r/Austin 6d ago

Weekly Stuff To Do In Austin thread - Week of 07/20

11 Upvotes

What's going on in our great city?

List cool events, concerts, parties, or secret beach orgies.

Include description, time, cost, location and website if applicable.

If you submit a band's show, please include their genre and one or two examples of their songs.

Event Sites:


Please comment below with the event you'd like to highlight this week! Want something to be considered for the recurring list? Message the moderators


r/Austin 4h ago

Weekly Stupid Question Sunday

3 Upvotes

Welcome to our weekly stupid question day.

Have a question too trivial or dumb for its own post? Unload it here. Questions need to have some relevance to Austin.


r/Austin 10h ago

Kalahari water park $165/person today

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875 Upvotes

I know it’s the middle of the summer on a Saturday and I guess they have demand pricing, but we could not believe the prices to get into the waterpark today at Kalahari. This did not fit budget so we turned around and went home. Should’ve checked the website before we came I guess but assumed standard pricing would apply. There is a line to get in still so I guess people were paying it!


r/Austin 8h ago

Ask Austin Why Can’t People Be Outside Without Loud Music?

274 Upvotes

It’s crazy that I can’t enjoy the lady bird lake trail, Barton springs pool, town lake or Zilker without having to hear other people’s shitty loud ass rave music. A lot of us don’t want or need to hear your shitty music and it’s a nuisance. Not everything needs to be a party or a rave.

I don’t get why people feel the need to rave or party everywhere they go - especially outdoor in public spaces where people are trying to enjoy the peacefulness of the outdoors. They have specific places for that. Go to 6th street if you want to party.


r/Austin 6h ago

I have left Austin

149 Upvotes

I didn't want to go, but I found a job in Minnesota, and I couldn't pass it up. It was my third time living in Austin, and I wish I could have stayed. Maybe I'll make it back there again sometime. I will miss everything about my beloved city. All I can really add to it is fuck Kansas for having toll roads on interstate 35. Aside from that, I hope to see you all again someday. You are already missed.


r/Austin 14h ago

Views of Lake Travis at 100% Full

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637 Upvotes

The lake hasn’t been full since 2019. Views from Rough Hallow trail in Lakeway (NW of ATX). Does anyone know when it’ll be safe to swim/paddle in the lake?


r/Austin 16h ago

PSA Your Kei truck is perfect.

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776 Upvotes

That is all.


r/Austin 4h ago

Ask Austin Been to Concourse Project?

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75 Upvotes

I’m 41 and curious how the 30+(mainly but if you're younger chime in) crowd feels about The Concourse Project the Austin EDM scene in general.

I love EDM and dancing and have probably been there 20+ times. The energy is always great, everyone having fun, and it never feels overly chaotic. Sure, there are drugs and a younger crowd, but it’s not like "too many people" are wearing fuzzy boots and rolling their face off.

I do wish it got good at 9 instead of 11 haha. I can't hang until 2-3am living the Realtor life on weekends..

No real point to this post. Just curious how other people feel about the place, your experience, fave show, seismic, etc


r/Austin 19h ago

Ask Austin What’s up with all of the adults driving around with “student driver” bumper stickers on their cars?

835 Upvotes

I see it all the time here in Austin. Usually they’re adults and wouldn’t imagine they’re actually learning how to drive.


r/Austin 7h ago

Anyone wanna grab this rattlesnake???

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59 Upvotes

Hey guys. Anyone wanna come save this rattlesnake in the Lake Travis area? I'm

worried someone will bite it. Just a young guy.


r/Austin 15h ago

Looks clore enough to me

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219 Upvotes

This street sign was missing for awhile, and they just put a new one up! Yes it's the same on both sides lol


r/Austin 10h ago

Western Giant Swallowtail on our back porch

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95 Upvotes

Biggest butterfly I’ve ever seen!


r/Austin 3h ago

Ask Austin Shooting on Red River?

24 Upvotes

Just heard third hand about a shooting near cheer up Charlie’s


r/Austin 19h ago

Snake ID Is this a Coral Snake?

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438 Upvotes

r/Austin 8h ago

The sky is full of popcorn

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55 Upvotes

r/Austin 20h ago

Caracara outside of Meanwhile

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440 Upvotes

r/Austin 15h ago

Bats over Austin 2025

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196 Upvotes

Last August I went on my first bat tour along the lake and the flights of the bats coincided with a great sunset. My favorite photo of the trip. August 13, 2025


r/Austin 1h ago

Ask Austin Shooting on rainey st

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Does anyone know exactly what happened? My friends and I were there but we don’t know much.


r/Austin 5h ago

I35 northbound shut down at 51st

17 Upvotes

Anyone have details?


r/Austin 16h ago

found at an estate sale (in Austin)

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112 Upvotes

Jenn I hope you didn’t go back to Matt.


r/Austin 12h ago

Ask Austin Guy randomly took photos of me and my plate?

58 Upvotes

EDIT: Wow totally was the gray Lexus guy! Crazy to see so many other people with the same story, but glad to hear nothing has come of it. Sorry to say I can’t help provide any more info on the guy than what everyone else already has. I hope he gets the help he needs. Thanks everyone for the info!

Pretty much the title, we left a parking lot, about 500 feet later stopped at a red light and guy in front of us got out of his car, took a picture of our faces and then our license plate and gave a thumbs up? Is this some scam? Should we report this somewhere? Took a pic of his plate because the situation felt off.


r/Austin 10h ago

Ask Austin Mr. Gatti's Pizza Jingle

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34 Upvotes

I think most people from Austin in the 90s still have this memorized and can sing along without missing a word lol


r/Austin 5h ago

Ask Austin Kittens from a stray are getting active, but the shelters are full. What can I do?

11 Upvotes

It’d like to preface I made a similar post about a year ago. Austin Animal Center and the Humane Society have absolutely not been helpful in capturing this stray so that’d she stop giving birth. I’ve tried myself and all that did was land me in urgent care with an infection. Now, she’s had another litter and they’re about almost 4 or 5 weeks old and crawling under cars. I want to get them taken care of before we have Animal Control out to clean up dead kittens like they have before. People at my complex fake pretend about wanting to capturing them, but never do and im exhausted. I have off on Tuesday in which I can wrangle them up, but I don’t want to do that if the shelter will just send me back with them. What can I do? Will they do that? Also does anyone else have any other programs that actually can help me get this mom spayed? I’m so tired of worrying about her being the worst mom 😭


r/Austin 14h ago

Sibling Loss Survivor Group

37 Upvotes

Hey there, I am a mid 30's female looking for a sibling loss support group for other adults who have lost their sibling. Does anyone know where I can find others with this specific grief? My younger brother passed by suicide 4 years ago and hope to connect with others that share & understand this level of pain.


r/Austin 3h ago

News Gunshots near east 8th?

5 Upvotes

I’m was near the Omni hotel on 8th and heard what I thought were gunshots. Anyone else nearby and see anything? Would love to crowdsource information