austin festivals
AUSTIN FESTIVALS.
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There are always fun and exciting events going on. Here are just some of the festivals that take place throughout the year in Austin. FALL Austin City Limits Music Festival - 2 weekends, 8 stages with over 100 bands, becoming one of the most popular music festivals in the world. Austin Film Festival - A competition dedicated to recognizing the writer’s contribution to the motion picture industry. Austin Food & Wine Festival - Features Central Texas wine, food, and local music for everyone’s enjoyment. Hatch Chile Festival - Two days filled with celebrating this Texas favorite, hatch chiles. Events include cooking contests, food booths, and a carnival filled with activities. Pecan Street Festival - This bi-annual event features an arts and crafts festival held on historic 6th Street. Texas Craft Brewers Festival - The largest annual celebration of Texas craft beer that features the best Texas-brewed beer and ale. The event includes live music, beer education classes, food, and beer pairings with local food vendors. Turkey Trot - An Austin tradition on Thanksgiving Day, the 5 mile race has over 20,000 participants. WINTER Armadillo Christmas Bazaar - An art fair and music festival rolled into one, it has long been Austin’s favorite scene for holiday shopping. Austin Marathon - The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K fills Austin’s streets with more than 20,000 runners. Austin Trail of Lights/Zilker Tree - Millions of Christmas lights create a trail leading up to the Zilker Park Christmas tree made of more than one million individual lights. Holiday Lights at Mozart’s Coffee Roasters - Visitors can expect to be surrounded by more than one million LED lights, some of which have been sculpted into giant iconic objects, music, and hot chocolate.
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