{"id":447212,"date":"2026-09-25T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/447212\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:30:07","slug":"weekend-check-new-theme-park-ballet-art-and-mid-autumn-fun-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/447212\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Check: New theme park, ballet, art and Mid-Autumn fun in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin, TX \u2014 Looking for plans this weekend? From high-speed thrills to mooncakes and museum art, there are plenty of ways to get out around Central Texas.<\/p>\n

COTALAND<\/a> officially opens Saturday, September 26, at Circuit of the Americas. The new theme park features rides for younger visitors, family attractions and major coasters, including the state\u2019s only tilt coaster. Visitors can also find go-karts, mini golf and other add-on experiences. COTA is a sponsor of CBS Austin.<\/p>\n

For a night at the ballet, Ballet Austin<\/a> opens its 2026-27 season with Stephen Mills\u2019 A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream at the Long Center. The Shakespeare-inspired production includes fairy mischief, romance, and comedy, set to live music by the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Blanton Museum of Art is now home to Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley<\/a>, the new exhibition from Austin-raised brothers Nikolai and Simon Haas. The colorful, surreal sculptures bring a playful, distinctly Austin energy to the museum.<\/p>\n

And Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations are bringing together mooncakes, mahjong and community. OMG Squee and Kaiju Cut and Sew are inviting you and the family to learn about the tradition, enjoy sweet treats, shop local vendors, and try your hand at mahjong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin, TX \u2014 Looking for plans this weekend? From high-speed thrills to mooncakes and museum art, there are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-447212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447212","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=447212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}