Summer is just about to get started! Prepare accordingly by splashing into all the wonderful things to do in Austin this June!
1-5. Experience Magical Candlelight Concerts
You can still experience an absolutely magical season here in Austin, and part of that is thanks to the amazing spaces the city has to offer. Luckily, Fever Originals is bringing its wildly popular Candlelight concert series to beautiful venues for the season.
- Candlelight: A Tribute to Radiohead
- Candlelight Open Air: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More
- Candlelight Flamenco: A Journey Through Spain
- Candlelight: Gift Card
6. Experience AirOtic Soirée: A Circus-Style Burlesque Show
AirOtic Soirée has taken over the world and is now on its way to Austin, Texas. Join a cast of world-class acrobats every weekend for a circus-style cabaret and aerial-style show telling a story of love, passion, and sensuality. With a modern burlesque twist, the risqué choreography, high-level cirque acrobatics, curated drinks, and surprise performances are sure to leave you on the edge of your seat begging for more! Before and during the show, you’ll be able to enjoy decadent cocktails available for purchase and even meet the performers from the show!
7. Explore The Haunted Tavern Dark Pop-Up Cocktail Experience
The Haunted Tavern is an immersive cocktail experience run by the descendants of Ichabod Crane. You will visit one of the most haunted locations in Waco as the tavern keeper guides you through a 4-part interactive cocktail journey. Hear the chilling and dark tales that haunt the venue, and beware the ghost that never left… Your night will be filled with surprises—the ghost tends to sit in on the experience and scare those brave enough (or filled with enough liquid courage) to enter!
8. Take Part in Austin Pride’s Big Gay Drag Brunch
Get ready for Austin’s epic Splash Weekend, where the LGBTQ+ community celebrates the start of summer and supports local LGBTQ+ nonprofits! In partnership with Austin Pride, come along for the biggest and baddest drag show in town, featuring dazzling performances by RuPaul’s Drag Race stars and local talent. Held at The Courtyard at Fourth & Co in Austin, this event promises an unforgettable experience. Come together, have a blast, and make a positive impact. Don’t miss out on this sensational celebration of pride, joy, and unity at Splash Weekend!
9. Tour Austin’s Most Haunted
If you are drawn to stories of the macabre, then this night tour is for you! Enjoy tales of murder, mystery, unrequited love, and many, many ghosts while taking a leisurely stroll. In Austin, nearly every street corner has a story to tell; with the right guide, you’ll uncover the hidden stories that can’t be found in textbooks.
10. Hop Aboard Austin’s Salt Lick and Winery Shuttle
Searching for an affordable and fun way to get out to Salt Lick and Texas wineries? Look no further. This BBQ and Wine shuttle is great for solo travelers, couples, and small groups wanting to take a break from Austin for the best of the Hill Country.
11. Visit the Zoo
This is no ordinary zoo. The Austin Zoo is a residential space for rescued animals, and the forever home of 300 animals, across 100 different species. As you wander about, learn the name of each animal, discover its furry or scaly past, and find out how it came to be at the zoo from the story boards by each enclosure. Alternatively, wait for the live demos and talks by the passionate staff! Want to feed the goats, deer, llamas, alpacas, and sheep? Just buy them some food from the gift shop and see who’s hungry.
12. Dance, dance, dance, at the Silent Disco Party at The Belmont
The Quiet Clubbing experience is coming to The Belmont! This beautiful venue boasts skyline views of Austin, swanky interiors, an ivy-covered courtyard, and three full service bars which make it the perfect venue for a silent disco. Tune into three live DJs spinning 3 different genres of music on stage all night and never leave the dance floor! Best of all is that you’ll choose your music and the volume it’s at. Say goodbye to deafening disco volumes and ringing ears once you get home.
13. Go Chasing Waterfalls
There’s no understating the natural beauty of the Lone Star State. This season, head the call to adventure and venture out to the state’s most gorgeous waterfalls and the hiking trails that take you there.
14. See the Best Texas has to Offer
Anyone that has ever road tripped out of state understands the sheer size of Texas. And with its enormousness, there’s plenty to see and do in the Lonestar State. From state parks and small towns, to luscious vineyards, to some strange little oddities along the way, here’s some exploration inspiration for my fellow Texan wanderlusts.
15. Glamp In The Stars
Spend a few nights at Basecamp Terlingua, an other-worldly glamping experience that integrates the future with the past, giving its visitors the impression of luxury camping in the cosmos.
16. Visit the Museum of Ice Cream
Let your imagination run wild this fall in the state capital as Museum of Ice Cream has brought their stunning and whimsical experiums to Austin. MOIC, based in New York City, crafts surreal and saturated landscapes splashed with dazzling installations through which visitors are invited to connect with themselves and the environment around them.