Get in the autumn spirit this October with Austin's annual Oktoberfest or a Halloween Children's Concert. All events are subject to change.

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Austin’s annual music festival will return to Zilker Park for two weekends in October. This year’s festival headliners include Chris Stapleton, Blink-182, Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan.
  • Oct. 4-6; 11-13, noon-10 p.m. (Fridays), 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Saturdays & Sundays)
  • Ticket prices vary
  • Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin
  • www.aclfestival.com
Austin Oktoberfest

Presented by the German-Texan Heritage Society, this year’s Oktoberfest will have German food and drinks, family-friendly fall activities and performances by Yodel Blitz, Walburg Boys and Off the Grid.Austin Record Convention

Shop from over 300 dealers selling records, CDs, cassette tapes and other music memorabilia. The Austin Record Convention is held twice a year; the next event will take place in the spring.
  • Oct. 19-20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sunday)
  • $5 (general admission)
  • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
  • www.austinrecords.com
Halloween Children’s Concert


The Austin Symphony Orchestra will host its annual Halloween Children’s Concert at the Long Center’s Dell Hall. The event will begin with kid-friendly Halloween activities on the H-E-B Terrace. This year’s concert will feature “The Composer is Dead,” a musical murder mystery where every member of the orchestra is a suspect. Attendees are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes as there will be a contest with prizes.Roots & Wings Festival

The annual Roots & Wings Festival is a series of family-friendly educational events spanning two weeks focusing on trees, plants, fungi, soil health, pollinators, birds, bats and more. Organizations across Austin will host events for their neighborhood communities. A full schedule of events and locations can be found on the Roots & Wings website.2024 Livestrong Challenge

At this fundraiser for cancer research, cyclists can choose to enter 20 to 100-mile toutes through Downtown Austin and the Texas Hill Country. Runners and walkers will can enter a timed 5K or 10K route around Lady Bird Lake. All courses end at Auditorium Shores where there will be food and drinks.
  • Oct. 20, 7:30 a.m. (ride); 8:30 a.m. (walk/run)
  • $35-$215 (registration)
  • 900 W. Riverside Drive, Austin
  • www.livestrong.org
‘Into the Woods’

The ZACH Performing Arts Academy, a student program of the ZACH Theatre, will present "Into the Woods," a production in which fairy tale characters cross paths on their journeys through an enchanted forest. The all-ages show will feature songs like "No One is Alone" and "Giants in the Sky.”Viva La Vida Festival and Parade


The Mexi-Arte Museum’s annual Dia de los Muertos celebration downtown will have music, dancers, a parade, an art market, food and drinks and more. The event will begin with the Viva la Vida Parade at noon.