October is one of our favorite months to get out with the kids in Austin, and this year’s calendar is packed. We’ve got pumpkin patches, fall festivals, ACL, Halloween fun, free family events, live music and plenty more being added every day. Grab your calendar (and maybe your costumes) because there’s a lot to look forward to this month!
Here’s what’s happening in October
All Month Long:
- Check out our big list of Pumpkin Patches & Fall Festivals here
- Fortlandia @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Dive in Movies: Spooky Edition @ the Fairmont Austin Pool (Every Friday)
Oct. 1: Pease Park City Limits @ Pease Park
Oct. 2 – 31: Round Rock Pumpkin Festival @ Old Settlers Park
Oct. 2 – 4: ACL Weekend 1 @ Zilker Park
Oct. 2 – 4: Fredericksburg Oktoberfest
Oct. 2: FieldHype Launch Block Party
Oct. 2: First Friday Ghost Tours 2026 @ The Williamson Museum
Oct. 2 & 3: 21st Annual Bluegrass and Folk Festival @ The Mason Homestead
Oct. 3: Meet Me at the Depot – First Saturdays @ Smithville Market Depot & Railroad Park
Oct. 3: Hoops in the Park @ Govalle Neighborhood Park
Oct. 3: Fall Fest 2026 @ Crowe’s Nest Farm
Oct. 3: Austoberfest @ Scholz Garden
Oct. 3: Kids Markets @ ArtFest 2026
Oct. 3: HealthFest 2026 (FREE!) @ Star Hill Ranch
Oct. 3 & 4: Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt @ Scottish Rite Theater
Oct. 3 – 31: Haunted Shores: Family-Friendly Holiday Walk Through @ Volente Beach
Oct. 3: Pizza & Pipes: Ice Cream Theater @ Carousel Lounge
Oct. 4: H-E-B Free First Sunday: Fall Celebrations @ The Bullock Museum
Oct. 6: Children’s Story Time with Ms. Kelly @ BookPeople
Oct. 9 – 11: ACL Weekend 2 @ Zilker Park
Oct. 10: Austin Oktoberfest @ German Texan Heritage Society
Oct. 10: Kids Acrylic Suncatchers Class @ ASMBLY Makerspace
Oct. 10: Movies Behind the Museum: Hoppers @ Texas Science and Natural History Museum
Oct. 11: Austin Japan Community Presents: Kids Halloween Festival @ Cat Hollow Park
Oct. 14: Toddler Yoga with ATX Yoga Girl @ Pease Park
Oct. 16 & 17: Deutschen Pfest @ Pfluger Park
Oct. 16: Be Like Blippi Tour @ Bass Concert Hall
Oct. 17: Art in the Park @ Springwoods Park
Oct. 17: Austin EcoFest @ Bartholomew Park
Oct. 17: Texas Youth Music Festival: Battle of the Bands and Voices @ Long Center
Oct. 17: Reuse on the Runway @ Branch Park Pavillion
Oct. 18: Family Halloween Market @ Progress Coffee
Oct. 18: The Very Rary 2026 @ Laguna Gloria
Oct. 18: Halloween Children’s Concert @ Long Center
Oct. 21: Playdate in the Park @ Great Hills Neighborhood Park
Oct. 22: Trail of Treats @ Dottie Jordan Recreation Center
Oct. 23 – 25: F1 US Grand Prix @ COTA
Oct. 23: Round Rock Trunk or Treat @ The Dance Spot
Oct. 23: Rock the Park w/ EddieAngel & Jarebear
Oct. 24: SAFE’s Truck-or-Treat 2026 @ Q2 Stadium
Oct. 24: 10th Annual Round Rock Diwali Festival @ Centennial Plaza
Oct. 24: Concert on the Creek @ Shoal Creek
Oct. 24: Boo-Da Halloween @ Buda City Park
Oct. 24: Travis County Sheriff’s Office Trunk or Treat
Oct. 25: UMLAUF StrawFest
Oct. 25: H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday @ Texas Science and Natural History Museum
Oct. 28: Fall Fun Festival @ Old Settlers Park
Oct. 28: Sprouts @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Oct. 28: Toddler Yoga with ATX Yoga Girl @ Pease Park
Oct. 29: Trick or Treat Trail @ San Gabriel Park
Oct. 30: Halloween Party @ Toybrary Austin
Oct. 31: Art in the Park @ Walnet Creek Park
Oct. 31: 4th Annual Texas WienerFest (Halloween Edition) @ Sherwood Forest Faire
Oct. 31: Halloween Trick or Treat @ Hill Country Galleria
Oct. 31: Trick-Or-Treat Trail @ Healing with Horses Ranch
Oct. 31: Happy Halloween! (All the best Halloween events for families in Austin!)
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