{"id":251358,"date":"2026-04-15T19:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251358\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:46:07","slug":"spring-markets-and-cinco-de-mayo-9-events-coming-to-central-austin-this-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251358\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Markets and Cinco de Mayo: 9 events coming to Central Austin this May"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin area locals can celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Republic Square, catch a movie at the Paramount Theatre\u2019s summer film series or visit the Zilker Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n

This list is not comprehensive. All events are subject to change.<\/p>\n

Cinco de Mayo Festival<\/p>\n

Residents can gather at Republic Square for a day of celebration, including educational booths, traditional music and authentic Mexican food.<\/p>\n

CelebrASIA Austin 2026<\/p>\n

The Asian American Resource Center will celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with performances, food vendors, cultural experience rooms and community tables.<\/p>\n

\"LocalLocal artisans, artists and vendors will pop up at Zach Theater\u2019s People\u2019s Plaza for an outdoor market May 2. (Courtesy Zach Theater)Spring Markets at Zach <\/p>\n

Local artisans, artists and vendors will pop up at Zach Theater\u2019s People\u2019s Plaza for an outdoor market this spring. Visitors can expect to see home goods, jewelry, art, candles, food and clothing for sale.<\/p>\n

Much Ado About Nothing<\/p>\n

Fans of live theater can gather at Zilker Hillside Theater for a free Shakespeare performance each Thursday-Sunday, May 7-24. Audience members of all ages are encouraged to bring a blanket and pack a picnic for the outdoor show.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Far Out Lounge will host a three-day music festival featuring The Flaming Lips, Thee Sacred Souls and The Black Angels from May 8-10. (Courtesy Austin Psych Fest)Austin Psych Fest 2026<\/p>\n

The Far Out Lounge will host a three-day music festival featuring The Flaming Lips, Thee Sacred Souls and The Black Angels.<\/p>\n

Feel Good Fest <\/p>\n

The SIMS Foundation will host a live music event at Radio East featuring performances by Elijah Delgado, Cigarettes at Sunset, Infinity Song and Night Cap. All proceeds will support mental health care and substance use recovery for professionals in the music industry.<\/p>\n

Summer Classic Film Series opening weekend <\/p>\n

Paramount Theatre will host an opening weekend for its 52nd annual summer film series. Featured films include \u201cCasablanca\u201d and \u201cThe Maltese Falcon,\u201d as well as a 25th anniversary celebration for \u201cSpy Kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Free Day at Zilker Botanical Garden<\/p>\n

Zilker Botanical Garden will host a free admission day for visitors to explore all 28 acres of the gardens. Final entry into the botanical garden will be at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

ATX TV Festival<\/p>\n

The television festival will put on screenings, Q&As, panel conversations, live music, happy hours and reunions all centered around TV.<\/p>\n

May 28-31, times vary$150 (TV Pass), $335 (GP Badge), $535 (Camp Badge)Downtown Austinwww.atxfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin area locals can celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Republic Square, catch a movie at the Paramount Theatre\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[95198,132,134,133,95196,3893,73388,9863,95197,95199,28526,3760,78958],"class_list":{"0":"post-251358","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-asian-american-resource-center","9":"tag-austin","10":"tag-austin-headlines","11":"tag-austin-news","12":"tag-austin-psych-fest","13":"tag-central-austin","14":"tag-cinco-de-mayo","15":"tag-paramount-theatre","16":"tag-republic-square","17":"tag-sian-pacific-american-heritage-month","18":"tag-zach-theater","19":"tag-zilker","20":"tag-zilker-botanical-garden"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}