March 16 – 20, 2021

Introducing SXSW Online, a digital experience from March 16–20, 2021 including keynotes, Conference sessions, Music Festival showcases, Film Festival screenings, world-class networking, and the unexpected discoveries that are always a part of SXSW.

May 28, 2021

A One-of-a-kind finger-licking & Finger-picking Good Time!!
Created by James Beard Award-winner Aaron Franklin, Guerilla Suit principal and Mohawk owner James Moody, and Mike Thelin, co-founder of Feast Portland, it is a DIY casserole of the culinary and music world.

#BandingTogetherATX

Your donations will help provide emergency relief to Austin’s music, service, hospitality, and creative sector workers that rely on regular programming and continual income to survive. Current recipient awards are HEB gift cards to up to $100.

TBD May 2021

Come meet Maifest – the little sister of Oktoberfest! Wander back in time and experience live music, food, and Gemütlichkeit in our beautiful gardens.

TBD Summer 2021

Oblivion Access Festival (formerly Austin Terror Fest) is an annual celebration of underground music and culture. District-wide public events on hold due to COVID-19. All dates are dependent on widespread U.S. vaccination efforts.

TBD Aug 2021

The RRCD is the heart and soul of the “Live Music Capital of the World.” At Hot Summer Nights we celebrate the diversity of local and regional talent by hosting district-wide Free Shows. Confirmation of all dates are dependent on widespread U.S. vaccination efforts.

#BandingTogetherATX

Your donations will help provide emergency relief to Austin’s music, service, hospitality, and creative sector workers that rely on regular programming and continual income to survive. Current recipient awards are HEB gift cards to up to $100.

TBD Sep 2021

Presented by Red River Cultural District and The SIMS Foundation, this annual mini-music and arts fest highlights and recommits our district’s music venues as safe spaces through live performances, education and trainings. Confirmation of all dates are dependent on widespread U.S. vaccination efforts.

October 9, 2021

Our newest district-wide music and cultural event, Oktoberfest has been hosted by the German-Texan Heritage Society for generations. In 2020, Oktoberfest was a Sold Out event, held safely outdoors in at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater. Confirmation of all dates are dependent on widespread U.S. vaccination efforts.

1st/2nd Weekends of Oct, 2021

The Austin City Limits Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas on two consecutive three-day weekends. ACL will be held virtually in 2020.

#BandingTogetherATX

Your donations will help provide emergency relief to Austin’s music, service, hospitality, and creative sector workers that rely on regular programming and continual income to survive. Current recipient awards are HEB gift cards to up to $100.

Oct 28 – 31, 2021

Founded in 2008, by members of The Black Angels and friends, the independent event has sparked a movement inspiring the creation of similar events across the globe.

TBD Nov 2021

A community-wide festival of light-based art installations along Waller Creek.

TBD December 2021

Previous years have included authentic German, handcrafted Christmas ornaments, nutcrackers, Schwiebogen, smokers and decor. Gluehwein (hot spiced wine), Christmas Stollen made by The New World Bakery.

Early January, 2022

District-wide public events on hold due to COVID-19. All dates are dependent on widespread U.S. vaccination efforts.