This week in Austin
What's on in Austin, Thursday November 5 to Sunday November 8, 2026: 1,471 events, 341 of them free. A few picks per kind of event; every event links to its original listing.
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Music 250
- Thu Nov 5 · 6:45 PM Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry Moody Amphitheater
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM Dinosaur Jr. - Fall Tour 2026 with special guest Stef Chura Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
- Thu Nov 5 · 7:30 PM A Beautiful Noise Bass Concert Hall
- Fri Nov 6 · 7 PM John Summit - Ctrl Escape Arena Tour Moody Center
- Sat Nov 7 · 2 PM A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical Bass Concert Hall - Texas Performing Arts
- Sat Nov 7 · 7 PM OK Goodnight Come and Take It Live
Comedy 71
- Thu Nov 5 · 6:30 PM Living Room Comedy—Up Close And Personal | Austin, TX Pershing House · Free
- Thu Nov 5 · 8 PM Girls Gone Wild Standup Comedy Show The Creek and The Cave
- Thu Nov 5 · 8 PM Karen Morgan Cap City Comedy Club
- Fri Nov 6 · 7:30 PM Comedy On Rainey at Crazy Conchaz Crazy Conchaz · Free
- Sat Nov 7 · 2 PM HOT Monthlies: IMPROV FOR FUN & FRIENDSHIP with Andee Kinzy Austin Creative Alliance - The Sanctuary · $27.06
- Sat Nov 7 · 8 PM Comedy for the Dead The Velveeta Room · $25.09
Arts, theater & film 526
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM Crobot Come and Take It Live
- Fri Nov 6 · 8 PM A Beautiful Noise Bass Concert Hall
- Sat Nov 7 · 3 PM Suburban Beat The Saxon Pub
- Sat Nov 7 · 8 PM Steve Lacy: Oh yeah? Tour Moody Amphitheater
- Sat Nov 7 · 10 PM Ilykimchi 29th St. Ballroom
- Sun Nov 8 · 7 PM Noah Gundersen w/ Runnner, and Breakup Shoes Mohawk
Tech, AI & startups 98
- Thu Nov 5 · 9 AM [Austin] AI Builder Tour with Bluehost Distribution Hall · Free
- Thu Nov 5 · 10 AM Hiring Red, White & You! Austin's Largest Veterans Hiring Event Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex · Free
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM Startup + Chakra - Basic Austin Social (Ages: 20s-30s) Fairways Cantina · $17.85-$23.18
- Fri Nov 6 Texas Linux Fest 2026 Austin
- Fri Nov 6 · 7 AM 2026 NPN Leadership Summit & Retreat | Where Experience Becomes Expertise Ascension Texas Administrative Offices · $117.51-$695.06
- Fri Nov 6 · 6 PM Kiz Summit Exchange - Kage Edition Factory on 5th
Food & drink 72
- Thu Nov 5 · 6 PM Tracie Lynn at the Broken Spoke (restaurant) Broken Spoke
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM 100 Cities Project: Austin | Dinner Benefits for The Water Project Austin · $55.20
- Fri Nov 6 · 6 PM Mi Gente Beer Release Vacancy Brewing · Free
- Fri Nov 6 · 6 PM Austin Whiskey Washback Distribution Hall · $93.25-$146.39
- Sat Nov 7 · 10 AM Arboretum Food and Artisan Market Arboretum (Juliet Kitchen parking lot at Great Hills Trail and Jollyville Rd.) · Free
- Sat Nov 7 · 1 PM Art and Beer Night Market Austin The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen · Free
Nightlife & dancing 130
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM Maiden Mother Crone East Side Performing Arts (ESPA) · $44.52-$55.20
- Fri Nov 6 · 7:30 PM Africa to Austin Festival 2026 George Washington Carver Museum · $27.06
- Sat Nov 7 · 7 PM Thee Gay Agenda Presents Slayed by the Bell Paramount State Theatre
- Sat Nov 7 · 9:30 PM Art Dinner Afterparty Laguna Gloria
- Sun Nov 8 · 3 PM FREE Sundays Salsa, 2 Step,Swing,Tango classes.Text Required before (phone removed) Avila Soccer Dance Hall · Free
- Sun Nov 8 · 7 PM Suspended till further notice Latin night Social at MAZAJ Cafe Mazaj Cafe Austin
Family & kids 95
- Fri Nov 6 · 5 PM Lenny Pearce - Toddler Rave World Tour Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
- Fri Nov 6 · 7 PM Mad Whit Album Release Show Radio Coffee & Beer · Free
- Sat Nov 7 · 1 PM Creating Another World: Creature Creations Ruiz Branch · Free
- Sun Nov 8 · 11 AM Campfire The JLA Studio at Zach
- Sun Nov 8 · 12 PM 11th Annual Passport to the World Festival Austin Central Library · Free
- Sun Nov 8 · 12 PM Austin Celtic Festival Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms
Outdoors 16
- Thu Nov 5 · 11 AM Keep Austin Weird Scavenger Hunt 5300 N Capital of Texas Hwy · $23.18
- Thu Nov 5 · 11 AM Mindful Wellness Walk in Austin Roadhouse Relics · $27.40
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM Love Travel? Stop Planning Trips for Free. (Virtual Austin, TX) DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin · Free
- Fri Nov 6 · 12 PM Nature Walk & Picnic - Barton Creek Greenbelt Barton Springs Pool · Free
- Sat Nov 7 · 7 AM Saturday long run 676 W Riverside PayParking
- Sat Nov 7 · 8 AM Lady Bird Loop Ruck Afuga Coffee
Free 340
- Thu Nov 5 · 12 PM How to Grow the Cowpea: Survival Strategies from the U.S. South Visual Arts Center · Free
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM John Wheeler @ The Cactus Cafe Cactus Cafe · Free
- Thu Nov 5 · 8 PM Lesbian Pool Night at the Warehouse Warehouse Billiard Bar · Free
- Fri Nov 6 · 10 PM First Friday's with Austin Pride in Black ATX Rain · Free
- Sat Nov 7 · 9 AM Morning Glories Diwali Celebration Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park · Free
- Sat Nov 7 · 12 PM BRAVE Fest Central Machine Works · Free
Week 2026-W45. Built from Austin Events’s listings of 2026-11-05; picks favour events several sources list, with a set time and place, over weekly classes and repeating series. Times are local (America/Chicago).