Austin events, festivals, dining specials
Spectators watch The Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team perform a Chinese lion dance at the Lunar New Year Festival…
Where to find Austin halal restaurants open late for Ramadan 2026
Halal food is prepared featuring beef with rice and tandoori chicken with vegetables during the Taste of the…
CNN, celebrities, fireworks at Auditorium Shores
Fireworks are released over the downtown skyline during Austin’s New Year at Auditorium Shores, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023.…
What it’s like to do the Barton Springs Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day
Groups of people meet up to jump into the water together during the annual Barton Springs Polar Bear…
Where to buy holiday tamales in Austin for Christmas and New Year
A variety of tamales are seen on display at Mi Ranchito in South Austin Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.…
Where to see Christmas lights near Austin, Central Texas in 2025
Austin Kachele watches Shanti Kachele take photos under the Zilker Holiday Tree at the 59th Zillker Holiday Tree…
Austin, Dallas have most festive homes in the US, 2025 ranking says
Texas may not be accustomed to white Christmases, but that doesn’t stop its residents from going all out…
Bright displays, events and where to go
Kat Landon and her grandson Caleb Rodriguez twirl under the Zilker Holiday Tree at the 59th Zilker Holiday…
Austin’s best grocery-store pumpkin pie, according to our blind taste
Statesman food critic Matthew Odam cuts a slice of pumpkin pie in the Statesman newsroom, Nov. 20, 2025.…
Where to find smoked or fried Thanksgiving turkeys in Austin in 2025
Turkeys listen as the national anthem is sung ahead of the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning,…
DÃa de los Muertos in Austin: music, altars and remembrance
Attendee Laura Cavazos, in Dia de los Muertos makeup, listens to speakers during the Alma y Corazon Ceremony…