Austin Food and Wine Festival
The Food and Wine Festival will offer a variety of wines, spirits and brews as well as food samples from local and national chefs. Attendees must be 21 years old to enter the festival.
- Nov. 1-3, event times vary
- $175+ (tickets)
- Auditorium Shores, 900 W. Riverside Drive, Austin
- www.austinfoodandwinefestival.com
Austin Habitat for Humanity will present its annual fundraiser to help build more affordable homes. The evening will include dinner, drinks, live music, auction packages and more.
- Nov. 2, 6 p.m.
- $300 (ticket)
- Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin
- www.austinhabitat.org
An annual Big Medium program, the Austin Studio Tour gives art lovers the opportunity to go on a self-guided tour of 480 galleries and studios across the city. The first weekend of the tour will feature artists on the west side of I-35, and the second will feature artists on the east side. A kick-off party will be held on Nov. 2 at the George Washington Carver Museum.
- Nov. 9-10 (weekend one); Nov. 16-17 (weekend two), noon-6 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Locations vary
- www.bigmedium.org/austinstudiotour
The Blue Genie Art Bazaar will be open daily to offer locally handcrafted items like home decor, clothing, fine art, candles, jewelry and more.
- Nov. 15-Dec. 24, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- 6100 Airport Blvd., Austin
- www.bluegenieartbazaar.com
The Junior League of Austin will present this annual market to benefit its signature programs and nonprofit community partners. Leading up to and throughout the market, JLA will host a series of themed parties and children’s events at its Community Impact Center and the Palmer Events Center.
- Nov. 15-24 (parties and children’s events); Nov. 21-24 (market), times vary
- $25+ (tickets)
- 5330 Bluffstone Lane, Austin; 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
- www.jlaustin.org/a-christmas-affair
The Texas Craft Brewers Guild will return to Fiesta Gardens for its annual festival celebrating small and independent Texan breweries. There will be food trucks, live music and more than 200 handcrafted beers to sample.
- Nov. 16, 2-6:30 p.m.
- $55 (tickets)
- 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St., Austin
- www.texascraftbrewersfestival.org
The Austin Auto Festival will have something for car enthusiasts and casual eventgoers to enjoy. There will be driving simulators, meet-and-greets, giveaways, displays from top car brands and more.
- Nov. 16-17, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Free-$18 (tickets)
- Q2 Stadium, 10414 Mc Kalla Place, Austin
- www.austinautofest.com
The Texas Book Festival welcomes book lovers from across the state to celebrate literature through conversations with authors, exhibitor booths, book signings, family storytimes and more. This year’s headliners are Malcolm Gladwell and Matthew McConaughey who will speak at ticketed sessions.
- Nov. 16-17
- Free (admission)
- Texas Capitol and around Downtown Austin
- www.texasbookfestival.org
Cirque Dreams, an entertainment brand of Cirque du Soleil, will bring its family holiday spectacular to the Bass Concert Hall for one evening. The show is a Broadway-style production of circus arts featuring holiday music, scenery and storylines.
- Nov. 22, 7 p.m.
- $33-$113 (tickets)
- 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin
- www.texasperformingarts.org
H-E-B’s annual holiday dinner will take place at the Palmer Events Center and have Texas-style Thanksgiving meals, music and more. As part of the company’s Hunger Relief Program, the H-E-B Feast of Sharing is a series of festive gatherings that serve more than 340,000 meals at 34 dinners throughout Texas and Mexico.
- Nov. 26, 4-8 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
- www.newsroom.heb.com/heb-feast-of-sharing-calendar
The annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot kicks off at the Long Center. All proceeds benefit Caritas of Austin.
- Nov. 28, 7 a.m.
- $12+
- 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin
- www.thundercloud.com/turkeytrot
