Weekend Event Guide

Here are the top 7 things to do in Austin this weekend

Live entertainment is running rampant through the city, and this roundup of options will have you considering how to be in two places at once. Concerts by Rodney Crowell and Joshua Radin make their way onto our dance card, and an immersively musical screening of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse promises to have senses tingling. Check out the top seven things to do in Austin this weekend. For a complete list of events, visit our calendar.

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Visit and explore every corner of the Long Center during the inaugural Teresa Lozano Long Community Day on September 9.

Friday, September 8

Ao5 Gallery presents "When the Sun Dips: An Evening with Carrie Graber"
California-based oil painter Carrie Graber hosts an intimate evening of art, discussion, and elevated entertainment at Ao5 Gallery. Attendees can enjoy complimentary cocktails by Tequila 512 and view the newest originals and limited editions in Graber’s collection depicting Palm Springs scenes. Admission to this event is free and open to the public.

The Paramount Theatre presents Rodney Crowell in concert
Country music legend Rodney Crowell brings his music to The Paramount Theatre. The “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried” singer comes to Austin in support of his new album, The Chicago Sessions. Fellow music great Dan Penn joins Crowell for a special guest performance. Go to tickets.austintheatre.org for more details.

Saturday, September 9

Long Center presents the Teresa Lozano Long Community Day
The Long Center for the Performing Arts hosts its first-ever block party complete with an open house highlighting the landmark’s most treasured spaces and more. Guests are encouraged to explore backstage spots, theatrical areas, and the wide-open lawn with fellow Austin neighbors in celebration of community. Admission is free and open to the public.

Moontower Comedy presents "Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All"
Comedian Anthony Jeselnik performs his stand-up material live at The Paramount Theatre off the heels of his recently released Netflix special, Fire in the Maternity Ward. Jeselnik is no stranger to the comedic stage. He’s best known for his regular appearances on Comedy Central roasts and has performed on iconic late-night TV shows like Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Shows are scheduled through September 10. Get ticket details at austintheatre.org.

Joshua Radin in concert
Folk artist Joshua Radin performs live at 04 Center in support of his new EP, Though the World Will Tell Me So, Volume 1. He’s best known for songs like “Winter” and “Only You,” which often make appearances on the soundtracks of well-known films and TV series. Get ticket availability information at 04center.com.

Sunday, September 10

Austin-Oita Sister City Committee presents the Oita Japan Festival
Celebrate Austin’s Japanese sister city, Oita, and the country’s rich culture at the Asian American Resource Center. Festival highlights include a tea ceremony, sumo wrestling, Japanese martial arts and drumming, festival food, crafts, informational business sessions, and many more family-friendly activities. For more information, go to austinoita.org.

Long Center presents Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live in Concert
Experience the Academy Award®-winning animated film, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, while fully immersed in the movie’s score at this special Long Center production. Spidey fans will enjoy a screening of the blockbuster film paired with its score, which is performed by live musicians and a DJ scratcher on turntables. This sonically-centered story about the main character Miles Morales and his heroism is suitable for superhero fans of all ages. Go to thelongcenter.org for more information.

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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.