Psych Fest takes the Far Out, Pecan Street takes 6th, and we promised you a brunch list.

It's a quieter weekend than last, on paper. Cinco came and went, the country festival emptied the Moody, and the city is back to a more normal rhythm. The headline this week is Austin Psych Fest at the Far Out (Flaming Lips Friday, Black Angels Saturday), with Pecan Street Fair stretching across 6th on Saturday and Mother's Day landing Sunday. We promised you a brunch list last Friday, and it's below, with notes on which rooms still have tables.

The marquee

• Fri–Sun, May 8–10 · Day passes $85, three-day $200
  Austin Psych Fest at the Far Out
  Far Out Lounge & Stage, South Austin
  The Black Angels' annual psych summit is the most consistently great festival in town. Flaming Lips headline Friday, Black Angels close Saturday, Ty Segall and Thee Sacred Souls earlier in the day. Free parking is a lie, take a cab and walk in from Manchaca. Mad Alchemy Light Show all three nights.
• Sat & Sun, May 9–10 · 11 AM–10 PM · Free
  Pecan Street Festival
  6th Street, downtown
  Twice a year, 6th closes from Brazos to I-35 for arts, food, and three stages of live music. The Covert Bee Cave Stage is the one to camp at. Get there by noon Saturday before the heat and the crowd, eat one thing from a stall you've never tried, and you've earned a margarita on a patio by 3.
• Sun, May 10 · Varies
  Mother's Day brunch, citywide
  See list below
  Aba, Josephine House, Perla's, and Suerte all made OpenTable's top 100 brunch list for 2026, and all four sell out for Mother's Day. Full picks (with which rooms still have a table as of Friday morning) in the section below.

Friday · Tonight

• Doors 4 PM · $85 day pass
  Austin Psych Fest, opening night (Flaming Lips)
  Far Out Lounge
• 8:00 PM · $15
  Garrett T. Capps album release
  White Horse
• 3–6 PM · $4 drafts
  Happy hour at Hold Out Brewing
  West 6th
• After Psych Fest · $8
  Late-night queso at Tacodeli
  South Lamar

Saturday

• 9 AM–1 PM · Free
  SFC Farmers' Market
  Republic Square
• 11 AM–10 PM · Free
  Pecan Street Festival, day one
  6th Street
• Noon–6 PM · Free entry
  Celis Brewery Mother's Day Artisan Market
  North Austin
• Doors 1 PM · $85 day pass
  Austin Psych Fest, day two (Black Angels)
  Far Out Lounge
• 6–8 PM · Free
  Movies in the Park: Steel Magnolias
  Waterloo Greenway, Moody Amphitheater
• 10:00 PM · No cover
  Two-Step at the White Horse
  East Austin

Sunday · Mother's Day

• 10 AM · Free with admission
  Bring Mom to the Blanton
  Blanton Museum
• 11 AM–2 PM · Free music, brunch a la carte
  Jazz brunch at St. Elmo Springdale
  East Austin
• 9 AM–4 PM · $15 entry
  Wildflower walk at Lady Bird Johnson Center
  Southwest Austin
• 11 AM–9 PM · Free
  Pecan Street Festival, day two
  6th Street
• Doors 1 PM · $85 day pass
  Austin Psych Fest, closing night
  Far Out Lounge

Mother's Day brunch picks

• Sun, 10–3 · Prix fixe, ask for the patio
  Ciclo at Four Seasons (lakefront, 10 AM–3 PM)
  Downtown
• Sun brunch · Walk-ins OK, reservations encouraged
  Aba (courtyard, Mediterranean)
  South Lamar
• Sun brunch · Reservations open Friday morning
  Nido at the Loren (rooftop, complimentary champagne for moms)
  Rainey Street
• Sun, 10 AM · $$
  Josephine House (the courtyard table you want)
  Clarksville

What we're drinking this week

• Psych Fest · $7
  Cold beer in the Far Out yard
  South Austin
• Sat afternoon · $9
  Frozen marg at Güero's garage
  South Congress
• Sun brunch · On the house for moms
  Champagne at Nido
  Rainey Street
• Sun late · $15
  Spicy paloma at Suerte
  East Austin

Free this weekend

• Sat–Sun · Free
  Pecan Street Festival
  6th Street
• Sat 9–1 · Free
  SFC Farmers' Market
  Republic Square
• Sat 6 PM · Free
  Movies in the Park: Steel Magnolias
  Waterloo Greenway
• Sun 6:30 PM · Free
  Sundown Sundays at Mueller Lake
  Mueller

From the archive

If brunch isn't your move and you'd rather plan a slow morning at home, our patios guide is the one to send Mom. The Mozart's lakeside table and the Josephine House courtyard are the two we'd actually book a week ahead.

Looking ahead, next week

• Wed, May 13 · Free
  Blues on the Green returns to Zilker
  Zilker Park
• Sat, May 16 · From $35
  Austin FC vs. LAFC at Q2
  North Austin
• Fri, May 15 · Free read
  Memorial Day weekend preview drops next Friday
  ATX Weekly

ATX Weekly tip

Psych Fest parking is a trap. The Far Out lot fills by 5 on Friday and stays full all weekend. Take a cab to Manchaca and Stassney, walk south on Manchaca, and you're at the gate in seven minutes. The same play works on the way home, and the cab line at the venue is a 20-minute wait by midnight.

That's the week. Get to Psych Fest early Friday for the Lips, take Mom somewhere with shade Sunday, and we'll see you back here next Friday with the Memorial Day preview. — The ATX Weekly Editors