Weekend Event Guide

Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend

See Broadway musical Tootsie at the Majestic Theatre this weekend only.

Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

Breathtaking performances and a boozy festival are headed to Austin this weekend. Catch Broadway musical Tootsie at Bass Concert Hall, or raise a glass at Austin’s Bloody Mary Festival. Check out the top five things to do in Austin this weekend.

Thursday, February 24

Cirque du Soleil: OVO
Another captivating Cirque du Soleil performance comes to the Austin area, this time taking place at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. OVO explores the colorful and intricate ecosystem and life cycle of insects and features 50 performing artists from 12 countries. Get tickets online here. Performances are scheduled through February 27.

Broadway in Austin: Tootsie
The acclaimed musical, based on the Oscar-nominated film, comes to Austin’s Bass Concert Hall for a limited engagement. Performances of the laugh-out-loud Broadway hit are scheduled through February 27. For seating information, visit the ticketing website.

Friday, February 25

The Magic of Bill Blagg
Bill Blagg brings his interactive and jaw-dropping show to the Paramount Theatre stage for one night only. Interested in all the magic that awaits? Visit the ticketing website for seating availability.

Sunday, February 27

Bloody Mary Festival
Skip your standard Sunday brunch and opt for the Bloody Mary Festival at Fair Market. This massive, boozy, midday event will include complimentary bites, Bloody Marys created by some of the city’s top bartenders, photo ops, and a competition for the best Bloodys in town. VIP and general admission tickets are still available on the festival website.

The Little Gay Shop presents Black and Queer AF
The Little Gay Shop caps off Black History Month with a variety show featuring comedy, music, drag, and dance performances from an all-Black, all-queer cast. Additional highlights include a pre-show market featuring Black makers and a complimentary bar. Get tickets here.

See the hilarious Broadway hit Tootsie at Bass Concert Hall this weekend only.

Payton Reilly and Drew Becker in national tour of Tootsie

Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

See the hilarious Broadway hit Tootsie at Bass Concert Hall this weekend only.

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This week's hot headlines

Wurstfest waltzes into this week's 5 hottest Austin headlines

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Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.

1. New Braunfels sausage and beer extravaganza Wurstfest returns for 2024. German culture is on display in many subtle ways throughout Texas' historic towns; Wurstfest is not one of those ways. This oompah-driven, battered-and-fried, lederhosen-clad beer and sausage festival is coming back to New Braunfels for its annual festivities November 1-10.

2. Sixth Street icehouse branches out with posh, old-school sports club. There’s no shortage of spots to grab a drink in East Austin. But despite the area’s wide range of bar offerings — from cocktail lounges to dives — it comes up surprisingly short on sports bars. Enter Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (WTF) Sporting Club, which is taking over the giant East 7th space vacated earlier this year by Easy Tiger.

3. Austin's famous Katz's makes a comeback in the same location. There is good news this week for all Austinites pining for a simpler — and if you ask them, better — Austin of the past. The beloved West 6th Street eatery Katz's is making a comeback more than 10 years after it famously closed. Someone in the Katz family has re-purchased the original location and is hoping to bring back the good old days.

4. Popular Austin hospitality group stirs up sunny new daytime cafe. Since debuting in 2009, Jack Allen’s Kitchen’s weekend brunch has been a staple of Austin’s many best-of lists. Now, owners Jack Gilmore and Tom Kamm are upping the ante. The restaurateurs have founded a new concept, Day Maker Half Day Café, to bring that AM magic seven days a week.

5. Spectacular Austin Trail of Lights gets even more festive with weddings. Locals who feel sentimental about the 60-year-old Austin Trail of Lights now have a shimmering new way to make it part of their personal stories. Surely many have proposed to partners at the Christmas installation, but now they can get married there, too.