It is a packed weekend and week ahead for everyone in Austin Texas, with the city lighting up with music, sports, spooky fun, and cultural celebrations. Today, November 1st, get ready for college football fever as the University of Texas faces off against Vanderbilt at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. The game kicks off at 11am, so put on your burnt orange, join the sea of tailgates, and cheer on the Longhorns as they continue their SEC campaign according to the official UT event calendar.
For those seeking spooky thrills, Halloween festivities are rolling right into the weekend. The Far Out Lounge & Stage is hosting the LEVITATION Halloween Freakend, featuring headliners like Machine Girl and Black Moth Super Rainbow. The celebration also extends to Sign Bar with their Fear Fair haunted maze, opening its gates for one last frightful night, as shared by Austinot. And for the daring, make your way just outside the city to Bat City Scaregrounds for a bone-chilling night of haunted attractions, live music, and circus performances.
Families with little ones are not left out. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail runs through November, offering a dazzling display inspired by Tim Burton’s beloved film. Face painting, crafts, and an artisan market create a fun, accessible atmosphere for all ages, as mentioned by Waterloo Greenway. While Pioneer Farms wraps up its whimsical Pumpkin Nights adventure with thousands of illuminated pumpkins and live entertainment.
Austin’s rich culture gets the spotlight this weekend as well. Today and tomorrow, Waterloo Greenway hosts a two-day Día de los Muertos celebration at Moody Amphitheater. This beautiful event honors loved ones with community ofrendas, interactive altars, live music and dance performances, face painting, crafts, and an artisan marketplace, making it a vibrant family-friendly experience according to the Moody Amphitheater’s announcement.
Art lovers and cinephiles will want to catch the final screenings of Panic at the Paramount, a horror film series at the historic Paramount Theatre featuring cult classics and special guest appearances. Meanwhile, next weekend brings the Austin Celtic Festival at Pioneer Farms, blending music, highland games, and Scottish traditions, and the Texas Book Festival at the State Capitol, drawing over 300 authors for signings, talks, and festivities, as highlighted in The Austin Chronicle’s November roundup.
With live music echoing everywhere, thrilling sports, glowing light trails, and community festivals, there’s something for every listener to discover. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe for your weekly guide to what’s happening in Austin. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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