Carnaval Brasileiro
Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road • www.sambaparty.com
Touted by Texas Monthly as Texas’ “best public bash” Carnaval in Austin is one of the
biggest celebrations outside of Brazil. Music and wild abandon converge in a festival of
fun, music, dancing, and traditional food.
MARCH
Artists & Artisan’s Festival
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center • 512-232-0100 • www.wildflower.org/artsians/
Kick off the annual Wildflower Days celebration with a festival that brings arts, crafts and
nature together. Features include works of more than 20 artists in beads, metal, glass,
watercolor, and more. A great place to pick up a gift or something special for yourself
while enjoying the spoils of spring.
Capitol 10,000
Austin • 512-445-3598 • www.cap10k.com
The Statesman Capitol 10,000 is the largest 10K run (or walk, if you wish) in Texas and
the fifth largest in the nation. Since 1978, the Capitol 10,000 has become an annual rite
of spring in the region.
It’s My Park! Day
Austin • 512-477-7566 • www.austinparks.org/itsmypark.html
It’s My Park! Day is an annual community service day on the first Saturday of March which
focuses on improvements to Austin’s parks. Individuals and community groups lead projects
ranging from simple cleaning and repair to trail building and playground installation.
MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas • 866-801-6975 • www.circuitoftheamericas.com
Sign up early to catch the action at the MotoGP. Watch as the finest talent in motorcycle racing
showcase skills in riding and racing along a cutting-edge grid, riding prototype machinery.
Rodeo Austin – Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo
Austin • 512-919-3000 • www.rodeoaustin.com
Founded in 1938, the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo hosts the world’s fifth largest indoor,
regular season ProRodeo. It includes an amusement park for kids of all ages and great
entertainment from artists in a range of musical genres from rock to country.
South by Southwest (SXSW)
Austin • 512-467-7979 • www.sxsw.com
One of the word's largest and most respected industry conferences, SXSW showcases two
weeks of the best in new music, film, digital media and interactive arts - plus hundreds of
industry-related seminars, discussions, workshops, interviews, meetings, and panels.
South by Southwest edu (SXSWedu)
Austin • 512-467-7979 • www.sxsw.com
An energetic and enthusiastic gathering of minds and ideas to make monumental differences
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