This week’s events, in your region, on one page.
Indian Springs Ranch Fall Festival
Indian Springs Ranch pairs its pumpkin patch with camels, zebras and bison roaming the fence line.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu/Fri 2–6 PM; Sat/Sun 10 AM–6 PM; opens 9 AM Oct 17, 18, 24, 25
WhereIndian Springs Ranch, 403 Elm View Way, Manchaca
Cost$17 + tax & fees; under 2 free
Texas Pumpkin Fest
A family pumpkin festival on 10 acres, and every child receives a free mini pumpkin.
WHO Family
WhenOctober 10–November 1, 2026, every Saturday and Sunday, plus Monday, October 12, and Friday, October 30. Hours 10:00 AM–9:00 PM. The page says the grounds may close if it is raining or has rained.
Where8760 FM 2243, Leander, Texas 78641
Cost$15 per person. Kids in diapers free. Special-needs guests free. Veterans 50% off entry every day. Friday, October 30, free for veterans, active military, first responders, and their families.
Buda Arts Festival
Presented by Inspired Minds Art Center and called the official arts event of the City of Buda. plein-air competition, busking, demos, markets, gallery exhibits, kids' activities, film, and theatre.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 12–17, 2026. The page says dates, times, and events are subject to change. Saturday, October 17, artisan markets 9:00 AM–5:00 PM and the fine art show 10:00 AM–5:00 PM. Other days print individual start times rather than one open-to-close clock.
WhereInspired Minds Art Center, 121 Main Street, Buda, TX 78610. Saturday markets also name Buda Welcome Center, 303 Main St
CostMost of the festival is free. Ticketed events are marked on the schedule.
Sweet Eats Georgetown Fall Festival
Sweet Eats Georgetown Fall Festival at Sweet Eats Adventure Farm.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct: Sun–Thu 9 AM–9 PM, Fri–Sat 9 AM–10 PM; Oct 31 9 AM–6 PM; Nov 1–8 9 AM–6 PM
WhereSweet Eats Adventure Farm, 14400 E. State Highway 29, Georgetown
CostGA required for most activities; Oct weekdays pumpkin-patch entry free, weekends $5; pumpkins $0.85/lb
Round Rock Pumpkin Festival
Round Rock Pumpkin Festival at Round Rock Pumpkin Festival.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri–Mon 10 AM–7 PM
WhereRound Rock Pumpkin Festival, 3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock
Cost$10–$12
Witch Fest
Witch Fest at Ani's Day & Night in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WhereAni's Day & Night, 7107 E Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78741
CostSee organizer website for details
21st Annual Bluegrass & Folk Festival
21st Annual Bluegrass & Folk Festival at Mason Homestead.
WHO Everyone
WhenFriday, October 16, 2026, and Saturday, October 17, 2026, 6:00 PM–9:30 PM both nights.
WhereMason Homestead, 1101 S. Bagdad Road, Leander, TX 78641
CostFree
Deutschen Pfest
It marks the 50th anniversary, with biergarten, entertainment, Wunderpark family area, Pfun Run, and vendors.
WHO Family
WhenFriday, October 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
WherePfluger Park, 515 City Park Road, Pflugerville
CostSee organizer website for details
Future Traditions Fest 2026
Future Traditions Fest 2026 at dadaLab in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 16–17, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WheredadaLab, 2008 Alexander Ave., Austin, TX
CostSee organizer website for details
Heritage Fest & Muziky
Two days of Czech music and heritage at the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center, opening Friday with Oktoberfest on the Deck featuring the Dujka Brothers.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 16–17, 2026. The organizer lists the event from Friday, October 16, 8:00 AM through Saturday, October 17, 9:00 PM; Friday festival activities begin 4:30 PM, and Saturday's printed schedule starts at 8:00 AM
WhereTexas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center, 250 Fairgrounds Road, La Grange, Texas 78945
CostSee organizer website for details
Austin String Band Festival
Austin String Band Festival at Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 16–18, 2026 · Fri from 6 PM; Sat from 1 PM (see schedule)
WhereCamp Ben McCulloch, 18301 FM 1826, Driftwood, TX 78619
CostSee organizer website for details
St. Elias Mediterranean Festival
St. Elias Mediterranean Festival at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 16–18, 2026 · Fri 6-11 PM; Sat 12-11 PM; Sun 12-6 PM
WhereSt. Elias Orthodox Church, 408 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78701
CostSee organizer website for details
Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival
Forty-plus songwriters swap songs in the round across seven small stages in historic downtown Dripping Springs.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri 1:30–8 PM; Sat 12–8 PM; Sun 10 AM–5 PM
WhereHistoric downtown Dripping Springs (7 stages), W Mercer St & Old Fitzhugh Rd, Dripping Springs
CostFree
Austin Eco Fest
Austin Eco Fest at Bartholomew Park in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
WhereBartholomew Park, 5200 Berkman Dr, Austin, TX 78723
CostSee organizer website for details
Hairy Man Festival
Hairy Man Festival at Cat Hollow Park.
WHO Family
WhenSaturday, October 17, 2026, 12:00 PM–5:00 PM. A 5K is printed at 9:00 AM and is not part of this row.
WhereCat Hollow Park, 8320 O'Connor Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681
CostFree
Marbridge Fun Fest
Marbridge Fun Fest at Marbridge in Manchaca.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM
WhereMarbridge, 2310 Bliss Spillar Rd, Manchaca, TX 78652
CostSee organizer website for details
Oktoberfest Y'all
Oktoberfest Y'all at Vacancy Brewing in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM
WhereVacancy Brewing, 415 E St Elmo Road 1-D2, Austin, TX 78745
CostSee organizer website for details
Smithville Fall Festival
Smithville Fall Festival at Smithville Recreation Center.
WHO Everyone
When11 AM–3 PM
WhereSmithville Recreation Center, 106 Royston St, Smithville
CostSee organizer website for details
Texas Youth Music Festival Main Event: Battle of the Bands + Voices
High school and middle school musicians compete in a battle of the bands and battle of the voices.
WHO Family
WhenSaturday, October 17, 2026, 2:00 PM
WhereRollins Studio Theatre, Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin
CostSee organizer website for details
Wimberley Arts Fest
Wimberley Valley Art League production.
WHO Everyone
WhenSaturday, October 17, 2026, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, and Sunday, October 18, 2026, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM. The homepage https://wimberleyartsfest.org/ prints the same Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, 2026, without repeating the clock times.
WhereBehind Art on 12, 13811 Ranch Rd 12, Wimberley, TX 78676
CostSee organizer website for details
Crowe's Nest Farm Fall Fest
Crowe's Nest Farm Fall Fest at Crowe's Nest Farm in Manor.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 17–November 1, 2026 · Sat & Sun 10 AM–5 PM
WhereCrowe's Nest Farm, 10300 Taylor Lane, Manor, TX 78653
CostSee organizer website for details
Uhland Fall Fest
Uhland Fall Fest at Uhland Fall Fest farmstead in Uhland.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 17–November 1, 2026 · Sat & Sun 10 AM-7 PM
WhereParking: 39 Dairy Rd, Uhland
CostSee organizer website for details
Georgetown Pride Festival
Georgetown Pride Festival at Wellspring United Methodist Church.
WHO Everyone
When1–6 PM
WhereWellspring United Methodist Church, 6200 Williams Drive, Georgetown
CostFree
Oktoberfest at Season Three Vineyard
The Walt Harfmann Duo plays and Checkpoint Germany serves German food at a vineyard Oktoberfest.
WHO Everyone
When12:00–4:00 PM
WhereSeason Three Vineyard, 22800 FM 963, Briggs
CostSee organizer website for details
Hogeye Festival
The 39th annual downtown festival brings sausage, a BBQ pork cook-off, two music stages, and the Pearls Before Swine Art Show.
WHO Everyone
WhenThursday, October 22, 2026, Hogeye Stroll 5:00 PM–9:00 PM. Friday, October 23, 2026, street dance on Depot Street 8:00 PM–midnight. Saturday, October 24, 2026, festival hours 10:00 AM–6:00 PM.
WhereDepot Street corridor, Elgin. Friday gate: HTC Freight Depot, 114 Central Avenue, Elgin
CostFree
Czhilispiel
Flatonia's chili cook-off weekend runs Friday night through Sunday on North Main.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri from 6 PM; Sat from 8 AM; Sun from 10 AM
WhereCzhilispiel grounds, 208 E North Main St, Flatonia
CostSaturday $15
Common Ground Arts Festival
Common Ground Arts Festival at Hill Country Galleria Central Plaza in Bee Cave.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 24, 2026 · 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
WhereHill Country Galleria Central Plaza, 12700 Hill Country Blvd, Bee Cave, TX 78738
CostSee organizer website for details
JCTX Jazz & Art Festival
Guests may bring blankets, chairs, and coolers. Headliner copy is Elena Diaz with the Daniel Durham Quintet.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 24, 2026. Printed set times: Adrian Ruiz Quintet 5:00 PM, Jerry Z Trio 6:30 PM, Elena Diaz with the Daniel Durham Quintet 8:00 PM.
WhereMemorial Park, 105 E. Main Street, Johnson City, TX
CostFree
Viva la Vida Festival & Parade
The festival takes place at 4th Street and Congress Avenue, begins with a Grand Procession at 12 p.m., and is a free family-friendly cultural celebration.
WHO Family
WhenSaturday, October 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where4th Street and Congress Avenue (Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue), Austin
CostFree
Austin Mosaic Fest
Austin Mosaic Fest at The Mosaic Workshop in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 24–31, 2026 · Daily 11 AM-6 PM drop-in
WhereThe Mosaic Workshop, 729 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78702
CostSee organizer website for details
Dia de los Muertos in Downtown Georgetown
Dia de los Muertos in Downtown Georgetown at Downtown Georgetown.
WHO Everyone
When10 AM–4 PM
WhereDowntown Georgetown, 809 Martin Luther King St., Georgetown
CostFree
Faith Lutheran Oktoberfest
Faith Lutheran plates schnitzel, noodles, kraut and coffee cake at the Holy Cross Warda picnic grounds, with silent and live auctions.
WHO Everyone
When11:00 AM–1:00 PM
WhereHoly Cross Warda Picnic Grounds, 600 FM 1482, Warda
CostMeal $15 (presale)
NoDak Palooza at ACL Live!
NoDak Palooza takes over ACL Live at The Moody Theater for the night.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct 30, 2026, 7:00 PM
WhereACL Live at The Moody Theater, 310 West Willie Nelson Boulevard, Austin
CostSee organizer website for details
Spirits of Blanco
The festival site places the event in downtown Blanco on the courthouse grounds.
WHO Everyone
WhenFriday, October 30, 2026, 1:00 PM–9:00 PM. Saturday, October 31, 2026, 11:00 AM–9:00 PM.
WhereOld Blanco County Courthouse, 300 Main Street, Blanco, TX 78606
CostSee organizer website for details
Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos at Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenNovember 1, 2026 · 1:00-6:00 PM
WhereEmma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River St., Austin, TX 78701
CostSee organizer website for details
Día de los Muertos at Waterloo Park
Día de los Muertos at Waterloo Park at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenNovember 1, 2026 · 4:00-8:00 PM
WhereMoody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, 1401 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701
CostSee organizer website for details
AFRICA TO AUSTIN FESTIVAL - Austin's first African Drum and Dance Festival!
AFRICA TO AUSTIN FESTIVAL - Austin's first African Drum and Dance Festival! at George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin.
WHO Everyone
WhenNovember 6–8, 2026 · 7:30 PM
WhereGeorge Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702
CostSee organizer website for details
Día de los Muertos Festival & Parade
The 13th annual procession and festival with live music, folklórico, food, vendor booths, children's crafts and contests.
WHO Family
WhenSaturday, November 7, 2026, 3:00 PM–10:00 PM. Procession steps off at 5:00 PM.
WhereOld Settlers Park, Lakeview Pavilion, 3300 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665
CostSee organizer website for details
Austin Celtic Festival and Highland Games
Celtic music, dance, workshops, and Highland Games run both days. Pets stay home except Celtic dogs registered for the parade.
WHO Family
WhenSaturday, November 7, 2026, noon to 7:00 PM; Sunday, November 8, 2026, noon to 6:00 PM
WherePioneer Farms, 10621 Pioneer Farms Dr, Austin
CostDaily tickets $25.00 for adults 17+ and $12.00 for children ages 5 to 16. Weekend passes $40.00 for adults and $20.00 for kids. Children 5 and under are free. No ticket sales at the gate.
San Marcos Art Fest
Downtown San Marcos turns into a gallery: a juried show at the Art Center, an emerging artist showcase at The Price Center, and a Saturday market.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 13 opening receptions 5:30–9 PM; Sat Nov 14 market 9 AM–2 PM
WhereDowntown San Marcos (Courthouse Square area), 111 E San Antonio St, San Marcos
CostSee organizer website for details
Festival of Good
The festival is free, family-friendly, and open to the public, with food trucks, live music, vendors, and kids activities.
WHO Everyone
WhenSaturday, November 14, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
WhereGoodnight Ranch Amenity Lawn, Baythorne Park, 5601 Baythorne Drive, Austin
CostFree
Texas Book Festival
The free two-day book festival takes over the Texas State Capitol grounds, with an info booth on Congress Avenue and book sales tents on 11th Street.
WHO Family
WhenNovember 14–15, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
WhereTexas State Capitol, 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin
CostFree
ACME x Monks Jazz Present: LuluFest
Three women-led bands in one night: Peggy Stern at 7, Estrella Acosta at 8, McSweeney's Urban Fado Project at 9.
WHO Everyone
When7:00 PM
WhereMonks Jazz Club, 310 E Saint Elmo Rd, Unit B, Austin
CostSee organizer website for details