The Texas Capital is resting easy at the top of Santa's nice list for the fourth year in a row: Austin has once again topped Thumbtack's annual ranking of the most festive American cities in 2025.

This holiday season, the rolling woods of McDade will trade their usual medieval flair for something a little more jolly, and a lot more Celtic. The Sherwood Celtic Yuletide Festival will return ...

An acclaimed virtual reality (VR) "journey" is bringing ancient Egypt to Austin. Horizon of Khufu will make its Austin debut at VieVR (11000 Middle Fiskville Rd., Ste. A1) on December 5.

Few Austin landmarks have the cultural cachet of the Armadillo World Headquarters, even though it no longer exists in a physical sense. For younger generations with only an abstract sense of what it ...

If you need an excuse to kick off the holiday season — or put off your Christmas shopping a little longer — Austin’s best Christmas pop-ups have you covered. From festive tributes to classic holiday ...

The festivities are flourishing and our roundup is proof. Kick off the most wonderful time of the year with holiday lights, Santa spottings, and seasonal movie screenings. Check out the top seven ...

A longtime Austin-area music festival is returning to its roots — which couldn't be more on-brand. The 39th annual Old Settler's Music Festival will take place April 17-19, 2026, at Camp Ben McCulloch ...

We're approaching what's usually the busiest shopping weekend of the year, and if you're dining out at a local restaurant on Small Business Saturday, the Texas Restaurant Association has a specific ...

Austin has many things to be thankful for this year, including being named one of the best places to go for Thanksgiving, according to a new WalletHub study.

Austinites now have a new way to hop between cities, and it comes with Wi-Fi, leather seats, and a guaranteed Buc-ee’s stop. On November 17, mobility startup Shutto launched its luxury van service ...

Austin musician Ben Ikwuagwu didn’t know it at the time, but a night of karaoke with his fellow Dell interns back in 2017 would redirect his life and eventually lead him toward becoming a tech ...

A downtown Austin hotel has finished a big renovation project. Hyatt Regency Austin has spiffed up 448 guestrooms and suites, plus corridors, meeting rooms, and public spaces. Locals will likely ...