ACL Weekend Two arrives Friday, and Kacey Musgraves makes midweek worth leaving the house.

Weekend One wraps at Zilker tonight, and the park gets about forty-eight hours of rest before the whole thing starts again on Friday. Between now and then the city has a surprisingly good week of its own, with Sara Bareilles at Bass Concert Hall on Tuesday and Kacey Musgraves at Moody Center on Wednesday. We lined up the festival's second weekend, a few small rooms for anyone who wants live music without a wristband, and the fall events out past the city limits that start this week. Read the food guide if you are heading back to Zilker, it will save you some money.

The marquee

• Fri Oct 9 through Sun Oct 11 · Tickets via aclfestival.com
  ACL Fest, Weekend Two
  Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd
  Charli xcx plays Friday at 8:40 PM and Lorde plays Saturday at 8:15 PM, with Parcels on Sunday. Weekend Two is usually a little looser than the first, with crowds who have already worked out which stages to skip. Pick your three acts, map the water stations, and leave the car at home.
• Wed Oct 7, 7:30 PM · From $114
  Kacey Musgraves
  Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr
  A Texas songwriter in the biggest indoor room in town, on the one night this week the festival is not competing for her audience. Moody Center sounds good from the upper bowl, so do not feel bad about the cheaper seats.
• Tue Oct 6, 8:00 PM · From $121
  Sara Bareilles: The Good Grief Tour
  Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr
  Bass Concert Hall is a proper seated theater, which suits a piano-and-voice night better than a festival field ever could. It is the quiet counterweight to the loudest week of the year.

Sunday · Tonight

• Today · Very limited tickets remain
  ACL Fest, Weekend One closing day
  Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd
  Lauren Sanderson plays 5:30 to 6:30 PM, and the evening sets close out the first weekend. Walk in, do not drive.
• Tonight · Check emosaustin.com
  Suki Waterhouse
  Emo's Austin, 2015 E Riverside Dr
  The festival's after-hours alternative, in a room where you can actually see the stage. Confirm doors and tickets before you go.
• 4:00 PM · Free
  Chicken Shit Bingo
  Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, Brentwood
  Unchanged, as always, by whatever else the city is doing. Inside by 3:30 for a seat.

Monday–Wednesday

• Mon Oct 5, 7:30 PM · From $40
  National Geographic Live: An Evening with Jaime Rojo
  The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr
  A photographer's talk is a calm way to start the week after a festival weekend.
• Mon Oct 5 · Check scootinn.com
  Saint Motel
  Scoot Inn, 1308 E 4th St
  A Monday night show at one of East Austin's best outdoor stages.
• Tue Oct 6, 8:00 PM · From $121
  Sara Bareilles
  Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Dr
  See the marquee.
• Tue Oct 6 · Check stubbsaustin.com
  Lola Young
  Stubb's Waller Creek, 801 Red River St
  Tuesday at Stubb's if the seated theater is not your speed.
• Wed Oct 7, 7:30 PM · From $114
  Kacey Musgraves
  Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr
  See the marquee.
• Wed Oct 7 · Tickets at moodyamphitheater.com
  Role Model
  Moody Amphitheater, 1401 Trinity St
  The same night as Kacey, a block of the city over. Waterloo Park is easier to leave afterward.

Thursday–Friday

• Thu Oct 8, 7:30 PM · From $25
  Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End
  Austin Playhouse, 405 W 22nd St
  A one-woman comedy for anyone who needs a quiet night between festival weekends.
• Oct 8 through Oct 11 · $65
  Ofrenda
  Austin Opera's Butler Performance Center, 5811 Trade Center Dr
  A seasonal opera piece timed to Day of the Dead, running four nights.
• Opens Thu Oct 8 · $5 to $15
  Driftwood Fall Festival
  Vista Brewing, 13551 RM 150, Driftwood
  Out past Buda, with beer on site and a pumpkin patch kind of afternoon. Free for kids three and under.
• Fri Oct 9, 8:40 PM · Tickets via aclfestival.com
  Charli xcx, ACL Fest
  Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd
  See the marquee.
• Fri Oct 9 · Check scootinn.com
  Noga Erez
  Scoot Inn, 1308 E 4th St
  Friday's smaller room for people who skipped the wristband.

Next Saturday

• Sat Oct 10, 8:15 PM · Tickets via aclfestival.com
  Lorde, ACL Fest
  Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd
  The Saturday night set to plan around. Everything else can bend.
• Sat Oct 10 · Check germanfreeschool.org
  Austin Oktoberfest
  German Free School, 507 E 10th St
  The longest running, most traditional Oktoberfest in town, hosted by the German-Texan Heritage Society.
• Sat Oct 10 · On TV
  Texas vs. Oklahoma, Red River Rivalry
  Cotton Bowl, Dallas
  Plan on a bar with a good TV if you are staying in Austin.
• Fri and Sat nights through Oct 24 · Check austinzoo.org
  Boo at the Zoo
  Austin Zoo
  Train rides, music and a haunted house, aimed at families.
• Through Sun Oct 11 · Check website
  The Taming of the Shrew
  Austin Scottish Rite Theater, 207 W 18th St
  The Baron's Men close their run this weekend.

Next Sunday

• Sun Oct 11 · Tickets via aclfestival.com
  Parcels, ACL Fest
  Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Rd
  Closing day of Weekend Two. The evening sets are the ones worth staying for.
• Sun Oct 11, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM · Free
  Texas Farmers Market at Mueller
  2006 Philomena St
  A calm errand while Zilker wakes up slowly.
• Sun Oct 11, 4:00 PM · Free
  Chicken Shit Bingo
  Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, Brentwood

What we're drinking this week

• · $7
  Kolsch at Meanwhile Brewing
  3901 Promontory Point Dr
  A big grass lot east of downtown, far enough from Zilker that you will not hear the bass.
• · $7
  Coffee stout at Radio Coffee & Beer
  4204 Menchaca Rd
  Dog-friendly patio, a taco trailer, and shade for a long recovery.
• · $9
  Michelada at Container Bar
  90 Rainey St
  The rooftop still has the best skyline view on Rainey.
• From Oct 8 · $5 to $15 entry
  Fall beer at Vista Brewing
  13551 RM 150, Driftwood
  A drive, but the Driftwood Fall Festival gives you a reason.

Free this week

• Mon Oct 5, 6:00 PM · Free
  Yoga & Sound
  Waterloo Park, 500 E 12th St
• Tue Oct 6, 6:00 PM to midnight · Free
  A Night in Stars Hollow: The Gilmore Girls Party
  Hotel Vegas, 1502 E 6th St
• Wed Oct 7, 6:00 to 7:30 PM · Free
  Music on the Trail
  Rainey Street Trailhead, Cummings St

From the archive

We spent Day 1 of Weekend One eating our way through Zilker and wrote down every price. Before you head back Friday, read what we ate, what it cost, and where ACL Eats and ACL Sweets sit in the park.

Looking ahead

• Through Oct 24 · Fri and Sat nights
  Boo at the Zoo
  Austin Zoo
• Through Nov 1 · $5 to $15
  Driftwood Fall Festival
  Vista Brewing, Driftwood
• Through Nov 8 · From $16
  Fall Festival
  Sweet Eats Adventure Farm, Georgetown

ATX Weekly tip

Weekend Two has one advantage over Weekend One, which is that you have already seen the lines. Get to Zilker before the opening acts, walk in from the Barton Springs side, and leave twenty minutes before the final headliner ends if you do not want to wait an hour for a ride. Set rideshare pickup a few blocks out, never at the gate.

One more weekend of Zilker, a good week of seated shows before it, and fall events out in the hills for anyone who wants a quieter October. Go early, pack water, and we will see you out there. — The ATX Weekly Editors