Week of March 30

21+ Crafty Happy Hour: Snail Mail Social

6:30PM - 8:30PM @ Make at Rosie - $8+ (Sliding scale)

Unplug and get creative at this social hour dedicated to the art of hand-written letters and crafty connection. It’s a unique alternative to the standard bar scene, allowing you to sip while you stamp. Admission varies from free to $15 for this 21+ gathering.

APA! Thrift: 50% Off Everything Sale

12:00PM - 6:00PM @ All 5 APA! Thrift Locations

Score huge savings during the final day of this massive sale where everything in the store is half off. Whether you're hunting for vintage clothing or furniture, every purchase supports Austin Pets Alive!'s lifesaving programs. All five locations are participating in this 50% off clearance event.

Kicking the Bucket Listening Club

6:00 PM @ Hampton Branch Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd, FREE!

An 8-week series that's decidedly not morbid… This death-positive listening club weaves basket weaving, deep listening sessions, and expert conversations about end-of-life topics into something genuinely life-affirming. Unusual, thoughtful, and free at the library.

Mindful Movement in the Park (The Wave)

6:45 PM check-in @ Zilker Park - $11–$33 sliding scale

A guided silent disco meets dance therapy meets meditation experience in Zilker Park! The Wave is equal parts workout, ritual, and Monday reset. Bring a blanket, wear headphones, and let a trained embodiment facilitator take you somewhere unexpected under the open sky.

Anime Trivia at Stargazer

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM @ Stargazer Bar, FREE!

Five rounds of anime trivia covering Magical Girls, Sexy Villains, and everything in between. Costumes welcome, teams up to six people, prizes on the line. Registration opens at 6:30; it's dog-friendly, food trucks are on site, and it costs exactly nothing to play.

Aura Photo Day at Nature's Treasures

11:00 AM – 6:00 PM @ Nature's Treasures, 1100 E 5th St, $40

Get your aura photographed and receive a full-color print plus a 23-page emailed analysis of your personal energy scan. Nature's Treasures is Austin's crystal-and-mysticism HQ on East 5th — this is the kind of Tuesday errand that could genuinely change your afternoon. Walk-in friendly during the window.

West African Dance Class with Jean-Claude Lessou

7:30 PM @ Ballet Austin, 501 W 3rd St, $5+

Move to the beat of live local drummers in this high-energy class led by Jean-Claude Lessou. This is participatory, physical, communal, and exactly the kind of Tuesday you didn't know you needed. No experience required, all levels welcome, and the live drumming component makes it genuinely unlike any gym class.

Sushi Making with Chef Melanie at WhichCraft Tap Room

6:00 PM @ WhichCraft Tap Room & Bottle Shop - ~$60

Chef Melanie walks you through building restaurant-quality sushi rolls from scratch in a craft beer tap room, which is an almost aggressively Austin combination. You leave with new skills, full, and probably a little buzzed. Great date night format or small group activity.

Bonnie's Last Stand!

10:00PM @ The Continental Club - $10

Don't miss Bonnie's Last Stand!, a bittersweet farewell performance from Bonnie Whitmore and The Sad Girls. It’s a $10 cover for a high-energy night of rock and doo-wop as they say goodbye to the legendary South Congress stage after a long residency.

Grackle Games: Cycle Seven

9:30 PM @ RAIN on 4th, FREE!

Austin's fiercest drag competition is deep into Cycle 7 at its new home on 4th Street, and the gloves are fully off. No safety nets, no pulling punches, just a new batch of icons and monsters clawing for the crown and their own weekly show. Hosted by Lady Grackle, beats by Monteza, with a lineup of twelve hungry competitors ready to make history. Come early to snag a seat before the madness kicks off.

MagicProv: The Mashup!

7pm - 8pm @ Fallout Theater - $12 online / $16 at the door

Austin's weirdest night of comedy gets a magic upgrade. MagicProv pairs mind-bending adult magic from Dr. Gary with magic-themed improv from the Jokus Pokus troupe; a one-of-a-kind mashup you won't find anywhere else. Save a few bucks and grab your tickets online before hitting the door.

Hood Therapy Comedy

11:30 PM @ The Creek and the Cave, FREE!

Comedians bring the stuff they genuinely can't say in therapy. It's raw, late-night, and built for the people who stayed out past midnight on a Tuesday and need something that earns it. Free admission, starts at 11:30.

Fish making night!

8:00 PM @ Flipside Warehouse, FREE!

Embrace the "Keep Austin Weird" ethos by helping local makers create vibrant art for upcoming community festivals during this free workshop. It’s a hands-on opportunity to get creative, meet interesting people, and contribute to Austin’s DIY culture in a social environment.

Rick Steves: An Evening of Travel & Transformation

7:30PM @ The Paramount Theatre - $47+

Join travel icon Rick Steves for an inspiring evening as he shares his philosophy on how transformative travel and global citizenship can broaden your horizons. You’ll gain valuable insights and practical tips to make your next journey more meaningful and budget-friendly while connecting with the world.

Sonic Guild Song Circles

7:00PM @ The 04 Center - $20

Discover the next wave of local soul and R&B with a curated showcase featuring rising stars like Daniel Fears and Lew Apollo. This intimate song circle at the 04 Center offers a unique look at the city’s brightest independent artists for a twenty-dollar ticket.

Swirl Austin Group Skate

6:00PM @ Shaylah Dame Skate Park

Lace up your skates and join a community-focused group glide designed to help you move your body and connect with fellow enthusiasts. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this free group skate is the perfect way to enjoy Austin's active outdoor vibe and reset mid-week.

Beginner Bellydance

7:30 PM @ 3220 Amy Donovan Plaza, $45+

Start your journey into a new form of artistic expression with a workshop that focuses on foundational moves and expressive community connection. This interactive session is a fantastic way to try something unconventional, get moving, and meet like-minded people in a supportive, creative environment.

Music is Medicine: Art Show & Concert Fundraiser for Salva Madre

6:00PM–10:00PM @ ArtUs Co - Sliding scale $20 – $40

Peruvian curandero Don William Llerena Murayari performs live medicine music and folklore surrounded by his own captivating artwork, with tribal house beats by DJs J:Miah & Sir Jackson keeping the energy flowing. Tickets include tea, treats, and a donation-based bar. Grab yours here and support five years of healing community work through Ilumina Medicina.

Powwow 101

4:00PM – 7:00PM @ NACC (3100 East 4th Street)

A community presentation on powwow culture with baked goodies alongside it! No cost, no pretense, just authentic cultural education in East Austin. This is the kind of thing you'll tell people about for months.

Experimental Music Night: Whalerider / Joey Reyes / Jayk Wilson

8:00PM @ Radio/East - $12.91

Three acts across the experimental spectrum close with Jayk Wilson's gong-and-analog-drone improvisation. He uses acoustic resonance and electronic intermodulation to create a sonic environment that's closer to meditation than a concert. Grab a ticket if your Wednesday has been feeling too normal.

Underground Texas Grotto Meeting: Save Our Springs

6:30PM @ Austin Public Library Windsor Park, FREE!

Austin's spelunking society meets monthly, and this one is themed around protecting local springs. Part civic action, part subterranean nerd community.

Talkin' Turkeys with Tecovas

6:00PM @ Tecovas SoCo, FREE!

Join the team at Tecovas on South Congress for a uniquely Texan gathering featuring updates on local turkey populations from wildlife experts. Enjoy complimentary cold drinks and eats while learning about conservation efforts and the vibrant natural history of the region. It’s a charmingly random educational experience that fits right into the local culture.

Backcountry Film Festival 2026

6:00PM @ The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen, FREE!

Ten backcountry-inspired short films covering deep pow, adventure, ice, pain, and laughter. Plus a mountain of gear giveaways and Brewtorium beer and food, all at no charge. Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, this annual fest raises money to protect winterlands access while making you briefly forget you live in Texas. Free entry, all ages, bring the whole crew.

Movies on the Lake: The Truman Show

8:00PM @ Mozart's Coffee Roasters, FREE!

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind outdoor cinema experience where you can watch a classic film right on the shores of Lake Austin. This immersive screening of The Truman Show allows you to relax with gourmet coffee and snacks while the film plays over the water. It's a peaceful yet quintessentially Austin way to spend a Thursday evening under the stars.

More Naked Than Ever

8:00PM @ Forbidden Fruit - $22

Forbidden Fruit is Austin's beloved adult boutique, and their in-store events are consistently worth showing up for. Intimate, body-positive, and reliably weird. The title is the pitch. If you know, you know; if you don't, this is a fine way to find out.

MS. BOAN / SRSQ: A Sexy World Is Possible Tour

9:00PM @ Elysium - $19.36

Dive into the dark, synth-heavy sounds of the "A Sexy World Is Possible" tour featuring MS. BOAN and SRSQ at one of Austin's most legendary alternative venues. This provocative show blends experimental pop with an immersive underground atmosphere that perfectly captures Austin's creative spirit. It’s a must-attend for fans of the avant-garde and alternative.

Full Albums, Really Loud: Led Zeppelin (Benefiting Austin Music Nonprofits)

6:00PM – 9:00PM @ Hotel Vegas, $10

The whole premise: they play Led Zeppelin I, II, III, and IV — on vinyl, the full original albums, in their entirety, at volume. That's it. 100% of ticket sales go to Austin Texas Musicians, SIMS Foundation, and Sonic Guild. Don't be late; the music starts at 6pm sharp.

Aries Zodiac Party w/ Megafauna, Lauren Lakis & French Film

7:00PM @ The Far Out Lounge & Stage, $12

Four years running, this zodiac party series celebrates RAM SZN with three bands, signature Aries cocktails, tarot readings by @aaronstarot, and an array of vendors. Megafauna headlines a night built for the bold and fire-signed — but honestly, your entire birth chart is welcome.

Blue Man Group

7:30PM @ Long Center for the Performing Arts, $41.40+

Join the fun and dive into the thrilling Blue Man Group experience: a blend of captivating music, interactive art and audience engagement.

Auricle Chamber Presents: Thunderous Rapture

19:30:00 @ 979 Springdale Road, $23.18 (discounted for students)
Experience the intense world of chamber music featuring the bass clarinet, piano, and strings. With its dramatic twists, deep emotions, and raw energy. Find details here.

SolarPunk Summit Presents: Mose & KR3TURE – Inner Vision

6:00PM–11:00PM @ BATHE, $42.22

An alcohol-free, shamanic-inspired dance gathering featuring intentional soundscapes from Mose and KR3TURE, plus access to a sauna and cold plunge, an Entheos Holistics lounge, and a community of "open-hearted humans." This one bills itself as a container for connection, not just a show — expect a trance-adjacent dance journey that takes itself seriously in the best possible way.

April Square Dance at Rosewood Park

6:00PM – 8:00PM @ Rosewood Park Pavilion, FREE! (Sugg. Donation)

Live music by Webster's Ragtime Trio with Ian Lee, all dances taught, no experience necessary, held in an East Austin park pavilion. This is exactly the kind of joyful, community-built free event that makes Austin feel like a neighborhood and not just a city.

Cobweb Cabaret – Paramount & Stateside Theatres

7:00PM (doors) @ Stateside Theatre, $51+

Emma Vauxdevil and her "showghouls" bring eclectic burlesque to one of Austin's most storied stages. High glamour, spine-tingling aesthetics, and genuine top-tier talent wrapped in a gothic web. Grab tickets here before this one sells out; burlesque at the Paramount hits different.

Noche de Salsa with El Tiburon Live! at Veracruz

7:00PM @ Veracruz All Natural (East Austin), $25

Celebrating five years of partnership between this beloved East Austin taqueria and live salsa music, tonight includes an intro salsa class plus a live performance from El Tiburon. Casual, and deeply community-rooted: grab a taco and learn some footwork.

2000's Night @ Armadillo Den – Jimmy Eat Brisket

8:00PM – 11:00PM @ Armadillo Den, FREE!

Jimmy Eat Brisket (yes, that's the band name) plays a free throwback 2000s night at this South Austin spot. Emo, pop punk, and every nostalgic hit you forgot you knew every word to. No cover, cold drinks, and a crowd that will absolutely sing along.

Austin Witchfest 2026

10AM – 7PM @ Palmer Events Center, $12.51+

A full-day festival dedicated to the celebration and education of witchcraft, Austin Witchfest brings together vendors, practitioners, performers, and curious newcomers under one roof. This is the kind of day where you can buy crystals, get a tarot reading, see live ritual performance, and leave with a completely different worldview; or at least some excellent new candles.

The Highball Retro Market

12PM – 6PM @ The Highball, FREE!

Righteous Retro fills the Highball with 20+ vendors dealing VHS, vinyl, art, comics, toys, and retro gaming (N64 and more consoles on-site to play). There's also flash tattoos from Electric Siren Tattoo and interactive contests for prizes — and it's also Rob's birthday, so the energy will be celebratory. Free and fully weird.

Urban Music & Cultural Fest - 20 Year Anniversary

1:30PM @ Moody Amphitheater , $72+

Celebrate two decades of Afrocentric brilliance with a powerful day of art, food, and music at the stunning Waterloo Park venue. This milestone anniversary showcases national talent and local hometown artistry to honor Austin’s rich multi-generational musical heritage.

Open Canopy: Free Art Studio Crawl

1PM - 4PM @ 916 Springdale Rd, FREE!

Wander through working artist studios, explore galleries, talk directly to the makers, and dance to DJ sets — all free. East Austin's creative ecosystem on full display for an afternoon, no ticket required.

Ceremony Botanical Brews Introduction Party

4:30PM @ Hi Sign Brewing, FREE!

America's first botanical brewing company makes its public Austin debut with free tastings of their Matcha Botanical Pilsner (calm, focused energy; bright and earthy) and Hibiscus Botanical Ale (tart, floral). The launch event also features DJ Tradfemme and a one-of-a-kind botanical ceramic arrangement by Austin artist Katie Stevens, raffled off to one guest at 5:15. Novel concept, free entry, good excuse to drink something new.

Tartan Day

5:30 PM @ Draylen Mason Music Studio, $30

Celebrate Scottish heritage with a lively evening of traditional music and community at the KMFA studio space. It's the perfect second chance to catch the festivities if you missed the St. Patrick's Day celebrations earlier this spring.

Sunn O)))

7PM @ Emo's, $42+

Drone-doom legends Sunn O))) play in robes, generate subsonic frequencies that vibrate your skeleton, and perform music that exists somewhere between a meditation and a siege. If you've ever wanted to feel like you're standing inside a cathedral that's slowly collapsing, this is your night.

SKYFEST: Music & Crawfish Boil

4PM–8PM @ HowMuch?! Studios - $10+

Five local acts spanning orchestral metal, dance grooves, rap, techno, and singer-songwriter, plus crawfish until it's gone, a Man Versus Yoga pop-up, and mini-festival energy packed into one evening. The $10 advance price is genuinely worth it just for the crawfish, and everything else is a bonus.

Fantasy Karaoke + Nighttime Vendors Market

7PM – 11PM @ the Tiny Minotaur Tavern - $9

On the first Saturday of each month, Miguel the Rogue Bard hosts Fantasy Karaoke at The Rift — you don't have to sing a fantasy song, but you MUST be in fantasy costume to sing (otherwise: the boa of shame). Simultaneously, the Night Market fills the space with weapons makers, fortune-tellers, sculptors, and gaming accessory shops. There is nowhere else in Austin you can buy a handmade dagger and then perform "All Star" in full elven regalia.

After the Vibes - Live DJs & Special Guests

11:30 PM @ Elsewhere Hookah Lounge

Keep the energy high late into the night with the hottest DJs and the smoothest flavors at this vibrant hookah lounge. Come to these Saturday night festivities where the vibes never stop loading.

Camp East Vintage Market

11:00AM - 4:00PM @ Camp East, FREE!

Celebrate community with 20+ vintage vendors and a free egg hunt at 1pm featuring hidden prizes and vendor discounts! Enjoy live DJ sets and free wine tastings while you shop. It's the ultimate neighborhood market vibe.

Crafty Kid Market

12:00PM - 5:00PM @ Ani's Day & Night, FREE!

Support the next generation of creators at this adorable market featuring local kid vendors and adult makers. Don't miss the Egg Hunt at noon followed by Lotería at 3pm with great prizes. It's a heartwarming day of community and family fun.

Spring Paper Toy Decorating Competition 2026

11:00AM @ Letterpress PLAY, FREE!

Budding artists can showcase their talents for a chance to win $100 cash and a gift card. Pick up your free decorating pack at the store to participate in this creative community event. It's a fun way to engage with local crafts.

Style Your Own Editorial Portrait

12:00 - 4:00PM @ Future Front Texas, Free w/ RSVP

Glaze Magazine teams up with Future Front to walk emerging creatives through an actual editorial shoot: styling, photography, visual storytelling, and you walk away with a professionally styled portrait of yourself. Free with RSVP, which makes it the best deal for anyone interested in fashion or photography.

Unholy Union [Drag, Aerial, Pole, Variety Show]

6:00PM - 10:00PM @ Cherrywood Center, $36.66+

You are sinfully summoned to an extravagant variety soirée critiquing wealth and wedding culture through drag and aerial arts. This boundary-pushing 18+ show promises a night of provocative and ostentatious entertainment.

Blue Owl Brewing: Adult Easter Egg Hunt

12:00PM @ Blue Owl Brewing, $28

Hit the nostalgia button with a special adult egg hunt held right in the brew space. Each ticket includes two pours of craft beer and a guaranteed spot to search for hidden eggs with special prizes. These tickets sell out fast, so grab yours today!

Sip + Solder Eggs: Stained Glass Workshop

12:00–4:00PM @ Austin Beerworks (Sprinkle Valley) - $80

Make a stained glass suncatcher in the shape of either a fried egg or an Easter egg - your call! while drinking beer at Austin Beerworks. Instructor Deke Cameron walks you through lead came construction from scratch over four hours; this is a real craft skill, not a paint-by-numbers situation, and the California-style safety warning about lead exposure only adds to the experience.

Jane Austin Improv

6:00PM @ 616 Lavaca St - $15.85

Jane Austen's wit meets improv comedy in a show that sounds like a niche joke but is actually a perfect Easter Sunday evening concept — clever banter, unexpected turns, and the kind of dry humor that pairs well with whatever you had at brunch. The name alone is doing a lot of heavy lifting, and we respect it.