The Culture of Austin

• Austin Urban Music Fest | September 3-4, 2022 - For the last 16 years the Urban Music Fest has been rooted mainly in music. This year they'll expand the brand to include Afrocentric aspects of culture to help all better understand how we arrived at our cultural existence. Learn more here.
• ¡VIVA MEXICO! | September 17, 2022 - Celebrating their Quinceañera this year, the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center will host its annual Viva México celebration to showcase visual art, dance, and musical performances that explore Mexico’s history through cultural art traditions. For more details about the festival visit here.
• Latin Food Festival | September 17, 2022 - The Sazon Latin Food Festival is back and it’s going to be a great time. This free event will have a dozen different Latin food vendors, so you can taste all the best flavors from the Caribbean, Central, and South America. There will also be great music and drinks, so make sure you bring your friends and family for a day of fun. Learn more here.
• Wendish Fest | September 25, 2022 - Wendish Fest is an annual day of celebrating Wendish history and culture with special guests, unique activities, folk life demonstrations, and delicious food offerings! For more details about the festival dates and times, visit here.
• American Indian Heritage Day | September 30, 2022 - Join the Bullock Museum, in partnership with Great Promise for American Indians, to celebrate our community's indigenous cultures with its special American Indian Heritage Day program. Learn more here.

• Deutschen Pfest | October 14-16, 2022 - Pflugerville’s most popular pfestival, the Deutschen Pfest is held every year in Pfluger Park. The pfestival schedule is always bursting with pfun with live music, food, beer, shopping, our Pfun Run, and Community Pfair! For more details click here.
• Austin Polish Film Festival | October 28-30 & November 4-6 -  This film festival is unique among all the film festivals in Austin not only because it brings Polish feature films, documentaries, shorts, animations, and filmmakers, but it also presents the incredible art of Polish poster and their creators while promoting cooperation between Polish and Austin creative worlds. For more details about the festival dates, and times click here.

• Wurstfest | November 4-13, 2022 - Held in New Braunfels, Texas, you'll enjoy good food, music, dancing, exciting carnival rides and games, German, Texan, and domestic beer, special events, and the finest in Alpine and Bavarian Style Entertainment. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols visit here.
• Texas Book Festival | November 5-6, 2022 - The Texas Book Festival has evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country and hosts about 250 authors each year. Join other bookworms for readings, panel discussions, signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, YA authors, children's activities, and more. Learn more here.
• Austin Celtic Festival November 5-6, 2022 - The largest gathering of Celts in Central Texas returns for its 27th Annual Celtic Fest. Internationally acclaimed as one of the few remaining festivals that celebrate the authentic traditions and music honed by the Celtic people. For more details, click here.
• The Annual Austin Powwow | November 12, 2022 - Brought to you by the Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival. The event brings you a fascinating look into the culture and heritage of Native American people. For more details click here. 
• Austin Polish Film Festival | October 28-30 & November 4-6, 2022 -  This film festival is unique among all the film festivals in Austin not only because it brings Polish feature films, documentaries, shorts, and animations, and the filmmakers are from Poland, but it also presents the incredible art of Polish poster and their creators while promoting cooperation between Polish and Austin creative worlds. For more details about the festival dates, and times click here.

Driskill Grand Lobby Tree Lighting | December 1, 2022 - Gather at The Driskill hotel and watch as the Grand Lobby tree is lit, accompanied by holiday music and caroling. The historic Driskill hosts holiday events throughout the season, including Victorian holiday teas. Learn more here.

German-Texan Heritage Society Christmas Market | December 3, 2022 - The German-Texan Heritage Society's annual market offers shoppers handmade, imported crafts, decorations, ornaments, and more. Browse the market, listen to traditional German Christmas music and take home Christmas Stollen made by the New World Bakery and German cookies from Silke’s German Gourmet Cookies. Learn more here.

Austin's New Year | December 31, 2022 - This alcohol-free, family-friendly event celebrates the diversity and creativity of the city with visual art installations, jugglers, storytellers, fire dancers, and other festive performances. Learn more here.

• MLK Day Festival | Participate in the Austin-area MLK Day celebrations with The Austin Area Heritage Council. Enjoy a rally and walk starting from the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the University of Texas campus. For more details click here.

• Carnaval Brasileiro | February 2023 - Founded in 1975, this Central Texas festival boasts a Brazilian carnival, lifted straight out of Rio, with purely Brazilian music played on Brazilian instruments and sung entirely in Portuguese to celebrate CARNAVAL BRASILEIRO to celebrate the largest carnival celebration outside of Brazil. For more details about the festival dates and times, click here.
• Lunar New Year Festival - Every year, the Vietnamese American Community of Austin Texas (VACAT) hosts the Lunar New Year, Black April, and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols visit here.

St. Patricks Day Fest | March 17, 2023 - Learn more here.

• Austin Reggae Festival | April 21-23, 2023 - Founded in 1994, this annual festival features a weekend of live reggae in scenic downtown Austin. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols click here.
• The Dragon Boat Festival | Falls on the 5th day of the 5th month on the Lunar Calendar. For more details about the festival dates, and times click here.

• Asian America and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | A time to acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of the AAPI communities to the United States and beyond. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols visit here.
• Austin Polish Film Festival | This film festival is unique among all the film festivals in Austin not only because it brings Polish feature films, documentaries, shorts, animations, and the filmmakers from Poland, but it also presents the incredible art of Polish poster and their creators, while promoting cooperation between Polish and Austin creative worlds. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols visit here.

• Austin Greek Festival | Brought to you by the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Austin and for three days, there are endless exciting activities to occupy you as you enjoy the Greek spirit and lifestyle. Enjoy live Greek music, delicious Greek food, dance performances, cooking demonstrations, and Kid Zone. For more details about the festival dates, and times click here.

• Bastille Day Festival D'Austin | Alliance Française d’Austin (AFA) is part of the acclaimed international Alliance Française network that was founded in Paris in 1883. Celebrate Bastille Day with live music, dancing, silent auctions, food and more. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols visit here.

• Austin PRIDE | Festival is the largest annual LGBTQ advocacy and fundraising event in Central Texas! After the festival, head to Congress Avenue for the Pride Parade through downtown. For more details about the festival dates, times, and attendance protocols visit here.
• The Best LGBTQIA+ Fest in the Southwest 2023 Date TBD | Learn more here.
  
• Austin Summer Carnival 2023 Date TBD | Learn more here.