Violet Crown Festival
Local nonprofit Violet Crown Community Works will host a spring festival featuring food, live music, artisan crafts and family-friendly activities. This year, it will feature a barbecue cook-off and headliner Dale Watson and His Lone Stars.
- May 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Brentwood Park, 6710 Arroyo Seco, Austin
- www.violetcrowncommunity.org/vcf_2025
Austin’s longest running art and music festival will take place at Hill Country Galleria for its 50th anniversary celebration this spring. The festival will feature local vendors and artists, live music artists, kids' rides, a petting zoo and more.
- May 3-4, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Saturday); 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (Sunday)
- Free (admission)
- Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave
- www.pecanstreetfestival.org
Fiesta Reclamada, or Fiesta Reclaimed, will celebrate Austin’s diverse cultures through contemporary music, dance and visual arts. The festival will have food and drinks, art booths, children’s activities, live music, dancing and more.
- May 4, noon- 6 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- The Cathedral, 2403 E. 16th St., Austin
- www.a3austin.org/fiesta
‘Romeo and Juliet’
Ballet Austin will present “Romeo and Juliet,” the iconic story of young love, accompanied by a score performed live by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
- May 9-11, 7:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday); 3 p.m. (Sunday)
- $20-$125 (tickets)
- The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin
- www.balletaustin.org
The 48th Annual O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships will bring together the “punniest” people to compete in spoken word competitions. Spectators are invited to take lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the jokes, live music, food trucks and a silent auction.
- May 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Free (admission)
- Brush Square Park, 409 E. Fifth St., Austin
- www.punoffatx.brushsquaremuseums.org
The 27th annual film festival will showcase and celebrate the best in Latinx, Indigenous, Latin American and Ibero-American storytelling through panels, workshops and community building. Cine Las Americas is an Austin-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Latinx and Indigenous filmmakers.
- May 14-18, event times vary
- Prices vary
- AFS Cinema, 6259 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin; Austin PBS, Austin Media Center, 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Bldg. 3000, Austin
- www.cinelasamericas.org
Following its main festival, Cine Las Americas will present an inaugural youth film festival to showcase filmmakers from around the world who are under the age of 19.
- May 24, time
- Free (admission)
- Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, 1156 Hargrave St., Austin
- www.cinelasamericas.org/emergente/2025-festival
Art lovers, enthusiasts and collectors are invited to check out 55 local, national and international galleries for the Affordable Art Fair’s second annual showcase in Austin. Guests will be able to walk through the galleries of contemporary art and learn about the art-buying world through panel discussions, tours and workshops.
- May 15-18, gallery hours vary by day
- Free-$50 (tickets)
- Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
- www.affordableartfair.com/fairs/austin
Spanning Memorial Day Weekend, this festival calls itself a “DIY casserole of the culinary and music world.” The food events and music shows will exhibit some of Austin’s best chefs and talented musicians.
- May 22-25, event times vary
- $125-$1,190 (tickets)
- Event locations vary
- www.hotluckfest.com
The ColdTowne Theater, an Austin main stage for improv comedy, will present Austin Sketch Fest, showcasing the best scripted comedy in Austin and beyond.
- May 22-26, 7 p.m.
- $83.51 (badge)
- 1700 E. Second St., Austin
- www.atxsketchfest.com
South Austin gallery DORF will present a summer group exhibition that celebrates dogs and the deep bonds shared with them. An opening reception will take place on May 23.
- May 23-Sept. 20, Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. (gallery hours)
- Free (admission)
- 218 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin
- www.dorfworld.org
Art for the People Gallery's spring exhibition showcases 30 Austin artists and what inspires them to create captivating art.
- Through May 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Tuesday-Wednesday); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Thursday-Sunday)
- Free (admission)
- 2801 S. I-35 frontage road, Austin
- www.artforthepeoplegallery.com/events
The 14th season of the annual ATX TV Festival will bring TV fans together to celebrate past, current and upcoming series through reunions, screenings, Q&As, panel discussions and more events. This year’s festival guests include Seth Meyers, Jon Hamm, Christine Baranski and more.
- May 29-June 1, event times vary
- $40-$50 (single event tickets); $150-$535 (festival passes and badges)
- Downtown Austin
- www.atxfestival.com
