Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Austin, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cedar fever (15 dec – 20 feb (meestal))

Druk — Austin Marathon

• Festival

  Austin Marathon

  12–22 feb · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  The course shuts Congress Avenue and much of south and central Austin for a Sunday morning in February. If you are not running, plan to walk that morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cedar fever (15 dec – 20 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — SXSW, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

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  SXSW

  8–22 mrt · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  A week in March when the conference takes the convention centre, the music takes Sixth Street and the city's hotel stock quadruples in price. Book a year out or go in April. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Bluebonnets in the Hill Country

  15 mrt – 20 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The roadsides west of the city go blue for about a month from mid-March, best after a wet winter. The Wildflower Center in south Austin is the reliable version if the season is thin.

• Natuur

  Congress Avenue bats

  20 mrt – 1 nov · meestalDierenseizoen

  A million and a half Mexican free-tailed bats roost under the bridge from spring until they head south in the autumn. August, when the pups are flying, gives the biggest emergence at dusk. Bron ↗

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Risico

  Flash Flood Alley

  15 apr – 15 jun · meestalOnweersseizoen

  Hill Country limestone sheds rain instead of soaking it up, and a spring storm can put the low water crossings under in minutes. Locals check the crossing map before they drive, not after. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bluebonnets in the Hill Country (15 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)), Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  Blue-green algae on the lake

  15 mei – 31 okt · meestalAlgen & rode vloedSluitingen

  The city posts warnings for toxic cyanobacteria on Lady Bird Lake through the warm months. It is a dog problem more than a swimmer's problem, but it closes the water access points. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal)), Flash Flood Alley (15 apr – 15 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Texas summer heat

  1 jun – 20 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  Weeks of triple-digit afternoons with the run of hundred-degree days now routinely stretching into September. Anything outdoors happens before nine or after eight, or in Barton Springs. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal)), Flash Flood Alley (15 apr – 15 jun (meestal)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 mei – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Texas summer heat (1 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Texas summer heat (1 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Austin City Limits Festival, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Austin City Limits Festival

  30 sep – 13 okt · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Two consecutive three-day weekends in Zilker Park in early October, with the same lineup twice. The second weekend is usually the easier ticket and the cooler weather. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Texas summer heat (1 jun – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Austin City Limits Festival, United States Grand Prix

• Festival

  United States Grand Prix

  16–27 okt · meestalRaceweekendDrukBoek vroeg

  Formula One at Circuit of the Americas over a weekend in the second half of October, three weeks after the music festival has already emptied the hotels. Rates go with it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 mei – 31 okt (meestal)), Austin City Limits Festival (30 sep – 13 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Congress Avenue bats (20 mrt – 1 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Trail of Lights, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Trail of Lights

  8–23 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Two weeks of light displays through Zilker Park in December, free on some nights and ticketed on the rest. The Zilker tree and the queue for it are the local ritual. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Cedar fever

  15 dec – 20 feb · meestalPollenseizoen

  Ashe juniper releases through the coldest weeks and the counts run higher than almost anything else in North America. People who have never had hay fever in their lives get it here. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)