Y’all. This October lineup is incredible, with even more events rolling in daily that we’ll be sure to keep you updated on. Let’s get out there and enjoy a fresh new season and all the city has to offer for families. Mark your calendars, send this to your friends, and let’s welcome in your FUN To-Do List of October events!
Here’s what’s happening in October
All Month Long:
- Pumpkin Patches and Pumpkin Festivals! Check out our big list here
- Fortlandia @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (open October 4, 2025, through February 1, 2026)
- Boo at the Zoo (Friday and Saturday nights in October)
- Fortlandia @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Dulce @ Scottish Rite Theater
Oct. 1: Haunted Shores: A Family Halloween Walk Through @ Beachside Billy’s + Volente Beach
Oct. 2 – Oct. 5: Texas Youth Music Contest: Battle of the Bands
Oct. 3 – 5: Round Rock Arts Fest @ Centennial Plaza
Oct. 3: Wild Waterloo: The Science of Sports and Movement @ Waterloo Park
Oct.3 – 5: Fredericksburg Oktoberfest
Oct. 3 & 4: 20th Annual Bluegrass & Folk Festival @ The Mason Homestead
Oct. 3 – 5: Avatar 2: The Way of Water IMAX 3D Re-Release @ The Bullock
Oct. 4, 17: Children’s Etrepreneur Market @ Pflugerville Family Pfest
Oct. 4: Puppet Show with Small Wonders @ Kingsbury Commons (Pease Park)
Oct. 4: Halloween Bazaar @ Austin Public Library Ruiz Branch
Oct. 4: Frontyard Family Oktoberfest @ Frontyard Brewing
Oct. 5: H-E-B FREE First Sunday: Texas Archeology Fair @ The Bullock Museum
Oct. 5: Oktoberfest @ The Far Out Lounge & Stage
Oct. 8: Toddler Yoga with ATX Yoga Girl @ Pease Park
Oct. 8: Party for the Parks featuring Passion Pit @ Zilker Park
Oct. 9, 10, 11, 12: Cirque Du Soleil: Ovo @ Moody Center
Oct. 11: Austin’s Diwali & Garba @ The Domain
Oct. 11: Austin Oktoberfest @ German Texan Heritage Society
Oct. 11: Movies Behind The Museum: The Wild Robot @ Texas Science & Natural History Museum
Oct. 11: Twilight in Concert: 15th Anniversary Celebration @ Bass Concert Hall
Oct. 12: Round Top Antiques Fair Fall 2025 Show
Oct. 18 – Nov 2: Roots & Wings Festival
Oct. 13: Sugar Skull! A Dia De Muertos Musical Adventure @ Paramount and Stateside Theatres
Oct. 16: Little Texans: Pumpkins @ The Bullock Museum
Oct. 16: Dottie’s Trail of Treats @ Dottie Jordan Recreational Center
Oct. 17 – 19: Formula 1 United States Grand Prix @ COTA
Oct. 17: Deutschen Pfest @ Pfluger Park
Oct. 17: Autumn Art Stroll @ Georgetown Courthouse Square
Oct. 17: Trunk or Treat @ Primrose School of Four Points
Oct. 17: How to Train Your Dragon @ Community First! Village
Oct. 18: Pollinator Tour Along Shoal Creek: A Roots and Wings Festival Event @ Shoal Creek Trail
Oct. 18: Tricks, Treats & Trails @ McKinney Rough Nature Park
Oct. 18: T Rex: The Ultimate Predator Exhibition @ The Bullock
Oct. 18: Playdate in the Park @ Springwoods Neighborhood Park
Oct. 18 – Nov. 2: Roots & Wings Festival (All around Austin!)
Oct. 18: Round Rock Diwali Fest @ Centennial Plaza
Oct. 18: LGBTQIA+ Youth Market @ Austin Public Library Central Library
Oct. 18: Witches Ride @ Lakeway Activity Center
Oct. 22: Toddler Yoga with ATX Yoga Girl @ Pease Park
Oct. 22: Playdate in the Park @ Pastor Edward Clarence Craig Jr. Neighborhood Park
Oct. 23: Trick or Treat Trail @ San Gabriel Park
Oct. 24: Spooktacular @ The Bullock Museum
Oct. 24: KUTX Rock the Park: Tribe Mafia + The Telephone Company
Oct. 25: Community FIrst! Village Turns 10
Oct. 25: 42nd Annual Viva La Vida Festival & Parade @ Mexic-Arte Museum
Oct. 23 – 30: Austin Film Festival
Oct. 31: Happy Halloween! (All the best Halloween events for families in Austin!)
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