Spend the last few weeks of summer at these family-friendly events.

Austin Flea Pop-Up Market

The Austin Flea will be at Meanwhile Brewing for a pop-up market featuring a curated selection of local vendors selling handmade jewelry, bath and body products, candles, home goods, original artwork and more.
  • July 26, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
  • Free (admission)
  • Meanwhile Brewing, 3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin
  • www.austinflea.net
Hays County Honey Festival

Celebrate the honeybees at this family-friendly event. The Texas Natural Beekeepers Association will offer beekeeping education, harvest demos, honey tastings and more.Faerie Garden Workshop

At this immersive family-friendly event, Zilker Botanical Garden Docent Karen McClatchy will share faerie lore and teach attendees how to create their own faerie garden. Pre-registration for the event is required and does not include admission to the garden.Pop Cats


Presented by Purina and Friskies, this festival will have all things cat-related for attendees’ furry friends. There will be a gaming zone, a cat art exhibit, cat coloring activities, a permanent and temporary cat tattoo parlor and more. The Austin Humane Society and other local organizations will be in attendance with adoptable cats.
  • Aug. 3-4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday)
  • $10-$100
  • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
  • www.popcats.co/austin2024
Austin Pride Parade & Festival

Austin Pride 2024’s theme is ‘Queer Cabaret: Unleashed Glamour + Glitz.’ Austinites can expect to see bold and glamorous outfits, drag looks, performances and more at this year’s festival. There will be games and carnival rides, drag queen storytime, vendor booths and food and drinks. The parade will follow the festival and start at the Texas State Capitol.
  • Aug. 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (festival); 8-11 p.m. (parade)
  • Festival: free (ages 6 and under), $10 (ages 7-17), $20 (ages 18 and up); Parade: Free (admission)
  • Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse Segovia St., Austin (festival); Texas State Capitol Building, 1100 Congress Ave., Austin (parade)
  • www.austinpride.org
‘Footloose’

End a day of shopping at the Hill Country Galleria with a free, family-friendly production of ‘Footloose’ from Magnolia Musical Theatre and the City of Bee Cave. The show will feature a live band playing songs from the score like “I Need a Hero” and “Let’s Hear It for the Boy.”
  • July 10-Aug. 10, 8 p.m. (Wed.-Sat.)
  • Free (admission)
  • Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave
  • www.magnoliamt.org
Cirque de Soleil: Songblazers

Taking over the Bass Concert Hall stage, Cirque de Soleil’s show Songblazers pays tribute to legendary and upcoming artists in country music. Attendees can expect to hear songs like Billy Ray Cyrus' “Achy Breaky Heart” and Shania Twain's “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”‘Bending Light’


This exhibition from Texas-based artists Kaima Marie Akarue, Ciara Elle Bryant, Cat Martinez and Chandrika Metivier explores the intricacies of Black femininity, queer identity and self-discovery through video, photography, collage and sculpture.
  • July 13-Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.); noon-6 p.m. (Sat.)
  • Free (admission)
  • Women & Their Work, 1311 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin
  • www.womenandtheirwork.org
Dripping Springs Library Fundraiser

Fitzhugh Brewing will host a fundraiser for the Dripping Springs Community Library’s campaign for a new building. The event will include vendors, local authors, a book sale and more to benefit the library.Austin Train Show

Check out over 25,000 square feet of operating model and Lego trains at this event sponsored by the Austin Model Railroad Society. There will be over 100 vendors, a raffle of railroad-related items, kids activities and self-guided tours of model railroads.
  • Aug. 24-25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday)
  • Free ( children 12 and under), $8 (advance tickets), $10 (door tickets)
  • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
  • www.austintrainshow.org