AUSTIN, Texas — The weekend is upon us and, as always, there are a ton of things going on in the Austin area! From a music festival in the hot summer fall sun to classic film screenings in cool theaters, there's no shortage of fun activities happening over the next few days.
Here’s a breakdown of just some of the events you can attend in this weekend.
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Once more, with feeling! The Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) returns for Weekend 2, with performances from top-billed artists like Dua Lipa, Blink-182, Chris Stapleton, Chappell Roan, Leon Bridges and more.
After you activate your wristband but before you head out to the Zilker Park, there's a lot of information you'll want to brush up on. Take a look at our guide to the fest, check out this list of artists and bands who have Texas ties and for all the latest fest coverage, head to KVUE.com/ACL.
ACL Fest Nights
Also returning this week are ACL Fest Nights shows – sets at venues throughout the city, performed by artists who are playing the fest, no wristband required.
Below is a breakdown of the ACL Fest Nights shows scheduled this weekend.
Thursday
- The Beaches at Historic Scoot Inn
- Balthvs with Nemegata at Antone's
- Promqueen with Sayang at Stubb's
Friday
- Remi Wolf with Slimdan at Emo's
- Jungle (DJ set) with Mood Talk and Bob Armstrong at The Concourse Project
- Myles Smith with Sam Tompkins at Stubb's
- Nico Vega at 3TEN
- Billy Allen + the Pollies at The Continental Club
Saturday
- Orville Peck with Nikki Lane at Stubb's
- San Holo (DJ set) at Mayfair
- Qveen Herby with Emei at Emo's
- Flipturn with Hotel Fiction at Historic Scoot Inn
- Eggy at Antone's
- Thee Sinseers with Cirsteros at 3TEN
- Cale Tyson at Stubb's
Hide from the heat at the movies
If sweating in the sun, surrounded by tens of thousands of others, isn't your thing, you can always catch a couple of the classic films screening at air-conditioned theaters around town.
First, the Austin Film Society is showing "The Song Remains the Same," the Led Zeppelin concert film from 1976, in 35mm on both Thursday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, Coco Coquette and Roxy Midnite will host cult classic "Death Becomes Her" at the EastSide Movie Theater at the Millennium on Friday night, complete with a costume contest.
And as part of its "Alamo Time Capsule 1984" series, the Alamo Drafthouse will screen "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Friday night at its Village and Slaughter Lane and Sunday night at its Lakeline theater. But the horror fun doesn't stop there: the Drafthouse will also host a "Shaun of the Dead" Movie Party at Village and Slaughter Lane on Saturday and Lakeline and Mueller on Sunday. Props include an inflatable cricket bat and a name tag.
Other events happening this weekend:
- ACL TV Tapings: Norah Jones – Thursday at ACL Live at the Moody Theater
- Gabriel Iglesias – Friday at Moody Center
- Taylor's Version - A Swiftie Dance Party – Saturday at Empire Control Room & Garage
- Austin Oktoberfest – Saturday at German Texan Heritage Society
- College GameDay: Texas vs. Oklahoma – Saturday at Hotel Vegas
- Bluebonnet Beer Company 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Sunday at Bluebonnet Beer Company
- Ouija Workshop by The Austin Séance – Sunday at Vespertine