O que acontece em Austin, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Cedar fever (15 Dez – 20 Fev (normalmente))

Movimentado — Austin Marathon

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  Austin Marathon

  12–22 Fev · normalmenteEvento esportivoLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Cedar fever (15 Dez – 20 Fev (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — SXSW, Spring break em Estados Unidos

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  SXSW

  8–22 Mar · normalmenteGrande festivalLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Bluebonnets in the Hill Country

  15 Mar – 20 Abr · normalmenteFlores silvestres e floradas

  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.

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  Congress Avenue bats

  20 Mar – 1 Nov · normalmenteTemporada de vida selvagem

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — um dos melhores meses em clima

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  Flash Flood Alley

  15 Abr – 15 Jun · normalmenteTemporada de tempestades

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Bluebonnets in the Hill Country (15 Mar – 20 Abr (normalmente)), Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Meia-estação — um mês comum

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  Blue-green algae on the lake

  15 Mai – 31 Out · normalmenteAlgas e maré vermelhaFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente)), Flash Flood Alley (15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

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  Texas summer heat

  1 Jun – 20 Set · normalmenteCalor extremo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente)), Flash Flood Alley (15 Abr – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 Mai – 31 Out (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Independence Day, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Feriado

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 Mai – 31 Out (normalmente)), Texas summer heat (1 Jun – 20 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 Mai – 31 Out (normalmente)), Texas summer heat (1 Jun – 20 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Austin City Limits Festival, Summer break em Estados Unidos

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  Austin City Limits Festival

  30 Set – 13 Out · normalmenteFestival de músicaLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 Mai – 31 Out (normalmente)), Texas summer heat (1 Jun – 20 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Austin City Limits Festival, United States Grand Prix

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  United States Grand Prix

  16–27 Out · normalmenteFim de semana de automobilismoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente)), Blue-green algae on the lake (15 Mai – 31 Out (normalmente)), Austin City Limits Festival (30 Set – 13 Out (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break em Estados Unidos

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  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Congress Avenue bats (20 Mar – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Trail of Lights, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

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  Trail of Lights

  8–23 Dez · normalmenteNatal e Ano-NovoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Cedar fever

  15 Dez – 20 Fev · normalmenteTemporada de pólen

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)