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By Rebecca · Local Austin Expert · Updated October 2026 · 11 min read Fall is the single best season to bring your family to Austin. The summer heat breaks in September. The Hill Country turns gold and amber in October. The event calendar fills up with pumpkin patches, Halloween festivals, live music, outdoor adventures, […]

By Rebecca · Local Austin Expert · Updated October 8, 2026 · 10 min read Several Austin-area school districts have student holidays on Friday October 16 and Monday October 19, creating a genuine four-day fall break weekend for families across Central Texas. This is one of the most genuinely extraordinary fall weekends Austin produces all […]

By Rebecca · Local Austin Expert · Updated October 2026 · Planning a spring girls trip to Austin? You picked the right season. Spring is the most beautiful time of year in Austin. The Hill Country explodes with bluebonnets from March through May. The weather is genuinely perfect before summer heat arrives. SXSW fills the […]

October is the single best month of the entire year to plan a bachelorette party in Austin. The summer heat has broken. The Hill Country is shifting into fall colors. The lake is still warm enough for swimming. ACL Fest fills the city with music every weekend. And the outdoor adventures on Lake Travis are […]

By Rebecca · Local Austin Expert · Updated October 2026 · 8 min read Columbus Day weekend falls on October 10 to 12, 2026. In Austin, the day is officially observed as Indigenous Peoples Day following a 2017 Austin City Council vote. Regardless of how you observe the holiday, the long weekend is one of […]

By Rebecca · Local Austin Expert · Updated October 2026 · 7 min read Indigenous Peoples Day falls on Monday October 12, 2026. Austin is one of the first cities in Texas to officially observe it. In 2017, the Austin City Council voted to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. This year the holiday […]