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Austin City Limits Music Festival — Weekend One
Austin City Limits Music Festival returns to Zilker Park for its three-day Weekend One program. The festival runs from October 2 through October 4, offering a major music-festival weekend in Austin. Admission is ticketed; some Weekend One ticket types are on a waitlist, while Sunday tickets remain offered. Event performance hours are not listed here, so attendees should confirm timing before making plans. Visit the official event website for current schedule and ticket information.Oxford at Tech Ridge - Austin, TX
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Child Health Day
The purpose of Child Health Day is to help raise an awareness and a commitment to teaching children and parents the benefits of good health. This event is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October. The day was proclaimed in 1928 by Calvin Coolidge to increase awareness of health issues facing the children in the U.S. including health issues, healthy eating, fitness, child's development, immunizations, preventing injuries, and more.Oxford at Tech Ridge - Austin, TX
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Austin FC vs. Nashville SC at Q2 Stadium
Austin FC hosts Nashville SC in an MLS regular-season home match at Q2 Stadium. The October matchup is scheduled for a 7:30 PM Central Time kickoff and offers an opportunity to follow Austin’s home soccer season in person. Tickets are required, and official club ticketing is available. Match attendees should consult the club’s event information for the most current details before heading to the stadium. Visit the official event website for current match and ticket information.Oxford at Tech Ridge - Austin, TX
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Viva La Vida Festival and Parade
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Viva La Vida Festival and Parade, a free, family-friendly festival and procession in downtown Austin. The event brings this annual cultural observance to the area around E. 4th Street and Congress Avenue, with the procession ending at the festival site. Residents and visitors can plan to attend during the afternoon and take part in a community gathering centered on Día de los Muertos. Visit the official event website for current schedule and event information.Oxford at Tech Ridge - Austin, TX
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Austin Film Festival at Various Austin venues
The 33rd annual Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference takes place across multiple Austin venues from October 29 through November 5. The event includes film screenings and conference programming, with badges and film passes available for purchase. Individual general-admission film tickets are planned for sale in October. Specific program times and venues may vary, so attendees should check the organizer’s latest information when planning their visit. Visit the official event website for current schedule, admission, and event information.Oxford at Tech Ridge - Austin, TX
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Halloween
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several parts of the Western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.Oxford at Tech Ridge - Austin, TX