September Curated: Top Austin Events This Month
Plan your monthly social schedule with these local cultural events including concerts, fundraisers, festivals, and more
Welcome, September! Welcome to the start of a very busy and exciting season of events in Austin. As we transition from summer into fall festival season, your September social schedule can be packed with exciting concerts, performing arts debuts, street fairs, fundraisers, and plenty of excuses to get out and explore the city. We hope to see you out and about at one of these wonderful social happenings this September in Austin!
3rd Annual Teresa Lozano Long Community Day
Long Center
September 6
Enjoy a block-party bash featuring hosts of community partners, activities, and performances all over the Long Center building. Look forward to KIDosky crafts & games with Creative Action, BubblePalooza presented by H-E-B, live music, food trucks, and more. thelongcenter.org
Bat Fest
Congress Avenue Bridge
September 6
This vibrant, bat-themed festival highlights the awe-inspiring sight of over 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats taking flight at dusk from the Congress Avenue Bridge. With live music, arts and crafts, delicious food, and a quirky costume contest, it’s a lively annual celebration. www.batfest.com
Lagers & Literature Book Fair
Meanwhile Brewing
September 7
For the fourth year, the brewery transforms into a hub for local authors, independent bookstores, archives, printmakers, and book makers, alongside activities like zine-making with Lone Star Zine Fest, book press coasters with Austin Book Arts Center, and custom poems from Typewriter Rodeo. www.meanwhilebeer.com
Fall Pecan Street Festival
Hill Country Galleria
September 13
The Pecan Street Festival is a free, bi-annual juried music, arts and crafts festival. Visitors will experience a lively street fair with vendors, artists, musicians, food, drinks and more. pecanstreetfestival.org
La Fiesta del Grito de la Independencia de México
Republic Square Park
September 15
This free event marks the 215th anniversary of the beginning of the independence of Mexico. Enjoy entertainment from the Roy Lozano Ballet Folklórico, Mariachi Capital and other bands. The event will include a Mexican artisan mercado; a community resource fair with information on health care, immigration and the Texas, Mexico and Austin shared history; as well as children’s activities. More info.
VIBE Weekend
Old Sixth Street
September 19 & 20
The Downtown Austin Alliance is debuting VIBE Weekend, a new downtown experience celebrating stories of Austin through music, art and culture on the historic 500 block of Old Sixth Street at Palm Door on Sixth and the parking lot at 522 E. Sixth St. Free and open to the public, this two-day event features live and musical performances, art installations and creative experiences for all ages.
Austin Museum Day
Various museums across Austin
September 21
Mark your calendars for a day of free admission to numerous Austin-area museums, celebrating art, culture, history, music, nature, science, and play. Enjoy complimentary access and special programming all day long. www.austinmuseums.org
“The Wizard of Oz”
Zach Theater
Through September 21
Buckle up for a reimagined journey over the rainbow with a Dust Bowl-era cowboy band, a glittering mirror ball experience, and musical spectacular with a reminder that there’s “no place like home.”
HAAM Benefit Day
Various venues across Austin
September 23
Join the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) for live performances and special events throughout Austin, raising funds to ensure Austin’s musicians have access to essential health services. www.myhaam.org
Levitation
Palmer Events Center
September 25-28
This is a four-day weekend of music that brings art to Austin’s Palmer Events Center and other Downtown Austin venues. Levitation will be held primarily at the Palmer Events Center just south of Downtown with additional shows taking place at venues including Stubb’s, Radio/East, Mohawk and more. levitation.fm
Stephen Mills’ “Grimm Tales”
The Long Center
September 26-28
Choreographed by Artistic Director Stephen Mills, with an original score by Graham Reynolds, and featuring the artwork of Natalie Frank, this production turns age-old fairytales on their head, revealing the cautionary truths lurking beneath the surface of 19th-century fairy tales. Inspired by the provocative, large format gouache and pastel drawings of feminist painter Natalie Frank, this mesmerizing production immerses audiences in a world where innocence meets darkness. balletaustin.org
Stay Up-to-Date on More September Events
Of course this is just a small sample of the many events and activities you can expect in Austin this month! Check out our online calendar of events for more happenings, including these special events:
- The SIMS Foundation’s Music For The Mind Gala
- Red Dot Art Spree
- Unite the Fight Gala
- Texas Advocacy Project Black & White Ball
- Imagine A Way Gala
- 70th Annual Jewel Ball
- Any Baby Can’s Big Hearts, Bright Futures Luncheon
- A Good Night for Goodwill
- A Night in Verde Benefit for 4ATX Foundation
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