Austin Events Calendar: June & July 2026

For the latest updates about the status of each event, please check each event's website.

Check out this list for a selection of the largest annual events in Austin during June & July. For a more extensive list of daily happenings, see the searchable Events Calendar.

June 2026 Austin Events and Festivals

ATX Television Festival
Downtown Austin
ATX Festival is the first festival devoted to Television's history and future. It functions like a traditional film festival with premieres of new series, current hits and cult favorites. ATX Television Festival also offers access to the industry's leading professionals with cast and creator Q&A's and panels focusing on innovation in both production and content delivery.

Austin African American Book Festival
George Washington Carver Museum
This free literary event showcases new works by and about African Americans. Notable speakers and authors will discuss their works and facilitate conversations.

Austin Asian American Film Festival
AFS Cinema
The Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) celebrated feature filmmakers’ unique voices and create a forum where viewers can come together to experience the wide array of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) perspectives.

Central Texas Juneteenth 2K, Parade & Celebration
Historic East Austin and Rosewood Park
Juneteenth, also known as "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day," is the oldest known African American celebration commemorating the end of slavery. This annual event features a parade with floats and entertainment, and a celebration with food and local vendors at Rosewood Park.

The Drop-In Summer Concert Series
Long Center
93.3 KGSR & The Long Center have teamed up to bring you a free weekly concert series on the Long Center lawn all summer long. The lineup featured a diverse lineup of Austin’s favorite and emerging artists in the heart of downtown.

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series
The Paramount Theatre
Flashing marquee lights. Buttery popcorn. Colossal screen. It’s that movie palace atmosphere, an air-conditioned oasis. THIS is how movies were meant to be seen. The 50th Annual Paramount Summer Classic Film Series presented by CapMetro returns in May. New films will be announced each month.

Stay Black and Live: Juneteenth Festival
George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center
The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center hosts the 7th annual Stay Black & Live City-Wide Juneteenth Celebration. This community festival will feature live music, cookout, and more.

July 2026 Austin Events and Festivals

Hill Country Galleria Independence Day Celebration
Hill Country Galleria
Shopping, music, barbecue, fireworks and fun for the whole family, including the dogs.

Hot Summer Nights
Red River Cultural District
Each summer, 20 venues throughout the Red River Cultural District host four days of free live music, alongside local food and vendors. Local acts like Golden Dawn Arkestra, Emily Wolfe, Moving Panoramas, Ringo Deathstarr and more have taken over stages in past years to celebrate summer in the Live Music Capital of the World®.

Star Spangled Fest
Vic Mathias Shores
The Austin Symphony hosts an annual concert of patriotic music culminating in a spectacular fireworks display over Lady Bird Lake.

Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic
Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Willie Nelson's annual 4th of July Picnic is returning to Austin. Since 1972, Nelson has hosted this beloved event, which features an incredible music lineup, local food vendors and a fantastic fireworks display at the end of the night.

Zilker Summer Musical
Zilker Hillside Theater
Pack a picnic and come enjoy the free, annual musical at the Zilker Hillside Theater. The outdoor theatre troupe will host live performances Thursdays through Sundays, beginning around 8:15 p.m.