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MLS matches in Austin; the 2026 season ran from late February through early November.

At Austin's old Seaholm Power Plant, Elon Musk launched Terafab, a joint Tesla, SpaceX and xAI plan to make logic, memory and packaged AI chips under one roof, starting with a prototype fab at Giga Texas.

Granite shorelines on a clear lake for paddling, swimming, fishing, and camping.

A small spring-fed Blanco River park with tubing-style wading, picnicking, and camping close to Hill Country towns.

Norman Commons adds 156 affordable one- through four-bedroom homes in East Austin for households at 30%, 50% and 60% median family income. City published its opening announcement April 8, 2026.

A working lavender farm with free entry and a shop; bloom peaks around June.

On 11 May 2026 GM was reported to be cutting about 500 to 600 salaried information-technology jobs, hitting its Warren, Michigan, and Austin, Texas, sites hardest; GM said it is transforming its IT organization.

Seabrook Square I adds 204 affordable homes at 30%–60% median family income, including live-work homes for East Austin artists. City published its opening announcement July 17, 2026. Published rents: Project-advertised overall monthly range, studio–4 bedrooms $658–$2,079.

College football Saturdays on campus, including home games on October 31 and November 21, 2026.

College football in San Marcos with a Hill Country tailgating scene and a short drive from Austin.

The 74-storey, 1,022-foot tower above Waller Creek opens in stages, starting with its 251-room 1 Hotel, and stacks 703,000 square feet of offices and 352 flats above it. At full height it passes Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower, which had been the tallest building in Texas since 1981, by 23 feet.

Tesla put its two-seat Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals, into robotaxi service in Austin after an invitation-only launch at ACL Live on 3 September 2026, opening rides to the public the next evening.

A compact fried chicken sandwich shop from Joshua Weissman.

Italian-American pasta and sandwiches in the former Umarell space.

1 Hotel Austin, the brand's first hotel in Texas, opened on 18 September 2026 inside the 74-story Waterline tower with 252 rooms and suites.

Austin's first major theme park, a 30-acre amusement park at Circuit of the Americas with 34 attractions including five roller coasters, officially opened on 26 September 2026, four years after its first announced date.

Farm-grown produce and Tex-Mex cooking in a former schoolhouse.

Scramble up a huge pink granite dome for sweeping Hill Country views, with cooler months the best time to hike and a dark-sky setting for stars.

A trail leads to a travertine waterfall hidden in a river canyon, best in the cooler months.

Austin City Limits Music Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary over two weekends at Zilker Park, with nine stages and headliners Charli XCX, Rüfüs Du Sol, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, The xx, Skrillex and Kings of Leon.

A two-weekend outdoor music festival in Zilker Park.

The F1 race weekend at COTA with practice, qualifying and the Sunday race.

A large antiques show of barns and tents in a tiny Texas town, held in multiple shows a year.

A film festival and screenwriters conference; the end date is listed as November 4 or 5 by different sources.

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild's festival returns to Austin's Fiesta Gardens on Saturday 14 November 2026 with 200+ Texas craft beers to sample.

A free literary festival with author talks around the Capitol and nearby venues.

A state filing lists a November 16 start for Project Toaster’s US$100 million core-and-shell phase in Austin, with completion targeted for July 13,2027. Amazon separately projects 300–500 manufacturing and engineering jobs across the broader facility.

The tall light-strand tree is lit at a ceremony and stays up through New Year's Day.

The Japanese food trailer plans its first permanent dining room.

An Indian barbecue concept planned for East Austin.

Persian dining planned for the Rainey Street area.

A holiday light trail through Zilker Park; some nights have free general admission.

Austin Transit Partnership starts building a 9.8-mile line with 15 stations, running three ways out of downtown and crossing Lady Bird Lake on a new bridge. The board picked the Stacy Witbeck-Sundt joint venture Austin Rail Constructors in February 2026; the first trains are due in 2033 and the cost is put above $8.2 billion.

A marathon, half marathon and 5K finishing at the Capitol.

Bluebonnets and other native wildflowers bloom in the center's gardens in spring.

A livestock show and rodeo with carnival rides and concerts.

The annual technology, film, TV, music and comedy festival spans downtown Austin from March 15–21. Standard badges start at US$625; the application-only CxO badge is US$6,095, with taxes additional.

Triple-A baseball with fireworks nights and family promotions at a suburban ballpark.

A river-fed waterpark with tube chutes and slides, a classic Texas summer day trip.

A free outdoor musical production on the hillside, July into August.

Bailey at Stassney will provide 104 affordable studios and one-bedroom homes in South Austin, including 26 supportive apartments. National CORE targets summer 2027; older unassisted rent estimates were $934–$1,213 monthly.

A German-heritage street festival with music, beer and food in the center of Fredericksburg, which the organiser lists for 1-3 October 2027.

The airport's second concourse is a standalone midfield building south of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, reached by an underground walkway with moving walkways, and carries a new integrated baggage system. It is meant to open alongside the $865 million Arrivals and Departures Hall under the Journey With AUS programme.