Austin Fall Festivals – Fall 2024 TX Events

Austin Empty Bowl Project - Austin, TX - Nov 19 to Nov 19, 2023
Sunday before Thanksgiving. Select your bowl from thousands of locally made ceramic bowls, fill it with gourmet soup and bread from area restaurants, and enjoy live music while you eat. Your $25 donation goes to help hungry kids, and you get to keep the bowl.

Texas Book Festival  - Austin, TX - Nov 11 to Nov 12, 2023
More than 250 authors will attend. Admission is free. The event is held at the State Capitol.

Austin Celtic Festival - Austin, TX - Nov 4 to Nov 5, 2023
Celtic music, dances, Highland Games, dog parade, workshops and more at Fiesta Gardens.

More than Pink Walk – Austin - Austin, TX - Oct 29 to Oct 29, 2023
Walk/run to raise funds for the Susan G Koman breast cancer foundation.

Austin Film Festival - Austin, TX - Oct 26 to Nov 2, 2023
Film pass permits access to 180 premieres, indie films, narrative and documentary competition, shorts program and more.

Hogeye Festival - Elgin, TX - Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2023
A free, small town family friendly festival with BBQ pork cook-off, carnival, car show, beer/wine garden, arts/crafts and children’s activities.

German-Texan Heritage Society Oktoberfest - Austin, TX - Oct 14 to Oct 14, 2023
Celebrate Oktoberfest at the German-Texan Heritage Society from 11am – 7pm. Come and enjoy some Gemuetlichkeit, German food and beer as well as live bands.

AustOberfest - Austin, TX - Oct 14 to Oct 14, 2023
All you can eat sausage and bier tasting event. Celebrate your German heritage in Central Texas with German beer, sausages, live music and bowling! According to the Austin Chronicle, “the German-Texan Heritage Society certainly brings the most authentic Oktoberfest game in town”

Utopia Fest Down in the Oaks - Burnet, TX - Oct 13 to Oct 14, 2023
Music festival on a sprawling private ranch near Burnet, promising no overlapping music and a place to disconnect and rejuvenate. Camping, workshops and other activities are available.

Oktoberfest Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, TX - Oct 6 to Oct 8, 2023
If you are looking for an Austin Oktoberfest, we encourage you to check out the Fredericksburg Oktoberfest, located 90 minutes east of Austin. It will celebrate with three stages of oompah music, German bier tent, Kinder Park area for kids, arts & crafts, domino tournament and the chicken dance. Location: 100 West Main, Fredericksburg

Austin City Limits Music Festival - Austin, TX - Oct 6 to Oct 15, 2023
Impressive lineup of 100+ bands on 8 stages over two weekends. One of the leading fall music festivals in America.

Texas Craft Brewers Festival - Austin, TX - Sep 30 to Sep 30, 2023
The state’s largest craft beer event focuses exclusively on Texas-produced craft beer. 21+ event at Fiesta Gardens, featuring live music, food trucks, and beer sampling from 90 small and independent Texas craft breweries! Since 2003.

Cotton Harvest Festival - Moody, TX - Sep 30 to Sep 30, 2023
Parade, pie eating contest and auction, car smash, kids zone, car show, donut eating contest, live entertainment and more.

Fantastic Fest - Austin, TX - Sep 21 to Sep 28, 2023
A genre film festival specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi and action movies from around the world. Held at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

Texas Tribune Festival - Austin, TX - Sep 21 to Sep 23, 2023
An annual event where politicians explore the state’s most pressing issues.

Banger’s Oktoberfest - Austin, TX - Oct 6 to Oct 8, 2022

Whitestone Brewery Oktoberfest - Cedar Park, TX - Sep 24 to Sep 24, 2022
Live music, cask tapping, food specials, stein hoist, and beer releases

Walburg German Restaurant Oktoberfest - Walburg, TX - Sep 2 to Sep 4, 2022
Live entertainment, family friendly, and beer garden