Things to do in Austin this weekend.

Every Sunday we hand-pick eight to twelve things happening across Austin in the week ahead — live music, food, arts, outdoors, free, ticketed, the whole menu. This is the public version of the guide. Subscribers get the full Dispatch in their inbox at 10 AM sharp.

Most weeks, the slate leans music-heavy — festival closers at Auditorium Shores, residencies at the small rooms we trust, and the occasional touring act passing through downtown. On the free side, expect at least one neighborhood-tour weekend, a park-festival anchor, and the perennial Austin moves that earned their spot. The full lineup updates each Sunday morning; the live feed below pulls every Fri–Sun event currently on the Austin calendar so nothing falls through the cracks.

Below: a featured rail of picks we'd actually go to, a grid of the rest, and the full filterable calendar if you want to go deeper. If it's not on this page, it's either too touristy, too sold-out, or not worth crossing town for.

• Film · Sat · 6pm
  Violet Crown's Saturday double feature.
  Art-house pairing with a 20-minute intermission, full bar, and the best popcorn salt in Austin. Downtown location only.
  Violet Crown Cinema · $18
• Outdoors · Sat – Sun
  Barton Springs reopens to swimmers at sunrise.
  68° year-round, even in April. The 5-8am 'polar bear' window is free — after that it's $5 and increasingly packed.
  Barton Springs Pool · $5 (free before 8am)
• Free · Sun · 10am
  Mueller Farmers Market.
  Sunday mornings, 70+ vendors, actually the best in the city.
  Mueller Lake Park · Free
• Arts · Sat
  Blanton Museum free hours.
  Free admission every third Thursday, 4-9pm. Skip the lines by arriving 4:15.
  Blanton Museum · Free
• Free · Sun · 1pm
  Graffiti Park mural walk.
  New Carver Museum-led tour through the East 11th mural corridor.
  East Austin · Free
• Live Music · Sat · 10pm
  Junior Brown at The Continental Club.
  The legend's monthly Saturday residency. Show up by 9:30 or you're standing.
  Continental Club · South Congress · $15
• Film · Sat · 11:59pm
  Alamo Ritz midnight screening.
  70mm print of a cult classic, followed by a 1am taco truck run on 6th.
  Alamo Drafthouse · Downtown · $14
• Free · Sat · 9am
  Texas Capitol free tour.
  45-minute guided walk. Mostly hits different if you've never done it.
  Texas State Capitol · Free
• Live Music · Sat · 8pm
  Touring headliner at Stubb's.
  Outdoor amphitheater, Texas barbecue before doors, weather's finally behaving.
  Stubb's Waller Creek · $45
• Arts · Free · Sat – Sun
  Laguna Gloria outdoor sculpture walk.
  Contemporary Austin's lakeside 14-acre sculpture park. Free admission.
  Laguna Gloria · 35th Street · Free
• Food · Sun · 10am
  Hotel San José brunch garden.
  South Congress garden courtyard. Best bloody marys in the 78704.
  Hotel San José · SoCo · $18 avg
• Outdoors · Free · Sat · 7am
  Lady Bird Lake 10-mile loop.
  Weekend morning crowd starts early. Boardwalk section still the best view in town.
  Ann & Roy Butler Trail · Free
• Nightlife · Sat · 8pm
  Rainey Street bar-crawl tour.
  Six bungalow bars, three food trucks, one Uber home. Peak 9-11pm.
  Rainey Street Historic District · Free entry