilling and brews from Real Ale Brewing Co. A silent and live auction will take place. • Sept. 7, 6 p.m. • $150+ • Austin Zoo, 10808 Rawhide Trail, Austin • www.austinzoo.org Austin Museum Day Since 1988, nonprofit Austin Museum Partnership has
Zilker Relays Join the Austin Runners Club for this 10-mile race with teams of four runners. Each team member will walk, stroll, jog or run a 2.5-mile loop. There will also be a Kids Dash for children aged 17 years and under. Registration includes a Zilker Relays T-shirt, TacoDeli
dinner plate and beer garden access • Sept. 6, 6 p.m. • $300-$360 (team registration) • Zilker Metropolitan Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.austinrunners.org/zilker-relays
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