Events

 

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  • Texas Author Series Happy Hour and Interview with Prof. Peniel E. Joseph

    Chez Zee American Bistro 5406 Balcones Drive, Austin, TX, United States

    Join us at Chez Zee for an evening with Peniel E. Joseph, author of “Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution”. During Happy Hour, co-host Cari Clark will lead a live interview exploring Joseph’s powerful narrative of 1963 as the defining year of the Black freedom struggle — a year marked by political […]

  • Y’all Bar: Pop-Up Art Bar & Fundraiser

    Future Front 1900 E 12th Street, Austin, TX, United States

    Welcome to Y’all Bar. Inspired by Future Front’s annual Y’ALL DINNER, your favorite art bar pop-up is back. Play with clay and enjoy a chef-curated menu of South-Indian-Texan cocktails and kolaches—all fundraising for Future Front. As a fundraiser, all proceeds benefit Future Front’s arts and culture programming in Austin’s changing landscape.

    starting at $50
  • Rise Fest

    Pease Park 1100 Kingsbury Street, Austin, TX, United States

    An afternoon celebrating Austin’s Black freedom communities. Created by Pease Park Conservancy, The Rise Project, and Outreach Productions Austin Freedom Communities were founded by formerly enslaved people after Emancipation. They became thriving centers of Black culture, community, and resilience. Residents built homes, churches, schools, and businesses that sustained generations. Pack your blankets and lawn chairs […]

  • Art in the Park Festival 2026 / Arte en el Parque 2026

    Fiesta Gardens Building 2101 Jesse E. Segovia Street, Austin, TX, United States

    Teachers and Group Leaders — Register and bring your class/group out for this fun fieldtrip day! This rain or shine event is held at the Fiesta Gardens Pavilion in East Austin from 9:30am – 2:00pm with performances and accessible, interactive art activities all day. This year is the 30th anniversary – so we plan on making it […]

    Free