6th Street Entertainment District
Event Calendar
From jazz, blues, and country to rock, hip-hop, beat, progressive, metal, punk and derivations of these, there's something to whet everyone's musical pallete. Live music of every genre abounds. Great food is a staple on 6th Street, featuring such regional staples as chili, ribs, and Tex-Mex plus steak, seafood, cajun-cooking, and deli
Sixth Street is Austin's entertainment showpiece, and deservedly so. Great events like the Austin Mardi Gras celebration, SXSW, The Republic of Texas Bikers Rally, the Pecan Street Festival and Sixth's Street infamous Haloween celebration all make for great times with great people.
Going West from the entertainment area, West Sixth Street offers another suprise with antique stores, art galleries, hair salons, restaurants, and lot's of eclectic shops.
Sixth Street draws an eclectic bunch including endless streams of mostly single UT students, the YUP's, the burb's, some interesting street folk,and lot's of out of town visitors. From film folk to politicians, to music men and women, Sixth Street rubs elbows well. It's not uncommon to spy some celebrity type taking in the sights on 6th. Dress code, yeah right. You'll see cowboys and punks, surfers and suits. On Halloween anything goes, and during Mardi Gras in February, everything goes.
Events
saturday, august 27
Jerry Garcia Birthday Festival
Jerry Fest at the Pier on Lake Austin.
saturday august 27
Keep Austin Weird 5K & Free Concert
The 3rd annual “KeepAustinWeird 5K” race celebrates the truly unique spirit of our great city.and is sponsored by local Austin businesses– the people, the places and the things- that Keep Austin Weird. It’s another great way for these businesses to thank those Austinites who support them and at the same time benefit Austin’s crown jewel, the Barton Springs Pool.
august 28
Austin Chronicle Hot Sause Festival
In the 14 years since its inception, what started as a friendly contest between Austin and San Antonio has become one of the largest annual contest events in the world. Free to the public, the event draws 15,000 spectators and more than 300 entries each year. Live music and some of the best hot sauce in the world.
saturday september 3
2nd Annual South Congress Celebration
Arts and crafts, food vendors, carnival rides, petting zoo, pony rides. Entertainment by Del Castillo, Grupo Fantasma and more. C'mon down to South Congress for this inagural event 12 pm to 9 pm
sept 3-4,
Batfest
Arts, Crafts, Music, Food, Bat Watching, Children’s Activities, and Educational Displays. This is an outdoor show. All professional Artists and Craftspeople are invited to participate in Batfest... Approximately 150 Booths will be set up in the Festival Area located on the Congress Ave Bridge in downtown Austin TX.
sept 23-25
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Brought to you by the producers of the legendary PBS TV show Austin City Limits, the 4th Annual Austin City Limits Music Festival will showcase the music of Austin as well as other regional and national acts on 6 stages for three days in Zilker Park
september 24-25
Pecan Street Fall Arts Festival
The Old Pecan Street Festival is held on E. 6th St. between Congress Ave. & I.H. 35 from 11am to 8 in the evening both days. Admission to the event is free. Arts and crafts from some 250 artisans. Great food and drink with live music on five stages by local Austin entertainers.
october 7-8
The Red River Rock Out
A weekend extravaganza featuring the finest in underground rock, film, and art in Texas- Day and night music showcases, educational panels, exotic exhibits, freak Shows, films, parties, vendors.
october 7-9
19th Annual Gruene Music & Wine Fest
A fantastic weekend of wine tasting and music.
october 23
Texas TrailFest
Mountain bike rides, TrailFest 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run, Rock Climbing Wall, a Bike Rodeo for the kids including the bike limbo, log pull and bike toss and the Pure Austin Obstacle Course Challenge for kids and adults. The 3rd Annual Texas TrailFest Outdoor Adventure Festival at Zilker Park has something for everyone, adults & kids! There will also be food vendors in the festival area with a variety of tasty treats! Our motto for 2004 is "Exposing Austin to Adventure!"
november 26-27
11th Annual Victorian Christmas on 6th
The Old Pecan Street Association continues its Christmas 6th Street Tradition.
Re-live the turn-of-the-century and rejoice in the spirit of Christmas on Austin's historic 6th Street.150 booths of handmade arts and crafts. Christmas carolers, choirs, and handbells in our Christmas Village. Two parades each day. A civil war encampment with Indians & Mountainmen. Two high strickers & other antique games of skill. Falconry shows & Elephant rides. Barbershop quartets, Banjo groups, and Fiddlers. The Zoo Show, Live Exotic Animal Shows from around the world. Clickety Cloggers, Clog Dancing. Highland Dancers, Scottish Dancing. Last Desperados, Gunfighting.
december 10-23,
Armadillo Christmas Bazaar
The 29th Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. Over 20 musical acts booked and over 130 artists invited to display their wares. Help us celebrate over a quarter century of great live music and arts and crafts at the 28th Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. The 2003 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, a premier Austin arts event held in the Austin Music Hall at Third and Nueces in downtown Austin, Texas for fourteen days preceding Christmas. With over 20 musical acts booked and over 130 artists invited to display their wares, the Dillo will be offering lots of fun with fine handcrafted gifts available for Christmas shoppers and an exciting lineup of live music for their entertainment again this holiday season. The show is open from 11AM until 11PM each day from December 11th through Christmas Eve. Food and drink are available at all times with live music every evening from 8PM to closing, and afternoon musical acts scheduled on the weekends
2006
january 12-15, 2006
Austin Boat Show
Fun for the whole family! The huge Annual Austin Boat Show features over 20 dealers,200 booths and is coming again to the Convention Center.
february 5, 2005
Carnaval Austin
Austin's Brazilian style Mardi Gras. Twenty six years as Austin's best party.
march 11-20, 2005
SXSW
"Austin's eclectic melting pot boils during the South by Southwest entertainment industry summit. Record-company executives, producers, dot-commers...and other movers and shakers decend on the city looking to discover the next hot musical act or independent filmmaker." - New York Times, February 16, 2002
march 15-19, 2006
Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival
Music video director Adam Brewer started the Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music festival when his video was snubbed out of the SXSW "Independent" film festival to the likes of Marilyn Manson and Buck Cherry, who are anything but independent. He wanted to bring the festival back to its roots and showcase some of the best undiscovered talent in the burgeoning Texas alternative scene. He was also angry about how SXSW had increasingly raised the cost of a wristband to their music festival to a now staggering $150. By charging just $8.per night and hosting the festival in the middle of the madness on Austin's historic sixth Street, he was sure the festival would be noticed, and it was. Now in its 7th year, the festival has received attention from bands all over Tx and around the U.S "Some of the most original bands from Texas, all together for a fraction of the cost of the SXSW" Kludge Magazine Jan 2005
april 1-2, 2006
Austin Fine Arts Festival
The streets of the Downtown Austin will be transformed into a colorful garden of creativity where art enthusiasts may explore the booths and shop the artwork of 210 of the nation's top visual artists. . After shopping, visitors are invited to relax on the green slopes of historic Republic Square Park to enjoy music and entertainment while savoring on-site gourmet delights. All participating artists are selected via a competitive jury process, so visitors can expect to find original, one-of-a-kind artwork in a variety of mediums and price range. There will be many fun hands-on art activities available as well.
april 15-16, 17-18, 2006
13th Annual Austin Marley Festival
The 13th annual Austin Marley Festival brings thousands of reggae fans to Auditorium Shores for two days of music, food, arts & crafts and fun celebrating the loving spirit of Bob Marley, whose message of peace, tolerance and non-violent change continues to build global momentum even twenty years after his death. Enjoy the unifying power of music on April 17 and 18 while you support the Capital Area Food Bank.
april 29, 2006
Eeyore's 43rd Annual Birthday Party
Originally a simple hippie love-in, the event has grown to include many family activities. Pull out your tie-died shirts and bell-bottoms, this event is fun for the whole family.Games, contests, entertainment and face painting round out the eclectic nature of this fantastic weekend of fun.Do not forget to bring your drums. Admission is free. The drum circle starts at the beginning of the party and lasts throughout the entire day, with dancing encouraged.
april 29-30, 2006
28th Annual Pecan Street Spring Arts Festival
Some 150,000 people will attend this popular Spring festival to view beautiful handmade arts and crafts by some 250 carefully juried artisans from all over the U.S. Live music and Great food and drink on 6 stages by local Austin entertainers.
may 25-28, 2006
Ladyfest Texas
Featuring performances by bands, spoken word artists, visual artists, authors and filmmakers, as well as workshops and panel discussions. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and volunteer at this community festival.
june 1-4,2006
Republic of TX Biker Rally
The "Biggest Biker Rally in Texas" rolls on Sixth Street this weekend.
may 25 - june 11, 2006
Kerrville Folk Festival
Join over 30,000 music fans as the music continues for 18 days with performances by more than 100 singer songwriters and their bands. The annual Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition is held on the first weekend and draws 32 of the best of America's emerging songwriters. Interspersed between weekends are workshops in songwriting and booking and management for touring artists performance and recording. Award winners are recognized at a special concert on the second weekend.
