Free things to do this weekend in and around Austin
Austin's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
Fridays at the Museum - Frontier Times Museum - 510 13th Street, Bandera, TX 78003 - Friday, September 11, 2026, 12 pm - 2 pm
Trucks & Tunes - 809 Martin Luther King Jr Street - Georgetown, TX 78626 - Friday, September 11, 2026, 11 am - 1 pm
Music/ Movement Storytime - Liberty Hill Public Library - Main Street, Liberty Hill, TX - Friday, September 11, 2026, 10:15 am - 11 am
Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 - Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, all day
Texas America250 Reading Challenge - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - 1201 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 - Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, all day
FREE fall and holiday mini photo sessions with Shoott! - Austin - Shoott - Broadway, New York, NY - Saturday, September 12, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, see link for times
FREE fall and holiday mini photo sessions with Shoott! - Austin - Shoott - Broadway, New York, NY - Saturday, September 12, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, see link for times
Pecan Street Festival - Hill Country Galleria - Hill Country Boulevard, Bee Cave, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11 am - 9 pm; Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11 am - 8 pm
Pecan Street Festival - Hill Country Galleria - Hill Country Boulevard, Bee Cave, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11 am - 9 pm; Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11 am - 8 pm
Fall Festival - 100 Legacy Dr - Fredericksburg, TX 78624 - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11 am
Harvest Festival at Old Settler’s Association 2026 - Old Settlers Association of Williamson County (WCOSA) - East Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am - 3 pm
Fiesta Patria- Sophienburg Museum and Archives - The Sophienburg Museum & Archives - West Coll Street, New Braunfels, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am - 3 pm
Fiesta Amistad - Sharon Prete Main Street Plaza - East Main Street, Round Rock, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 12 pm - 11:45 pm
Texas VegFest 2026 - 2101 Jesse E. Segovia Street - Austin, TX - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11 am - 6 pm
CABAM! Con 2026 - Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library - 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701 - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm
Second Saturdays Are for Families- Believe It or Not - The Driscoll Villa at Laguna Gloria - 3809 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703 - Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 am - 2 pm
Family Day: Umlauf's Animals - Umlauf Sculpture Garden + Museum - Azie Morton Road, Austin, TX - Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11 am - 4 pm