{"id":368332,"date":"2026-07-10T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/368332\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:17:21","slug":"check-out-11-upcoming-events-in-northwest-austin-and-beyond-northwest-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/368332\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out 11 upcoming events in Northwest Austin and beyond | Northwest Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Public Library&#8217;s 100th Birthday Bash, Austin FC matches, an annual rock and mineral fest, and more are scheduled from July and into September. Check out this list of 11 upcoming events.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Public Library 100th Birthday Bash<\/p>\n<p>The Austin Public Library will host its centennial celebration at the central library location. The birthday bash will feature crafts, party crowns and party games.<\/p>\n<p>Hot Summer Nights<\/p>\n<p>The Red River Cultural District will host its annual free summer music festival with performances at Chess Club, Kingdom, Stubb\u2019s, Swan Dive and more. The festival will also include a Hot Summer Night Market on July 18 at Liberty Lunch by Future Front Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Austin FC vs. Seattle<\/p>\n<p>Austin FC will return from a six-week break to face off against Seattle Sounders FC at Q2 Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>July 22, 7:30 p.m.Starting at $57 (tickets)10414 McKalla Place, Austin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinfc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.austinfc.com<\/a>Cool Witches and Friends Neptunalia Bazaar<\/p>\n<p>Locals can visit Nature\u2019s Treasures of Texas to celebrate the ancient Roman festival of Neptunalia, honoring Neptune. The bazaar will feature vendors, energy workers, essential oils and jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>Rock Fest 2026<\/p>\n<p>Nature\u2019s Treasures Texas will host the 9th annual Rock Fest. The family-friendly event will include rock and fossil IDs, live jewelry demonstrations, kid-friendly digs and more.<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 8, 11 a.m.-Aug. 9, 6 p.m.Free (admission)11055 N. I-35, Austin<a href=\"https:\/\/ntrocks.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ntrocks.com<\/a>Chicken Sh*t Bingo<\/p>\n<p>Celis Brewery is hosting chicken bingo games, inviting patrons to purchase squares, grab a beer and cheer on chicken for a chance to win. All ages are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Austin FC vs. Club Puebla<\/p>\n<p>Austin FC will face Club Puebla from Liga MX in the first phase of the Leagues Cup tournament at Q2 Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Woodsminster Kennel Club Dog Show<\/p>\n<p>Little Woodrow\u2019s Tech Ridge will host a dog show with best dressed and best trick contests.<\/p>\n<p>PBR Gambler Days<\/p>\n<p>Professional Bull Riders will bring the Austin Gamblers back to Moody Center. The teams of bull riders will compete in a three-day tournament alongside concerts and a western lifestyle expo.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Pride Parade &amp; Festival<\/p>\n<p>The all-day celebration will feature live music and entertainment, local vendors, a parade and more. The parade typically takes place on Congress Avenue, ending in the Warehouse District.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Bat Fest<\/p>\n<p>This event celebrates the world\u2019s largest urban bat colony beneath the Ann Richard\u2019s Congress Street Bridge with live music, costume contests, children\u2019s activities, food and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Austin Public Library&#8217;s 100th Birthday Bash, Austin FC matches, an annual rock and mineral fest, and more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,77986,130513,4228,135,129571,134,133,3585,130511,130510,130512,130509,130514,130515],"class_list":["post-368332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-bats","tag-austin-chicken-bingo","tag-austin-events","tag-austin-fc","tag-austin-gamblers","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-austin-pride","tag-austin-pride-festival","tag-austin-pride-parade","tag-austin-rodeo","tag-bat-fest","tag-celis-brewery","tag-little-woodrow039s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368332","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=368332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}