FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP, LONE STAR LE MANS Circuit of The Americas, circuitoftheamericas.com Watch as the most extreme, top-performing cars go head-to-head in a six-hour-long endurance race at Circuit of The Americas. FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX Circuit of The Americas, circuitoftheamericas.com Three days of F1 racing, live music events and more, including headlining performances by international acts. PEPPERMINT PARKWAY November through December Circuit of The Americas, peppermintparkway.com This mile-long holiday drive-thru experience features dancing elves, dazzling lights and an appearance by Santa Claus. VIVA LA VIDA FEST Sixth Street, mexic-artemuseum.org Austin’s largest and longest-running Día de los Muertos festival features a grand procession, activities, traditional foods, artists and live music. TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL Texas State Capitol & Congress Avenue, texasbookfestival.org Enjoy readings, panel discussions, signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, YA authors, children’s activities and special exhibitors. LEVITATION Downtown Austin, levitation.fm Four days of live music in Downtown Austin, featuring psychedelic light shows. OCTOBER AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL Zilker Park, aclfestival.com NOVEMBER AUSTIN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL Auditorium Shores, austinfoodandwinefestival.com Join top chefs, sommeliers and winemakers from across Austin and the nation for a three-day epicurean adventure unlike any other. TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS FESTIVAL Fiesta Gardens, texascraftbrewersfestival.org This annual event showcases the thriving Texas beer community and lets visitors sample the best of local craft beer. One of the country’s largest celebrations of music, this six-day festival includes 140+ musical acts over two weekends. AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL The Paramount Theatre & Various Locations, austinfilmfestival.com One of the top film festivals in the country, this cinematic event shines the spotlight on top-billed films and indies alike. DECEMBER BLUE GENIE ART BAZAAR Blue Genie Art Bazaar, bluegenieartbazaar.com This unique holiday art show features handmade artwork and gifts from more than 200 local and regional artists. ARMADILLO CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Palmer Events Center, armadillobazaar.com Shades of old Austin are reflected with eclectic gifts and local entertainment from more than 160 artists and merchants. AUSTOBERFEST Scholz Garten, austoberfest.com Austoberfest celebrates German heritage with beer, sausage, live music and bowling at the oldest continuously operating tavern in Texas. MOZART’S LIGHT SHOW November through January Mozart’s Coffee Roasters, mozartscoffee.com Sip on a steaming cup of hot chocolate while watching dazzling light displays choreographed to lively music nightly each winter. AUSTIN’S NEW YEAR Auditorium Shores, austintexas.gov This family-friendly event celebrates the New Year with world-class entertainment, local food trucks and a dazzling midnight fireworks display. AUSTIN TRAIL OF LIGHTS Zilker Park, austintrailoflights.org Some 400,000 people a year come to see the dazzling trail of holiday lights and iconic tree in Zilker Park. Austin Food & Wine Festival HOLIDAY SING-ALONG & DOWNTOWN STROLL Texas State Capitol, downtownaustin.com Join hundreds of carolers in front of the Capitol as the tree is lit, plus enjoy live music, art and shopping. for our complete events calendar 8 visitaustin.org DUSANA RISOVIC SCAN HERE
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