North - Northwest Austin Edition | July 2023

TODO LIST

August & September events

COMPILED BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

AUG. 26

GET BATTY CONGRESS AVENUE BRIDGE

AUG. 31 SEPT. 3

EXPERIENCE ARTS AND CULTURE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

Austin’s 17th annual Bat Fest will be held at Congress Avenue Bridge to watch 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats head out for their nightly ight. The event will also feature live music from George Birge, Tim Dugger and Mike Jones plus a bat costume contest with a $100 prize. 4 p.m.-midnight with the bat ight expected between 7-8:45 p.m. Free (age 10 and under with an adult), $25 (early bird tickets), $30 (general admission); VIP packages available.

Music and lm festival The Front Fest will be held at Future Front Texas House, The Line Austin and The Contemporary Laguna Gloria for four days of music and lm showcases, creative experiences and a “swim session” afterparty. Curated by Future Front, an Austin-based arts and culture nonprot, the festival puts Texas women and LGBTQ+ artists at the front of the lineup. A full schedule of events can be found on The Front Fest website. $15 (presale single-day passes), $40 (presale weekend passes). Location varies by event. www.thefrontfest.com

Austin Pride is held downtown annually.

COURTESY AUSTIN PRIDE

FEATURED EVENT AUSTIN PRIDE Austin Pride Foundation’s 31st annual Pride Festival—with the 2023 theme “Keep Austin Queer’d”— will be held on Aug. 12. at Fiesta Gardens and feature food, drinks, market vendors, family-friendly activities and live performances. The Pride Parade will begin at the Texas State Capitol and conclude on Congress Avenue Bridge. All proceeds from the event will be donated back into the community. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (festival), 8-11 p.m. (parade). Festival: free (age 6 and under), $10 (ages 7-17), $20 (age 18 and up). Parade: Free. A Festival: 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St., Austin B Parade: 1101 Congress Ave., Austin www.austinpride.org

100 S. Congress Ave., Austin. 512-441-9015. www.roadwayevents.com/event/bat-fest

05 RIDE AN ENCHANTED TRAIN The Princess Flyer, a princess- themed train ride by the Austin Steam Train Association, will depart from the Cedar Park Depot. The 44-mile train ride will last 3 1/2 hours with a 15-minute layover and feature the Professional Princess Team from Central Texas Theatre Academy. 8 a.m. (doors open), 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. (train ride). $35-$55. 401 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. C-100, Cedar Park. 512-915-2340. www.austinsteamtrain.org 11 THROUGH 12 GO TO THE RODEO The Cedar Park Rodeo will be held at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, featuring a night of professional rodeo events, including bareback horse riding, bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing and mutton busting. 7:30 p.m. (both nights). $20-30 (ages 2-12), $25-$35 (over age 12). 2100 Avenue of the Stars, Cedar Park. 512-600-5000. www.hebcenter.com 18 THROUGH 20 GO BACK IN TIME Jurassic World Live Tour will bring its nationally touring show to Moody Center.

AUGUST 05 06 & 27

Rooted in the “Jurassic World” lm franchise, the show features a cast of over 20 characters, including nine life- size dinosaurs, such as the Tyrannosaurus rex, Stegosaurus and Triceratops with ght sequences, strobe lights and theatrical fog. Times vary by day. Tickets from $22.25. 2001 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin. www.jurassicworldlivetour.com 23 THROUGH 27 WATCH LGBTQ+ FILMS The All Genders, Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival—one of Austin’s oldest lm festivals and the premier LGBTQ+ lm fest of the Southwest—will present PRISM 36 at AFS Cinema and Galaxy Highland Theatre, featuring lm screenings, Q&As and other events. The festival, which is in its 36th year, will kick o opening night with the lm “Glitter & Doom” at AFS Cinema. The full festival schedule can be found on the aGLIFF website. Standalone tickets go on sale in mid-August for $15; early bird festival badges can be purchased on the aGLIFF website now for $95. 6259 Middle Fiskville Road, 6700 Middle Fiskville Road. www.agli.org

HEAL HOLISTICALLY Path Wellness will hold a series of weekend health and wellness workshops at ToddPilates North: Transforming Anxiety from the Bottom Up with Melissa Grogran on Aug. 5, Intro to Yoga for Healing with Sumukhi Devi on Aug. 6, and Healing through Voice and Movement with Sarah Bartholomew on Aug. 27. Class sizes are limited. 1-3:30 p.m. (Transforming Anxiety), 1-2:30 p.m. (Intro to Yoga), 1-4 p.m. (Voice and Movement). $125 (Transforming Anxiety), $75 (Intro to Yoga), $90 (Voice and Movement). 9029 Research Blvd., Ste. 200, Austin. www.pathaustin.com 05 SWAP SOME PUZZLES Individuals can freshen up their jigsaw puzzle collection by trading puzzles with others at Austin Public Library Spicewood Springs Branch’s Puzzle Swap event. 10-11 a.m. Free. 8367 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin. 512- 974-3800. www.library.austintexas.gov

JESSE E SEGOVIA ST.

COLORADO RIVER

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