Things to do in the Austin metro area
October is Wine Month:
Oct 1-31 Texas Wine Month Wine Trail - 20 area wineries offer a variety of events: www.texaswinetrail.com
Oct 2-4: 5th annual Texas Fall Fest and wine auction: www.texasfallfest.com
Oct 8: Tour de Vin - Whole Foods Market 525 Lamar Austin: www.winefoodfoundation.org
Oct 9 - 11: Gruene Music and Wine Festival, Gruene, Texas: www.gruenemusicandwinefest.org
Oct 10: Kiepersol Estates Harvest Festival: www.kiepersol.com/winery/harvest_fest.shtml
Oct 15: 20th Annual la Dolce Vita, Austin: www.amoa.org/ladolcevita
Oct 24: 19th Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival, Fredericksburg: www.fbgfoodandwinefest.com
Nov 10-15: New World Wine and Food Festival, San Antonio: www.nwwff.org
Theatre and Museums
- Austin Museum of Art www.amog.org
- Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria
- Austin Nature and Science Center www.ci.Austin.Tx.US/ansc
- Bob Bullock Texas State History Musuem ~ the story of Texas www.TheStoryOfTexas.org
- Elisabet Ney Museum ~ www.AustinMuseums.org/elisbet.html
- George Washington Carver Musuem~ www.ci.Austin.tx.us/carver
- Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum ~ www.lbjlib.utexas.edu
- Mexic-Arte Museum ~ www.mexic-artmuseum.org
- Neill-Cochran House ~ www.Neill-CochranMuseum.org
- The State Capitol complex ~ www.txdot.gov
- Texas State Library ~ www.tsl.state.tx.us
- The University of Texas Museum
- Blanton Museum of Art ~ www.BlantonMuseum.org
- Harry Ransom Center ~ www.hrc.utexas.edu
- Texas Memorial Museum ~ www.TexasNaturalScienceCenter.org
- UT Tower www.utexas.edu/tower
Sports and Outdoors
- 4th Annual Cops and Joggers 5K, Waterloo] Park, Pomf.org/copsandjoggers/
- Austin Duck Adventures www.AustinDucks.com
- Austin Overtures Sightseeing ~ www.AustinOvertures.com
- Austin Zoo ~ www.AustinZoo.org
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge ~ www.southwest.fws.gov/refuges/texas/balcones
- Bats on Congress Avenue bridge ~ www.batcon.org
- Laby Bird Johnson Wildflower Center ~ www.wildflower.org
- Lake cruises
- Capital Cruises ~ www.CapitalCruises.com
- www.LoneStartRiverBoat.com
Yearly Events
- March ~ South by Southwest Music Festival
- April ~ Old Settler's Music Festival
- September ~ Austin City Limits Music Festival
- November ~ Texas Book Festival
Additional Resources
Feel free to contact me for additional information.
