LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE
AUSTIN PLEASE NOTE: WE’RE AWARE THAT THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ARE LIMITING MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WE ALL PRACTICE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DUE TO THE CURRENT OUTBREAK, MANY EVENTS HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELLED, RESCHEDULED, OR CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENTS. PLEASE VERIFY ALL EVENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING. THANK YOU.
JULY
JULY 16 - 19 | CINE LAS AMERICAS Cine Las Americas is amulti-cultural event, offering theatrical screenings of films made by and/or about Latinos or Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Films from Spain and Portugal are also included, enhancing a truly Pan-American cinematic experience. For more info visit: cinelasamericas.org
AUGUST
AUG 7 - 9 | ART FROM THE STREETS SHOW & SALE Visit the Annual Art From the Streets Show & Sale to shop original works and help continue the efforts of AFTS to provide a safe, creative space for homeless and formerly homeless local artists. For more info visit: artfromthestreets.org AUG 30 | HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL The sauce must go on! The 30th annual pepper-filled event is throwing a virtual event, featuring winner announcements for restaurants and commercial bottler categories, mu14
sic, videos and much more! To experience the virtual event at home, participants can purchase their very own Hot Sauce Tasting Kits, which include samplings from a variety of local bottlers, all-new Hot Sauce merch, and more! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/2F1Qwmh
SEPTEMBER
SEPT 5 | WEIRD HOMES TOUR Austin Weird Homes Tour is doing something a little different this year – we are producing a 100% Virtual tour. Now you can come along with the Weird Homes Crew and visit these wonderfully weird homes from the comfort and safety of your home! And anyone in the world can tune in to enjoy! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/33MbRKM SEPT 19 - 20 | PECAN STREET FEST The Pecan Street Festival is one of the largest, and longest-running, arts & crafts and music festivals in the nation. Moving to an all-virtual platform will give us the opportunity to expand our event from just a weekend to a much longer stretch